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Johnny Harnett has 20 years' experience in betting and gaming across a wide range of businesses and geographies. He has been with PPB since 1999 when he joined the Paddy Power trading team and subsequently held a number of senior positions including managing international director and managing director of Paddy Power Online. He also spent almost seven years at PPB Sportsbet Australia.

Johnny holds a degree in Economics from University College Dublin.

1999-January 2002. - Sports Trader at Paddy Power
2002-August 2009. - Head of Sport at Paddy Power
2011-January 2014. - COO at Sportsbet
2014-April 2016. - Non Executive Director at Sportsbet
2014-December 2014. - COO at Paddy Power Betfair
2015-April 2016. - Managing Director Paddy Power Online at Paddy Power Betfair
2016-January 2018. - Managing Director International at Paddy Power Betfair
2018-January 2019. - Chief Development Officer at Paddy Power Betfair
2018-present - Non Executive Director at Xtremepush
2019-present - Chief Executive Officer at Superbet

Harnett has now been CEO of Superbet Group since August 2019.

Founded in 2008 by Sasa Dragic, currently Executive Chairman of Superbet Group, Superbet Group has direct operations in Romania and Poland, offices in six other countries and a turnover of almost €250 million in 2019. At 2019 level, Superbet operates a network of almost 1,000 agencies in Romania and 100 in Poland, and has around 5,000 employees in the eight countries in which it is present.

We want to make Superbet a global player with the best proprietary software the industry has ever seen. This will be the most successful business story that started in Romania.

The markets are fully regulated, have the potential for further digital penetration and have a number of competitive advantages that favor traditional operators, which together make them attractive.

We've been surprised by the number of online customers who also visit the retailer. Multichannel customers are our most valuable customers, and now that we know who they are, we can better serve them.

Alex Vasilev

Scientific editor and fact checker

Alexander, born in 1979 in Rostov, has been interested in maths and logic since childhood, dreaming of becoming an engineer. However, in the late 1990s, after discovering online casinos, he switched to studying gambling, recognising the complex mathematical systems involved. Working for a regional newspaper (from correspondent to deputy editor-in-chief), he learnt fact-checking and critical analysis - skills that later became the basis for his work on Casinoz. Alexander checks every detail, from the RTP of slots to the terms of bonuses, demanding documentary proof. Colleagues call him the ‘microscope man’ for his meticulousness in verifying data. He not only exposes inaccuracies, but also teaches players strategies, bankroll management and how to recognise unscrupulous casinos, turning gambling from a game into a science. Thousands of users trust his recommendations, knowing that behind every word is a week of testing and years of expertise.

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