Born in Leicester, September 1949. Shilton started training with his local club Leicester City aged 13. Within four years, Shilton had forced the legendary Gordon Banks' own departure from Leicester after the teenager gave the club an ultimatum over which goalkeeper should be first choice.

In May 1966, aged 16, Shilton made his debut for Leicester against Everton and his potential was quickly spotted to the extent that the Leicester management sided with their teenage prodigy and sold Banks.

He had impressed England manager Alf Ramsey, which led to Peter making his international debut against East Germany in November 1970.

After 286 appearances, Shilton left Leicester in 1974. He joined Stoke City for £325,000. Stoke were a struggling side, and upon relegation in 1977 Shilton asked for a transfer.

Nottingham Forest made an offer of £250,000, and Shilton signed a month into the new season.

Forest had just been promoted to the First Division and were on-the-up under Brian Clough. They won the League Cup, and then clinched the League Title in their first season back in the first division. Shilton made a save in the clinching 0-0 draw against Coventry City which critics regarded as his greatest ever.

Peter Shilton's tenure at Nottingham Forest was the most successful of his professional career.
However, in 1982, Shilton left Forest and joined Southampton, where his former international team-mates Kevin Keegan and Alan Ball were both playing.

In 1982, Shilton was a member of the England World Cup Team.

After the ’82 World Cup, Bobby Robson took up the position of the England manager, and Shilton's international career flourished, playing in Robson's first ten matches.

At the 1986 World Cup, England made it through to the Quarter Finals against Argentina, a match which would form part of the legend of Shilton's whole career.

During the match, Argentina captain Diego Maradona began an attack which seemingly broke down on the edge of the England box as Steve Hodge got a foot to the ball. Unfortunately, the ball was sent back towards the penalty area and Maradona, continuing the run from his initial pass, went after it as Shilton came racing out from the net, expecting to out-jump the Argentinean and punch the ball clear. Somehow, Maradona managed to get higher than Shilton and knock the ball into the net. Shilton and his team-mates instantly signalled that Maradona had used his hand - but the referee allowed the goal. Maradona later said the goal was scored by the Hand of God and the tag has stuck to this day.

In June 1989, Shilton broke Bobby Moore's record of 108 appearances for his country when he won his 109th cap in a friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen.

After his 125th appearance for his country, Shilton announced it would be his last. Shilton concentrated on playing for Derby County, whom he joined in the summer of 1987.

In 1992, Shilton accepted an offer to become player-manager of Plymouth Argyle. The club made it to the Second Division play-offs, but lost in the semi finals to Burnley. Peter left in 1993 and announced his intention to start full-time playing again - at the age of 46.

He joined Wimbledon, but didn't play a game. Played one match for Bolton Wanderers and non-playing spells with Coventry City and West Ham United followed.
Shilton made is 1,000th appearance when he joined Leyton Orient. His thousandth game came against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was screened live on Sky Sports and was preceded by the presentation from the Football League of a special edition of the Guinness Book of Records to Shilton. He played five more matches before retiring on 1005 games at the age of 47.

In a 30-year career which took in eight clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches, Shilton emerged as one of the English game's genuine legends.

He received the MBE, and later the OBE, during his playing career for services to football. In 1990, following his retirement from international football, he was awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by the PFA and a year later he received the Football Writers' Tribute Award. Shilton was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as one of the greatest English goalkeepers.

Bob Rains, Vice President, Marketing, Affiliate Media Inc.

With a history of creating and implementing innovative, ROI-enhancing
Internet strategies, Bob is known internationally as one of
online marketing’s most accomplished experts. He brings to the
Affiliate Media family almost a decade of online success, having
previously served in high-profile leadership roles for Everest Poker,
Betfair, PUMA, and many other top-tier organisations. Bob’s
specialties include search engine marketing and optimisation, social
media strategies, viral and Internet marketing innovations, and much
more.

Moshe began his career in law before entering the gaming industry in 2002.
He joined 888 where he worked for 5 years in various roles including Head of Fraud and Risk Management and Director of Poker. Moshe moved on to take the role of COO of Duplicate Poker for a year, before joining PartyGaming as Poker Director in 2008.

