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ProphetX Expands Senior Leadership Team to Drive Growth
ProphetX, America’s #1 sports prediction market, announced the appointments of three senior executives: Jesse Wachtel as Chief Financial Officer, Nathan Busscher as Chief Product Officer, and Damon Mercadante as Vice President of Growth Marketing. The hires represent a significant expansion of ProphetX’s leadership bench as the company advances its pending applications with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become the first regulated U.S. exchange and clearinghouse with a sports-native foundation, built to scale across event-driven markets.
“As the prediction market landscape continues to evolve, ProphetX is excited to welcome Jesse, Nathan, and Damon to the leadership lineup to drive innovation and accelerate our next phase of growth. Together with the regulatory and compliance leadership we have already put in place, this team is built to win,” said ProphetX CEO and Co-Founder Dean Sisun.
Jesse Wachtel — Chief Financial Officer
Wachtel is a finance and strategy executive with deep expertise in B2B software and the digital iGaming sector. He brings a unique combination of financial rigor and operational fluency, having spent his career working alongside founders, operators, and investors to scale innovative platforms and drive measurable growth. His background spans capital deployment, financial planning, and hands-on leadership within growth-stage environments — giving him a ground-level understanding of how financial strategy connects to product development and go-to-market execution. At ProphetX, Wachtel is focused on building the financial infrastructure and strategic discipline needed to accelerate the company’s position in the market, combining a clear-eyed view of market dynamics with the executional focus that category-defining companies require. Wachtel holds a BS in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.
Nathan Busscher — Chief Product Officer
Busscher brings more than 20 years of experience in electronic trading and financial technology, having built trading platforms, clearing firms, retail broker-dealers, and market infrastructure across senior leadership roles at Click Capital Markets, FNZ Securities, Altruist Financial, and TradeStation. His work has spanned brokerage platform development, clearing strategies, and capital markets distribution systems — including platform redesigns, correspondent clearing initiatives, and the transition to self-clearing. His international experience includes electronic trading and market structure across Asia at Mizuho Securities and Lehman Brothers. At ProphetX, Busscher leads product strategy and execution, bringing the technical depth and institutional knowledge required to build a CFTC-regulated exchange from the ground up. Busscher holds an International MBA from the University of South Carolina and a BSBA from the University of West Florida.
Damon Mercadante — Vice President of Growth Marketing
Mercadante is a seasoned growth and marketing executive with a track record of building and scaling consumer platforms at some of the most recognizable brands in digital media and sports. Most recently he served as VP of Growth Marketing at Sleeper, one of the fastest-growing sports and fantasy apps in the country. Prior to Sleeper, he served as VP of Marketing for Streaming Services at Paramount, where he helped scale Paramount+ from launch to over 60 million global subscribers. His earlier career includes senior marketing and growth roles at CBS Interactive, MC Ventures, and eBay. Mercadante holds a BA in Biology from Yale University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Last month, ProphetX announced the appointments of Bruce Fekrat as Chief Legal Officer and Gabriel Wong as Chief Compliance and Risk Officer as the company deepens its Washington presence and advances CFTC approval.
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Highlight Games’ platform clears Italy’s ADM collaudo certification
Company plans to roll out SOCCERBET with LALIGA archive footage on its own platform in Italian retail after the World Cup.
Highlight Games Limited said its proprietary platform has passed Italy’s ADM collaudo process, the technical certification required for gaming platforms. The company announced the approval on 14 July 2026 from London.
Following the conclusion of the World Cup, Highlight said it will launch its Spanish SOCCERBET product featuring archive LALIGA footage on its own platform across Italian retail channels. The company added that operators will transfer to Highlight’s platform over the months that follow.
The supplier said the certification allows it to deliver its content via its own “zero-cost streaming technology” in Italy and gives it control over its product roadmap in what it called its most important market.
Steven Holmes, CEO, Highlight Games said: ‘This is a huge moment for Highlight as we bring our video-based technology stack to the Italian market and join a select few who are able to offer an officially ADM certified platform. Italy is where SOCCERBET has proven itself time and again and passing the ADM collaudo means we can now deliver that content on our own platform, with our zero-cost streaming solution, exactly as it was designed to be experienced.
‘Owning the technology end to end means we control our own roadmap, resulting in faster launches, smoother integrations for our operator partners and a richer experience for players. Our products consistently perform at the top of the market wherever they are live, and with our platform now officially certified in Italy, we have everything in place to build on that momentum.’
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PokerStars puts $800,000 in Sunday Million Anniversary tickets into Ticket Machine
The 10-week phased event runs Daily Heats through September 6, with raffles awarding more than $100,000 in $109 tickets each week.
PokerStars is allocating more than $800,000 worth of $109 Daily Heat (Phase 1) tickets through its “Ticket Machine” promotion ahead of the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals (Phase 2) on Sunday, September 6.
The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary is being run as a 10-week phased tournament, with Daily Heats running now through September 6. Players who advance from a $109 Daily Heat carry their stack into the Finals, with PokerStars noting that only one stack may be carried through to Phase 2.
To enter the Ticket Machine, players must opt in to the “Ticket Machine” ICE Challenge and complete weekly poker challenges. Each completed challenge adds entries to a Saturday raffle, with PokerStars saying more than $100,000 in $109 Daily Heat tickets will be awarded each week. Players can complete each challenge up to four times, for a maximum of 24 raffle entries per week.
PokerStars said that, after the first two weeks of Daily Heats, 270 players from more than 40 countries have already qualified for the Finals, including 50 who qualified into Phase 1 via satellites. Brazil and Ukraine lead the qualifiers list with 33 players each, according to the operator.
The operator has set a $5 million guarantee for the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary. Additional qualification routes include satellites starting at $0.55, special edition Spin & Go’s from $0.75, and “Wildcard Wins”, described by PokerStars as a new leaderboard promotion running until July 19. PokerStars also said players redeeming a $530 Bronze Pass will receive “25% extra value in the bundle” for a limited time, including an additional $109 Sunday Million 20th Anniversary ticket and $23.50 in tournament tickets.
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CreedRoomz signs Ronaldinho to front new Kickoff Roulette live game show
Kickoff Roulette Ronaldinho launches with a Gold Number mechanic and English/Portuguese language support.
CreedRoomz has named former football star Ronaldinho as brand ambassador for its new live casino game show, Kickoff Roulette Ronaldinho. The supplier said the title is now available for integration by B2B partners.
The company positions the product as a roulette-led live game show built around a football theme, running from a virtual studio. According to CreedRoomz, the game includes a “Gold Number Mechanic” where randomized lucky numbers can add multipliers from x50 to x700.
When asked about the crossover between football and casino entertainment, Ronaldinho said: “The fact that football is a global passion also helps, so I believe everyone will like “Kickoff Roulette Ronaldinho” for that reason.. and for the innovation of everything that is happening.”
CreedRoomz said the game is available in English and Portuguese, framing Portuguese language support as relevant for operators targeting Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking audiences. Armen Mnaskanian, Head of Sales Department at Creedroomz, said: “Bringing Ronaldinho into the CreedRoomz family represents a massive leap forward for live casino entertainment. Football and iGaming both thrive on passion and excitement. By fusing Ronaldinho’s legendary star power with powerhouse monetization mechanics, we are giving our partners the ultimate competitive edge and a next-generation casino offering.”
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