Mitch Garber
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Mitchell Garber is a Canadian born business executive and former practicing attorney.
Garber is CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. He is responsible for the World Series of Poker
globally as well as all interactive businesses worldwide for the Caesars casino brands which include Harrah's, Caesars Palace
, WSOP, and others.
From 2006-2008 Garber was CEO of London Stock Exchange
listed online entertainment and gaming leader PartyGaming
Plc. As CEO of PartyGaming, Garber is credited with successfully diversifying the company's business through a series of mergers and acquisitions, and new product development. Garber left Partygaming in May 2008.
Prior to joining PartyGaming, he was CEO of Optimal Payments Inc, (Nasdaq) from 2002-2006, and held senior executive positions at Terra Payments Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange) from 1999-2002.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relations from McGill University (1986) and a Law Degree from the University of Ottawa (1989). He was a practicing attorney
from 1990-1999 specializing in gaming law. During that time he was also a television and radio sportscaster
in Montreal.
He is featured in the book, The Secrets of CEO's, by Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave. He is a member of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA). In September 2009 he was named one of the 10 most influential people in the gaming industry by Global Gaming Business magazine. . He has spoken on gaming and the internet in the British House of Lords, and has given expert testimony in the Canadian Senate, assisting in the shaping of gaming policy in Canada. .
He has worked and lived in a number of countries. He and his wife Anne-Marie Boucher, a tax attorney, and their two sons, live in Montreal, Canada, and are active in philanthropy in Israel, Russia, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Garber is CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. He is responsible for the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
globally as well as all interactive businesses worldwide for the Caesars casino brands which include Harrah's, Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, WSOP, and others.
From 2006-2008 Garber was CEO of London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
listed online entertainment and gaming leader PartyGaming
PartyGaming
bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc is an online gambling company, formed by the March 2011 merger of PartyGaming plc and bwin. The world's largest publicly traded online gambling firm, it is best known for its online poker room PartyPoker.com and its sports betting brand Bwin. It is...
Plc. As CEO of PartyGaming, Garber is credited with successfully diversifying the company's business through a series of mergers and acquisitions, and new product development. Garber left Partygaming in May 2008.
Prior to joining PartyGaming, he was CEO of Optimal Payments Inc, (Nasdaq) from 2002-2006, and held senior executive positions at Terra Payments Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange) from 1999-2002.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relations from McGill University (1986) and a Law Degree from the University of Ottawa (1989). He was a practicing attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
from 1990-1999 specializing in gaming law. During that time he was also a television and radio sportscaster
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
in Montreal.
He is featured in the book, The Secrets of CEO's, by Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave. He is a member of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA). In September 2009 he was named one of the 10 most influential people in the gaming industry by Global Gaming Business magazine. . He has spoken on gaming and the internet in the British House of Lords, and has given expert testimony in the Canadian Senate, assisting in the shaping of gaming policy in Canada. .
He has worked and lived in a number of countries. He and his wife Anne-Marie Boucher, a tax attorney, and their two sons, live in Montreal, Canada, and are active in philanthropy in Israel, Russia, the United Kingdom and Canada.