Alex Scott Email & Phone Number

Isle Of Man

Nicosia, CY

I lead WPT Global, a fully-remote B2C online poker, casino and sports betting startup. Since joining as employee #7, I've grown the business from zero to the second-largest online poker room in the world, with revenues exceeding nine figures.Much of my time has been spent building a dream team of high-performing people, and we now have over 100 team.

Nicosia, CY

As General Manager of WPT Global, I led the strategic direction and operational oversight of the business, ensuring sustainable growth and competitive positioning within the online poker market. My role involved driving revenue growth, overseeing all departments, and optimising our market strategies to meet both short and long-term objectives. By fostering.

On the Button is my management consultancy company which I founded in 2022 after a number of successful consultancy engagements in the online gaming sector. My clients include WPT Global, the second-largest online poker site in the world, as well as companies that support remote workers throughout the globe.

ParagonEX builds software for trading on the financial markets (including stocks, commodities, currencies and crypto). As CTO I was responsible for the R&D, IT and Product teams (a multi-million dollar annual budget and approximately 80 people in three offices globally). I was also an Executive Director of the company, bringing constructive challenge and.

Douglas, IM

I had end-to-end responsibility for the division including its full P&L. Microgaming is a software company that supplies software and managed services to hundreds of eGaming businesses worldwide and is considered one of the leading firms in the industry.I led a multidisciplinary team of over 130 people in five countries, most of whom were in the software.

Douglas, IM

I led the team of software developers who engineered the poker and bingo products at Microgaming, as well as project management, network operations, Game Integrity, and market insights (business intelligence and analytics).Increased productivity and efficiency, as well as customer satisfaction, in a number of ways, including:- Transitioning the development.

Douglas, IM

As Head of Poker I was responsible for the strategic management of Microgaming's poker product, and led a diverse team of people in multiple offices worldwide. While I was in the role, together with my colleagues we achieved a number of important milestones, including:- Returning Microgaming's poker product to long-term growth (in both revenue and player.

Douglas, IM

After joining Microgaming as a consultant for 6 months, I was offered a full time role in which I led a project to improve Game Integrity on the poker networks, and managed day to day operational issues such as tournament schedules, game offerings and promotions.

Provided software design consultancy services to the eGaming and Social Gaming sectors.My clients included a large sports media rights holder with interests in on-demand video streaming, a social gaming company building web applications for distribution via Facebook, and a poker company looking for user experience design and user acceptance testing.

Dublin, IE

I was responsible for the design of the poker product. I led a number of projects through the Scrum lifecycle, from initial concept through to final product.I managed a team of Business Analysts who were responsible for writing the design specifications for new features and products, and communicating our business requirements to the development.

Dublin, IE

In my role as Poker Room Analyst, I had two key functions:- Managing the PokerStars.it site aimed at the Italian market. I was responsible for managing the tournament schedule, developing promotions in conjunction with the regional marketing teams, and general management of the site. In less than a year, PokerStars.it went from being a newcomer to the.

Dublin, IE

Handled customer support queries and investigated cases of collusion and other unethical play. Later, joined the Game Integrity team and worked to detect prohibited software.

I've written extensively about poker strategy and business issues for the poker media since 2004. I've worked for a number of major brands, including PokerStrategy, Gutshot, Betfair, InsidePoker, InsidePoker Business, PokerPlayer and FirstPoker (in Swedish).In September 2010 I released my first book, 'What I Know About Poker: Lessons in Texas Hold'em.

I worked as a brand manager, promoting WPT Online to students throughout Edinburgh.

Oxford Fintech Programme, Finance, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology