The online bookmaker PointsBet has hired Seth Young to be its chief innovation officer, effective November 26. The New Jersey-based company said Young’s main job will be to lead the entry of the company into U.S. sports betting, which was recently legalized by the lifting of a federal ban by the Supreme Court.
PointsBet U.S. CEO Johnny Aitken hailed Young’s hiring: “With such a successful track record at major gaming organizations throughout the country for over a decade, we’re thrilled to add Seth Young to the PointsBet team,” said PointsBet U.S. CEO Johnny Aitken. “Seth’s extensive experience will undoubtedly empower our users via new betting avenues, and make the high-risk, high-reward wagers from PointsBet customers better than ever.”
Young commented, “I’m incredibly excited to join PointsBet as the company breaks out its one-of-a-kind sports betting experience into the U.S. market,” said Young. “I’m joining a team of very smart, highly experienced, extremely creative people, and a company that controls its own technology. There’s no doubt in my mind that PointsBet will be at the forefront of new online gaming technologies as legal sports betting continues its emergence.”
Young was previously vice president and COO of Flower City Gaming and also ran his own consulting firm, SY Ventures LLC and before that was strategy director for TexasHoldem.com. In 2018 he won the Innovation Group’s 2018 Emerging Leaders of Gaming Award and was named to Global Gaming Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list in 2018.
