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Forbes Italia includes Codere's Pascual and Romano in Top 50 legal gaming selection
The listing signals which executives and compliance profiles shape Italy's regulated gaming debate as the market undergoes transformation.
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Senior appointments, departures and leadership changes.
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Batres returns to casino management at Gran Casino Sardinero
The report identifies Batres as manager of Gran Casino Sardinero after his return to casino management.
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Feite Hofman leaves Stichting AGOG board after fifteen years
The departure changes the leadership of an organisation that supports people affected by gambling problems.
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Spectrum Gaming Group recruits Tim Miller as GLI names Gavin Isaacs to board advisory role
The appointments add personnel to Spectrum Gaming Group and board advisory support to GLI.
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Stellar Gaming confirms layoffs after Brazil betting ban
Dismissals at a brand-owning group signal that Brazil's betting ban is already reshaping operator staffing and costs.
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DeGaming appoints Édi Varela as commercial director after rebrand
DeGaming’s commercial growth efforts gain a director with more than 10 years of iGaming and payments experience.
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SolutionsHub names Tommy Corlett head of regulatory assurance and remediation
Corlett will help operators identify compliance gaps before regulatory scrutiny and meet ongoing requirements after licensing.
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BHA appoints Sir Philip Davies to board as RCA director
The appointment gives the Racecourse Association a representative on the BHA board.
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Holland Casino Staff Seek Union Support Amid Restructuring
Unresolved social-plan disagreements leave some staff awaiting role decisions during Holland Casino’s restructuring.
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Greece’s gaming regulator opens 40 secondment posts for public-sector staff
The secondments would staff Greece’s Gaming Inspectors Corps, with applications due by the stated deadline.
Source: Hellenic Gaming Commission
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Light & Wonder appoints Aimee Hoyt as chief people officer
Light & Wonder’s new chief people officer brings previous IGT experience alongside cybersecurity and DNA sequencing roles.
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South Africa’s government approves new National Gambling Board appointments
The board’s mandate includes coordinating provincial oversight and monitoring operators’ market shares and conduct.
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South Africa minister welcomes appointment of National Gambling Board
Cabinet concurred on appointing the National Gambling Board, which Minister Parks Tau welcomed in a 9 October 2026 notice.
Source: National Gambling Board (SA)
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WGBA appoints Maarten Haijer as director general ahead of Geneva launch
Haijer's appointment gives operators and regulators a named contact for WGBA's planned engagement on gambling policy.
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Neil Banbury takes Sky Betting and Gaming leadership role
Sky Betting and Gaming’s new managing director intends to draw on Flutter Entertainment’s international reach.
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Prize Competition Council appoints Tom Banks executive director in UK
The appointment puts a director in place to support prize competition operators working under the DCMS Code.
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Greek regulator seeks 40 staff for gaming inspection body
The recruitment could add inspection capacity across administrative, finance, legal and IT functions.
Source: Hellenic Gaming Commission
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UKGC launches chief executive search with £190,000 annual salary
The UKGC is recruiting a chief executive at £190,000 annually following Andrew Rhodes's departure.
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Maarten Haijer becomes director of new World Gaming and Betting Alliance
The appointment gives the newly formed WGBA a director as it begins work, a development operators and regulators may track.
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UKGC seeks chief executive with £190,000 salary
The UKGC is recruiting a chief executive following departures from its chief executive and executive director positions.
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World Gaming and Betting Alliance names Maarten Haijer director general
Haijer leads a new international association aiming to represent regulated gambling businesses in discussions with governments, regulators and multilateral institutions.
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Dan Taylor becomes Flutter CEO as Allwyn appoints new CTO
Dan Taylor’s arrival as Flutter group CEO and Allwyn’s new chief technology officer change leadership at both companies.
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Emerald Queen Casino appoints Richard Harp chief marketing officer in Washington
Emerald Queen Casino’s new marketing chief brings almost 20 years of gaming experience and previous marketing leadership at Bally’s Chicago.
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UK Tote names James Coxon next CEO as Alex Frost prepares to leave
James Coxon will lead UK Tote Group as Alex Frost departs after nearly 10 years at the operator.
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Compliance executive Adenike Oyebamiji outlines Africa regulatory priorities
Her call for principle-based rules signals compliance expectations international operators will face entering West African markets.