Aspire Global recruits igaming veteran to spearhead US push

Aspire Global has hired experienced US igaming executive Quincy Raven as MD of its fledgling Aspire Global US business. With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, Raven most recently served as senior director of gaming and payments at gift card company Blackhawk Network. Prior to that, he worked as an executive director of business development Americas for Scientific Games. In his new role, Raven will lead Aspire’s growth strategy for the US, a prioritized market for the supplier. Aspire Global currently has licenses in New Jersey and West Virginia and has filed applications for accessibility in Pennsylvania and Michigan. The firm hopes to eventually gain access to all regulated states. Aspire has recently signed deals with GAN and Amelco and has been live since February this year with Rush Street Interactive via its Pariplay subsidiary in New Jersey. Aspire Global CEO Tsachi Maimon said: “The US igaming market is growing at an impressive rate and our objective is to be at the forefront of the developments. “Quincy has excellent experience and will focus on accelerating sales and setting up the relevant operations in order to make sure Aspire Global can establish a significant presence in the US market,” Maimon added. Aspire Global’s US revenue shot up 256% year on year in Q1 2021 to €5.7m, with the firm’s overall revenue increasing by 42.6% to €48.1m.