Posts From: September 2026

DAZN names new global management team

DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, today announced three appointments to further strengthen its executive leadership team and drive the group’s next phase of profitable growth. All three leaders...

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FIRST.bet brings in Victor Arias to lead Latin America expansion 

FIRST.bet, the Tier-1 sportsbook technology provider, today announced the appointment of Victor Arias as VP of LATAM & Head of Commercial LATAM. Arias joins from Pragmatic Play, where he built...

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Polymarket taps finance veteran Warren Jenson as CFO

Polymarket has named veteran finance executive Warren Jenson Chief Financial Officer. Jenson, who has previously served as CFO of Amazon, Electronic Arts, Delta Air Lines and NBC, will report to...

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Allwyn brings in Francesco Rodano as Group Head of Responsible Gaming

Allwyn AG is pleased to announce that Francesco Rodano has joined the lottery-led gaming entertainment company as Group Head of Responsible Gaming, bringing substantial international experience spanning public policy, regulation and technology innovation. Francesco...

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Ruth Evans named Chair of the UK Gambling Commission

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has appointed Ruth Evans as Chair of the UK Gambling Commission. Ruth Evans is a prominent UK regulatory figure and...

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Harry Boon to step down from The Lottery Corporation Board

The Lottery Corporatio advises that Mr Harry Boon will retire as a Non-executive Director. Mr Boon has served on The Lottery Corporation Board since the Company’s ASX listing in June...

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Phil Walker appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of Allwyn 

Since being formally awarded the Fourth National Lottery licence in September 2023, during Andria’s tenure, Allwyn UK has completed significant technology and infrastructure updates for The National Lottery’s 43,500 retail...

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Veikkaus names Chris Armes as Executive Vice President, Gaming Technologies

Veikkaus has appointed Chris Armes as its new Executive Vice President, Gaming Technologies and a member of Veikkaus’ Executive Team. Armes will lead Veikkaus’ technology team from the company’s headquarters...

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Allwyn appoints Xenia Olajošová as Group Media Director

Allwyn has appointed Xénia Olajošová as Group Media Director. She will be responsible for developing the group’s global media strategy and coordinating media activities across individual markets. She joins Allwyn...

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Polymarket bolsters leadership team

Polymarket has hired Travis VanderZanden, founder of e-scooter company Bird and former Uber vice president, as chief growth officer. The appointment is part of a broader C-suite restructuring. VanderZanden’s hire follows...

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