Nigel Eccles is a crypto gaming and sports betting founder who co-founded BetHog, BetDEX Labs, and FanDuel. Nigel Eccles's Twitter Score is 214 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #2,145 (top 0.5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Nigel Eccles co-founded BetHog alongside Rob Jones, bringing the platform to market in early 2024. BetHog is licensed and regulated by the Government of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan and operates its own native token, $HOG, with 25% of the total $HOG supply allocated to its first airdrop program. Nigel Eccles serves as Co-founder and CEO of BetHog.
Nigel Eccles co-founded BetDEX Labs with Varun Sudhakar and Stuart Tonner, established in October 2021. The BetDEX Exchange subsequently became the first fully licensed sports betting exchange on blockchain, receiving authorization from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission in November 2022. Nigel Eccles serves as Chairman of BetDEX Labs, which is affiliated with Solana and Monaco Protocol.
Nigel Eccles also co-founded FanDuel, the daily fantasy sports platform. A compensation appeal related to the 2018 FanDuel sale, brought by a former FanDuel co-founder, was rejected by a New York judges panel, with the court finding the legal claim under Scottish law not valid. Nigel Eccles has accumulated 14,556 followers as of July 2026 and has made 20,078 posts on the platform. Nigel Eccles has been mentioned by 70 accounts a total of 147 times.
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