Lifetime Achievement Interview: Richard Flint

As we approach the fourth annual VIXIO GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards, on October 29, 2020, we sat down with the winner of the Compliance Lifetime Special Achievement Award, former Sky Bet CEO and well-known industry spokesperson Richard Flint.During his nearly 20-year tenure with Sky Betting & Gaming Richard oversaw remarkable transformation and unprecedented growth, turning Sky Bet into an online gambling powerhouse, while at the same time confronting head on some of the industry’s most pressing responsible gambling challenges.His tenure saw massive growth at the sports-betting company, which he left shortly after it was acquired by The Stars Group, now part of Flutter, where Richard serves on the board as a non-executive director.In this special episode, VIXIO GamblingCompliance podcast host and editor Joe Ewens interviewed Richard ahead of the Global Regulatory Awards, to get his insight on a host of topics, most pressing being the crisis of reputation facing the UK gambling industry, and beyond.Register now for the VIXIO GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards, live-streaming globally on October 29, 2020, at 16:00 (GMT).