New York-listed Genius Sports has appointed sports data expert Ian Wray to lead its global soccer business.
Wray joins Genius Sports from ChyronHego, where he led global sales for the sports-data focused Tracab division over the past nine years.
In that role he worked closely with the majority of major football leagues [...]
Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet Holdings has hired Dale Fallon as senior director of product for its Canadian operations.
Fallon joins PointsBet from Canadian sports media brand Rogers Sportsnet, where he was responsible for product strategy and delivery of a suite of apps and websites, with a particular focus on [...]
Slot game developer Gamomat has promoted Alexandra Krone to the role of joint-managing director.
Krone has served as Gamomat’s chief people officer since July 2017 and will now work alongside managing partner and founder Dietmar Hermjohannes to drive the growth of the business with an ongoing focus on employee care and [...]
New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has established a dedicated Digital & Betting business segment, which will be headed up by long-serving executive Enrico Drago.
The Digital & Betting segment comprises IGT’s iGaming and sports betting activities that were previously part of the Global Gaming segment.
Drago will serve as CEO of [...]
Sydney-listed gaming supplier Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) has named former Novomatic CEO Harald Neumann as its next chief executive.
Based in Las Vegas, Neumann will take over as the supplier’s new CEO on 1 October, replacing Lawrence Levy who steps down this Friday.
Neumann served more than five years as Novomatic CEO [...]
Britain’s betting and gaming industry has launched an ambitious plan to create 5,000 apprenticeships for young people over the next five years.
The ‘Plan for Jobs’ initiative is led by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which represents Britain’s betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector, and is meant to [...]
Delaware North and GAMING1’s new joint venture in the United States has brought in iGaming executive John Worthington to serve as general manager.
Heading up Gamewise’s new Miami headquarters, Worthington will lead the joint venture as it looks to roll out GAMING1’s proprietary sports betting and casino platform to licensed operators [...]
iGaming solutions provider EveryMatrix has appointed Anton Lin as chief financial officer.
Lin has worked in venture capital and private equity for the last ten years, including as a partner at cross-border M&A fund Steed Capital for the last seven years.
“I'm pleased to welcome Anton Lin on board, a highly skilled [...]
The British Government has named Marcus Boyle as the new chair of the Gambling Commission.
Boyle joins the Commission with extensive change management experience across both the public and private sectors, having most recently led the development and implementation of a major programme of reform at a public sector body.
With a [...]
Live dealer specialist BetGames has appointed Ian Catchick as chief product and business development officer.
Catchick brings more than 20 years’ experience in the betting and gaming sector to the role, having begun his career with UK lottery operator Camelot. He has also held director roles at Gala Coral, Ladbrokes and [...]
New York-listed gaming technology supplier GAN has promoted Michael B. Arouh to the role of chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
Arouh has served as deputy chief legal officer and senior vice president of GAN since February 2021 and assumes the role vacated by Todd McTavish, who has resigned for personal [...]
London-listed betting technology supplier Sportech is overhauling its senior management team with the appointment of a new chief executive and chief financial officer.
Following the company’s recent restructuring and capital reduction, chief executive Richard McGuire and CFO Tom Hearne will leave the business next month after the release of the company’s [...]