Backstageplay Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Simon Collins to the position of Executive Chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. Simon is a well-known pioneer of the online gaming sector in the United Kingdom and since approximately 2000, has founded a number of successful gaming organizations with substantial, international reach. As a senior executive with more than two decades of experience building new online, skill-based and social gaming ventures, Simon has represented some of the UK's most respected brands which include Sun Bingo, Sun Vegas, Sun Racing, and the UK's large commercial fantasy football league, Dream Team.