“Ontario is great,” William Woodhams, Fitzdares CEO summarised as he reflected on the UK bookmaker’s experience of Canada’s only regulated province for betting, one year on from regulation in April 2022. Woodhams was joined on a panel examining Ontario market developments by a fellow Englishman, Leon Thomas, Managing Director (Canada) at Entain, and two Canadian business figures – Jared Beber, …
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Leon Thomas, Managing Director (Canada) at Entain & CEO of Sports Interaction, is set to make a special appearance on the ‘Safe Bet Show’ at the upcoming edition of SBC Summit Barcelona. The live version of the show, scheduled for Thursday, 21st September, during SBC’s global betting and iGaming exhibition and conference, will be a part of the ‘Player Protection …
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The first SBC Charity Boxing Championship, in partnership with Oliver’s Wish Foundation, will see some of the biggest names in the gaming industry going toe-to-toe in the ring to raise thousands of pounds for good causes. This unique black tie event, which is supported by the generous headline sponsors NetEnt and Red Tiger, takes place on 3 April 2020 at …
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Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has agreed a deal to deliver its popular blockbuster titles Slingo and Cashbuster to 888 Bingo. This is the first major operator deal for IWG since Leon Thomas joined the company from Rank Group subsidiary Mecca Digital, where he served as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Working out of IWG’s London base as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), …
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Industry specialist instant win games provider Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Thomas joins IWG from Rank Group subsidiary Mecca Digital where he served as Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017). Updating the market, IWG management stated that it had strengthened its executive team by adding Thomas, an industry commercial …
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Canadian online gambling group NYX Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its Managing Director of US operations. Thomas joins Toronto listed NYX Gaming, following a four month period as a marketing consultant to Caesars Interactive Entertainment. Thomas will be charged with leading NYX’s commercial development with US clients, and expanding resources for the division. An experienced senior …
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