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MAY
THE MONTH
THAT WAS...
GOOD MONTH
888 was “delighted” to see its B2C bingo
vertical return to year-on-year growth in
the first quarter following last year’s
divisional restructure
BAD MONTH
Brazil-facing operators could find their
websites blocked ahead of the World
Cup should the country‘s government
pass a new Internet Constitution bill
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“I DON’T KNOW WHY ANY SHAREHOLDER WOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT
TEAM TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE”
BWIN.PARTY’S ACTIVIST INVESTOR JASON ADER RAISES
DOUBTS OVER THE BOARD’S RECENT TRACK RECORD
W W W. E G R M A G A Z I N E . C O M
MARATHON MAN q BetVictor brand ambassador Michael Owen cost the operator a few quid
when the former Liverpool striker completed April’s London Marathon in a time of 3hrs 45mins
– BetVictor had opened a market on Owen’s finishing time at over/under 3hrs 40min. “We saw
lots of interest in the market and punters got it right,” a BetVictor spokesman said. “Over was
backed into 4/6 so we got our fingers burnt.”
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