Gaming Laboratories hires Kurt Freedlund as senior lottery account executive

Monday, July 1, 2024 8:54 PM
  • United States
  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming

Gaming Laboratories International Monday introduced Kurt D. Freedlund as the company’s senior lottery account executive. Freedlund will work with GLI lottery customers to provide insight and strategy concerning lottery products and consult on governance, strategic planning and execution, procurement optimization, and business analysis.

“Kurt’s experience and expertise in the lottery industry will be invaluable in continuing GLI’s ongoing work to help our lottery clients succeed,” said GLI Vice President of Global Lottery Solutions Angela Wong in a statement.

Freedlund most recently was the founder and CEO of KDF Consulting & Solutions, a company that helped lottery industry stakeholders address current issues. Freedlund also served as president of LottoInteractive, where he lobbied against Restore the Wire Act legislation.

He has worked for the Georgia Lottery Corporation as COO and General Counsel, as a representative for the Mega Millions Consortium, and helped create and implement the Georgia Lottery’s ilottery program. Freedlund also served as executive deputy director & general counsel for the Illinois Lottery as lead counsel for the creation of the Big Game (now known as Mega Millions).

Rege Behe is lead contributor to CDC Gaming. He can be reached at rbehe@cdcgaming.com. Please follow @RegeBehe_exPTR on Twitter.