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REGULARS 05 Editor’ s letter 10 News
TECH & INNOVATION 12 How much of a threat are deepfakes to the gambling sector?
CASINO & GAMES 16 Solaire North shows the way for
Philippines’ land-based gaming 20 Retail and digital can go hand in hand
SPORTS BETTING 27 Personality-driven sports are shaping the future of betting 30 Veikkaus: Let the games begin
FEATURES 34 Is the UK still attractive to listed operators? 42 Legacy lotteries are at risk of cannibalisation 48 DoT data: Is player churn a real problem for UK operators?
MARKETING & AFFILIATES 55 The pros and cons of capping wagering requirments 60 Brazil’ s betting sector pushes back as tighter ad restrictions loom
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 65 The £ 100 million statutory levy gamble
FINANCE 69 Debt, dollars and deal-making
PEOPLE 72 New chapter: Is the industry grappling with a redundancy crisis?
REGULATION 76 White paper: Not gone but already forgotten? 78 Wiggin European regulatory roundup
DATA 84 H2 igaming dashboard 86 H2 mobile dashboard 88 Top 50 gaming sites
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