Immense Group appointed Joonas Karhu as managing director for Finland, where he will oversee the group’s market preparations and partnership development. The company said the appointment supports work ahead of Finland’s licensed online gambling market launch, scheduled for 1 July 2027.
The appointment places a named executive in charge of Immense Group’s preparations for Finland’s planned licensing framework.
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Madrid's regional government appointed Jorge Rodrigo to replace Carlos Novillo as the minister responsible for the department overseeing gambling. Rodrigo was due to take office on 28 October after the regional cabinet approved the changes; Novillo is leaving to join the People's Party's Madrid election list. The department handles gambling authorisations, inspections and sanctions.
Bluberi appointed David Bollesen as senior vice-president of US Studios, where he will lead teams in Reno, Austin, Las Vegas and Atlanta. The company said Bollesen previously held senior product and studio roles at Ainsworth Game Technology and IGT.
Allwyn has named Fredrik Ögren group chief technology officer. Ögren moves from Betsson after five years as CTO and will report to Allwyn Digital CEO Kresimir Spajic. Interim group CTO Brett Cross will take responsibility for global lottery technology and become Ögren’s deputy.
Allwyn AG has appointed Fredrik Ögren as group chief technology officer, the company announced on Tuesday. Ögren joins from Betsson Group, where he was CTO for five years, and will report to Kresimir Spajic, chief executive of Allwyn Digital.
Polymarket announced on 29 September that it had appointed former Goldman Sachs partner Lisa Mantil as head of institutional growth. The company said she will work with non-retail clients, including banks, corporate entities, fund managers and trading firms.
Advanced Compliance Technology (ACT) has appointed Mark Dufty as head of game analysis, putting him in charge of analysts who review alerts from its compliance platform. The newly created team will examine game, event and integrity alerts and help refine the company’s risk-detection model, ACT said.