High Roller names Seth Young as new CEO
High Roller Technologies, Inc. announced a leadership transition, with Chief Executive Officer Ben Clemes resigning effective August 31, 2025.
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High Roller Technologies, Inc. announced a leadership transition, with Chief Executive Officer Ben Clemes resigning effective August 31, 2025. The company states that his resignation was not due to any disagreement regarding operations, policies, or practices.
The Board of Directors appointed Seth Young, age 41, as the new Chief Executive Officer effective September 1, 2025. Young has served as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer since April 2025 and previously held senior roles at PointsBet, FSG Digital, and Foxwoods Resort Casino, primarily focused on innovation, online gaming, and corporate development. The company notes there are no special arrangements or family relationships tied to his appointment and no material related-party transactions requiring disclosure.
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CEO transition with internal successor, framed as orderly.
High Roller Technologies reports the resignation of CEO Ben Clemes effective August 31, 2025, and the appointment of Seth Young as CEO effective September 1, 2025. The company explicitly states that Clemes’ departure is not due to disagreements over operations, policies, or practices, which aims to reduce concern about underlying disputes.
Seth Young comes from the internal role of Chief Strategy Officer and brings prior executive experience in gaming and digital betting, including at PointsBet, FSG Digital, and Foxwoods Resort Casino. The filing also clarifies there are no special arrangements, family relationships, or material related-party transactions tied to his appointment under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Overall, this is a notable leadership change, but its ultimate impact will depend on Young’s execution in his new role.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Departure of Chief Executive Officer
On August 25, 2025, Ben Clemes notified the Company of his decision to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer of High Roller Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), effective August 31, 2025. Mr. Clemes’ resignation as Chief Executive Officer was not the result of any disagreements with the Company regarding any matters related to its operations, policies, practices, or otherwise.
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
On August 26, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Seth Young (age 41) as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2025.
Mr. Young, previously served as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer since April 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Young served as Chief Innovation Officer at PointsBet (ASX: PBH), from November 2018 to August 2021, where he was responsible for strategic corporate development efforts including fundraising, partnerships, government and regulatory affairs, product development, M&A initiatives, and more. Mr. Young previously served as Chief Operating Officer at FSG Digital from August 2021 to April 2025, and Executive Director of Online Gaming at Foxwoods Resort Casino from August 2016 to November 2018. Prior to those roles, Mr. Young helped pioneer the daily fantasy sports industry in the USA as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Flower City Gaming, and served as the Director of Strategy for TexasHoldem.com from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Young currently serves on the board of directors for Kinectify, EQL Games, and Kindbridge Behavioral Health.
Mr. Young was the recipient of the Innovation Group’s 2018 Emerging Leaders of Gaming Award and was named to Global Gaming Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in the same year. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with a double minor in Internet Studies and Legal Studies, from Brandeis University, and attended Harvard Business School for Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy, Execution, and Post-Merger Management
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Young and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Young and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company, dated August 27, 2025, relating to Mr. Young’s appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information under this Item 7.01 and the press release attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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