Penn National Gaming has named Jon Kaplowitz senior vice president of interactive gaming. He succeeds Chris Sheffield who had the job for three years.
He will be in charge of Penn Interactive Ventures (PIV,) social casino projects that include mobile casino games, online/mobile slots and an advance-deposit wagering platform. He will also run Penn’s online sports betting and real money online gaming operations.
President and COO Jay Snowden commented on Kaplowitz’s appointment: “Jon’s extensive business development background, operational management experience and broad knowledge of sports betting and the online and mobile gaming world, make him an ideal addition to the Penn National management team as we near the launch of our online sports wagering operations in West Virginia and real money iGaming and online sports betting in Pennsylvania.”
Kaplowitz was previously managing director of the New Business division of Comcast Corp.
