Travis Foley, Executive Vice President, commented: “BMM is experiencing very exciting growth, which has allowed us to further expand our leadership team. Mike joins BMM with a focused approach derived from his vast business development experience in the sportsbook, iGaming, hospitality, and technology fields.”
“The North American sportsbook ecosystem has launched impressive growth in recent years, and Mike has had significant positions at the forefront of this evolution. His extensive leadership experience in sportsbook operations will generate great success for our North American business development team.”
Mike Van Ermen continued: “I am fortunate to join BMM’s talented and experienced business development team during a time of record growth for the company. Working in the Las Vegas headquarters of the most experienced gaming certification laboratory in the world is a very exciting opportunity for me. In my previous position, I opened both online and retail sportsbooks, which has contributed to my passion for the success of the industry."
“I am committed to contributing my sportsbook operator and vendor knowledge toward new ventures and providing elevated service levels to our partners at BMM.”
Van Ermen brings extensive experience in sportsbook operations to BMM. In his previous role he served as Vice President of Business Development, North America, for an award-winning sportsbook and iGaming supplier, overseeing the North American business pipeline.
BMM is the longest established and most experienced private independent gaming certification lab in the world. BMM has provided professional technical and regulatory compliance services to the gaming industry since 1981.
The company has been successfully testing and certifying the full scope of Class III, Class II, VLT, AWP, HHR, online/iGaming, sports betting, social, pari-mutuel, and lottery products for over four decades. BMM authored the first set of independent gaming standards in 1992 and the first set of online gaming standards in 2001.
BMM employs some 600 people in 15 global locations and serves over 470 gaming jurisdictions. BMM's world headquarters are in Las Vegas (USA) with offices in Canada, Peru, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Australia (Melbourne and Sydney), India, Singapore, Macau, and South Africa.
Source: GMB
