eGaming Review May 2014 - 120 | Page 7

/ THE BRIEFING / NEWS MONTHLY NEWS ING IEF BR E TH \ NEWS \ VIEWS \ INSIGHT \ OPINION \ DEBATE \ 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.” 7