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SIMON THOMAS 

GENERAL MANAGER CUSTOMER AND BETTING 

Simon has worked in the wagering industry for over 20 years. Since joining the business in 2008 he has held a number of trading and risk management roles across both racing and sport. Prior to joining TAB NZ Simon spent five years in London with a major UK based wagering operator.

Who is this guy and what were his previous roles

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SIMON THOMAS 

GENERAL MANAGER CUSTOMER AND BETTING 

Simon has worked in the wagering industry for over 20 years. Since joining the business in 2008 he has held a number of trading and risk management roles across both racing and sport. Prior to joining TAB NZ Simon spent five years in London with a major UK based wagering operator.

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UK based wagering operator he worked for was Blue Square who under performed and was sold for a fraction of what it was once worth. Purchased by Betfair to acquire the customer data-base. Interesting to see Blue Square teamed up with the same outfit as the NZ TAB, Open Bet. In 2012 all the benefits of the renewed partnership advised to the media and 1 year later done and dusted.

2012 - Blue Square agree OpenBet deal
Operators Blue Square Bet have extended their relationship with OpenBet by signing up to the supplier’s Online Product Roadmap.
The online betting firm have signed a multi-year contract with the sportsbook and gaming software providers, continuing a partnership that dates back to 1999 when Blue Square were OpenBet’s first ever customers.
The Online Product Roadmap brings together various products and is designed to allow Blue Square Bet to keep improving their overall online sportsbook performance (where have we heard that line before), as well as increasing scalability across a number of channels.
The roadmap will also deliver improved liability management, enhanced bet placement and more sophisticated promotions.
OpenBet chief executive officer David Loveday said: “We have had a very long and close relationship with Blue Square Bet that has seen both companies grow to become established brands in the gaming sector.”
By signing up to our Online Product Roadmap, we look forward to continuing to provide the platform for their continued success and many more years working together.”
Mark Jones, managing director of Rank Interactive, owners of Blue Square Bet, added: “Over the years we have built a relationship with OpenBet that is based on trust and delivery.
“The dynamic of the relationship has meant that Blue Square Bet has been able to compete with the rest of the industry, sound in the knowledge that the platform on which we are built provides us with the best opportunity.”


April 2013
Punters placing bets on Blue Square could be approaching the final whistle after a decision by Rank to sell or shut down the online sports bookmaker.
Partly as a result of an imminent new tax on offshore online bets, Ian Burke, Rank’s chief executive, announced yesterday that the future of the loss-making Blue Square was under review.
The leisure company wants to concentrate on its Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo businesses and on online games such as poker.
Rank bought Blue Square in 2003 for £65 million from Icap, the City brokerage, although it is now thought to be worth a fraction of that.
It has 120,000 customers but has floundered amid tough competition in digital sports betting from rivals such as William Hill, Paddy

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