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7 COLUMNIST
Consultant Peter Marcus assesses some of the questions that need to be answered before any prospective M&A deal
34 Q&A
iPoker operations manager Asaf Younger re?ects on the early uplift from the last year’s changes to the network
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9 MONTH IN MINUTES
Featuring a Q&A with Casino Planet’s JJ Hofkamp, plus a look at the potential consequences of Ladbrokes’ Betdaq acquisition
FEATURES
36 INTERVIEW
THE BEST JOB IN GAMING
Tom Washington sits down with Caesars Interactive Entertainment chief executive Mitch Garber to discuss Nevada, social gaming and international expansion
NEWS
14 LAUNCHES AND SIGN-UPS
Ladbrokes’ Playtech agreement and 888’s US-facing deal with Treasure Island are among the most signi?cant deals we look at this month
46 THE BATTLE FOR
LIVE CASINO
As the live dealer market continues to expand, James Bennett looks at some of the biggest players in a market previously neglected by some in Europe
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16 PRODUCT NEWS
888 launches its real-money casino offering on Facebook, while Ongame rolls out its Strobe fastfold offering
56 SPONSORED
EDITORIAL
Featuring contributions from GTECH, Net Entertainment, London Capital Group, paysafecard and VMWare
18 FINANCE NEWS
William Hill settles on a price for Playtech’s WHO stake, while Paddy Power achieves record yearly pro?ts
70 THE SMOKING GUN
This month TSG looks at egaming ?gures with familiar names, plus a large slice of irony for one head of international
20 PEOPLE MOVES
Including hundreds of redundancies at Betfair and the Isle of Man government’s search for a new head of egaming
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23 H2 DATA
Mobile comes under scrutiny in this month’s numbers from eGR’s data partner
26 ANALYSIS
SETTLING FOR LESS
In the light of a considerable restructuring at Betfair, Tom Victor looks at the ?rst few months of CEO Breon Corcoran’s tenure
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