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AUGUST
THE MONTH
THAT WAS...
GOOD MONTH
PokerStars looks set to enter the New
Jersey online gambling market by autumn
following Amaya Gaming’s $4.9bn
acquisition of Rational Group
BAD MONTH
Reports concerning BetButler’s inability
to make good on customers’ withdrawals
caught the attention of the UK Gambling
Commission, which said it was
“considerably concerned”
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“I suppose if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
William Hill’s chairman Gareth Davis on the
appointment of James Henderson as CEO (right)
W W W. E G R M A G A Z I N E . C O M
IN WITH THE NEW William Hill enters a new era this month when group operations director
James Henderson takes over from long-serving CEO Ralph Topping. As with his predecessor,
Henderson joined the bookie as a trainee shop manager some 29 years ago and rose through
the ranks on the way to taking the top job.
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