Betsson chief executive Pontus Lindwall will continue to lead the company in his current role following recent changes to the board of directors.
The board of Betsson announced in September that Lindwall would be stepping down from his role, having completed the company’s “Back on Track” programme, although Betsson chairman Patrick [...]
Caesars Entertainment has appointed former Nevada Gaming Control Board chair Sandra Douglass Morgan to its board of directors.
Morgan previously served as a commissioner with the Nevada Gaming Commission and was appointed chair of the the Nevada Gaming Control Board in January 2019, a role she relinquished in November 2020.
"We are [...]
Flutter Entertainment owned FanDuel Group has named Dale Hooper as its general manager for Canada as it prepares to introduce its sportsbook in the market.
Hooper will be responsible for developing and implementing FanDuel Group’s long-term strategy in Canada and will report directly to FanDuel Group CEO Amy Howe.
He joins FanDuel [...]
Sisal has formed a new Advisory Board to support the Italian lottery operator’s application for the fourth UK National Lottery licence.
The new Board will be chaired by former Small Business Ambassador and current vice chairman of West Ham United, Baroness Karren Brady CBE, and will support Sisal as it bids to secure [...]
Malta-based casino games developer Swintt has appointed Tanya Axisa as its new head of account management.
Axisa brings extensive gaming industry experience to the role, having previously worked as both an account manager and senior account manager at BetSoft Games and Quickspin respectively.
“Tanya arrives at Swintt with a wealth of industry experience [...]
New York-listed Esports Technologies is establishing a new office in Malta to manage its European iGaming operations.
The Malta location will house the majority of the Esports Technologies team for European market operations following the company's €65m deal to acquire Aspire Global’s B2C brands.
"Europe's esports engagement is on a steep growth trajectory, and we foresee [...]
Czech investment firm KKCG has named Pavel Turek as its new chief officer of CSR & Global Brand for KKCG Group and its SAZKA Group lottery division.
Turek has over 25 years experience in motorsport, spending 17 seasons in Formula 1 and participating in more than 250 Grands Prix.
Between 1997 and [...]
Online self-exclusion scheme operator GAMSTOP has appointed Simon Reynolds as a non-executive director.
Reynolds brings more than 30 years of compliance and regulatory affairs experience to the role from his career in the gambling industry, where he currently serves as chief compliance officer at Buzz Bingo parent Buzz Group.
He replaces Betway [...]
Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has hired Dave Rivers as vice president of marketing for PointsBet Canada.
Rivers joins the operator from Canadian telecommunications company Bell Canada, where he was responsible for sponsorship strategy and portfolio from contract negotiations to activation and content creation.
"Dave is one of the smartest and [...]
FSB has appointed Madinia Melanis as vice president of program management as the sports betting and iGaming supplier continues to expand its presence in North America.
Melanis will officially assume her role at FSB on November 12 and will be responsible for the on-boarding of FSB’s North American client base, and [...]
Canadian provincial lottery operator Atlantic Lottery has confirmed the appointment of Patrick Daigle as its new president and chief executive.
Daigle has been with Atlantic Lottery since 1997 and served as chief financial officer prior to being appointed interim president and CEO in February.
He replaced Chris Keevill, who served as president [...]
Wynn Resorts' online sports betting and iGaming brand WynnBET has appointed gaming industry veteran Ian Williams as chief operating officer.
In his new role, Williams will oversee WynnBET's trading, marketing, customer service, payments and data science teams, reporting directly to Wynn Interactive CEO Craig Billings.
With over 20 years’ of gaming industry experience, [...]