Hello, I'm
I’m Ian Tabone, a technology leader with 25+ years of experience building high-performing teams and delivering scalable, resilient systems across iGaming, fintech, and fantasy sports. I’ve led organisations as CTO and Head of Technology, driving architectural transformation, strong engineering culture, and fast, reliable product delivery. I’m passionate about empowering people, solving complex challenges, and building technology that creates real business impact.
I’ve worked with startups and global enterprises alike—growing capable teams, modernising platforms, and guiding companies through periods of rapid change. Explore my journey below or get in touch if you’re interested in collaborating. Learn more about me here.
Latest writing
Commentary on regulation, payments, AI, delivery, and platform decisions shaping modern iGaming organisations.
Why multi-market iGaming platforms need stronger standardisation in core services while preserving enough flexibility for local market execution.
How iGaming CTOs can design risk and fraud controls that protect the business without degrading the player experience or deposit funnel.
How CTOs can adopt AI inside engineering teams without losing control of quality, security, regulatory judgement, or team capability development.
What people I’ve worked with say about the impact.
“Ian is a highly skilled professional with a deep level of knowledge and expertise across multiple technology verticals, and is always open to taking on new challenges. Working with him has been a pleasure.”
“I had the privilege of working with Ian Tabone for 8 months. Ian is proactive, result oriented, responsible and technically sound employee; always ready to put all his energy and time to get the job done. He has an…”
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“I had the pleasure of working closely with Ian on a large project for which he was a senior system administrator of a partner organization. Ian was extremely efficient, highly technical and had an immense learning…”
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“I've met Ian a few times for Train-the-trainers he gave for GFI. During those trainings I found his presence of knowledge very pleasing. Next to that (sorry to say so) some of his colleagues I've met in the past have a…”