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P7 Columnist
Economist Eduardo Morales Hermo looks at the challenges faced by operators in the regulated Spanish egaming market
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ISSUE
P27 Q&A – Stephen Morana, CFO and interim CEO, Betfair
Before handing over the reins to Breon Corcoran, Betfair’s interim CEO re?ects on nine months at the helm
NEWS
P9 Month in minutes
James Harrison of AlchemyBet talks mobile and social, Melissa Riahei of US Digital Gaming breaks down the state of play in Delaware, and we assess the impact of Shuffle Master pulling out of its deal to acquire Ongame
COVER STORY
P30 Cover Story – Falling into line
A detailed look at the growing number of European countries adopting the dot. country egaming model, considering what regulation in countries including Sweden, Cyprus and Serbia will mean for the industry at large
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P12 Product review
We take a look at bet365’s Sprint Poker, one of the newest additions to the fastfold poker arena
P38 Interview – Patrik Selin
Tom Victor speaks to the former Bodog Europe CEO about his plans in Asia and his views on online poker
P14 Product news
An exclusive panel explains why it’s time to “get clever” with marketing, plus news from Ongame, Bet Butler and Betable
FOCUS
P46 Solution Centre – Topjack Games
Nick Lynes of Topjack Games states the case for insured jackpots
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P16 Finance news
PokerStars denies rumours of its deal to acquire Full Tilt Poker, while Germany and social impact on bwin.party’s bottom line
P47 Solution Centre – Hybrid Interaction
Shahar Attias discusses player retention
P18 People news
Full Tilt CEO Ray Bitar is released on $2.5m bail after returning to the United States and surrendering to authorities
P48 Solution Centre – SDL
David Tam breaks down the impact of technology on customer behaviour
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P20 H2 data
eGR’s data partner runs the rule over three ?edgling egaming markets, Belgium, Bulgaria and Greece
P49 Solution Centre – A?nium
Alex Hobbs explains the bene?ts of strong marketing technology
ANALYSIS
P24 Analysis - The perils of investing in poker
James Bennett analyses the fallout from deals for Entraction and Ongame, and asks why signi?cant investment in poker has often failed to reap the desired rewards
P50 Live Gaming Roundtable
Contributions from Evolution Gaming, HoGaming and MediaLiveCasino
P62 The Smoking Gun
Toilets, motherships and 15-year-olds all feature in this month’s TSG. Plus, a rather special view from the hotel at the World Gaming Executive Summit in Barcelona.
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