The Next Stage Team
From the Pioneers of Online Sports Betting.
We built the very first sports betting platforms. With 30 years of global experience across the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, we're building the definitive platform that finally caters to the unique demands of every region.
The Founders
Pat Coffer
Pat is a pioneer of online sports betting, having built the first online sportsbook in 1996. He has over 30 years of experience in the gaming industry, including leadership roles at major companies like Betfair and OpenBet.
Darren Rennick
Darren has spent the last twenty-five years in both the land based and online gambling industries where he has founded and run public and private gaming entities. Darren is a rare industry triple-threat having headed leading B2C, B2B and payments businesses. He has been in online gaming as-long-as there has been an online gaming industry.
A Partial, Impressive List of Accomplishments
Built first online sports betting platform
Led First Online Gambling IPO in London
Launched First Integrated Sports & Casino Wallets
Launched First Mobile-First Gaming Site in Japan
Named Red Herring 'Cool Vendor'
Invented Real Money Online Pachislot Segment
Brought US pari-mutuel signal to LATAM
Invented DDoS Mitigation as a Service (Prolexic)
...and some numbers
Years Combined Online Experience
Online Sites Launched
Start-Ups Founded
In Gaming Payment Processing
In Wealth Creation
M&A Transactions