Every Thursday, SBC Americas shares news of notable executive arrivals and departures in our roundup of major leadership changes across U.S. gambling.
This week, Spectrum Gaming Group brings in former UK Gambling Commission executive Tim Miller, while Gavin Isaacs joins Gaming Laboratories International’s board as an advisor. Elsewhere, Pavilion Payments makes two executive appointments and High Roller Technologies adds Flip Pidot to support its prediction markets business.
Spectrum brings in former UK Gambling Commission executive
Spectrum Gaming Group has added Miller as an independent senior regulatory advisor.
The former UK Gambling Commission executive director and founder of GamReg Consulting brings more than 25 years of regulatory experience. He will support Spectrum’s government and regulatory clients on regulatory modernization, responsible gaming frameworks and policy development.
Miller spent more than a decade at the UK Gambling Commission, where he helped implement reforms following the UK government’s review of the Gambling Act. He also led the creation of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain and the development of the first National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms.
His international work includes serving on the board of the Gambling Regulators European Forum and supporting the U.S. National Council of Legislators from Gaming States in developing model internet gaming legislation.
“Tim’s UK and European experience will strengthen our advisory capabilities, supporting our global clients in navigating complex regulatory landscapes,” said Spectrum Gaming Group COO Juliann Barreto.
Isaacs joins GLI board in advisory capacity
Gaming Laboratories International has added Isaacs to its board of directors in an advisory capacity, with his formal appointment subject to regulatory review and approval.
Isaacs brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across gaming, iGaming, sports betting and lottery businesses. Isaacs is a former CEO of Entain and CEO and vice chairman of Scientific Games Corp. Isaacs also held other management and advisory positions at:
- DraftKings
- Bally Technologies
- Aristocrat Technologies
His career includes overseeing strategic mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $10 billion, and he was inducted into the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame in 2022.
He joins a board that includes GLI President and CEO James Maida and CVC Capital Partners representatives Alexander Heerkens Thijssen, Matt Turner and Zach Kelly.
“The board and I as CEO have ambitious plans that will further propel GLI globally over the next several years, and Gavin’s decades of experience, vision, and history of innovation make him a perfect partner as we move forward,” Maida said.
The appointment follows CVC’s June investment in GLI and related entities through its Strategic Opportunities platform, a partnership intended to support the testing and certification company’s continued growth.
Pavilion Payments names Higgins CEO, promotes Beaver
Pavilion Payments named Mary Beth Higgins CEO and promoted Alyssa Beaver to chief revenue officer, effective immediately.
Higgins moves into the top job after serving as the gaming payments provider’s interim CFO. She brings more than 30 years of executive experience, including leadership positions with casino operators and gaming technology companies.
Before joining Pavilion, Higgins served as CEO of Affinity Interactive and its sister company, Gaming and Hospitality Acquisition Corp. She previously served as CFO of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, overseeing financial operations across 38 casino properties in 14 U.S. states and five countries, and played a role in the formation of VICI Properties through the company’s restructuring.
Her earlier roles include CFO positions at Global Cash Access Holdings, Herbst Gaming and Camco.
Beaver, meanwhile, expanded her responsibilities after joining Pavilion in May 2025 as senior vice president of sales. In that position, she led the company’s brick-and-mortar sales organization.
As chief revenue officer, she will oversee revenue strategy, customer relationships and efforts to expand Pavilion’s presence across the gaming industry, working with its product, operations and service teams.
Before Pavilion, Beaver led sales and marketing at Passport Technology. Her background also includes enterprise sales at Apriva and a role at Paycom.
High Roller adds Pidot to lead prediction markets partnerships
High Roller Technologies has appointed Flip Pidot to the newly created role of chief business officer, adding a prediction markets entrepreneur to lead business development and strategic partnerships.
Pidot will report to CEO Seth Young and work with the company’s product, technology and operations teams. His responsibilities include expanding distribution, developing industry relationships and supporting commercial growth for High Roller’s prediction markets business.
He brings more than 17 years of experience in market development, trading and commercial strategy. Pidot founded American Civics Exchange in 2008 to develop an institutional marketplace for political and event-based risk products.
His previous work at PredictIt included contract design, settlement rules and liquidity development, alongside quantitative research across political, macroeconomic, cryptocurrency and sports markets.
“Flip has spent nearly two decades building, operating and trading prediction markets,” Young said.
