Lottery supplier Scientific Games, LLC announced an expansion and reorganization of its digital lottery and sports betting teams following completion of its sale to Brookfield Business Partners last year by the company now known as Light & Wonder.
As part of leadership realignment, Amy Bergette was promoted to senior vice president of digital solutions.
A 35-year lottery industry veteran, Bergette has extensive experience in all facets of digital programs. She will continue leading global teams to define, expand and drive product and program innovations, manage Scientific Games’ game studios, facilitate the growth and advancement of the company’s digital marketing footprint, manage customer accounts, and deliver digital solutions.
Kira Summers has been promoted to vice president of operations and planning for digital.
Summers joined Scientific Games in 2021 with an extensive land-based casino and iGaming program management and operations background. She holds the prestigious Six Sigma Blackbelt and served as the general manager of the company’s record-breaking iLottery program in Pennsylvania, facilitating the effective planning, operations and P&L of the program, and creating a strong customer partnership. In her new role, Summers will create and execute Scientific Games’ long-range plans for digital programs.
Merv Huber has been promoted to vice president of digital growth.
Huber has defined, expanded and facilitated Scientific Games’ extensive growth in the company’s award-winning CRM solutions and strategies which now serve 11 U.S. lotteries, as well as developed a focused product development team to drive digital product innovation and growth.
With 15 years of experience in online horse racing, sports betting and iLottery providing online marketing expertise and digital solutions, Huber is responsible for driving the growth of customers’ digital business globally through product innovations and enhancements, expanded CRM and strategic marketing services.
Additionally, Scientific Games has career opportunities open for the following roles: CRM Manager, Head of Digital Business Development, iLottery Technical Operations Manager, Senior TechOps Engineer, Senior Web Developer, Senior Web Engineer, and Senior UI/UX Designer.
“We are investing in people, products and technology platforms that give lotteries the opportunity to engage with their players across all channels,” said Steve Beason, president of digital and sports for Scientific Games.
“We’ve pioneered digital and sports betting solutions for lotteries since 2004. Now, in this next era we’ve redefined our strategic focus and growth paths to position Scientific Games as the global leader in digital and sports to help our customers responsibly drive revenues for their beneficiary programs.”
Scientific Games launched the first digital instant game in the U.S. in 2014, and is a leading provider of digital games, mobile apps, player loyalty programs and other digital products and services for the global lottery industry. The company provides retail and digital games, technologies, analytics and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries.
