Leila Mintas has unveiled her latest venture, PlayEngine.
Leila Mintas, the chief executive and co-founder of PlayEngine, previously held the position of CEO at PlayUp USA.
PlayEngine is a “microservices-based” business-to-business sports wagering and interactive gaming platform. The company asserts that it will “furnish clients with tailored, individualized solutions that are dependable, expandable, swift, and secure.”
Its sports betting offerings will permit clients to receive payments in both digital currency and traditional currency, and will encompass a “travel wallet” that enables players to utilize the same digital wallet across diverse jurisdictions.
PlayEngine was initially cultivated through the Berkeley Skydeck startup incubator.
“I am thrilled to be the co-founder and chief executive of PlayEngine,” stated Leila Mintas. “The sports betting and interactive gaming market is excessively competitive to employ legacy technology.
“There is a substantial demand for nimble and contemporary technology, and I am convinced that we possess the most automated and data-driven product in the marketplace, which will empower sports betting and interactive gaming operators to deliver groundbreaking, potent, and lucrative products to their end consumers.”
Aram Cherkezian, another co-founder of PlayEngine, remarked that Mintas’s expertise makes her the ideal individual to guide the company.
Dr. Mintas has a proven track record of leading successful, rapidly expanding businesses, particularly in the realm of sports wagering and gaming. Her addition to the team is a cause for great excitement.
Leila Mintas has been the subject of recent news coverage due to a legal disagreement with her previous employer, PlayUp.
Mintas previously held positions of leadership at PlayUp, including the role of Chief Executive Officer for their American operations, and at Sportradar, where she oversaw their U.S. operations.
However, her departure from PlayUp escalated into a legal dispute when PlayUp accused her of deliberately undermining the sale of the company to FTX, a cryptocurrency platform, due to failed contract negotiations. PlayUp pursued legal action and obtained a temporary injunction against Mintas.
Mintas refuted these claims and challenged the injunction. In December, a U.S. District Judge in Nevada ruled in favor of Mintas, dissolving the injunction. This decision was subsequently upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.