# Michael Brady

> Michael Brady is a gaming entrepreneur, investor and adviser who co-founded Bede Gaming in 2012 and later became its chairman. An early Cashcade employee, he helped develop businesses spanning gaming operations, technology and marketing. He also chairs The Conexus Group, advises ClearStake and Behind The Gloves, and was appointed president of gaming at Brothers & Sisters in August 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman at Bede Gaming; Chairman at The Conexus Group; President of Gaming at Brothers & Sisters
- **Organizations:** Bede Gaming, The Conexus Group, Brothers & Sisters, ClearStake, Behind The Gloves, Eyas Gaming, Cashcade, bwin, Business Betting, Gamblemob, Rocket9, Intellectual Property and Software
- **Education:** LLB, University of Birmingham
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bede Gaming and helped build it into a platform supplier serving international operators., Played a role in Bede’s 2020 majority-stake sale to Gauselmann Group., Was Bede CEO when the company appeared at number 76 in the 2017 Sunday Times Tech Track 100.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Joined Cashcade as an early employee.
- **Before 2012** — Founded ventures including Business Betting and Gamblemob; served as bingo commercial director at bwin.
- **2012** — Co-founded Bede Gaming; subsequently served as CEO.
- **2018** — Moved into a strategic board role as Alex Butcher became Bede managing director; Bede secured the OLG digital-platform contract.
- **2020** — Gauselmann Group acquired a significant majority stake in Bede; Brady helped establish Eyas Gaming.
- **2023** — Identified as Bede chairman and Eyas CEO; joined The Conexus Group as an independent non-executive director in September.
- **2025** — Appointed adviser to the ClearStake board in May.
- **2026** — Joined the founding advisory board of Behind The Gloves in April; appointed president of gaming at Brothers & Sisters in August, while chairing Bede and The Conexus Group.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bede Gaming and helped build it into a platform supplier serving international operators.
- Played a role in Bede’s 2020 majority-stake sale to Gauselmann Group.
- Was Bede CEO when the company appeared at number 76 in the 2017 Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
- Was a founding shareholder in gaming marketing agency Rocket9, acquired by LeoVegas in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appointed president of gaming at Brothers & Sisters; announcement also identifies him as chairman of Bede Gaming and The Conexus Group.
- **2026-04** — Joined Behind The Gloves’ founding advisory board alongside Rob Fell and Katie Byers.
- **2026-01** — Appeared with Lee McFarland on Gaming News Canada to discuss boxing and Bede’s Canadian business.
- **2025-05** — Joined ClearStake as adviser to its board, supporting commercial strategy and scaling.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-brady-a166154/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22