Playport Appoints Marina Bogard as Chief Executive Officer
Former IGT executive to head Digital Instant Win Game Company
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Playport Gaming Systems ("PGS"), a digital, instant-win game technology company, today announced the appointment of Marina Bogard as Chief Executive Officer.
Marina Bogard is a global business executive with over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, broadcast, cable and gaming. She has transformed workplaces and driven significant business growth while developing highly productive teams and organizations in both start up and Fortune 100 companies. Marina's considerable experience leading, innovating and scaling technology companies at the executive level has been key to their growth and development.
Most recently Bogard spent 7 years as the Global VP of Strategic Accounts, Systems, iGaming, Poker and Electronic Gaming for IGT, a $5B gaming and lottery company.
Robert Kaminski, PGS Board Chairman stated, "After an extensive search process, we are thrilled to have Marina join us as CEO and a member of our Board. Marina brings significant executive leadership and gaming technology experience to Playport which is critical for the growth of our company. We are confident that Marina is the right leader for PGS to create value for our investors and deliver value to our customers."
"This is an exciting time to join Playport," said Bogard. "The online and mobile gaming market is expected to grow significantly, with current projections of $94 billion in the next 5 years. Playport is in a unique position to deliver proprietary instant win games on a mobile based platform to casinos and the lottery industry, creating value to both operators and consumers by providing a seamless mobile gaming experience. I look forward to working with this great team, our customers and leading PGS through its next phase of growth."
About Playport Gaming Systems
Playport Gaming Systems LLC ("PGS"), digitally connect players with lottery retailers and casinos for the sale of instant win and linked progressive games. Through its patented Playport gaming technology, PGS provides a real money wagering and marketing software platform that allows lottery retailers and casinos to sell digital custom-designed and branded instant win and progressive games, that integrate seamlessly with their existing POS systems and digital properties. Players buy games and collect winnings at the lottery retailer or casino, but are able to play the games on their mobile device wherever, whenever they want. Playport is regulatory compliant, requires zero capital expenditure and all transactions take place at the lottery retailer or the casino, bringing operators more revenue, customer insight and loyalty.
PGS is changing how instant win games are played and sold by providing players more choice and a better game play experience through use of mobile based ecommerce. PGS is certified by BMM Testlabs for installation in U.S. tribal casinos and is an active associate member of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA). PGS offices are located in Overland Park, Kansas. For more information, visit http://www.playport.com.
SOURCE Playport Gaming Systems
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