Public commentary,
partnerships and press.
Nearly two decades of coverage across three chapters — building engagement products at PokerStars, running Global Poker and Chumba Casino at VGW, and now advising the industry from Dublin.
Each entry links to the original source. Excludes homonyms and unrelated David Lyons references.
PokerStars to Luckbox
Associate Director of Poker Engagement at PokerStars, then headhunted to lead engagement at esports-betting start-up Luckbox.
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Luckbox Headhunts PokerStars Engagement Specialist David Lyons
Appointment coverage on the move from PokerStars to Luckbox as Head of Engagement.
VGW — Global Poker & Chumba Casino
General Manager of Global Poker and Chumba Casino. Poker industry press, tournament-partnership announcements, and podcast appearances during six years running VGW’s flagship sweepstakes brands.
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Global Poker Announces Partnership With Poker Central For Live Events
First Global Poker × Poker Central live-event partnership announcement.
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Online Poker at All Time High
Widely syndicated release quoting me as GM on the lockdown surge in online poker — 43% growth in play, 255% growth in new players.
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Global Poker Launches World’s Biggest Home Game
Launch coverage of the record-setting online tournament.
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Global Poker Online Traffic Surges As Players Compete For Big Tournament Prize Pools
Traffic-surge story with GM commentary on tournament demand.
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Enter Global Poker’s Biggest Tournament Ever This Sunday
Tournament preview on PokerNews.
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Ep. 10 — The Lyon Roars
Long-form interview across two parts on the Talking Global Poker podcast.
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2020 Produced Major Platform Updates for Sweepstakes Site Global Poker
Year-in-review interview covering platform infrastructure, mixed games, and the return of Surge.
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NBC Sports Network to Broadcast 2021 U.S. Poker Open
Quoted as GM on the NBCSN broadcast deal for the inaugural online US Poker Open.
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Global Poker Wraps Up The GOAT Online Series With Tournament Of Champions
Series wrap-up and commentary on the US Poker Open programme.
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Leading Online Site Global Poker To Host U.S. Poker Open
Launch coverage of the inaugural online US Poker Open on Global Poker.
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Global Poker Unlocks The Vault
Ring-game bonus feature launch, covered inside the Global Poker magazine section of Card Player.
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Global Poker and Poker Central Form Live Event Partnership
Live-streaming and event partnership between Global Poker and Poker Central / PokerGO.
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Global Poker Celebrity Challenge
Launch of the first Global Poker Celebrity Challenge, with General Manager comment on the format and cast.
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Global Poker’s Response to Cheating Allegations — Only Friends #382
Podcast discussion of Global Poker’s public statement on cheating allegations during the 2023 online series.
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Ryan Seacrest Partnership — Chumba Casino
Announcement of the Ryan Seacrest brand-partnership deal for Chumba Casino, with GM quote on the tie-up.
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U.S. Poker Open Returns To Global Poker
Renewal of the 2024 US Poker Open partnership between Global Poker and Poker Central.
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25 Days Of Poker — GC 200M and SC 500,000
2024 holiday tournament and prize-pool promotion.
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Global Poker Announces Return Of U.S. Poker Open
Renewal of the 2025 US Poker Open on Global Poker.
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Ryan Seacrest Sued for ‘Promoting Illegal Gambling’
News piece on litigation targeting the Seacrest partnership; recycles the 2023 GM quote on the deal.
Advisory, boards & new ventures
Departure from VGW executive tenure and appointment as non-executive director leading SolutionsHub’s Irish operations. Coverage across trade, industry, and mainstream Irish media.
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SolutionsHub Appoints Former PokerStars and VGW Executive David Lyons to Lead Irish Operations
Announcement release — non-executive director role leading SolutionsHub’s Irish operations.
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Former PokerStars Executive Joins Isle of Man-Based Consultancy Firm
Business-press coverage of the SolutionsHub appointment.
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SolutionsHub Names David Lyons as Non-Executive Director
Irish tech-press coverage.
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Monday Shuffle — July 13, 2026
Weekly industry roundup covering the SolutionsHub appointment.
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Former PokerStars Leader Joins SolutionsHub as Ireland’s Gambling Rules Reshape the Market
Coverage tying the appointment to Irish gambling-regulation reform.
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David Lyons Joins SolutionsHub in Ireland
Malta-based iGaming press covering the move.
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SolutionsHub Appoints Former PokerStars and VGW Executive David Lyons to Lead Irish Operations
Industry newswire distribution of the announcement.
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Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Radio interview on Newstalk’s Breakfast Business, discussing Ireland’s new gambling regulator and the reshaping of the Irish market.
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Irish Gambling Regulator Gives Poker Players…
Coverage of GRAI’s stance on online poker under the new Irish licensing regime.
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Monday Shuffle — August 17, 2026
Industry roundup column referencing recent Irish-market commentary.
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Key Challenges for Ireland’s Reformed Gambling Market
Extended interview with SiGMA News on GRAI enforcement, poker-specific rules under the €10 / €3,000 caps, the structural decline of retail betting, and what a credible Irish regulatory regime should look like.
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Getting Licensed in Ireland Is Only the Start
Op-ed for SiGMA News on the gap between securing a GRAI licence and being operationally ready to use it — MLRO and compliance ownership, board accountability, and the failure modes that surface once the licence is live.
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Hip Durian and Zero Labs
Hip Durian Games selected for Zero Labs Cohort 9 in Las Vegas — operator-led, creatively distinctive, AI-first slot studio announcement ahead of G2E 2026.