Stockholm-listed fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming has recruited Niklas Jönsson to serve as chief financial officer effective January 2022.
Jönsson is an experienced finance and gaming executive who has previously served as CFO of Global Gaming 555 and operational CFO of Evolution Gaming Malta.
"It feels very good to be able to [...]
Online betting and gaming operator PlayUp has appointed Dennis Drazin as chairman of its US business as the company begins legal action against former chief executive Laila Mintas.
Drazin is a current director of PlayUp and partner at New Jersey-based legal practice Drazin and Warchaw P.C., and also serves as chief [...]
Aspire Global-owned aggregator and content provider Pariplay has appointed Michael Salih as lead game producer of its in-house games studio Wizard Games.
Salih will be responsible for developing Pariplay’s future roadmap, working with other departments to ensure the best product delivery.
Salih brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the supplier with [...]
iGaming platform provider Livespins has appointed Michael Pedersen as its new chief commercial officer.
Pedersen brings over 14 years’ experience in the iGaming industry, having worked for the likes of Flutter Entertainment and NetEnt, while he also co-founded and served as CEO of LetsBet.
In his new role, Pedersen will manage all [...]
Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has appointed Liam Roecklein as senior vice president of content.
Roecklein previously served as senior vice president and general manager of Cheddar News, overseeing the financial news network's content, growth, programming and production.
He joins PointsBet as the brand ramps up the creation of original content under the direction [...]
New York-listed Wynn Resorts has named Julie Cameron-Doe as its next chief financial officer, effective in the second quarter of 2022.
Cameron-Doe will join Wynn after completing her notice period at gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure, where she has served since 2013, most recently as CFO.
She replaces Craig Billings, who will assume [...]
Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has appointed Mary-Beth Hosking as its new chief information officer (CIO).
Hosking previously held key executive positions at Specsavers and the Toll Group, and will now oversee PointsBet's overall IT strategy, reporting into PointBet’s president of product & technology, Manjit Singh.
“As an IT leader, [...]
Aspire Global’s content and aggregation business Pariplay has appointed Deane Hendricks as chief operations officer of its in-house studio team, Wizard Games.
Hendricks’ responsibilities will include developing growth strategies for the newly branded in-house games team and liaising with operator partners.
Hendrick’s brings over a decade of experience to the role, having most [...]
Irish gaming technology provider Voxbet has appointed online gambling industry stalwart Andrew Lee as its new chairman.
Formerly known as Onionsack, Voxbet allows sports bettors to request what they want from a sportsbook via text or speech.
Lee joins Voxbet after holding a number of leadership roles across the industry, most notably [...]
Gaming technology supplier GAMING1 has promoted chief marketing officer David Carrion to the role of chief operating officer Interactive.
Carrion will be responsible for developing a high performing organisation, while also aligning the company’s technology, business and marketing services to operate as one.
Carrion has gained a wealth of industry experience, notably at [...]
iGaming software developer EvenBet Gaming has appointed Roman Bogoduhov to serve as head of business development for Latin America.
Bogoduhov brings years of gaming industry experience to the role, having previously served as executive vice president at Olymp Bookmaker, where he was responsible for editing odds, analysing sporting events, customer service, promo production and [...]
Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has appointed David Willetts as its new director of communications and digital.
Willetts will join the BGC in the new year from his current role as press secretary to Conservative cabinet minister Ben Wallace and head of ministerial communications at the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
He [...]