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CONTENTS Editor’s Letter What is the hottest thing in USA iGaming this summer? It’s whatever you can do in the space while you wait for legislation to catch up. To that end, fantasy and eSports are two of the most exciting areas in the space, and this issue we look at a company that is combining both in an innovative way. We also look at lotteries this issue, and have a must-read interview with the Michigan State Lottery, which is a sterling example of taking a lottery online to the benefit of all stakeholders. Finally, don’t miss Melissa Blau’s iGaming Index, because some of the iGaming stocks are also firmly in the “What’s Hot” category this summer. Michael Caselli Editor in Chief 06 Events Calendar 08 News 10 eSports: the new regulatory frontier? 12 NJDGE: last chance for affiliate compliance 14 Playing the patents game 16 Game Design Q&A: Rikard Herlitz, CTO, Goo Technologies 18 Information security round-up 22 Cover interview: Coming to America 26 Interview: Jeff Holyfield, Michigan Lottery 30 Lottery Focus 2015 36 Interview: Ali Moiz, CEO, Vulcun 40 RAWA: cracks in the foundation 44 The integration game 46 The changing DFS landscape 48 DFS: the survey 50 Becoming a (virtual) reality 52 Global iGaming Index 58 The changing face of earn-outs 61 Data Center, including State of the Union Managing Editor: Michael Caselli, [email protected] Editor: Stephen Carter, [email protected] Section Editor (Law and Legislation): Professor I Nelson Rose Section Editor (Management and Marketing): David Briggs Section Editor (Business and Finance): Melissa Blau Designer: Scott Mackie Production & Studio Manager: Craig Young, [email protected] Group Publishing Director: Alex Pratt, [email protected] Publisher: Pamela Hugill, [email protected] Published by: iGaming Business North America, 10300 West Charleston Boulevard, Suite 13-482, Las Vegas, NV 89135, United States. T: [phone], www.igamingbusinessnorthamerica.com. iGaming Business North America is published quarterly © iGaming Business Ltd 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without prior written permission, except for permitted fair dealing under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. Application for permission for use of copyright material including permission to reproduce extracts in other published works shall be made to the publishers. Full acknowledgement of author, publisher and source must be given. Head of Operations: Shona ODonnell, [email protected] The paper used within this publication has been sourced from a Chain-of-Custody certified manufacturer, operating within Sales Manager: Ian Larcombe, [email protected] international environmental standards such as ISO14001 and EMAS. This is to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, Subscriptions: [email protected] sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint. iGamingBusiness North America | Issue 20 | August/September 2015 | 3