It’s just after midnight in a mid-sized European casino. A player hits a linked jackpot on a machine near the entrance, and within a second the prize is logged, the meter across the other venues on the same link resets, and the operator’s back office has the whole thing recorded for the morning report. Nobody on the floor thinks about the software that made that happen. That invisible layer is the business DR Gaming Technology is in, and it now has a new person in charge of it.
DR Gaming Technology appoints Koen De Wispelaere as CEO
DR Gaming Technology (DRGT) has named Koen De Wispelaere as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Belgium-based supplier announced the appointment at the end of September 2026, promoting a long-serving insider rather than hiring from outside: De Wispelaere was previously the company’s Group Chief Financial Officer and a member of its Executive Board. The new DR Gaming Technology CEO takes over the company’s management systems and jackpot technology development and distribution business.
The move comes with a reshuffle at the top rather than a clean break. Jurgen De Munck, DRGT’s co-founder and former CEO, stays on as Group Executive Chairman, where he will concentrate on the overall strategy of both DRGT and the Infiniti Casino Group. Marco Herrera, who had been CEO for the past two years, is stepping down from the role; De Munck publicly thanked him for his commitment and for bringing his management systems experience to the team.
Here is how the senior roles line up after the announcement:
| Person | Previous role | Role now |
|---|---|---|
| Koen De Wispelaere | Group CFO and Executive Board member | CEO, leading management systems and jackpot technology |
| Jurgen De Munck | CEO and co-founder | Group Executive Chairman, focused on DRGT and Infiniti Casino Group strategy |
| Marco Herrera | CEO (two years) | Outgoing |
The timing is not accidental. De Munck, De Wispelaere and members of DRGT’s global team were set to appear at the 2026 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at Booth 4405 in the Venetian Expo, which gives the new structure its first real outing in front of customers and partners in Las Vegas.
What DR Gaming Technology does: casino management systems, explained
DRGT builds casino management systems and jackpot technology, then develops and distributes them to operators. If you only know the player-facing side of the industry, think of a casino management system as the nervous system of a gaming floor. It connects individual machines to a central server so the operator can see what every terminal is doing, account for every wager and payout, run player loyalty and cashless functions, and produce the audit trails regulators ask for.
Jackpot technology is the more visible half of that work. Linked and mystery jackpots pool contributions from many machines, sometimes across several venues, and award them on rules the system enforces. That needs accurate real-time communication between terminals and a server, plus reporting solid enough to satisfy a regulator who wants to know exactly how a six-figure prize was triggered and paid.
Two things follow from that for anyone sizing up the company. First, this is B2B infrastructure, not a consumer brand, so its customers are casino operators and the contracts tend to be long and sticky. Second, DRGT does not only sell to casinos, it also runs them: the group includes sister company Infiniti Casino, which has expanded in Belgium and France. Being both supplier and operator is unusual, and it means product decisions get tested on a real floor before a client has to live with them.
Who is Koen De Wispelaere?
Koen De Wispelaere is a finance executive who has spent more than a decade inside DRGT. He joined the company in 2015 and rose to Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board member before this appointment, working closely with De Munck throughout.
His track record at the company covers both sides of the group. On the technology side, he has been involved in the growth of DRGT’s systems and jackpot technology and in operational efficiencies. On the operator side, he worked on the expansion of Infiniti Casino in Belgium and France. That mix matters more than it might sound: a CFO who has helped open venues understands the capital cycle, the licensing friction and the margin pressure that his own clients deal with every day.
De Munck framed the choice in exactly those terms. “Over the past ten years Koen has worked closely and continuously alongside me, playing a central role in the Company’s management and strategic development. I have every confidence in him,” he said.
De Wispelaere’s own comments were notably unsentimental for a first-day quote. “Having worked for DRGT, and closely with Jurgen, for more than a decade now, this opportunity is immense. That said, I’m taking on this challenge with my eyes wide open; I understand and believe in the strategy, know exactly what’s expected of me, and what is required to execute it,” he said. He added that most of his colleagues have worked together for some time and know each other’s strengths: “That’s key. I have no doubt that together we’re going to be doing even greater things.”
Why this leadership change matters to operators and the wider industry
Read the announcement carefully and it is a continuity appointment, not a reset. The founder keeps a strategic grip as Group Executive Chairman. The incoming CEO has been in the building for ten years and says plainly that he believes in the existing strategy. Operators running DRGT systems should not expect a sudden change of direction in the product roadmap, and that predictability is worth something when your floor depends on the supplier’s software.
The split of responsibilities is the more interesting detail. De Munck moves to group-level strategy spanning both DRGT and the Infiniti Casino Group, while De Wispelaere owns the management systems and jackpot technology business itself, including its distribution. In practice that gives the supplier arm a dedicated executive focused on product and commercial execution, with the founder freed up to think across the group. For a company that is simultaneously a technology vendor and a casino operator, separating those lines is a sensible bit of housekeeping.
There is a broader pattern here too. Leadership changes at casino technology providers rarely make headlines outside the trade press, but they shape things players eventually notice: how quickly cashless and loyalty features arrive, how linked jackpots are structured, how well systems hold up to compliance scrutiny in newly regulated markets. A CFO-turned-CEO usually signals discipline on cost and investment rather than land-grab expansion. Whether that shows up as faster product releases or tighter focus on core markets is the thing to watch over the next year.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the new DR Gaming Technology CEO?
Koen De Wispelaere, previously DRGT’s Group Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Board member. He joined the company in 2015 and was appointed CEO in September 2026.
What does DR Gaming Technology do?
DRGT develops and distributes casino management systems and jackpot technology for casino operators. Its group also includes Infiniti Casino, a sister company with venues in Belgium and France.
What happened to the previous CEO?
Marco Herrera, CEO for the past two years, is leaving the role. Co-founder Jurgen De Munck, who led the company before Herrera, remains Group Executive Chairman with a focus on group strategy.
Why does a CEO change at a gaming technology provider matter?
Because these suppliers control the systems casinos run on. A new CEO influences the product roadmap, pricing, support and which markets the company chases, all of which affect the operators and, indirectly, the players on the floor.
Company details above are drawn from DRGT’s appointment announcement as reported in the trade press; more information is available via DRGT’s official site.
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