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EDITORIAL TEAM Editor James Bennett T: [phone] E: [email protected] Senior reporter Tom Washington T: [phone] E: [email protected] Reporter Tom Victor T: [phone] E: [email protected] Reporter Robin Harrison Millan T: [phone] E: [email protected] PRODUCTION Production editor Claudia Honerjager E: [email protected] Art editor Toni Giddings E: [email protected] Sub-editors Rachel Kurz?eld Eleanor Stanley COMMERCIAL Commercial manager Ben Robinson T: [phone] E: [email protected] Publishing executive Sam Compagnoni T: [phone] E: [email protected] Publishing executive Debbie Robson T: [phone] E: [email protected] Editorial director Gwyn Roberts Chief executive Charlie Kerr Circulation manager Fay Muddle Subscriptions Clark Beecroft T: [phone] E: [email protected] Emmanuel Nettey T: [phone] E: [email protected] Product Reviewer Catriona Campbell E: [email protected] Reviews were carried out by Catriona Campbell at Foviance, a customer experience consultancy that has worked across a wide range of online gaming products areas and helps companies understand online customer behaviours. EDITOR'S LETTER Things are getting serious now, or should I say at long last. Senator Raymond Lesniak, who has been pushing for regulatory change in New Jersey, tells me he expects the Senate and Assembly to pass his sponsored bill in the coming weeks, the state Governor Chris Christie to sign it immediately afterwards and, following an “aggressive timetable”, the ?rst real-money game to be operated by one of its 12 land-based casinos in September. This comes from the man who sponsored the repeal of the death penalty making New Jersey the ?rst state to abolish it in more than 30 years. I for one am betting he can get it done ?rst. A close second is Nevada. At the time of writing, Gaming Control Board chairman Mark Lipparelli (see Q&A on p9) has received 21 individual licence applications from local operators and several large European software suppliers with Playtech’s paperwork in the post, CEO Mor Weizer tells me. The bill is poker-only, but some of the largest names in the business are lining up to license and operate there potentially one day giving them access to the rest of the country, as and when it regulates. Third in the race is California where Senators Rod Wright and Darrell Steinberg have jointly introduced Senate Bill 1463 where “eligible entities” would be entitled to apply for 10-year licences. The bill only applies to poker for the ?rst two years following its proposed implementation, although after this comes to an end the department has said it may phase in other games. However, getting every interested party, including over a 100 Native American tribes, to agree to terms will be the major stumbling block. What is certain is that we have launched eGaming Review North America, (www.egrnorthamerica.com) the only monthly publication of its kind and the most up-to-date source of news, insight and analysis from across the United States and Canada. Look out for a copy in the next few days. eGaming Review is published monthly by Pageant Media, 1 East Poultry Avenue London, EC1A 9PT ISSN 1742-2450 Printed by The Manson Group © 2012 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used without the prior permission from the publisher James Bennett EDITOR 03