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Lazlo 326, Inc. Mourns the Death of Advisory Board Member Don Kingsborough

By September 19, 2025No Comments
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ATLANTA, September 18 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/

Lazlo 326, Inc. announced today that Don Kingsborough, a member of its Advisory Board, has passed away.

Mr. Kingsborough had been an advisor to the Company since 2020. Mr. Kingsborough’s 45-year career spanned important executive and operating roles at the intersection of retail, stored value and technology. As the former founder and CEO of Blackhawk Network, he is commonly credited with pioneering the retail gift card market. Most recently, he was a member of the Board of Directors and the former CEO of OneMarket, an integrated retail platform for connecting offline and online shopping. He has also held important positions at Capital One Ventures, PayPal, Westfield Corp. and was the former president of Atari’s consumer business.

Chris Demetree, Chairman and CEO of Lazlo said, “We will be forever grateful to Don for his advice and assistance to Lazlo 326. It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with Don. He will be missed.”

Richard Char, Senior Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel of Lazlo, added “I first worked with Don at Worlds of Wonder in 1986, and later at Blackhawk Networks. He was one of the most positive, genuine people I have known. People were attracted to Don because of his optimism and enthusiasm. We can learn much from the way Don interacted with others.”

About Lazlo 326

Lazlo 326 modernizes lottery sales by replacing legacy systems with a flexible, cloud-native platform that turns retail checkout into an engaging, revenue-driving experience. Designed for compliance and built for scale, Lazlo empowers lotteries, retailers and advertisers to grow their impact in every community they serve.

With a licensed, patented and ready-to-deploy platform, Lazlo is breaking the decades-old vendor lock that has long constrained lottery innovation.

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