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The Board of Crown Resorts Limited (Crown) has announced that Mr John Borghetti AO will become Chair of the integrated resort and entertainment group, effective 1 July 2024. Mr Borghetti’s appointment follows Mr William McBeath’s decision to step back as Chair, however Mr McBeath will continue as an independent non-executive director of Crown Resorts Limited.

Mr McBeath was appointed Chair in July 2022 following the acquisition of the business by Blackstone, bringing his extensive global gaming, tourism, and hospitality experience to Crown Resorts as it commenced one of the most significant transformations in Australian corporate history.

Mr McBeath said: “As Chair, my priority was to lead the Board and support the executive leadership team to successfully deliver the extensive regulatory and cultural reform and remediation program for Crown Resorts and to achieve suitability. I am proud that both Crown Melbourne and Crown Sydney have retained their licences to operate during this time, and that the remediation work in Crown Perth is well progressed.

“Now is the appropriate time to appoint an Australian-based Chair who will continue Crown’s focus on transformation, regulatory compliance, and safe and sustainable future growth. I am delighted that John Borghetti will continue this critical work as Chair and lead the Crown Resorts Board in its strategic development of Crown’s businesses in Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia, working constructively with Government and regulators.

“Mr Borghetti is a very highly regarded director and executive whose extensive operational, leadership and governance experience will ensure Crown continues to focus on safe and responsible operations whilst growing and enhancing its entertainment experiences for guests of Crown.”

Mr John Borghetti AO said: “I’d like to thank William for his stewardship of the Crown Resorts Board over the past two years during a period of unprecedented transformation and change.

“I look forward to continuing the transformation of Crown Resorts, ensuring the company exceeds the expectations of all its stakeholders, including Government, regulators, guests and team members. The Board’s priority remains on compliant, safe, and profitable operations while ensuring we position the business for future growth.”

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SuperGaming, India’s leading game developer has concluded its nationwide grassroots esports tournament Indus Inferno with a resounding success. The tournament finale drew in aspiring esports athletes from across the country to participate in this epic showdown. Scouts from more than 10 leading esports organisations were also in attendance, resulting in 2 roster signings and ongoing discussions with other teams.

Team MOGGERS emerged victorious, taking home the grand prize of Rs. 2,50,000 and claiming the coveted trophy. The runners-up DGE (Destruction of Game), secured Rs. 1,00,000, while Insane Esports and Marcos Gaming walked away with Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,000 respectively. Igor from Team MOGGERS was crowned the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the finale, winning Rs. 25,000 for their stellar performance.

“The kind of participation and enthusiasm we witnessed during the Indus Inferno Finale was truly rewarding” says SuperGaming CEO and Co-Founder Roby John. “The tournament showed a strong desire for a top-tier, Indian-made battle royale. We are thrilled to have provided a platform for aspiring esports athletes to showcase their talent and this is just the beginning of our journey to build a sustainable esports ecosystem in India”, he added.

The finale saw 15 teams competing for victory. 4 teams received exclusive invitations, 10 teams earned their spots through intense open qualifiers, and 1 team advanced via the Android qualifiers. The platform breakdown revealed that 70% of the participants used Android devices compared to 30% on iOS. The tournament attracted players from all over India with 21% of participants hailing from Maharashtra, followed by 12% from Telangana and 10% from West Bengal.

Indus Inferno also served as a launchpad for aspiring esports enthusiasts to showcase their skills to some of India’s top esports orgs, including representatives from Godlike Esports, Revenant Esports, Orangutan, Entity Gaming, Reckoning Esports, Carnival Gaming, Chemin Esports, True Rippers, Enigma Gaming, Team Tamilas, Marcos Gaming, and TWOB.

Notably, Marcos Gaming and TWOB have finalized their rosters for Indus. Overall, the event saw an active engagement with the community, enabling players to share their feedback real-time with the developers. This aligns with SuperGaming’s player-first approach, which has been the cornerstone of its success.

With close to 11 million pre-registrations, the excitement for India’s most anticipated game’s official launch continues to build. Players can pre-register for Indus Battle Royale on Google Play Store for Android.

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Fincore, the provider of cutting-edge software for online sports betting, casino and lottery has today announced that it has appointed Dominic Le Garsmeur Chief Product Officer.

Dominic has more than 17 years’ experience within iGaming, starting his career at PartyGaming in 2006 where he set up the first internal game studio teams, shortly before he went on to become Product Director with Nektan. Dominic then joined Openbet as VP Casino before going on the OpenBet/NYX/SG Digital/Light & Wonder acquisition journey – all the while running the product management teams and looking after the player account and gaming aggregation platforms there.

As Chief Product Officer of Fincore, Dominic will be responsible for taking the lead on product strategy and looking at the company’s next steps, whilst working closely with the CEO, Mateja Popovic and the rest of the leadership team. Dominic will also have oversight on the company’s recently launched, flagship TRI Software – a powerful modular solution that allows sports betting, iGaming and lottery operators to ultimately own their own platform and tech stack.

Commenting on his appointment, Dominic Le Garsmeur, said: “I was immediately impressed with the production and engineering teams that were already in place at Fincore and I quickly realised that this was too good an opportunity to miss.

“It’s important to me that I learn as much as possible and listen to feedback from the people that have helped to make this business the success story it is, and I’m excited to bring my experience to the business and help drive it forward.”

Commenting on this latest appointment, Mateja Popovic, CEO Fincore said:” Over the last twenty years, we have built a formidable team that keep producing industry leading, customisable, software solutions that fit the exact requirements of each customer.

“Dominic’s wealth of experience will be of huge benefit to our team, and I’m absolutely delighted that he has agreed to join us and to evolve our product strategy to take it to the next level.”