Malcolm is the CEO of PKR.com, a company which has developed a uniquely customizable 3D online poker software. The company was founded by Jez San, who was the creative force behind Argonaut Games, one of the UKs most successful games developers. PKR launched in August 2006 based in Alderney, the premier online gaming regulatory environment. PKR has become the 17th largest poker room on the Internet and is continuing to grow at a substantial pace.

Previously, Malcolm was the Managing Director of The Ritz Club London Online, operating an online casino and poker room under The Ritz brand. He was also a Director of The Ritz Club, the land based casino located in the Ritz Hotel. Malcolm was responsible for all aspects of The Ritz Club’s online gaming operations including the following: Negotiating contracts with all suppliers, Overseeing all marketing activities, Co-ordinating all customer care and retention activities, Managing The Ritz’s move from Curacao to Alderney, Full P&L responsibility, selecting and negotiating potential marketing and technology partnerships.

Malcolm was Chairman of the Alderney Gaming Licensees Forum and Treasurer of the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association in 2003.

Prior to Malcolm’s role at The Ritz Club Online he worked for one of the UKs leading internet investment vehicles called the Antfactory. He was responsible for their £2 m investment in Whittards of Chelsea. Prior to the Antfactory, Malcolm was a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting where he specialized in the telecommunications and internet industries.

Malcolm has a BA from Southampton University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Fabrizio D’Aloia is the founding associate, president and CEO of Microgame S.p.A., Italy’s leading service provider for the online gaming market.
Fabrizio D’Aloia, born in Benevento in 1964, is a trained electronic engineer specialized in information technology and has over 25 years of experience in the sector of software development and online services for private companies and public institutions.

An award-winning producer/director of television and film, Steven Lipscomb Founded WPT Enterprises, Inc., the company behind the World Poker Tour® (WPT). In connection with the recent acquisition by Peerless Media, Plc a subsidiary of PartyGaming, Plc., WPTE has been changed to ante4, Inc., which Lipscomb now presides over as Chief Executive Officer.

Featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine and pictured above the fold on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (as well as numerous other publications), Lipscomb has been recognized as an entrepreneurial force – launching the fastest growing international sports league in television history. A featured speaker at business schools across the country (including Harvard, UT Austin, Tuck and USC), Lipscomb has demonstrated his passion for finding and encouraging future entrepreneurs.
In 2003, Lipscomb introduced the ”WPT hole cam” to U.S. television along with an innovative new post-production format that instantly transformed poker into a mainstream televised sports phenomenon. Through high-level graphic presentation, Lipscomb captured the excitement of the game and the attention of television audiences around the world. The result has been a global explosion of the poker market.
WPTE was formed in 2002 and went public in August of 2004. World Poker Tour television shows have been licensed for broadcast in over 150 countries and territories worldwide, with regional tours launching across Europe and Africa. WPT merchandise can be found on five continents with everything from pinball machines to tee-shirts to one of the most successful downloadable mobile phone games in history. In 2006 the WPT brand received LIMA’s distinguished “Sports License of the Year” award.
The World Poker Tour is now in its eighth season, having broadcast hundreds of hours of programming. In those seasons, more than 400 million dollars in prize money has been given away and more than 110 WPT poker-made-millionaires have been crowned.
Prior to WPTE, Lipscomb worked closely with such luminaries as Norman Lear, Alvin Toffler and Al Burton to create successful films and television shows. His credits include "Turn Ben Stein On," "Beyond Future Shock," and "Battle for the Minds." Lipscomb also had previous experience filming professional poker. In 1999, he produced and directed "On the Inside of the World Series of Poker" for the Discovery channel. He also filmed the "2001 Tournament of Champions of Poker," before going on to create and executive produce "Cruisin' to a Million" for the Travel Channel, a program showcasing a million-dollar poker tournament on a cruise ship in the Mexican Riviera.
Formerly an attorney with Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, Lipscomb received his B.A. with honors from Dartmouth College, where he was president of his class. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago, where he was a Greenberg Scholar. Lipscomb sold interest in his own attorney referral business to fund his first film.

