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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lottery.com Appoints Marc Bircham to Executive Director
Marc Bircham FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRY, LTRYW) (' or the 'Company'), a leading technology company in digital lottery, sports and entertainment, announces the appointment of Marc Bircham to its Board of Directors as an Executive Director. Currently serving as Director of since March 2024, Bircham has played an instrumental role in advancing the Company's expansion into global sports media and football club acquisitions. A UEFA Pro License holder, he has held senior coaching and managerial roles in England, Ireland, Italy, the USA, Canada and the Caribbean. Bircham is widely regarded as a Queens Park Rangers (QPR) legend and one of the most iconic figures in the club's history. With over 300 professional appearances and 21 international caps for Canada, Bircham transitioned from an illustrious playing career into a dynamic and globally respected football executive and coach. 'Marc has made a tremendous impact at bringing deep industry knowledge, international experience, and a passion for innovation,' 'His appointment to the Board reflects our confidence in his strategic leadership as we continue our international expansion across the sports, gaming, and entertainment sectors. Marc has demonstrated this year that he is a true leader—both on and off the pitch.' Throughout his coaching career, Bircham has led top-tier programs including QPR, Como 1907 in Italy's Serie B, Waterford FC in Ireland, and the Bahamas National Team. He was instrumental in signing global stars such as Cesc Fàbregas and Eberechi Eze and has been consistently recognized for transforming clubs operating under financial constraints and for nurturing youth talent—including England international Raheem Sterling. 'It's an honor to be appointed to the Board of Directors. I believe in the Company's vision and the power of uniting lottery, sports and entertainment into a global digital ecosystem. I'm excited to help shape the future of the Company and contribute to its continued growth.' Known for his media presence and charismatic leadership, Bircham's appointment marks a strategic milestone as continues to build a world-class executive team aligned with its global vision and focus on delivering shareholder value. About The Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRY, LTRYW) family of brands — including and is a unified ecosystem that integrates gaming, entertainment, and sports. Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains statements that constitute 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding the Company's strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 8-K, the words 'could,' 'should,' 'will,' 'may,' 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'intend,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'project,' 'initiatives,' 'continue,' the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release or as of the date they are made. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. In addition, the Company cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, any future findings from ongoing review of the Company's internal accounting controls, additional examination of the preliminary conclusions of such review, the Company's ability to secure additional capital resources, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Company's ability to respond in a timely and satisfactory matter to the inquiries by Nasdaq, the Company's ability to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, the Company's ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company's ability to become current with its SEC reports, and those additional risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading 'Risk Factors' in the Form 10-K/A filed by the Company with the SEC on April 22, 2025, and the other documents filed, or to be filed, by the Company with the SEC. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the reports that the Company has filed and will file from time to time with the SEC. These SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this press release materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. This press release was published by a CLEAR® Verified individual. CONTACT: For more information, please visit or contact our media relations team at press@
BBC News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Oliver Twist' club Bedford Town celebrate promotion
It almost feels like a case of anything you can do, we can do Town clinched the Southern League Premier Central title with a 2-0 win over Stourbridge in front of a crowd of 2,186, just days after Real Bedford became Division One Central is the second season in a row that both Bedford clubs have won promotion, having recently abandoned plans to merge for next will now play in National League North or South in 2025-26, the second tier of English non-league football."It wasn't until about 10 minutes before the end of the game that we thought we were going to get the job done," manager Lee Bircham told BBC Three Counties Radio."I think the owners have struck it lucky with what they've spent, to get a championship-winning team - I hope they don't expect more of the same because that's a one-off."There's be a big queue of us lining up outside their door now, it'll be like a scene from Oliver Twist."The Eagles went into the game against Stourbridge with a three-point lead over rivals Kettering Town, but with an inferior goal Blake put them ahead in the first half and Jack Davies added the second after 74 minutes to delight their fans at their The Eyrie ground in Cardington. The achievement was all the more remarkable because Bircham expressed the view in January that a merger was the "right solution" for the club because they could not compete financially at Southern League Premier level."It's a totally unexpected promotion. It was never planned. There's some monster football clubs in that league and genuinely we wanted fifth from bottom, that's what we were aiming for, that was the target," said Bircham. "We lost out on a lot of players (last summer) because we weren't ambitious enough but we got a few wins, changed a few players around and the momentum carried on."Bircham, who has a contract to the end of the 2026-27 season, now doubts how "genuine" the merger proposal was - but believes it worked to the advantage of his part-time team."It didn't disrupt us, if anything it pulled us together, so we thank them for that, it was a masterstroke really," he players are now set for a post-season celebration in Marbella before reviewing the situation as to what will be needed to be competitive next term."We haven't had discussions with players about being National League, we haven't got a clue what we're going to do," Bircham added."We're going to make it up as we go - but we have this year as well. "I'm going to try and enjoy actually getting promoted before I worry about next season. The club has worked so hard to get there and want to stay there, of course they do. They want to give it a go."The National League will confirm later in the summer which division Town - who were originally founded in 1908 - will play that happens, the Eagles will consider themselves at Bircham was speaking to BBC Three Counties Radio's Andy Collins
