637:
A NYT obituary is an indication of notability , at least for the 20th and 21st century. But for at least the last 20 years their coverage of a wedding does not indicate social or professional prominence. I'd have to check to see how far back that applies--certainly 50 or 60 years ago it did indicate
585:
notability isn't inherited. He's going to get interviews-- anyone with a savvy marketing department gets those-- but the question is whether he is notable as a person independent of his company, and whether the news pieces provide coverage significant to him, or whether he is just mentioned in
401:- not exactly gambling, but event trading (which receives coverage due to election predictions, etc.). Has some notable press from a quick check. It would even seem that his wedding was notable enough for NYT (even though most of his aation is across the pond) -
166:
586:
reference to the company and the articles are really about the impact of his firm. NYT wedding announcement just means one or more people in the announcement is rich, which is not in itself something that makes one notable.
366:
423:-- a CEO of minor companies are generally not presumed notable, and this article fails to establish notability or signifance. The article is promotional, with hallmark traits of such glorified CVs; sample:
512:
470:
160:
334:
119:
560:
232:
449:
92:
87:
96:
126:
79:
491:
181:
148:
554:
197:
Founder of a minor online gambling company. Doesn't seem to be a particularly notable business person to me. Possibly a publicity bio.
17:
533:
142:
402:
294:
620:
per above. CEOs of minor companies tend not to be de facto notable. I see nothing in this case which persuades me otherwise.
381:
349:
666:
649:
629:
612:
595:
575:
430:
He is regularly cited in the mainstream press for his expertise in the online betting field and around gambling regulation.
413:
390:
358:
325:
299:
274:
244:
223:
206:
138:
61:
307:
252:
685:
40:
188:
83:
385:
353:
214:: Was significant in UK tech community before moving to America very recently. Very frequently quoted in UK press.
75:
67:
557:) appears to have created articles on several marginally-notable businesspeople in the past; see for example:
219:
154:
591:
681:
662:
571:
36:
289:
174:
625:
376:
344:
215:
608:
587:
409:
29:
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
680:
Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
35:
Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
658:
567:
321:
240:
202:
231:
I notice that a bio of the CEO of
Nigeria's 10th largest bank was previously deleted here:
284:
268:
657:
I find DGG's argument persuasive as to why the NYT source does not confer notability.
645:
621:
370:
338:
283:- Subject is notable, he has been the subject of multiple independent news releases.
235:. Based on that benchmark I feel this gambling entrepreneur falls short of the mark.
57:
604:
405:
113:
317:
236:
198:
263:
640:
492:"Fanduel has huge revenues but US authorities are threatening to kill it"
53:
638:
at least some possible notability--or social prominence--or money.
674:
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
367:
list of United States of
America-related deletion discussions
310:
to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
255:
to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
513:"Online betting company breaking rules with self-management"
471:"Online betting company breaking rules with self-management"
109:
105:
101:
173:
561:
Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Hussein Kanji
335:
316:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
261:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
187:
553:No value to the project at this time. The author (
233:Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Ladi Balogun
43:). No further edits should be made to this page.
688:). No further edits should be made to this page.
450:"Jason Trost Taking on the Traditional Bookies"
8:
534:"Online gambling in Africa? Don't bet on it"
365:Note: This debate has been included in the
333:Note: This debate has been included in the
364:
332:
603:, not notable and promotional puffery.
441:
536:. The Wall Street Journal. 2015-09-04
18:Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion
7:
555:Special:Contributions/Misterpottery
452:. The Evening Standard. 2016-02-28
24:
494:. Business Insider. 2016-02-28
1:
705:
667:06:05, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
650:02:27, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
630:19:57, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
300:20:12, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
275:19:10, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
245:18:03, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
224:22:47, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
207:17:58, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
76:Jason Trost (entrepreneur)
68:Jason Trost (entrepreneur)
62:15:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
613:22:02, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
596:16:27, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
576:23:22, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
515:. News.com.au. 2016-02-28
473:. News.com.au. 2016-02-28
414:14:31, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
391:14:21, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
359:14:21, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
326:06:34, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
677:Please do not modify it.
32:Please do not modify it.
