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P7 Columnist
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Age veri?cation consultant Emma Lindley highlights the lack of fraud and ID veri?cation software protecting operators and users in the social gaming sector
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ISSUE
P31 Analysis – Strictly business
What does the latest series of changes to Italian regulation mean for its egaming sector?
COVER STORY
P32 Cover story
Think again: Why innovation is alive and kicking in the egaming industry eGR looks at some of the products, practices and improvements that show online gambling is more innovative than many believe
NEWS
P9 Month in minutes
AGA chairman Frank Fahrenkopf discusses US regulation, the management team of bwin.party’s social division Win Interactive is revealed, and eGR looks at the consequences of a change of government in Schleswig-Holstein
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P40 CEO interview – Per Eriksson
The newly appointed Net Entertainment CEO gives his ?rst impressions of life in the industry
P13 Product review
eGR’s Tom Washington looks at Euro 2012 betting apps, aided by a panel of expert players
P46 Lottery focus
GTECH G2, Betware, Scienti?c Games and Intralot reveal their latest lottery software innovations
P16 Product news
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Bwin.party launches its social gaming arm, while Italy ?nally legalises online slots
FOCUS
P46 Payments and fraud roundtable
Optimal Payments and Iovation discuss the key developments in payments fraud protection
P18 Finance news
A consortium of Gibraltar operators prepares to mount a legal challenge against changes to UK egaming legislation
P20 People news
Ladbrokes’ head of trading dismissed; Gigi Levy leaves 888 board
P52 White label focus
Featuring Beconstruct and Progress Play
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P22 H2 Data
H2 discusses the potential of the newly regulated Spanish online gambling market
P57 Data centre focus
Lawrence Isola of Sapphire Networks explains what differentiates his company’s service in a highly competitive ?eld
ANALYSIS
P26 Analysis – Baby steps
Robin Harrison asks whether bwin. party’s €40m acquisition of Orneon Limited will be enough to gain a foothold in the social gaming sector
P59 Service directory P66 TSG
TSG’s new Full Tilt app, Bodog predicts the future and a heartwarming story of one man’s loyalty to his previous employers
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