Manfred Bodner has occupied a management position since 1989. From 1989 to 1995 he was CEO of Trend AG with a special focus in direct marketing and sales in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. He then moved to the executive board of the Eastern European holding company of Neckermann Handels AG based in Vienna, remaining in this position till 1998. As a founding board member, Manfred Bodner has been with bwin Interactive Entertainment AG since May 1999, where he has been responsible for marketing / sales and technology from the outset. He was appointed Co-CEO of the company at the end of June 2001. His contract runs until 31 December 2012

After her role as CEO at CanalSatellite, Isabelle presided at the Perfumery division of Quest International. She was then the Marketing Director of Procter & Gamble, General Director of Henkel France, and finally Corporate Vice President and International Director for Henkel in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Since September 2007, Isabelle has been General Director of Mangas Gaming, a company investing in sports wagering operators and online gaming (BetClic, Betathome and Expekt) and which is held by the Société des Bains de Mer and Financière Lov.

Born on 16 June 1957, Isabelle is a graduate of the Ecole supérieure de commerce de Paris (ESCP).

Björn Evers is CEO of PokerListings.com, CasinoGuide.com and many other high-profile gambling portals. As one of the leading gambling affiliates in the world and one of the pioneers in the industry, they deliver volume and quality traffic, internet expertise and branding like no other. They are known to be able to take any gambling site to the next level by delivering thousands of quality real money players month after month.
Evers brings a range of experience within the gambling, internet and technology industries. He is one of the few in the industry that has worked in executive positions in the network and software segment, the operator as well as the affiliate segment. He served as CEO of Cardoza Games, where he oversaw the launch of the poker room for the foremost gaming and gambling publisher in the world, Cardoza publishing. Prior to his role at Cardoza Games, Evers served as Deputy CEO for gambling software provider Tain. He was an IT and management consultant for Accenture before entering the gambling industry. He joined PokerListings as CEO in June 2008. Evers graduated from Uppsala University in 2001 with a Master of Science degree in Information Technology and currently resides in Curacao.

Keith joined bodog as Director of European Operations in May 2007 and was appointed Managing Director in early 2008. Keith is responsible for introducing the dynamic bodog brand into a competitive European marketplace and to drive bodog’s growth and profitability in that region.

To date, Keith has built an experienced and talented team that is growing the brand in the UK and Europe and has overseen fine tuning of the unique bodog experience for that marketplace.

After a four year spell in the financial services sector, Keith joined Sportinglife.com as Channel Manager in 2000. Within a short time of joining sportinglife.com, Keith became involved in the joint venture the business had with the UK Tote - totalbet.com.  He was instrumental in converting sports content users into revenue generating gaming customers. He increased revenues through partnerships with blue chips such as Microsoft and Yahoo and generally developed sponsorship and advertising revenues for the brand.

Following Sportinglife.com, Keith had a spell at William Hill as Affiliate Marketing Manager for the sports and gaming divisions.  Keith’s spell at William Hill ended when the UK Tote offered him an exciting opportunity to oversee the launch of its own online channel.

As Head of Interactive Betting at the Tote, a role he assumed in 2002, Keith was responsible for taking the group online. He built the team and established the new online channel as a key part of the Tote business.  In 2005 Keith was appointed Director of Business Development and given full responsibility for the strategic direction and profitability of Tote Direct, the wholesale division of the Group, while retaining responsibility for the Tote’s interactive and online channels for sportsbook and gaming. 

Keith left this role to take up the unique challenge of launching Bodog to Europe. 

Keith holds a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies from University College, Dublin and has spoken at several international gaming industry events.

Fraud Team Leader – 888.com
Fraud Manager – Tain Poker Network
Poker Room Manager – BetUS
Operations Manager – Tropical Poker
Business Development Manager – TP Network
Head of Emerging Markets – Purple Lounge
Head of Poker – VIP.com & BigBetPoker.com