New York-listed gaming operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has named Ben Murr as president of TwinSpires and Online Gaming.
Murr has spent more than 14 years at CDI, serving in various leadership roles including president of United Tote, senior vice president and chief technology officer, and most recently as interim president [...]
Geolocation and compliance technology specialist GeoComply has appointed Sarafina Wolde Gabriel as senior director of global markets.
Gabriel brings nearly two decades of experience in digital technology to GeoComply, having spent 18 years at Paysafe-owned affiliate specialist Income Access, most recently as vice president of strategy.
“Sarafina’s experience in gaming and digital [...]
Newly established online slot developer RAW iGaming has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Ricardo Ruiz as chief technology officer and Henrik Fagerlund as chief operating officer.
Ruiz joins RAW from Videoslots, where he served as CTO with responsibility for the operator's technical growth, and will report to [...]
Danske Spil’s lottery division Danske Lotteri Spil has named Malene Mølgaard as a new director to replace Pernille Mehl, who stepped down last year.
Mølgaard joins Danske Lotteri Spil from Scandinavian insurance company Tryg, where she has worked for seven years as part of the commercial management team, optimizing and developing [...]
New York-listed sports data and solutions provider Sportradar has brought in Jim Brown as head of integrity services & harm prevention in North America.
Brown brings two decades of risk management experience to the role and will be based in the United States, reporting to Andreas Krannich, managing director of Integrity [...]
Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has appointed Dr. Eric Lee as vice president of diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI).
Lee will oversee all DEI-related initiatives to create a more diverse and inclusive organisation and workplace.
"We are absolutely delighted to have Eric's wealth of experience on board as we continue to strive toward [...]
Sports betting platform provider OpenBet has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointments of Florian Diederichsen as chief technology officer and Jessica Feil as vice president of regulatory affairs and compliance.
Diederichsen joins OpenBet from DAZN and will be tasked with evolving OpenBet’s modular sports product offering and accelerating the [...]
MGM Resorts International has appointed Travis Lunn as president and chief operating officer (COO) of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
Lunn most recently served as group president and COO of MGM Resorts Southeast, where he led Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi.
In [...]
iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has appointed Irina Cornides as chief operations officer.
Cornides has over a decade of experience in the iGaming industry, most recently serving as chief commercial officer for Asia at Gamesys (now Bally’s), where she led the fastest growing division within the business.
She served at Gamesys (previously [...]
GeoComply co-founder and chair Anna Sainsbury is assuming the role of chief executive officer, having previously held the role between 2011 and 2018.
Sainsbury succeeds co-founder David Briggs, who has led the business since that time and helped to achieve significant revenue growth for the geolocation and compliance specialist.
Briggs will now [...]
888 Holdings senior vice president and head of US Yaniv Sherman has left the company after 14 years of service.
While Sherman and his family enjoyed their time in the United States, he is understood to be seeking a new challenge and happy to be home in Israel. The company has [...]
Canada’s British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has confirmed that Jim Lightbody has stepped down from his role as president and CEO.
Lightbody has been on medical leave since September 2019 after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Although he is stepping down as president and CEO, he remains on medical leave from BCLC.
“Known for [...]