Executive Profiles

In-depth profiles on the biggest CEOs and execs in the gambling industry,
from tier-one UK operators to land-based US behemoths

Linda Chen

President
Wynn Macau

Ed Bowers

President and CEO
MGM Resorts Japan

Vigen Badalyan

Co-Founder
BetConstruct

Enrique K. Razon Jr.

CEO
Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Joseph Pappano

Co-CEO
Sightline Payments

Omer Sattar

Co-CEO
Sightline Payments

James Kennedy

Head
TalkSport Bet

Renato Ascoli

CEO – Global Gaming
IGT

Henrik Tjärnström

CEO
Kindred Group

Johan Tjärnberg

CEO
Trustly

Mikael Hansson

Co-Founder & CEO
Enteractive

Hayk Sargsyan

CEO
Galaxsys

Robert Ziems

Chief Legal Officer
AGS

Björn Krantz

CEO
Yggdrasil

Sandra Douglass Morgan

President
Las Vegas Raiders

David Lopez

CEO
AGS

Nikolakopoulos Nikos

CEO of US
Intralot

Robeson Reeves

CEO
Bally’s

Alejandro Hipolito Tengco

Chairman & CEO
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Fred Done

Chairman
Betfred

Alex Oswald

Managing Director
Metropolitan Gaming

Matthew King

CEO
Fanatics Betting and Gaming

Mor Weizer

CEO
Playtech

Sam Swanell

Group CEO & Managing Director
PointsBet

Keith E Smith

CEO
Boyd Gaming Corporation

Nigel Birrell

CEO
Lottoland Group

David Newton

CCO
Paddy Power

John Connelly

CEO
Interblock

Anthony Carano

President and COO
Caesars Entertainment

Vardges Vardanyan

Founder
Digitain

Irina Cornides

COO
Pragmatic Play

Dan Taylor

International CEO
Flutter Entertainment

Stéphane Pallez

Chairwoman and CEO
Groupe FDJ

Michael Silberling

CEO
Metropolitan Gaming

Patrik Hofbauer

CEO
Svenska Spel

Neil Fairweather

Chief Marketing Operations Officer
bet365

Ernie Stevens, Jr.

Chairman and National Spokesperson
Indian Gaming Association

Jesper Søgaard

CEO and Co-Founder
Better Collective

Lara Falzon

President and COO
Bragg Gaming

Jesper Svensson

CEO
Betsson

Olabimpe Akingba

Executive Secretary
Association of Nigerian Bookmakers

Ian Brown

CEO
Flutter Entertainment UK & Ireland

Erwin Van Lambaart

General Director
Casinos Austria

Natalia Hilevych

CEO
Parimatch Eastern Europe

Pascal Camia

COO
Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer

Valentina Bagniya

CMO
Softswiss

Gustaf Hagman

Founder and CEO
LeoVegas

Brigid Simmonds

Chair
Betting and Gaming Council

Lynn Valbuena

Chairwoman
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Walter Bugno

CEO
Games Global

Simon Hammon

CEO
Relax Gaming

Petra de Ruiter

CEO
Holland Casino

Kristian Nylén

CEO and Co-Founder
Kambi Group

Jenna Ekström

Responsible Gaming Manager
Paf

Robert Chvátal

CEO
Allwyn Entertainment

Carsten Koerl

CEO
Sportradar

Tsachi Maimon

CEO
Aspire Global

Aregnaz Hakobyan

Group Chief Marketing Officer
Digitain

Anna Sainsbury

Chairman
GeoComply

Sheila Morago

Executive Director
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association

Matt Wilson

CEO
Light & Wonder

Jim Allen

CEO
Seminole Gaming

Pontus Lindwall

CEO
Betsson

Michael Daly

CEO
Catena Media

Martin Carlesund

CEO
Evolution Group

Trevor J. Croker

CEO
Aristocrat Leisure Limited

Johnny Aitken

CEO
PointsBet USA

Lim Kok Thay

Chairman
Genting

Francis Lui Yiu Tung

Vice Chairman
Galaxy Entertainment Group

Itai Pazner

Former CEO
888 Holdings

Simon Thomas

Executive Chairman
Hippodrome Casino

Lawrence Ho

Chairman and CEO
Melco Resorts and Entertainment LTD

Denise Coates

CEO & Founder
Bet365

Daisy Ho

Chairman and Executive Director
SJM Holdings

Derek Stevens

CEO
Circa Resort & Casino

Adam Greenblatt

CEO
BetMGM

Bill Miller

CEO
American Gaming Association

Jay A. Snowden

CEO/President
Penn Entertainment

Peter Jackson

Group CEO
Flutter Entertainment

Erika Ayers Nardini

CEO
Barstool Sports

Jason Robins

CEO
DraftKings

Amy Howe

CEO
FanDuel

Michael Dugher

CEO
Betting and Gaming Council

Tilman Fertitta

CEO
Golden Nugget Casinos

Craig Billings

CEO
Wynn Resorts

Tom Reeg

CEO
Caesars Entertainment

Bill Hornbuckle

CEO
MGM Resorts International

Jette Nygaard-Andersen

CEO
Entain

Soo Kim

Chairman
Bally's Corporation

SoftGamings

Premium

Digitain

Premium

Soft2Bet

Premium

Relum

Premium

GG.BET

Premium

V.Partners

Premium

Imagine Live

Premium

SOFTSWISS

Premium

Databet

Premium

Galaxsys

Premium

CrazeAffiliates

Premium

CrazeAffiliates

Eeze

Premium

Global Gaming Awards

Awards

Global Gaming Awards

Linda Chen

Wynn Macau

Ed Bowers

MGM Resorts Japan

BetConstruct

Enrique K. Razon Jr.

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Enrique K. Razon Jr.

Joseph Pappano

Sightline Payments