393:
388:
361:
356:
328:
277:
696:
679:
545:
544:
542:
541:
530:
524:
523:
521:
520:
509:
503:
502:
500:
499:
488:
482:
481:
479:
478:
467:
461:
460:
458:
457:
446:
379:
373:
347:
341:
315:
313:
311:
293:
287:
271:
266:
260:
258:
256:
192:
191:
177:
129:
117:
99:
34:
704:
703:
699:
698:
697:
695:
694:
693:
692:
686:deletion review
675:
550:
549:
548:
539:
537:
532:
531:
527:
518:
516:
511:
510:
506:
497:
495:
490:
489:
485:
476:
474:
469:
468:
464:
455:
453:
448:
447:
443:
371:
339:
329:
306:
304:
297:
291:
285:
278:
269:
264:
251:
249:
134:
125:
90:
74:
71:
48:The result was
41:deletion review
30:
22:
21:
20:
12:
11:
5:
702:
700:
691:
690:
670:
669:
652:
632:
615:
598:
579:
578:
565:
564:
563:
547:
546:
525:
504:
483:
462:
440:
439:
435:
434:
433:
432:
431:
425:
424:
417:
416:
395:
394:
362:
314:
303:
295:
259:
248:
195:
194:
131:
70:
65:
46:
45:
25:
23:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
701:
689:
687:
683:
678:
672:
671:
668:
664:
660:
656:
653:
651:
647:
643:
642:
636:
633:
631:
627:
623:
619:
616:
614:
610:
606:
602:
599:
597:
593:
589:
584:
581:
580:
577:
573:
569:
566:
562:
559:
558:
556:
552:
551:
535:
529:
526:
514:
508:
505:
493:
487:
484:
472:
466:
463:
451:
445:
442:
438:
429:
428:
427:
426:
422:
419:
418:
415:
411:
407:
403:
400:
397:
396:
392:
387:
383:
378:
374:
368:
363:
360:
355:
351:
346:
342:
336:
331:
330:
327:
323:
319:
312:
309:
302:
301:
298:
290:
288:
282:
276:
273:
272:
267:
257:
254:
247:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
225:
221:
217:
216:Misterpottery
213:
209:
208:
204:
200:
190:
186:
183:
180:
176:
172:
168:
165:
162:
159:
156:
153:
150:
147:
144:
140:
137:
136:Find sources:
132:
128:
124:
121:
115:
111:
107:
103:
98:
94:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
72:
69:
66:
64:
63:
59:
55:
51:
44:
42:
38:
33:
27:
26:
19:
676:
673:
654:
639:
634:
617:
600:
588:TonyBallioni
582:
538:. Retrieved
528:
517:. Retrieved
507:
496:. Retrieved
486:
475:. Retrieved
465:
454:. Retrieved
444:
436:
420:
398:
305:
280:
279:
262:
250:
228:
227:
211:
210:
196:
184:
178:
170:
163:
157:
151:
145:
135:
122:
49:
47:
31:
28:
568:K.e.coffman
161:free images
540:2015-11-15
519:2015-11-15
498:2015-11-15
477:2015-11-15
456:2016-02-28
437:References
682:talk page
659:Vanamonde
286:RileyBugz
37:talk page
684:or in a
622:61ontime
308:Relisted
253:Relisted
120:View log
39:or in a
635:Delete.
605:Kierzek
406:Icewhiz
229:Comment
167:WP refs
155:scholar
93:protect
88:history
655:Delete
618:Delete
601:Delete
583:Delete
421:Delete
318:Kurykh
237:Uhooep
199:Uhooep
139:Google
97:delete
50:delete
646:talk
296:Edits
182:JSTOR
143:books
127:Stats
114:views
106:watch
102:links
16:<
663:talk
626:talk
609:talk
592:talk
572:talk
410:talk
399:Keep
377:talk
345:talk
322:talk
281:Keep
241:talk
220:talk
212:Keep
203:talk
175:FENS
149:news
110:logs
84:talk
80:edit
58:talk
641:DGG
372:GSS
340:GSS
270:947
189:TWL
118:– (
54:Mz7
52:.
665:)
648:)
628:)
611:)
594:)
574:)
412:)
389:)
386:em
369:.
357:)
354:em
337:.
324:)
243:)
222:)
205:)
169:)
112:|
108:|
104:|
100:|
95:|
91:|
86:|
82:|
60:)
661:(
644:(
624:(
607:(
590:(
570:(
543:.
522:.
501:.
480:.
459:.
408:(
404:.
384:|
382:c
380:|
375:(
352:|
350:c
348:|
343:(
320:(
292:|
265:J
239:(
218:(
201:(
193:)
185:·
179:·
171:·
164:·
158:·
152:·
146:·
141:(
133:(
130:)
123:·
116:)
78:(
56:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.