Mark Blandford (born 1957 in Hereford) is the founder of Sportingbet plc, at one time the world's largest bookmaking operation and a pioneer in online gambling.
In October 1998 he launched Sportingbet and in January 2001 the Company floated on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market in a landmark transaction for the online gaming industry.
[4] Blandford left day-to-day operations at Sportingbet in 2006 and now works as a venture capital investor.
[6] Publicly disclosed investments include FSB Tech[7] and the 2014 EGR Gaming Affiliate of the Year Gambling.com Group (formerly KAX Media[8]).
[9][10] Blandford is the chairman of Gambling.com Group Ltd.[11] The company filed form F-1 to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 25 June 2021.