Gil Rotem

Gil Rotem is Chief Executive Officer of PlayDigital at IGT, a role he holds in the newly combined enterprise, where he is part of the broader management and leadership team. He has more than two decades of experience in the iGaming sector.

Before taking on his current position, he was President of iGaming for IGT PlayDigital. He joined the company in 2021 and, according to IGT, has helped PlayDigital take a leading position in the global iGaming market while expanding its games portfolio and engagement tools offering.

Before IGT, Rotem worked as an independent consultant for an online sports betting company. There he led the development and delivery of dozens of exclusive casino titles designed to suit the company's proprietary games and jackpot platform.

Earlier, he spent nearly 15 years at bet365, the UK-based gambling company. He was Group Director for Gaming Strategy and sat on the company's Board of Directors. His responsibilities covered strategic planning and operations, as well as delivering product optimisation improvements.

He also spent five years at the iGaming company 888 in a director-level role. Drawing on his technical background, he worked to streamline operations, increase business production and improve promotional programmes across iGaming and sports betting.