Lottoland appoints Jon Hale as chief financial officer

Jon Hale, formerly CFO at 32Red, will move to lottery betting operator Lottoland.

Gibraltar.- The online lottery betting operator Lottoland has appointed Jon Hale as its chief financial officer.

Hale served in the same role at igaming operator 32Red for 11 years and was involved in the sale of the company to Kindred Group in June 2017.

Prior to that, he served for four years as director of finance at Sports Café Group after previously working as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and a senior accountant at Capital Corporation. He also co-founded Property Internet and was recently chairman of Blockchain Worldwide. 

Nigel Birrell, chief executive of Gibraltar-based Lottoland, said: “Jon brings with him a wealth of gaming experience and knowledge that we will benefit from as we continue to grow and deliver on our strategy.”

Hale said: “Having been based in Gibraltar, I’ve seen first-hand how Lottoland has developed and grown, and I really admire how they have done so in such a short space of time. I look forward to working with Nigel and the team as the Group continues on its growth journey.”

Lottoland last month became a founding member of the industry diversity initiative the All-In Diversity Project.

In December, United Lottery Solutions (ULS), a subsidiary of Lottoland, lost its battle at The Swedish Administrative Court in Linköping against a warning and fine imposed by the national gambling regulator, Spelinpektionen.

The regulator slapped ULS with a SEK700,000 (€69,346) fine in June last year for enabling players to bet on the results of lottery draws through its dot.se site.