GameAccount hires experienced gambling CTO

Internet gaming systems and content developer GameAccount has strengthened its North American team with the hire of 46-year-old Julius Patta as regional president.

Patta, who was formerly chief technical officer for the Aristocrat gambling supply company, will primarily be responsible for developing a comprehensive support infrastructure for GameAccount’s partners and customers.

“With an extensive background in gaming operations, technology, business development and entrepreneurial leadership, Mr. Patta represents a new breed of gaming management, perfectly suited to develop our business in one of the world’s most exciting, regulated, emerging Internet gaming markets”, said Dermot Smurfit, GAN’s chief executive.

He added that GAN is establishing a representative office in the United States, serving the parent company’s operational, support and business development needs of North America. GAN’s core R&D will continue from the London corporate offices.

Patta is a respected as an international gaming technology expert and successful industry entrepreneur. In Canada, he founded and operated one the world’s first internet gaming technology companies, PlayStar Inc; In Europe, he founded and operated a national VLT gaming route Slovenske Loterie a.s.; In USA he founded and developed a games and systems publisher Digital Game Systems Corp.; and in the past 3 years, worldwide, he has been engaged in Aristocrat Technologies Inc. as CTO.

Patta’s will commence fulltime employment with GAN in July, 2013, and he will be report to group CEO Dermot Smurfit.