eGaming Review July 2014 - 122 | Page 7

/ THE BRIEFING / NEWS MONTHLY NEWS ING IEF BR E TH \ NEWS \ VIEWS \ INSIGHT \ OPINION \ DEBATE \ JULY THE MONTH THAT WAS... GOOD MONTH Kambi Sports Solutions entered a new era after the Unibet spin-off completed its separation by floating on Stockholm’s NASDAQ OMX First North exchange BAD MONTH Coral found itself in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority after the watchdog banned one of its TV ads for linking gambling to seduction QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I looked towards the future and I decided that the company would be best served under new ownership and leadership” Former BetVictor owner Victor Chandler talks openly about his decision to sell the business to Michael Tabor W W W. E G R M A G A Z I N E . C O M THIS IS PLAY Betfair made a splash earlier this month with its new ad featuring, well, an enormous octopus. The campaign spanning TV, digital and press features Betfair’s new strapline ‘This is Play’, with the heroic Octopus supposed to mirror customers’ ability to use the operator’s technology by playing four simultaneous games of table tennis. 7