For the final 4 months, one of many greatest speaking factors within the betting and gaming trade has been who will turn out to be the following chief government of Entain, the FTSE-100 mix whose companies embody Ladbrokes, Coral, Gala Bingo, Bwin and BetMGM.
The submit was vacated when, 11 days earlier than Christmas, the former incumbent Jette Nygaard-Andersen unexpectedly resigned with speedy impact.
Since then, the job has been executed on an interim foundation by Stella David, former chief government of William Grant & Sons, the Scotch whisky group behind manufacturers akin to The Balvenie and Glenfiddich – however the hunt stays ongoing for a everlasting CEO.
One of many favourites for the position has now dominated himself out.
Richard Flint had a profitable stint as chief government of Sky Betting and Gaming. Pic: Alamy
Richard Flint, who’s effectively regarded within the trade after his profitable stint as chief government of Sky Betting and Gaming, set tongues wagging when he lately introduced he was stepping down as a non-executive director of Flutter Leisure, the brand new proprietor of SkyBet and dad or mum of Paddy Energy and Betfair.
Nonetheless, Mr Flint has informed Sky Information he’s not looking for one other government place.
He mentioned: “Ignore what different bookmakers may say or the chances they could put on the market – I’m very a lot having fun with the bundle of issues I’ve received on in the intervening time.”
Mr Flint, who chairs the pet food subscription service Butternut Field and the premium ticket and hospitality platform Seat Distinctive, was talking because the latter introduced a partnership with Co-op Reside – the newly opened Manchester venue and now the UK’s greatest indoor leisure enviornment.
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Seat Distinctive, which has naming rights to the cricket grounds at Durham, Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, has additionally confirmed it has acquired funding from The Gamers Fund, the UK’s first athlete-led enterprise capital agency, whose backers embody Ben Stokes and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Mr Flint mentioned the cash can be put in the direction of expertise, advertising and marketing and recruitment.
He added: “The significantly advantage of The Gamers Fund is that the cash is coming from athletes and clearly, given what we do, the athletes are the celebrities of the present.
“Individuals are paying us cash and the venues cash to return and see these folks – so for them to have a slice of the motion, a slice of the enterprise… the entire circularity of it is smart and we’re very excited to be partnering with them.”
