Esports betting company Luckbox has appointed Metodi Zaburtov as head of risk management and operations, sportsbook.
Zaburtov brings a wealth of experience to the position, with his previous roles including head of live betting at PartyGaming and head of sportsbook and esports optimisation at UltraPlay.
At Luckbox, Zaburtov will be in charge of the esportsbook, responsible for areas such as risk management, trading, odds compilation and data feeds.
He said: “I will be overseeing the day-to-day trading operations in an effort to keep up to the high-quality standards we set. This will be a role with many intersections to other departments such as fraud, integrity, CRM, product and support.”
Luckbox, which is preparing for launch in early 2019, has been awarded a full gambling licence in the Isle of Man – among the world’s strictest jurisdictions. The company is creating a unique, esports-dedicated platform, which is being built by an in-house development team and will allow fans to bet on CSGO, Dota 2, League of Legends and other esports.
Zaburtov is based in Bulgaria, where Luckbox’s developers are delivering a “unique and immersive” platform designed to cater specifically for esports fans.
