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P9 Columnist
Plumbee’s Raf Keustermans asks whether social gaming start-ups will one day swallow up traditional egaming companies
P30 The beginning of the end
Robin Harrison analyses the Italian market in light of the ongoing disputes between gaming machines operators and the country’s Ministry of Finance
NEWS
P11 Month in minutes
Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman Mark Lipparelli is the subject of this month’s Q&A, while we look at the management team of the newly formed NYX Gaming Group
COVER STORY
P34 The stage is set
With an increasing number of landbased egaming companies looking to breach the online and social gaming space, Tom Victor assesses the growing trend of convergence between online, offline and social
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P14 Product review
There were No Regrets as Foviance and their panel of players cast their eyes over Robbie Williams Fun Poker
P42 CEO interview
Jens von Bahr, CEO of Evolution Gaming, talks to James Bennett about the role of live-dealer and why, despite ?ve offers to buy the business, he is in no mood to sell
P16 Product news
15 Marketing launches a new bingo network, while Net Entertainment’s Simon Hammon runs the rule over progressive jackpots
FOCUS
P46 Arista
Betfair’s head of global infrastructure services Tim Turner talks cloud computing as the operator invests in Arista’s technology
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P20 Finance news
Shuffle Master agrees to buy Ongame, while Zynga launches its dot.com offering and Matchbook introduces multi-currency
P50 Net Entertainment P23 People news
Maryland authorities indict Bodog founder Calvin Ayre, while Ryan Lang becomes the fourth Black Friday indictee to plead guilty Net Entertainment’s Björn Krantz gives his view on the future of video slots
P51 CTXM
Maxim Terehovich of CTXM explains how the solutions provider keeps up with the latest trends
P24 H2 data
A look at internet poker ?gures after average real-money player numbers cross the 100,000 mark for the ?rst time in nine months
P52 Betsoft
Betsoft Gaming’s Richard Lunceford discusses his company's innovative 3D games
ANALYSIS
P28 Odds win out
Tom Washington examines how a price war has erupted between leading bookmakers
P62 The Smoking Gun
Alvin Care’s return, Betfair’s naming issues, plus one high-pro?le CEO’s ban on “posh cars”
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