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Childhood

From 1992-1999, he attended Brentwood School.

From 1999-2002, he attended Cardiff University, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Communication, General.

Career

Stewart Banks is a senior level manager in the online sector, dedicated to driving business growth through customer focus and boundary pushing. He has 15 years of experience in the fast-paced and dynamic online gaming sector with a strong track record in business management, product management, operations, CRM, customer engagement and leadership.

Stewart Banks has held profit and loss leadership roles at two online gaming market leaders and built B2B platform businesses from the ground up. He is an expert in building and managing complex product roadmaps for desktop and mobile devices. Has an outstanding track record of growing revenue and increasing targets while building and developing high performing teams. Able to turn strategic vision into highly profitable operational successes through hard work and clear leadership.

2005-March 2007. - Poker Marketing Exec at Betfair
2007-June 2008. - Website Manager Betfair Poker at Betfair
2008-December 2009. - Arcade Commercial Manager at Betfair
2009-September 2011. - Manager - Arcade and New Games at Betfair
2011-February 2012. - Head of Games Product at Betfair
2012-October 2012. - Head of Casino P&L (Secondment) at Betfair
2012-January 2013. - Head of Games Product at Betfair
2013-July 2013. - Head of eGaming P&Ls (Arcade, Vegas & Instant Games) at Betfair
2013-April 2015. - Head of eGaming P&Ls (Bingo & Native Casinos) at PADDYPOWER
2015-October 2016. - Director of Casino & Bingo at BGO Entertainment
2017-present - CEO at Playzido

Playzido is a one-stop gaming platform offering great content from over a dozen game studios to the online gaming market. The company was founded in 2018, set out to create a best-in-class "open" platform that brings together innovative game studios, and has since made great strides in the gambling industry.

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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