Since the market opened in mid-2018, SBTech has completed and gone live with several partnership agreements with leading casinos in regulated States including New Jersey and Mississippi.
Isaacs spent the last four years as CEO and board member of Scientific Games and was responsible for mergers and acquisitions and growing the global lottery and gaming supplier from US$1.3 billion to US$2.9 billion revenues in just two years.
“I was approached by a number of companies since leaving Scientific Games, however I chose to join SBTech due to its superior technology, high standards across every discipline, entrepreneurial approach and incredible ambition and potential to grow further across a wide variety of regulated markets including the US, where I am based and have an extensive network, knowledge and experience,” said Isaacs.
“The business has already made significant in-roads into the newly regulated US sports betting market and I am extremely excited to be able to help and advise the senior management team to expand that even further across 2019 and beyond,” he added.
Isaacs, a qualified lawyer, has a proven track record of successfully leading and establishing companies on strong growth trajectories. Prior to joining Scientific Games in 2014, he was CEO of SHFL Entertainment, COO and Executive Vice President at Bally Entertainment, and also worked for seven years at Aristocrat Technologies.
“We’re thrilled that someone of Gavin’s calibre, credibility and experience has chosen to join SBTech. This is a huge coup for the business,” said Richard Carter, CEO SBTech. “Gavin’s two decades of successfully leading, transforming, and acquiring some of the biggest businesses in the gaming sector will be a massive advantage for us, particularly in the US where we have already partnered and gone live with several large brands across multiple states and where there are many more opportunities to grow.”
Source: GMB
