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7 MONTH IN MINUTES
Mikael Pawlo discusses what lies in store for Mr Green now it has gone public
30 COVER STORY GETTING ON WITH BUSINESS
Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran is con?dent the ?rm is galvanised and ready to tackle the competition
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Sportingbet founder Mark Blandford reacts to Sheldon Adelson’s attack on egaming
36 POWERING AHEAD
Paddy Power’s Isaac Ward on how it intends to stay ahead of the pack
NEWS
14 PRODUCT NEWS
Nektan acquires mobile gaming ?rm Mfuse, and Perform agrees £40m Opta deal
40 EVERYTHING MOBILE
LeoVegas CEO Johan Styren explains the secrets behind the start-up operator’s success
16 FINANCIAL NEWS
Bet365 pro?ts soar to £179m, and Spanish egaming market suffers Q1 decline
42 THE FUTURE OF CASINO
Playtech's VP of Operations on the future of online casino
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18 PEOPLE NEWS
Three bwin.party senior managers depart, and Martin Cruddace to leave Betfair after nine years
46 B2B AWARDS
Check out which egaming suppliers came out on top at this year’s B2B Awards
19 DATA
H2’s statistics section takes stock of interactive poker and revisits in-play betting
55 SPONSORED EDITORIAL
Featuring Intralot, Entropay, GameOn Marketing, Ezugi and Limelight
FEATURES
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23 INNOVATION AWARDS
A run-down of all the winners at eGaming Review’s inaugural Operator Innovation Awards
66 THE SMOKING GUN
Get your ears ready for the Ladbrokes rap and a poker pro’s emotional debut album
26 ANALYSIS DAMAGE LIMITATION
Liam Stoker asks how bookmakers can minimise losses during football’s absence during the summer months
29 ANALYSIS MOVE ON UP
888’s rise to overtake Party Poker could be shaken by changes to the latter’s offering
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