About Jeffrey Haas
Jeffrey Haas has spent more than 25 years inside the global gaming industry, not as an observer, but as a decision-maker, licence holder, and operator who has built, scaled, and restructured some of the most recognised brands in online and physical gaming. His perspective on iGaming is shaped by direct, hands-on accountability at every level of the business: from product strategy and international market expansion to regulatory navigation and investor relations.
He is currently Managing Director of ID8 Global Gaming Business Accelerator, a Copenhagen-based initiative dedicated to helping early-stage and growth-stage gaming founders reach commercial viability. He also serves as Venture Partner at Dreamcraft Ventures and as Chairman of the Board of Advisors at Blask, an AI-driven market intelligence platform that maps both regulated and offshore activity across global iGaming markets.
Jeffrey holds dual Canadian and British citizenship and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Professional Background
Jeffrey’s executive career spans four decades of industry transformation, from the early days of online poker to the regulated sports betting boom in North America and the current wave of AI-driven market analytics.
DraftKings (7 Years)
As SVP of International Strategy at DraftKings, Jeffrey was a core part of the leadership team that took the company from a daily fantasy sports operator to a publicly listed, multi-product gaming business. His work focused on international market entry, regulatory positioning, and strategic partnerships across jurisdictions. He spent seven years at the company during its most consequential growth period.
PokerStars (7 Years)
Before DraftKings, Jeffrey held senior roles at PokerStars, then the world’s largest online poker platform. His tenure covered a period of significant international expansion, and he was directly involved in the commercial and operational decisions that reinforced the brand’s dominance across regulated European markets.
888 Holdings / William Hill
Jeffrey served as Chief Growth Officer at 888 Holdings following its acquisition of William Hill’s non-US operations. In this role, he was responsible for driving commercial performance across one of the most complex multi-brand, multi-jurisdiction gaming groups in the world.
Earlier Career
His earlier career includes senior positions at bwin, PartyPoker, and the World Poker Tour (WPT), giving him a rounded perspective on both B2C gaming operations and B2B product and content partnerships.
Regulatory Licences and Jurisdictional Experience
Jeffrey has been personally licensed as a gaming executive in five separate jurisdictions: the United Kingdom, the United States, Denmark, Malta, and Australia. This is not a passive credential. Each licence requires background checks, financial disclosures, and ongoing compliance obligations. Holding personal licences across this range of markets reflects the level of regulatory scrutiny his career has operated under and speaks directly to the trust regulators have placed in him as an individual operator.
This background makes his analysis of regulation, compliance, and licensing particularly grounded. When he writes about the impact of remote gaming duty changes in the UK, or the structural challenges of North American market access, he is drawing on direct experience, not secondary research.
Current Work and Areas of Focus
ID8 Global Gaming Business Accelerator
At ID8, Jeffrey works directly with gaming founders navigating the early and growth stages of building a business. His involvement covers commercial strategy, investor readiness, regulatory planning, and go-to-market execution. He brings his network and operational experience to bear on companies that are building in sports betting, casino, prediction markets, and gaming technology.
Blask
As Chairman of the Board of Advisors at Blask, Jeffrey contributes strategic direction to a platform that is reshaping how the industry understands market dynamics. Blask uses data science to make offshore and unregulated gaming activity visible alongside regulated market data, giving operators, regulators, and investors a more complete picture of any given market. Jeffrey has co-presented research from the platform at the NEXT.io Summit in New York, including a keynote on the scale and structure of the American online gaming black market.
Dreamcraft Ventures
As a Venture Partner at Dreamcraft, Jeffrey is actively involved in identifying and supporting investment opportunities at the intersection of gaming, Web3, and emerging technology. He is a co-investor in The Football Company, a football metaverse platform backed by professional athletes and institutional gaming investors.
Speaking and Industry Presence
Jeffrey is a recognised voice at the senior level of the global iGaming industry. He has spoken at and moderated panels at events including:
- iGaming NEXT (New York and Valletta)
- ICE (London)
- NEXT.io Summit
- NFT.NYC
- AI Gaming Startup Pitch Competition (London, 2026)
His speaking topics span AI in gaming, market intelligence, the regulation of prediction markets, the next generation of sports bettors, and investment strategy in iGaming startups. He has appeared on the Vested Interest podcast, produced by iGaming NEXT, alongside prominent investors and advisors from the Sharp Alpha Advisors and Avenue H Capital networks.
Publications and Written Work
Jeffrey co-authored a book on corporate website development early in his career and contributed a regular technology column to Now Magazine. His written commentary on iGaming market dynamics, regulatory developments, and investment trends has appeared across LinkedIn, iGaming Business (iGB), and industry research platforms. He is listed as an iGB Executive Member.
His published analysis on offshore gaming markets, UK regulatory changes, and North American sports betting has been cited in industry discussions at policy and executive level.
Editorial Principles and Independence
Jeffrey’s writing and public commentary follow a clear set of principles that reflect his position as an independent operator and advisor, not a brand spokesperson.
He does not accept payment for editorial coverage or product endorsements. Where he has commercial relationships with companies he discusses, including Blask and ID8 portfolio companies, those relationships are disclosed. His opinions on markets, operators, and regulatory frameworks are his own and are not subject to editorial approval by any operator, investor, or sponsor.
He applies the same analytical standards to companies he has invested in as to those he has not. Where data exists, he references it. Where it does not, he says so.
Jeffrey operates under the regulatory expectations of a personally licensed gaming executive in multiple jurisdictions, which carries its own accountability framework beyond standard journalistic ethics. Misrepresentation, conflicts of interest, and reputational risk are not abstract concerns; they carry direct professional and legal consequences.
Responsible Gambling and Industry Standards
Jeffrey’s work has, at various points, intersected directly with responsible gambling policy, compliance frameworks, and the question of how offshore and unregulated operators affect player protection in regulated markets. His involvement with Blask is partly motivated by the belief that visibility into the full market, including offshore activity, is a precondition for effective regulation and meaningful player protection.
He is not an advocate for the expansion of gambling access for its own sake. His professional focus is on the quality of regulation, the integrity of licensed markets, and the commercial conditions that allow responsible operators to compete fairly.
Contact Jeffrey Haas
Jeffrey is open to professional enquiries related to:
- Advisory mandates in iGaming, sports betting, prediction markets, and gaming technology
- Speaking engagements at industry conferences and investor events
- Strategic partnerships for operators or suppliers seeking international market entry
- Investment opportunities in early-stage gaming and gaming-adjacent technology companies
- Media and editorial enquiries from journalists and researchers covering the global iGaming sector
The best route for professional contact is via his LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/jeffreyhaas, where he is active and responsive. For matters related to ID8 or Dreamcraft Ventures, introductory enquiries can also be directed through those organisations directly.