Quickspin Appoints Thomas Rhys Jones

Former XCaliber Commercial Director to head account management team

Swedish slots supplier Quickspin has appointed Thomas Jones to the role of Account Management Head as the firm looks to continue to grow its presence in regulated and emerging markets around the world.

Jones, who will oversee Quickspin’s account management team, will be based at the supplier’s Malta office and report directly to Paul Myatt, Chief Commercial Officer.

He brings with him a decade of account management experience in the casino industry, having previously held roles at Cherry, Tivoli and XCaliber.

Welcoming him to the Quickspin team, CCO Paul Myatt said: “At Quickspin we are dedicated to attracting the best talent the industry can offer. We are delighted to have brought Thomas on board. His extensive experience, knowledge, and enthusiasm will ensure our clients receive an unmatched level of service.”

Jones said: “I am excited by the new challenge. Quickspin has already established itself as one of the market’s top suppliers, and I’m looking forward to taking their business to the next level. It’s an exciting time for the firm, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”

Quickspin was founded in 2011 and has quickly established itself as a leading development studio for real money and social casino gaming. Now licensed in multiple jurisdictions, its award-winning content has seen the company sign agreements with a long list of leading operators. It was acquired by Playtech in March 2016.

About Quickspin
Quickspin  is a Swedish game studio developing innovative video slots for real money online gambling and free to play social markets. The aim of our 70-strong team of gaming industry veterans is to cause a market-changing shift in quality and innovation by creating the kind of games that we as players would love to play. Quickspin games are integrated with our customers’ casino through our own platform which includes ground breaking promotional tools to help attract and retain players.

About Playtech:

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling and financial trading industries.

Playtech is the gambling industry’s leading technology company, delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry’s most popular product verticals, including casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data-driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech’s partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data-driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry’s leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. As of June 2018, through the acquisition of Snaitech, Playtech directly owns and operates the leading sports betting and gaming brand in online and retail in Italy, Snai. Snaitech operates a B2B2C model as a service provider, allowing franchisees to utilise the Playtech technology stack in in the retail environment while operating the leading brand, Snai, directly online as a B2C business.

Playtech’s Financials Division, named TradeTech Group, is a technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and operates both on a B2C and B2B basis.