The leadership of GAN has come under fire from Jan Svendsen over the management of its Coolbet sportsbook subsidiary and further corporate matters. In a LinkedIn post titled ‘GAN needs new leadership’, Coolbet Founder Svendsen lambasted GAN Chief Executive Dermot Smurfit’s management of the company, its staff, key contracts and assets. Svendsen, who sold Coolbet to GAN in 2021 for …
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BOSE: Combining self-regulation with regulator education for a safe betting environment
The start of the 2020s has seen a range of new challenges emerge for the gambling industry, as questions are raised over responsible betting and regulators across Europe overhaul frameworks governing the sector. This was the main topic of discussion of the opening panel of the Leadership track at this week’s Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) event – the Sportradar-sponsored …
Read More »Jan Svendsen to join Sports Betting Hall of Fame
Jan Svendsen, the founder of the Coolbet, Nordicbet and Triobet brands, will be inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame on the final day of next week’s Betting on Sports Europe conference and exhibition. The Sports Betting Hall of Fame was launched by SBC in 2016 to celebrate the individuals who have made a lasting contribution that has made …
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