GAMING1 Hires Ricardo Viana as Chief Creative Officer

Market-leader selects casino industry veteran to lead creative team 

Leading gaming and sports betting partner GAMING1 has appointed Ricardo Viana to its newly created role of Chief Creative Officer.

Viana’s 25 years of gaming industry experience includes a successful tenure as Creative Director for Play’n Go, where he oversaw the company’s development pipeline, as well as Game Director at the free-to-play content developer Skymoons Edinburgh.

GAMING1’s new Chief Creative Officer will take charge of the design, distribution and marketing of its globally renowned game collection, streamlining the development process for its 120+ thrilling slots, dice and table games.

The company’s ever-expanding content offering was recently enhanced by the addition of international smash-hits such as Dragon Fury, Gobs’n Gold and Astro The Great Race, launched to widespread acclaim across LatAm, MGA and other European markets.

Commenting on his appointment, Ricardo Viana, Chief Creative Officer at GAMING1, said: “I’m delighted to be appointed as Gaming1’s Chief Creative Officer, and look forward to working alongside its talented developers to create next-level entertainment experiences. 

“The company’s mission and vision match my own, and I can’t wait to maintain Gaming1’s world-class content rollout in the period to come.”

Sylvain Boniver, COO & Co-Founder at GAMING1, added: “We are thrilled to welcome Ricardo on board, and have every confidence that his appointment will prove pivotal to the continued popularity generated by our ever-growing games offering.

“Our in-house portfolio of premium casino titles has gone from strength to strength in recent months, and Ricardo will undoubtedly play a key role in helping it to expand and improve even further.”