Sophia Novakivska

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Pokies & Live Games Specialist at Dashtickets.nz

Sophia Novakivska has more than a decade of writing experience, and she specialises in casino research and writing in a reader-friendly way that helps to make Kiwi readers gamble smarter.

A graduate of the Kyiv National Linguistic University, Sophia started her writing career as a tech translator, before later moving to iGaming – something she’d always been passionate about.

Today, she writes on a wide variety of topics, from breaking down how RTP works, explaining bonus’ terms and conditions, and news pieces, to in-depth casino and slot reviews.

Her writing reaches thousands of New Zealanders every month, and she’s one of the leading writers here at DashTickets.

Areas of Expertise

Sophia’s areas of expertise are broad, and she specialises on first-hand testing of casinos, interviews with regulators, and simplifying complex topics in a way that Kiwis can understand. Beyond this, some of her main focuses include:

  1. Casino licensing analysis, casino game mathematics breakdowns, and bonus terms and conditions “auditing”.
  2. Content localisation for English-speaking markets (mainly; UK, AU, and NZ) – backed by her BA in linguistics.
  3. Long-form guides, slot reviews, and market commentary (Sophia’s been in IBTimes, The Daily Blog, and specialist SEO journals.)

Whatever she’s writing about, however, Sophia always places a strong emphasis on responsible gambling – and that’s something everyone here at DashTickets takes seriously.

Publishing Highlights

Sophia has written or reviewed more than 300 pieces on the Dashtickets platform, and some of her most popular writings include an in-depth guide to the best deposit casino bonuses, a no-nonsesnse ‘explainer’ on what wagering requirements are, and how they work, and she also helps to curate – and update – our proprietary list of new online casinos in NZ.

She also curates the Dashtickets blog feed with monthly DashScore leaderboards, highlighting casinos that consistently perform well against DashTickets’ testing metrics.

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Connect with Sophia

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