Lottery operator SAZKA Group continues to build its consortium in its bid to operate the UK National Lottery, confirming new UK hires across its team.
The four new appointments expand SAZKA's transition, procurement, supply chain and data network teams, with the majority sharing a similar background to the recently appointed chairman [...]
Novomatic’s interactive division Greentube has appointed Steven Batchelor-Manning as director of games technology, ahead of the unveiling of its new iGaming platform.
Batchelor-Manning has held various roles at Greentube over the past eight years, most recently serving as lead architect, where he was instrumental in the development of the new RGS [...]
The All-In Diversity Project (AIDP) has released its second annual study on the betting and gaming sector’s workforce, seeing a boost in female executives but a drop in board representation.
Developed in partnership with the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice at Oxford Brookes University, the All-Index 2019 has been [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator GVC Holdings has named Martin Lycka as its new senior vice president for American regulatory affairs and responsible gambling.
Lycka will be responsible for expanding GVC's licensing and regulatory structure in the US and underscoring the company's commitments to responsible gambling, sports integrity and regulatory compliance.
He [...]
Athens-listed gaming and lottery supplier Intralot has announced the return of founder and chairman Sokratis Kokkalis to the role of group chief executive officer.
Kokkalis takes over as CEO of Intralot from Christos Dimitriadis, who now moves to a new role focused on the company’s opportunities in the United States.
Dimitriadis served [...]
BetMGM has appointed Andrew Hagopian as chief legal officer as the company continues its expansion in regulated sports betting and iGaming markets.
Hagopian joins BetMGM from MGM Resorts International, where he served as chief corporate counsel and was instrumental in establishing the BetMGM joint venture with GVC Holdings.
He will oversee [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has appointed Vaughan Lewis to the newly created role of chief strategy officer (CSO).
Lewis will join the operator in early 2021 from Flutter Entertainment, where he has held the position of transformation lead for the international business following its acquisition of The Stars [...]
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has appointed his former general counsel J. Brin Gibson to lead the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB).
Gibson assumes the role of chair and executive director of NGCB on November 18 from Sandra Douglass Morgan, who stepped down on Friday to join the board of directors of [...]
European lottery operator SAZKA Group has brought in Sir Keith Mills to lead its bid to operate the UK National Lottery.
Sir Mills is a British entrepreneur who founded the Air Miles and Nectar customer loyalty programmes and played a pivotal role in London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic [...]
Casino games developer iSoftBet has appointed iGaming executive Lars Kollind as its new head of business development.
Kollind has spent more than a decade in senior commercial, sales and marketing roles within the gaming sector and joins iSoftBet from Playson, where he served as business development manager. Prior to that he [...]
Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) chief executive Heathcliff Farrugia is stepping down as head of the regulator according to local media reports.
The Times of Malta reported Thursday that Farrugia and Karl Brincat Peplow, the MGA’s chief regulatory, both resigned on Tuesday, with the MGA expected to announce their successors in the [...]
New York-listed gaming supplier Scientific Games has strengthened its Digital business unit with the appointment of Cathryn Lai as senior vice president and general manager for the United States.
Lai moves to the SG Digital team after serving as SVP of products, marketing and gaming operations at Scientific Games’ Gaming division [...]