UK high street gaming operator Game Nation has appointed former Paddy Power and William Hill executive Narinder “Nindi” Dhanjal to the role of Compliance Manager. The position covers regulatory compliance, safer gambling, licensing and complaint handling across the company’s estate of 43 Adult Gaming Centres.
Dhanjal joins Game Nation with 40 years of experience in the betting industry. He began his career at William Hill before moving to Paddy Power, where he spent more than a decade and rose through the ranks to become Head of Retail Compliance and Safer Gambling for the UK and Ireland.
As a Personal Management Licence holder, Dhanjal led the retail business through a Gambling Commission assessment that resulted in no enforcement action. He also rolled out a staged affordability trial across a quarter of the UK estate and increased customer interaction rates, while chairing a working group with a lived-experience panel to keep safer gambling policy grounded and authentic.
“What really attracted me to Game Nation was the people. From senior leadership to venue teams, everyone I met was welcoming, passionate, and invested in the business. People make businesses, and I’m genuinely excited about working with the team to help deliver the very best version of what is already a quite outstanding high street gaming brand,” said Dhanjal.
In 2023, Dhanjal returned to William Hill as Head of Licensing and Development. In that role, he led the national site acquisition and licensing agenda across the UK and Jersey, established a strategic pipeline of 125 potential new sites and introduced a licence audit process for field teams.
“Successful consumer-facing businesses must have the very best talent working at every level of the organisation. In what is a highly regulated sector, having the highest standards of compliance and social responsibility undertakings are simply non-negotiable,” said Game Nation CEO Mark Jepp.
“Nindi has built a highly successful career working for some of the best-known operators in the betting space: I am delighted that he has opted to bring that calibre of experience, expertise and insight to Game Nation,” Jepp added.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2026/08/20/125960-game-nation-appoints-former-paddy-power-and-william-hill-exec-to-compliance-manager-role
