Scientific Games Corporation has announced that Victor Blanco will join the Company in 2022 as Chief Technology Officer.

In this role, Blanco will oversee Scientific Games’ technology strategy to support the Company’s leadership across gaming, lottery, sports betting, and iGaming as well as support the development and execution of the Company’s great games.

Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Aristocrat. Prior to joining Aristocrat, he served as the director of software architecture for HTC and served in multiple software engineering roles at Microsoft where he was part of the team that developed the first Xbox game console and online service.

“Victor’s innovative and strategic approach to both software and hardware design is a great fit for our Scientific Games leadership team. We know that his leadership will ensure we are providing the most innovative games, systems and products for our partners and players,” Barry Cottle, President and CEO of Scientific Games, said.

“Scientific Games has always been at the forefront of innovation, and I can’t wait to join this team. The dream of any technology strategist is to work at an organization like Scientific Games where creativity and innovation are at the heart of the Company,” Blanco said.