Episode 23. Lifetime Achievement Interview: Richard Flint

Main Episode, Lifetime Achievement Interview: Richard Flint As we approach the fourth annual VIXIO GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards, on October 29th 2020. We sat down with the winner of the Compliance Lifetime Special Achievement Award, the former Sky Bet CEO and well-known industry spokesperson Richard Flint. During his nearly 20 tenure with Sky Betting & Gaming Richard oversaw remarkable transformation and unprecedented growth, turning them 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 Flint 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.