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GERARD STARKEY LOOKS AT HOW THE ONLIN
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t would be a bold, and fairly foolish,
man who would deny online gambling
has something of a gender imbalance.
A quick scan of attendees at any online
gambling conference is enough to highlight
the issue. And there is little doubt the
problem is even more acute the higher up
the corporate ladder you look.
There are some exceptions to the rule.
Betclic Everest CEO Isabelle Andrès, Unibet
COO Britt Boeskov, Winamax operations
director Laurence Duplessis de Pouzilhac
and IGT CEO Patti Hart are some of the
most high-profile female leaders, but the list
thereafter can hardly be described as long.
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