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P7 COLUMNIST
Dr Andy Piper of Push Technology
looks at the role social gaming is set
to play within the egaming industry
P9 MONTH IN MINUTES
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Joe Brennan Jr assesses PokerStars’
travails in New Jersey and Pedro
López looks at the ?rst year of
dot.es egaming, while QuickThink
Media’s Jonny Bennet breaks down
the company’s bingo deal with
Iceland
NEWS
P14 LAUNCHES AND
SIGN-UPS
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A look at some of the more
signi?cant launches and sign-ups of
the last month, including Zynga’s
launch of real-money gambling
P16 PRODUCT NEWS
William Hill shareholders approve
the acquisition of Playtech’s William
Hill Online stake, while PokerStars’
acquisition of the Atlantic Club is
delayed
P18 FINANCE NEWS
Featuring market ?gures from Spain
and GVC’s return to pro?t after its
joint acquisition of Sportingbet
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P20 PEOPLE MOVES
OpenBet names its new CEO, while
EGBA appoints a new secretary
general
P23 H2 DATA
eGR’s data partner analyses
Romanian numbers following the
country’s appointment of a National
Gaming Office
P32 ANALYSIS
IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN
Tom Washington asks whether
the price wars around the
Cheltenham Festival act as a good
form guide for the industry
COVER FEATURE
P34 POKER’S FALL
FROM GRACE
As poker falls from its perch
as the darling of the egaming
industry, Alun Bowden documents
the changing landscape and asks
what the future holds
P44 INTERVIEW
YAN TANG, GENERAL
MANAGER, SAMVO
In her ?rst interview with eGR,
the general manager of the sports
betting business tells Tom Victor
about the growth of the company,
and why she isn’t targeting the
mass market just yet
P50 SPONSORED
EDITORIAL
Ben Starr, founder of 15 Network,
talks innovation and brand identity
within the online bingo space
P54 SPONSORED
EDITORIAL
Featuring GTECH, Net
Entertainment, Odobo and NYX
Gaming Group
P66 THE SMOKING GUN
Tanks, thanks, and one egaming
exec’s musical past
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P26 ANALYSIS
ONE RACE AT A TIME
Robin Harrison delves into the
preparation done by egaming
operators to avoid customer volume
spike disasters
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