David has an entrepreneurial career that spans over four decades, with a focus on product development and intellectual property. His various companies have been involved in a wide range of industries including casino/hotel owner, gaming, manufacturing, digital rights management, software development, artificial intelligence, and others. Over the years, Colvin has entered into approximately 100 patent licenses with a number of Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, TRW, Adobe, Autodesk, Danaher, Symantec, and others.

Colvin and his son Eric founded Gaming Arts in 2009 and since that time the company has expanded over ten-fold and is licensed in approximately 80 jurisdictions in the United States, Philippines and South Africa. As a former casino/hotel owner/operator, Colvin brings a real-world perspective to product development in the gaming space. Colvin and his son Eric are named inventors on approximately 40 gaming-related patents and patents pending.

Mike was named the President of Gaming Arts in 2018 and was promoted to CEO in 2021. Mike has enjoyed a career that spans 25 years in the North American gaming equipment sector, having held key executive positions throughout that time. Specifically, he has an extensive background and a proven track record in successfully building gaming manufacturers up from start-up phase in the North American market. During this period, Mike developed an expertise not only on the market in general, but also in the key areas of gaming law, regulation, and gaming technology.

Mike started his career in gaming as a Deputy Attorney General with the State of Nevada representing the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC). After that time, Mike held executive level positions at several growth gaming companies, with roles that included: Progressive Gaming International Corporation as the EVP and General Counsel, Chief Operating Officer, and Co-Founder of Global Gaming Group (G3) a gaming content provider, and Chief Operating Officer for BMM Testlabs, Americas. Most recently prior to Gaming Arts, Mike was the President of North America for Ainsworth Game Technology, where he led a period of significant growth as Ainsworth grew substantially in the US market, beginning with very little presence to over 80 Million in annual revenue in five years. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Cornell University and a law degree from Emory University School of Law.

Mike has previously served as an officer for the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) as well as a Board Member of the American Gaming Association (AGA). In 2019, Mike was named one of 25 “People to Watch” by Global Gaming Business (GGB) magazine. In terms of community involvement, for the past twelve years, Mike has also served as an appointed Truancy Diversion Judge for Clark County, Nevada.

Jean Venneman joined Gaming Arts in April 2018 as Chief Commercial Officer to lead sales, marketing, and product management. In September 2021, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In her current role she is in charge of all operations of the company including Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Product Development, Manufacturing and Service. During the past 4 years she has been instrumental in launching the slot business for the company and has placed more than 1,500 units in the field.

Before joining Gaming Arts, Venneman served two years as the Senior Vice President of Business Development for High 5 Games, a leading game-developer for land-based, online, social, and mobile markets. She brought in several partnerships including the French National Lottery, Merkur, Sega Sammy and GSN amongst others.

From 2010-2015, she held various executive roles for Scientific Games and its acquired company, Bally Technologies, with oversight for product management and brand licensing, ending her tenure as Scientific Games’ Vice President of Brand Licensing, Gaming & Interactive. She was instrumental in the increase in Bally market share due to a more diverse and successful product portfolio. She brought in key brands such as Michael Jackson, Friends, and James Cameron’s Titanic.

Venneman joined Bally Technologies after serving 17 years with International Game Technology (“IGT”) in several roles leading up to Senior Vice President, Product Development. While at IGT, Venneman held positions with global responsibility in sales, product development, product management, and brand licensing. She was a key contributor for some of the industry’s most successful slot games including Wheel of Fortune, Star Wars and Sex and the City. Venneman has been honored with the “Great Women of Gaming Proven Leader” award and has been featured on the cover of Global Gaming Business magazine as “One of the Top 25 People to Watch”. She was also featured in Casino Enterprise Management magazine as a “Gaming Visionary” and is a two-time recipient of the Nevada Woman’s Fund “Women of Achievement” Award. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with Marketing emphasis from the University of Washington.

Greg Colella joined Gaming Arts in August of 2024. Gaminng Arts has appointed seasoned industry executive, Greg Colella, as Chief Product Officer. In this key role, Colella will oversee product management, marketing, and game development.