eGaming Review January 2012 | Page 7

[C O N T E N T S ] Lydia Melton of Microgaming discusses how poker operators need to adapt A good solution to the wrong problem? eGR reports on how affiliates would be affected by Facebook’s entry into the UK's real-money egaming market Betfair’s ins and outs, the consequences of Groupe Bernard Tapie’s agreement to acquire Full Tilt Poker, and a Q&A with Zynga Casino's Lo Toney The new face of online gambling James Bennett examines the impact of social brands on the egaming industry and what introducing real-money play on Facebook could mean for existing operators Sporting Index launches a cloud-based sports trading platform PokerStars' ?rst mobile client; viewpoint from OpenMarket’s Oisin Lunny Ontario egaming contract open for bids; PokerStrategy.com CEO Dominik Kofert on the impact of Facebook Richard Flint, MD, SkyBetting and Gaming SkyBet managing director Richard Flint re?ects on a strong year Australia at heart of Sportingbet growth as amounts wagered rises 95% Photos and winners from November’s ceremony at the HAC in London, which attracted the cream of the crop from the industry Gerald Corbett in at Betfair, Nigel Payne out at Sportingbet A look at the Italian market from eGR’s exclusive data partner Evolution Gaming, Running Ball, Excelian, GTech, Vision Media, OpenMarket, LCG, Cubeia and Chartwell Affiliate round-table 888, Sportingbet, Paddy Power, William Hill, Europartners and NetRefer Recruitment round-table Featuring Flint Hyde and ARM Sports betting focus SIS, Bet Tracker and Betconstruct Open for Business How will a new government affect the Spanish egaming market? A Fresh Start What lies ahead for Betclic Everest under new chief executive Ignacio Martos . A Greek Tragedy How might ?nancial turmoil in Greece affect its gaming regulation plans? Q&A Lotto Network MD Egidio Messito talks B2B lotteries Nick Xenophon’s misguided solution to Australia’s gambling “ills”, PokerStars does Wigan (or not), and the funniest Rufus in egaming www.egrmagazine.com 07