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Racing and Sports: Geographic Expansion
Australian betting technology firm Racing and Sports (RAS) is expanding internationally with new partnerships in UK and Asia, expecting AU$2m additional revenue. They've secured deals with Altenar for UK operations and are seeing strong momentum in Asian business performing ahead of expectations.
Source: SBC News
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for betting & igaming leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: Backdrop: a 98.6 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 1.4 on the month) with Asia activity rising (+2.4pts).
Racing and Sports: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Betting & iGaming median of 1 across 10 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
Our work · 2019
Director Product Engineering
SEEK Limited
Asia · Technology · digital-transformation · cross-border
Our work · 2022
Head of eCommerce and Consumer Experience (CX) / GM North America
LittleOak
Americas · Ecommerce · cross-border · ecommerce-growth
Our work · 2019
VP of Sales, Americas
Longtail UX
Americas · MarTech/SEO/SEM · first us hire · cross border
More signals across Betting & iGaming
Product Launch · Asia
IGT →IGT presenting new gaming and FinTech solutions portfolio at G2E Asia 2026 under 'TOGETHER - Built to Win' theme
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Betfred →Betfred is taking a temporary pause in Ireland operations following regulatory transition from online gambling licensing to the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) and implementation of new Gambling Regulation Bill.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Playtech →Playtech's Americas division showing strong growth with US/Canada revenue up 61% to €48m, expanding partnerships with DraftKings, bet365, Hard Rock Digital, and FanDuel
Ma Activity · EMEA
Evoke Group →Bally's Intralot announced acquisition of Evoke Group (William Hill owner) for £243.1m in all-share deal, expected to complete by Q1 2027. Evoke board recommended acceptance despite company's significant financial challenges from UK gambling tax increases
Product Launch · Americas
Everi →Everi deployed its Vi Solution at Prairie Band Casino & Resort, combining Class II Digital Games, CashClub Wallet, Compliance and Loyalty products to enable resort-wide mobile gaming beyond the casino floor.
Leadership Change · Oceania
Sportsbet →CEO Evans transitions from leading Sportsbet Australia to heading parent company's APAC and emerging markets division, representing significant organizational restructuring and expansion focus
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