Executive Officers

Edward King, 50
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

Since 2021, Mr. King has been a Co-Founding Partner and Co-CIO of Acies Investments Fund I, L.P., a venture capital firm focused on partnering with companies in the gaming, sports betting, interactive entertainment and sports technology industries. From 2020 to 2021, Mr. King was a Founder and Co-CEO of Acies I. He has over 24 years of investment banking experience, the last 20 years of which were at Morgan Stanley where, from January 2010 to September 2020, he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Gaming Investment Banking. In this capacity Mr. King provided strategic and financial advice to clients on M&A and helped clients raise debt and equity capital in the public and private markets. Industries under his coverage responsibility included resorts, casinos, gaming REITs, other entertainment-focused REITs, online sports-wagering and iGaming B2C operators and B2B service providers, lottery operators, gaming-floor technology companies and casino-genre social & casual games developers. As Global Head of Gaming Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, Mr. King executed transactions across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He was also a board member of the American Gaming Association from January 2014 to December 2015 and from January 2018 to December 2019, and has been a speaker at G2E, G2E Asia, International Association of Gaming Regulators, International Masters of Gaming Law, and International Association of Gaming Advisors conferences. Mr. King is currently a director of Goss, Inc., Certamen Ventures Inc., and Bring It On Games Ltd., which are all portfolio companies of Acies Investments Fund I, L.P. Mr. King holds MPhil, MA and BA degrees in economics from Cambridge University, England.

Daniel Fetters, 46
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Since 2021, Mr. Fetters has also been a Co-Founding Partner and Co-CIO of Acies Investments Fund I, L.P., a venture capital firm focused on partnering with companies in the gaming, sports betting, interactive entertainment and sports technology industries. Previously, Mr. Fetters was a Founder and Co-CEO of Acies I. He has over 20 years investment banking experience at Morgan Stanley, from July 2000 to September 2020, where he served as a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley’s Mergers and Acquisition Group and as the Head of Western Region M&A. There, Daniel led complex strategic transactions around the globe, including cross-border mergers in North America, Europe and Asia. His diverse experience includes advising domestic and international companies and Boards of Directors on a broad range of public and private M&A transactions. Over the course of his career, Mr. Fetters also has represented numerous companies in public and private equity and debt offerings and has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including gaming, real estate, sports, media, entertainment, consumer, retail, industrial, and telecommunications. Before moving to Los Angeles and ultimately leading Morgan Stanley’s Western Region M&A Group, Mr. Fetters spent five years with the organization in New York focused on the Media & Communications sectors in both a financing and M&A capacity. Mr. Fetters is currently a director of Kinectify, Inc., Tally Technology Group and Proteus Motion, which are all portfolio companies of Acies Investments Fund I, L.P. Mr. Fetters received a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Board of Directors

James Murren, 62
Director Nominee

Under Mr. Murren’s leadership, MGM executed a number of transactions that redefined the company as a global leader in gaming, hospitality and entertainment and created significant value for MGM’s shareholders. During Mr. Murren’s time as CFO, he executed multiple M&A transactions including acquisitions of Mirage Resorts and Mandalay Resort Group, and during his illustrious 12-year tenure as Chairman and CEO, he secured new gaming licenses, spearheaded MGM’s expansion into new markets both domestically and internationally, developed iconic casinos, destination resorts and sports arenas, and helped bring the NHL’s Golden Knights and the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces to Las Vegas. In partnership with GVC Holdings, Mr. Murren also helped establish ROAR Digital, the U.S. sports betting and online gambling company operating as BetMGM. Throughout his career, Mr. Murren has focused on capitalizing on the growing demand for consumer entertainment, and formed several leading, public market companies in the process. During his tenure as CEO, he helped grow MGM’s enterprise value by almost $20 billion and annual revenue by over $5 billion led the listing of MGM China Holdings Ltd. and the IPO of MGM Growth Properties LLC, and executed other marquee transactions with a dedication towards delivering shareholder value. Mr. Murren has a number of current roles, including (i) CEO and Executive Chairman of Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection, (ii) Chairman on the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority, the federal authority overseeing the launch of commercial gaming in the United Arab Emirates, (iii) Co-Chairman of Cirque du Soleil, (iv) Co-Founder of Acies Investments Fund I, L.P., a venture capital firm focused on partnering with companies in the gaming, sports betting, interactive entertainment and sports technology industries. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Howard University. Previously, from 2020 to 2021, he has served as a Founder and Chairman of Acies I, and currently serves as a Director of PlayStudios, Inc. He was also the Chairman of the American Gaming Association, was on the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution, was on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and served as a member of the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies. Mr. Murren holds a B.A. in Art History and Urban Studies from Trinity College.

Joyce Arpin, 43
Director Nominee

From September 2020 to May 2024 Joyce was SVP, Finance at Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), overseeing Corporate Treasury, Tax, Risk, Insurance & Internal Audit. Prior to that from August 2018 to July 2020, she was SVP, Finance & Treasurer at Caesars Entertainment (Nasdaq: CZR), overseeing all capital markets transactions, operational treasury, investor relations and M&A. She held numerous roles at Caesars Entertainment for seven years. Prior to working at Caesars Entertainment, from 2012 to 2013, she was in Investor Relations and Treasury at Station Casinos. She started her career in corporate and investment banking, primarily covering the Gaming, Lodging, & Leisure sectors at Bank of America, UBS, and Jefferies. Joyce received her BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and obtained her MBA from The UCLA Anderson School of Management. Joyce has previously served on several non-profit boards, including the nationally recognized Global Gaming Women (Caesars Entertainment representative from 2018-2020), Go Red for Women (2020), and Create a Change Now (2015-2017). Joyce also received a 40 under 40 distinction from Global Gaming Business during her time at Caesars.

Geoff Freeman, 49
Director Nominee

 In this role, Mr. Freeman is charged with ensuring the industry’s full recovery from COVID-19, positioning the industry to seize emerging opportunities in a post-pandemic market environment and further establishing travel as a vital economic force in the United States. Mr. Freeman is a seasoned association CEO with a proven track record of building successful organizations that unite member interests, grow member value, increase revenue and unlock growth opportunities. Mr. Freeman currently serves as a director, since 2018, of Play AGS (“AGS”), a leading designer and supplier of electronic gaming machines. Prior to joining U.S. Travel, Mr. Freeman was president and CEO of the Consumer Brands Association, the trade association for America’s $2.1 trillion food, beverage and consumer products industry. During his tenure from 2018 to 2022, Mr. Freeman launched a strategic campaign to transform the association into a powerful, modern advocacy organization aimed at driving growth and delivering sound regulatory and legislative outcomes that benefit industry leaders and consumers. Mr. Freeman joined the Consumer Brands Association after serving for five years as president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA). In that role, Freeman led a successful effort to reform and modernize the AGA, build public support for the gaming industry and open new pathways for industry growth. Under his leadership, the AGA spearheaded a multi-year, research-driven campaign to demonstrate gaming’s broad support across the political spectrum and promote the industry’s role in spurring economic growth, job creation and tax revenues in communities across more than 40 states where gaming is legal. That campaign created the tailwinds needed to advance AGA’s signature initiative achieved under Mr. Freeman — the legalization of sports betting in the United States. Mr. Freeman previously served as COO of the U.S. Travel Association from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Freeman holds a B.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.