Mr. Graham Wood

Council Member Biography

Graham Wood is a Director at IGaming Consultancy, a casino and gaming consultancy which he founded in June 2007. His areas of focus are market entry, market research and consultancy for a range of clients in the gaming industry including Bet365, Betmax (Hungary), Ladbrokes, Party Gaming, Stanley International, Toto2000 (Italy), William Hill etc. He also does research, analysis and publication of reports for betting business magazines and specialist website like Gambling compliance and in Italy like Bet and Totoguida Scommesse. He has also served as the Business Development Director at Paradisebet (1128.com) and was involved in the securing of licenses for Paradisebet in the recent Italian bid process. He is also a representative of Italian trade association SICON responsible for liaison with the Head of Betting of the government gaming authority AAMS. Previously, he has served as the Regional Director Southern Europe for Victor Chandler Worldwide, from September 2004 – February 2006 and Interim Managing Director at Advanced Betting Technology and as an International Marketing Manager for bookmaker SSP in 1992. He has also been responsible for creating the new sports betting product in Italy as a consultant to the Italian operator SNAI in 1998.He ran his own specialist betting software business, and is a regular speaker at international conferences. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2007 - Unspecified

Director, iGaming Consultancy Ltd

2006 - 2007

Independent consultant, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, UK

2006 - 2006

Business Development Director , Bet1128

2004 - 2006

Regional Director Southern Europe, VICTOR CHANDLER LTD

2003 - 2004

Emerging Markets Development Manager, BETFAIR LTD

2002 - 2003

Head of International Development , LADBROKES E-GAMING LTD