Brian Haveson

CEO Brian Haveson has served as our Chief Executive Officer since our inception in March 2004. From 1994 through 2002, Mr. Haveson served as CEO of Nutrisystem, Inc. Prior he was a manager for 4 years with Arthur Andersen in the Turnaround Group. Mr. Haveson has been a professional poker player for 10 years cashing in 28 major tournaments including 10 World Series of Poker ccashes and was named best overall player at the 2002 World Poker Finals. Haveson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Masters from Purdue University.

As CEO of Lightning Gaming™, Haveson introduced one of the world’s first automated poker tables in 2006, the Lightning Poker™ Table, and successfully installed it throughout the US, Canada, Australia, Central America, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean. He has since led the company’s expansion into the slots industry, becoming the first Pennsylvania-based slots manufacturer and the first game developer in the state to receive a coveted Pennsylvania slots license.