London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has appointed former Gibraltar Governor Ed Davis CBE as independent chair of the Entain Foundation, with German Olympian Franziska van Almsick named as an ambassador.
Having launched its global foundation in November 2019 to support its initiatives and donations around the world, Entain is now [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has confirmed the departure of CEO Neil McArthur after nearly fifteen years of service with the regulator.
McArthur joined the Commission in 2006 and was general counsel before rising to the role of chief executive in 2018.
During his tenure as chief executive, the Gambling Commission has gone through [...]
London-listed iGaming operator Gamesys Group has appointed chief people officer Tina Southall to the group’s board as an executive director with immediate effect.
Southall joined Gamesys in March 2014 when it was a private company to establish and lead a new People Team and served on the board prior to the [...]
Social gaming operator Zynga has pledged funding to non-profit organisation Girls Who Code, helping to raise awareness and support for women in tech.
Zynga’s Social Impact Fund has pledged $100,000 to the organisation to support girls at all points throughout their educational journey from 3rd grade into the workforce.
“Zynga is honored [...]
Former Catena Media chief executive Per Hellberg has been named as the new CEO of soon-to-launch US online casino operator PlayStar Casino.
Hellberg was CEO of Catena Media from June 2018 until January 2021, and will now lead PlayStar’s launch into New Jersey later this year, followed by additional state launches [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain is marking International Women’s Day with a number of new initiatives aimed at supporting girls and young women around the world in building careers in technology.
Entain has partnered with Girls Who Code and the Tech Girls Movement Foundation, two organisations that work to promote [...]
Christina Thakor-Rankin of All-In Diversity on the challenge of promoting diversity and inclusion in a global industry
The simple and flippant answer to the question above is: because we only give it the due consideration it deserves once a year and oftentimes as nothing more than a badging exercise. Then life [...]
US sports betting and fantasy sports giant FanDuel Group has appointed Amy Howe to the newly created role of president.
Howe will join FanDuel’s executive leadership team and take responsibility for leading the company’s core commercial functions across its sportsbook, casino, racing and daily fantasy units.
She joins FanDuel from Live Nation [...]
London-listed iGaming operator 888 Holdings has announced that chairman-designate Lord Jonathan Mendelsohn will assume the role sooner than previously expected.
Lord Mendelsohn was expected to take over as chairman of 888 from Brian Mattingley in May, but this date has now been brought forward to 31 March with the announcement of [...]
888 Holdings chairman Brian Mattingley is set to join gaming supplier Playtech in June to assume the same role.
Mattingley is stepping down as chairman of 888 Holdings at the end of this month and will join Playtech on 1 June as non-executive chairman, succeeding Claire Milne, who has held the [...]
iGaming supplier Pragmatic Play has brought in former Rank Digital head of gaming product Bhotesh Maheshwari to lead its commercial strategy.
Maheshwari will oversee commercial operations and build closer product partnerships with leading operators across Europe as vice president of commercial strategy and operations, as well as expanding Pragmatic Play’s footprint [...]
New York-listed sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has named baseball legend and entrepreneur Cal Ripken Jr as a special advisor to the company’s board.
Ripken, who played 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, will lend strategic insights to the board and CEO Jason Robins on key company initiatives and [...]