Meet our team
Stefan “Rafa” Rafael, Business Development and Account Management
Rafa started his online gambling career at LeoVegas in 2015 and has worked in business development and account management ever since.
Rafa is a superstar salesperson with a big passion for online slots. In 2020 he founded Reelzone, a social gambling platform where players can play real online slots for free and join tournaments. If you run a casino that accepts Australians and want us to review it, Rafa is the person to speak to.
- Favorite casino game: Money Train
- Favorite meal: Steak
- Favorite football player: None
- Favorite city: Birzebbuga
Check out his LinkedIn here.
Tomek Fikas, Strategy and SEO
Tomek started his online gambling journey in 2014, when he joined an up-and-coming payment provider named Trustly, working with customer support for its merchants and customers. Six months later he switched sides to the online gambling giant Mr Green as an account manager.
Tomek followed the online gambling path in various roles, leaning more and more toward site strategy, content and SEO. He started his first company in 2019, helping online casinos and affiliate websites with SEO. Tomek firmly believes that content is king and that the user journey should be as smooth as possible, which is what he does for Casino Owls today.
- Favorite casino game: Gates of Olympus
- Favorite meal: Pasta
- Favorite football player: Kaka’
- Favorite city: Krakow
Check out his LinkedIn here.
Dan James, Senior Content Manager
Danny is our resident online casino expert and leads our Australian content, from casino reviews to payment and withdrawal guides. He has worked in the online gambling industry since 2015 and checks every review against the casino’s own terms before it is published.
Dan was a professional poker player for seven years, playing cash games, until he lost his bankroll playing high stakes online. That is when he moved to the operator side and started writing about online casinos, and he has never looked back.
When he is not writing or testing casino games, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with his family. Leeds fan.
- Favorite casino game: Baccarat
- Favorite meal: Sushi
- Favorite football player: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Favorite city: Paris
Check out his Twitter here.
Charlie Morin, Junior Content Manager
Charlie is our junior content manager and writes for our Australian readers, with a focus on payment methods such as PayID and Neosurf and on keeping our casino data up to date.
Charlie has been writing about online casinos since 2022. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in civil engineering.
When he is not busy writing or editing casino content, Charlie enjoys reading, hiking and spending time with his family and friends.
- Favorite casino game: Aviator
- Favorite meal: Pad Thai
- Favorite football player: Robert Lewandowski
- Favorite city: Barcelona
George Fletcher, Content Manager
George has worked in the gambling industry for more than 10 years and writes our guides to withdrawals, bonuses and responsible gambling for Australian players.
Before joining Casino Owls, George worked as a croupier in a land-based casino. He did not like the long hours and the cigarette smoke, so he moved into the online world, starting as a customer support agent and working his way up to content manager.
George lives in London with his wife and two young children. He enjoys tennis and swimming, and he is a keen poker player who plays micro-stakes tournaments.
- Favorite casino game: Book of Dead
- Favorite meal: Paella
- Favorite football player: Lionel Messi
- Favorite city: Bangkok
William Patel, Content Manager
William has more than eight years of experience in the online casino industry and covers payment methods and withdrawal times for our Australian guides.
He started his career as a waiter at one of the most popular restaurants in Auckland, then built his own online store. After a while he realised it was not for him and started writing about something he really loves: gambling. He created a few affiliate websites about casinos and poker before joining Casino Owls.
William is a big fan of rugby union. He also likes playing golf and spending time with his family and friends.
- Favorite casino game: Blackjack
- Favorite meal: Chicken Tikka Masala
- Favorite football player: Lionel Messi
- Favorite city: Auckland
Max Deranker, Advisor
Max is the owner of topnoaccountcasinos.com and a well-known affiliate in the industry. He is an expert in casino marketing, has worked in the industry for more than 12 years and has helped us grow Casino Owls.
Why do we write about online casinos for Australians?
Many articles that claim to list the “best online casinos” are affiliate links dressed up as objective guides, which makes it hard for players to find reliable information. Australians face an extra problem: no online casino can be licensed in Australia, so every casino that accepts Australians is offshore, and many of them are on ACMA’s list of blocked gambling websites.
That is why Casino Owls now focuses entirely on Australian players. We check each casino’s terms, payout times and ACMA status, and our how we rate casinos page explains exactly how we score them.
Affiliate disclosure
We are an independent website and are not owned by any of the casinos listed on our site. We are supported by affiliate commissions that we receive from some casinos when players sign up through our links.
This does not affect our reviews or rankings. Casinos cannot pay to be listed or to get a better position, and they do not receive any special treatment. Signing up through our links costs you nothing extra, but it helps us pay our team.
Responsible gambling
Gambling should be fun, but it can become a problem for some people. Set a deposit limit before you play, never gamble with more than you can afford to lose and never chase your losses.
If gambling stops being fun, Gambling Help Online offers free, confidential support 24/7 on 1800 858 858. BetStop, the national self-exclusion register, does not cover offshore casinos, so use each casino’s own self-exclusion tool as well. Our guide on how to stop gambling explains the tools that work.
