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 [...]
London-listed Flutter Entertainment has announced the appointment of non-executive directors Holly Koeppel and Nancy Dubuc to its board of directors.
Dubuc is chief executive of New York-based broadcaster Vice Media and will join the board of directors on 29 April, with Koeppel, a non-executive director at British American Tobacco, joining the [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain is poised to strengthen its board with the appointment of Stella David and Vicky Jarman as directors.
David joins the Entain board on 4 March as an independent non-executive director and will serve on the Remuneration, ESG and Nomination Committees.
She was previously CEO of distiller [...]
New York-listed sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has appointed Jennifer Aguiar as its new chief compliance officer.
Reporting directly to CEO Jason Robins, the new role will see Aguiar take responsibility for all corporate compliance and enterprise risk management at DraftKings.
She has been with the the company since June [...]
News UK betting and gaming managing director Simon Collins has announced his intention to step down from the role to pursue other opportunities.
Collins has served as managing director of the betting and gaming arm of the UK newspaper publisher since November 2019 and is stepping down to return to the [...]
iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix has opened a new commercial hub in Miami as the supplier looks to expand its footprint in the United States and Latin American markets.
Located in Downtown Miami, the new office will be headed up by Americas president Erik Nyman, who joined the company’s leadership team last [...]
Toronto-listed gaming technology supplier Bragg Gaming Group has appointed NetEnt chief financial officer Lara Falzon to its board of directors.
Falzon will join the board on 1 March, bringing significant financial expertise to Bragg, as well as experience in listing on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange, a key goal for Bragg [...]