The outgoing head of online gaming for Foxwoods Resort Casino joins sportsbook provider PointsBet as the company begins its first foray into the recently legalized U.S. sports betting market.

Exchange Place, NJ — November 14, 2018 — Top-tier online bookmaker PointsBet today announced that Seth Young will become PointsBet’s chief innovation officer, effective beginning November 26, 2018.

As CIO, Young’s core responsibilities will be to spearhead new market entry and brand identity as PointsBet expands for the first time into the recently legalized American sports betting field. Young’s other initiatives include establishing a stronghold on PointsBet’s online gaming product suite and to build out full strategies and solutions for PointsBet’s retail operations.

“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. This is the kind of company that any modern organization wants to partner with. It’s the kind of company that says what it means, does what it says, and makes you feel excited about doing business together.”