AN ex-professional poker champion is in talks to buy a share in Scottish Championship side Dunfermline, reports say.
James Bord – a former winner of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event – is hoping to play his cards right by leading a consortium looking into buying into the Fife club.
London-born Bord, 43, is the founder of Short Circuit Science, a San Francisco-based company specialising in sports data analytics.
He put his name on the poker map just over a decade ago when clinching the huge WSOP event and the $1.3million that went with it, becoming the first Brit to do so.
His online profile puts his poker winnings up until April 2018 at over $4.3million.
Now, the Daily Mail report he’s spearheading a move with his company to purchase shares in Dunfermline and the talks are at an advanced stage.
Dunfermline’s owners put the club up for sale earlier this season.
German investment group Fussball GmbH initially bought a 30% share in the Pars four years ago, which rose to a 75% holding the following year.
But given supposed supporter negativity having started the 2024/25 campaign poorly, they revealed their decision to sell.
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It’s likely this new investment will see a cap on the number of shares Bord’s consortium will be able to purchase, similar to what Bill Foley was subject to at Hibs.
That’s because Short Circuit Science are also minority shareholders in Spanish Segunda side Cordoba CF.
They would also need to go through the fit and proper person test.
Dunfermline currently sit 6th in Scotland second tier, 10 points clear of bottom side Airdrieonians and 11 points off the play-off positions.
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