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Passion Meets Purpose

Our management team has a passion for online gaming and is experienced across all facets of social, real-money, and land-based poker and casino gaming.

Jim Ryan, CEO

“We hand selected this team to bring the brightest minds in gaming together” 

Former Co-CEO of bwin.party. Former CEO of PartyGaming, St Minver & Excapsa Software. Jim has managed 5 poker networks and built the PartyCasino business into the largest online casino in the world. 

Has a passion for:

  • Fitness
  • Playing Poker
  • Large Dogs (he has an Irish Wolfhound)


Uri Kozai, CTO

Former CEO & CTO of RealTime EdgeSoftware. CTO of Excapsa Software plus numerous senior level software positions in successful technology products.

Has a passion for:

  • Coffee
  • Travel
  • Basketball (don’t challenge his Raptors)
Mike O'Malley
Michael O'Malley, COO

25 years of online and land based gaming experience with WSOP, WPT, Harrah’s, and Wynn. 12 years with bwin.party, instrumental in the launch of PartyPoker.com.

Has a passion for:

  • Golf
  • All things gambling
  • Anaheim Ducks 
Jenifer Cua, CFO

Over 25 years of financial management and operation experience spanning online gaming, manufacturing, equipment financing and lease management.

Has a passion for:

  • Food – noodles and bubble tea in particular
  • Mindless modern KDrama and CDrama
  • Mahjong – (not the tile matching one)
Sesh Avatharam
Sesh Avatharam, VP Support, Fraud & Payments

10+ years with Party Gaming and William Hill in support, risk management, and payment divisions.

Has a passion for:

  • His Kids
  • Cartoons
  • Sudoku
Frank Bijman, VP Marketing

20+ experience in lottery products as a CCO for jackpot games, lotto-and keno games, scratch tickets, sports book. Last 10+ years online casino andsportsbook.

Has a passion for:

  • Soccer, in particular Feyenoord

  • Food and coffee

  • Discovering North America