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NSoft made international growth one of its investment priorities for 2019 and the global expansion plan is smoothly reaching its targets on the world’s largest markets.
The company’s presence has steadily increased in accordance with the action plan and now, besides the HQ in Mostar and Maglaj office, NSoft has offices in Croatia, SAR, Costa Rica, and Singapore.

NSoft’s CEO, Igor Krezic commenting on the company’s strategic plan says: ‘’ NSoft has begun building successful teams outside its comfort zone in its core region. This ambitious global expansion plan is fueled by the industry’s recognition and awards that are following NSoft’s product innovations. When you think about the betting industry opportunities globally, there’s a massive market out there, a huge number of businesses that you can potentially reach out to.”

The core betting markets are “not tapped, but they’re definitely a little more saturated,” said Krezic: ‘’The company added a new sales force in 2019 that will be in charge of the emerging markets as well. The entire NSoft’s business team has grown exponentially, even over 200%’’, he noted.

Such overseas business development could not be realized merely by the efforts from a single HQ point. The significant manpower had to be hired, the one that can interact with foreign customers, participate in overseas exhibitions and conferences, and even build reliable acquaintances for cultivating sales channels, with the managers themselves traveling overseas.

NSoft’s HQ team has created different internal procedures, tools, and regulatory adherence principles in order to support the teams in NSoft branch offices.

Krezic noted that: “NSoft’s sales playbook for international expansion in future years includes investing in localization, like translating the platform into local languages, offering regionally specific payment methods and letting operators offer products in multiple currencies, as well as market regulatory adherence. The company also hires in the target countries — particularly business development staff.’’

In order to share its know-how, NSoft has, for example, organized conferences and events in Bosnia and Herzegovina. NSoft Days were an excellent opportunity for the existing clients to get familiar with novelties and upgrades of the company’s product portfolio. Aligning sales and marketing forces has led to increased customer care and more sensitivity to customer expectations.

Two years ago, NSoft’s data provisioning requirements have grown tremendously thus the entire full-fledged NSoft Data Service team has been introduced to the everyday operations and is on the client’s disposal. Having a single source of truth in the global market is now mandatory. The NDS team is currently operating a Data warehouse (DWH) capable of nearly real-time processing and ingesting millions of data points per second which then feed into NSoft’s analytics layer.

One of the ways through which data analytics provides value is by improving the existing product portfolio wherever possible. By providing services of statistical analysis, testing product logic, identifying malicious player behavior as well as positive player feedback, the NDS team aims to implement their findings and insights into bettering each of NSoft’s products.

Commenting on NSoft’s next stage of growth Krezic says: “ We change entertainment, security and health with technology. With global internet growth, this NSoft strategy of the global-local approach has become a viable option. NSoft has a model that is working consistently finding ways to tap into growing trends and keeping its ownership position in the betting industry’s innovations.”

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PlaySignal Debuts: Alec Gehlot’s New Sophisticated Responsible Gaming Platform

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Alec Gehlot, previous senior executive at Optimove, has introduced PlaySignal, a responsible gaming platform aimed at assisting operators in identifying and addressing player risk promptly.

PlaySignal employs a traffic-light system featuring green, amber, and red signals to steer player conduct and indicate when behaviors start to enter higher-risk areas. The platform seeks to minimize avoidable exclusions by offering operators enhanced visibility of rising risks, while simultaneously giving players more understanding of how their actions are evaluated.

Leveraging behavioural analytics, PlaySignal tracks player actions during gameplay and displays information as distinct signals. This allows teams to act earlier and react more appropriately as risk evolves.

The product connects with current operator systems to assist responsible gaming, CRM, and compliance teams by providing a unified view of activities, encouraging a more uniform strategy among teams as regulatory demands grow in important markets.

Building on his time at Optimove, where he collaborated with operators on segmentation, retention, and user engagement, Gehlot recognized a demand for innovative tools to enhance player protection as regulatory and tax pressures mount in regulated markets.

The company launched PlaySignal at ICE earlier this year, where it was a contender in the Innovators Challenge, and initiated talks with operators in various markets. The initial launch will concentrate on the UK prior to global expansion.

Alec Gehlot, Chief Executive Officer at PlaySignal, said: “Regulation and taxation are only moving in one direction, and operators need new tools to adapt. Player protection can no longer be treated as a compliance obligation; it has to become a competitive differentiator.

“Regulated operators are under real pressure, particularly in the UK, and we believe giving them earlier visibility of risk is essential not just for protection, but for long-term sustainability.”

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PENN Entertainment Appoints Three New Independent Directors to Board

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PENN Entertainment Inc. announced the appointment of three new independent directors, Heather Ace, Jeffrey Fox and Fabio Schiavolin, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. In connection with these appointments, the Company has entered into a cooperation agreement with HG Vora Capital Management LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, HG Vora).

David Handler, Chair of PENN’s Board, said: “On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to welcome Heather, Jeff and Fabio, highly accomplished individuals who each bring deeply relevant experience.”

The cooperation agreement between PENN and HG Vora, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form 8-K, includes customary voting, standstill and other provisions that will remain in effect through the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

About Heather Ace

Heather Ace serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Qualcomm Incorporated. Previously, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Dexcom and, prior to Dexcom, served as the Executive Vice President of global HR at Orexigen Therapeutics, the Business Integration Leader for Royal Philips’ HealthTech acquisition of Volcano Corporation, the Executive Vice President of global HR at Volcano Corporation and held various HR executive roles at Life Technologies. Ms. Ace also was a partner at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (now DLA Piper), where she practiced litigation and employment law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law & Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a J.D. from Santa Clara School of Law.

About Jeffrey Fox

Jeffrey Fox is the CEO and Founder of Circumference Group, overseeing the firm’s management and business strategy. He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Endurance, Mr. Fox served as President and CEO of Convergys Corporation and, before Convergys, held multiple positions at Alltel Corporation. Mr. Fox began his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and Stephens Inc. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.

About Fabio Schiavolin

Fabio Schiavolin is the former CEO of Snaitech S.p.A., the largest public company in Italy dedicated to the gaming and entertainment sector. As CEO of Snaitech, he participated in the company’s merger with Playtech plc, an international company focused on gaming technology with operations in more than 17 countries. Prior to his position at Snaitech, Mr. Schiavolin created Cogetech, a key player in the Italian gaming machine market, which merged with Snai in 2015 to form Snaitech. Mr. Schiavolin started his career at Cirsa, a Spanish multinational casino and gambling machine operator. He received his master’s degree in business administration from Università di Bologna.

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FDJ UNITED Announces Changes to its Executive Committee

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FDJ UNITED makes changes to its Executive Committee, with the appointment of Pascal Chaffard as Chief Online Betting and Gaming Officer as well as Group Strategy and Operational Transformation Officer, and Celia Verot as General Secretary.

Currently Chief Financial Officer, Strategy and Performance leader, Pascal Chaffard is taking over as head of the Online Betting and Gaming business unit. Pascal Chaffard will also be responsible for the Group’s strategy and operational transformation.

As Chief Online Betting and Gaming Officer, Nils Andén has overseen Kindred’s integration into the Group since October 2024; he is leaving the company to pursue new projects.

The appointment of the new CFO will be announced at the end of the recruitment process currently under way.

In addition, Celia Verot, who joined FDJ UNITED in 2024 as Chief Regulatory Officer, was appointed General Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer for the Group on 1 January.

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