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RAPTOR PR ANNOUNCES TWO MAJOR GAMES INDUSTRY CLIENT WINS & SENIOR HIRE
Raptor PR – the only pure B2B PR agency dedicated to the global video games industry – is thrilled to announce two major new client wins and a significant addition to its growing team of specialist communications experts. The company has been appointed agency of record by Ultra, a next-generation PC games store, and SuperScale, a successful data and analytics company which powers mobile games growth. Continuing its own recent growth, Raptor PR also has hired legendary games industry writer, Craig Chapple, as its new Head of Content.
Ultra is a next generation PC gaming store and ecosystem which is championing a better deal for game developers, gamers, content creators, and esports players. Its expanding global team is made up of veterans from major global publishers and gametech companies. SuperScale helps mobile game developers and publishers such as EA, BoomBit and Fingersoft make better use of their data in order to grow the mobile games in their portfolios. The company was founded in Slovakia in 2015 and last year opened a dedicated London office. Raptor PR is creating data-driven integrated communications campaigns for both companies to take their stories to market with high impact.
Craig Chapple joins the Raptor PR team after previously serving as Mobile Insights Strategist at Sensor Tower and Senior Editor at leading mobile games trade media outlet, PocketGamer.Biz, having held additional roles at Nintendo UK and Develop magazine. As a games industry specialist, Chapple will spearhead written content for Raptor PR; serving as a valuable talent for the B2B agency’s client base. Craig is also a contributor to leading games industry resource Naavik.
Rana Rahman, Founder and CEO, Raptor PR, commented:
“Team Raptor is humbled to welcome aboard both SuperScale and Ultra, which are both extremely well positioned to disrupt their respective industries. As for Craig…well…let’s say I’ve been waiting years to finally work with him! His appointment will supercharge our data-driven, strategic content offering, supporting our clients and Raptor PR itself with the very best content on the market.”
Paraag Amin, Group CFO, SuperScale, commented:
“When searching for an agency, we wanted to find a team with more than a surface-level understanding of how the games industry operates, including topics such as user acquisition and data science. Team Raptor ticked all the boxes with their considerable experience within the mobile games industry. We’re looking forward to reaching developers and publishers through great, informed storytelling with Raptor PR.”
Nicolas Gilot, CEO and Founder, Ultra, commented:
“Ultra is a platform with gaming at its core and which leverages cutting-edge technologies to improve on the status quo in the games industry. Raptor PR reflects this ethos with a tangible passion for gaming and a pragmatic approach to emergent tech. We’re looking forward to benefiting from Raptor’s energy and enthusiasm about the games industry – both present and future.”
Craig Chapple, Head Of Content , Raptor PR, commented:
“I’m delighted to join Raptor. I love writing about the games industry and making use of quality data and powerful storytelling. This has been my calling for the past 11+ years at Develop, PocketGamer.biz and Sensor Tower, and I’m pleased that the rest of the growing team at Raptor shares my curiosity and depth of knowledge about gaming.”
Raptor PR has been recently voted as a finalist for Agency of the Year at the Mobile Game Awards, from Steel Media. Its appointments by Ultra and SuperScale follow the Q4 2022 wins of Kinetix, Sandsoft Games, and Bidstack Group PLC.
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Scientific Games CFO Nick Negro to depart May 15; Ray Anderson named interim
Anderson has served as interim CFO since May 4 as Scientific Games begins a search for a permanent finance chief.
Scientific Games said May 12 that Chief Financial Officer Nick Negro will leave the company on May 15, ending a three-year tenure. The company said Negro is departing for an opportunity based in Chicago to be closer to family.
Scientific Games has appointed Ray Anderson as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 4, while it searches for a permanent CFO.
“Nick has been a strong member of our leadership team and an advocate for the potential of Scientific Games,” said Pat McHugh, Chief Executive Officer for Scientific Games. “During his time with the company, he significantly strengthened our financial and procurement organizations and helped position Scientific Games for continued growth. We thank Nick for his contributions and wish him all the best.”
Anderson is a CPA with more than 30 years of global experience, including senior roles at KPMG across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Most recently, he served as a Global Lead Partner advising Fortune 500 companies on audit, capital markets and regulatory strategy, and previously led KPMG’s Pacific Southwest audit practice for six years.
“Ray is a highly respected finance leader with extensive global experience advising large, complex organizations,” said McHugh. “We are confident in his ability to support the business and our Finance organization during this transition.”
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Scientific Games Announces CFO Transition
Scientific Games announced today that Chief Financial Officer Nick Negro will be leaving the company on May 15 after three years of success in the role leading the company through three years of growth.
Negro is departing for an opportunity based in Chicago that allows him to be closer to family.
To ensure continuity during the transition, Scientific Games has appointed Ray Anderson as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 4, as the company begins the search for a permanent CFO.
“Nick has been a strong member of our leadership team and an advocate for the potential of Scientific Games,” said Pat McHugh, Chief Executive Officer for Scientific Games. “During his time with the company, he significantly strengthened our financial and procurement organizations and helped position Scientific Games for continued growth. We thank Nick for his contributions and wish him all the best.”
Anderson is a seasoned finance leader and CPA with more than 30 years of global experience, including senior leadership roles at KPMG across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Most recently, he served as a Global Lead Partner, advising Fortune 500 companies on audit, capital markets and regulatory strategy, and working closely with boards and executive teams. Immediately prior to this role, he led KPMG’s Pacific Southwest audit practice for six years.
“Ray is a highly respected finance leader with extensive global experience advising large, complex organizations,” said McHugh. “We are confident in his ability to support the business and our Finance organization during this transition.”
Serving 150 lotteries in 50 countries, Scientific Games is the world’s largest lottery games company, fastest growing lottery systems provider and a leading provider of digital lottery solutions.
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Scientific Games completes systems conversion for New Mexico Lottery
Modernization adds Momentum ecosystem tools and rolls out new terminals and self-service machines to 1,000+ retailers statewide.
Scientific Games has completed a technology systems conversion for the New Mexico Lottery, modernizing lottery operations with a new gaming system and rolling out retail technology to more than 1,000 locations across the state. The update went live May 11, 2026, according to the company.
Scientific Games said the new system now powers the Lottery’s draw-based and Scratchers’ sales and is designed to simplify product management for retailers. The conversion also includes the launch of the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership (SGEP) instant game management program, which the company said combines analytics, logistics, retail optimization and product strategy.
“The New Mexico Lottery is officially live with new, modern technology systems that work together to enhance all aspects of our operations and ensure we are well-positioned for our next era of growth,” said David Barden, CEO of the New Mexico Lottery. “We’ve strategically planned every step of this holistic modernization effort with Scientific Games to intelligently operate our retail network, making our Scratchers games easier for retailers to manage in their stores and easily accessible to our valued players.”
Scientific Games said the conversion was developed over the past year and is built on its Momentum ecosystem. Components cited include an advanced central gaming system, the SciTrak instant game distribution system, the gem | intelligence retailer licensing and management portal and the INFUSE business intelligence platform. The company said WAVE clerk-operated terminals and PlayCentral self-service machines will be deployed to retailers in planned phases.
“Congratulations to the New Mexico Lottery for building upon our long-standing instant scratch game partnership, embracing innovation for the future,” said John Schulz, President of Americas & Global Instant Products for Scientific Games. “We are proud to serve as the Lottery’s full-line partner and help drive maximum proceeds for New Mexico college students.”
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