Entain names former Scientific Games chief Gavin Isaacs as CEO

(Reuters) -Global sports betting and gaming group Entain said on Monday Gavin Isaacs, former chief of U.S.-based lottery games and betting firm Scientific Games Corp, has been appointed as its new CEO, effective Sept. 2. 

Entain said Isaacs has over 25 years of experience across the global sports betting, gaming and lottery industries, and has handled roles with companies including DraftKings Inc, SB Tech, Bally Technologies Inc and Aristocrat Technologies. 

Issacs was a former board member at sports betting firm DraftKings, which in 2021 walked away from its $22 billion buyout bid for Entain to focus on its core U.S. market.

In the midst of a challenging past year marked by penalty settlements for alleged bribery in its former Turkish operations and the sudden departure of Nygaard-Andersen, the company has now proceeded with a new appointment.

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