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P7 COLUMNIST
Stewart Holt from IgnitionOne explains how operators can make the most of their customers after attracting them to their sites new platforms could mean for the operator
P34 CEO INTERVIEW
Michael Brady, chief executive of platform and software provider Bede Gaming, talks HTML5 and developing a platform-agnostic offering
P9 MONTH IN MINUTES
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We suggest the potential consequences of Caesars Interactive Entertainment acquiring Buffalo Studios, while outgoing AGA CEO Frank Fahrenkopf looks ahead to US egaming prospects in 2013
FEATURES
P40 COVER FEATURE:
THINK MOBILE FIRST
With mobile contributing an increasing amount of operators’ revenues, we take a look at what it takes to make the most of the channel
P12 PROFILE
Tom Victor speaks to Bryan Micon, chairman of the ?rst worldwide Bitcoin poker room, SealsWithClubs
NEWS
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P52 LOTTERY FOCUS
Featuring Scienti?c Games, Intralot, Spielo G2 and Betware
P16 PRODUCT NEWS
Playtech speaks out about William Hill’s Sportingbet acquisition, while Gamesys acquires Virgin Games
P60 SLOTS FOCUS
Michael Probert of Bally Interactive, talks online slots
P18 FINANCE NEWS
Rank Group announces plans to review the loss-making Blue Square offering, as Net Entertainment pledges to contest a ruling from the Swedish Tax Agency
P62 SPONSORED
EDITORIAL
Including Affilicity, Odobo, OCRA, Ukash, Damgaard-Hansen, Casumo, Which Bingo, etruvian Consulting and Kambi
P21 DATA
eGR’s data partner H2 Gambling Capital marks 10 years of its Interactive Poker Index and compares ?ve European dot. country markets ahead of potential Dutch regulation
P86 THE SMOKING GUN
After his ill-fated tweet for Publishers Clearing House, we take a look at Keith Chegwin’s egaming options
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P26 ANALYSIS
DONE DEALS
After a ?urry of signi?cant deals in recent months, Tom Washington assesses whether this could be the start of widespread consolidation
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P30 ANALYSIS
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Robin Harrison analyses what Ladbrokes’ delays in rolling out
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