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Apple Silicon – A Literal Game Changer
Apple’s switch to its own ARM-based chips (cleverly branded as Apple Silicon) is a really interesting move if you’re a techie. A lot has been written about the capabilities of Apple’s new laptop chip, M1. However, I thought it would be interesting to speculate on what the… Read More »Apple Silicon – A Literal Game Changer
Isai Scheinberg and Ray Bitar – My Experiences with Two Very Different Leaders
Over the years I’ve enjoyed reading stories from others about their experiences in the early days of the poker industry, working with some of the characters of the time. Dan Goldman, for example, recounts how he was hired to head up marketing at PokerStars (and tells many other… Read More »Isai Scheinberg and Ray Bitar – My Experiences with Two Very Different Leaders
How We Made Poker a Little Safer
This post was written in November 2019 when I was the Managing Director of Poker at Microgaming. At some point in our lives, we have all lost a bit of control. Maybe you hit the shops a little harder than you could afford. Maybe you… Read More »How We Made Poker a Little Safer
Show Us Your Stats
This post was written in September 2019, when I was Managing Director of Poker at Microgaming. In recent months we’ve seen a trend for poker operators to publish statistics about their Game Integrity successes. In particular we’ve seen operators publish details about the number of… Read More »Show Us Your Stats
Don’t Make this Common Mistake When Prioritising Software Projects
Every company I’ve worked for has had one thing in common – they all generated good ideas faster than they were able to make them a reality. Regardless of whether they were a small start-up or a huge corporation, they all had a backlog brimming… Read More »Don’t Make this Common Mistake When Prioritising Software Projects
Hand Histories, HUDs & Tracking Software
This post was written in June 2019 when I was the Managing Director of Poker at Microgaming. There has been a great deal of debate about hand histories, HUDs and tracking software in recent weeks. It’s something we have discussed extensively at MPN HQ, both… Read More »Hand Histories, HUDs & Tracking Software
How MPN Failed to Regulate Affiliates
This post was written in December 2017 when I was Head of Product for the poker and bingo business unit at Microgaming. It’s been a terrible few months for eGaming affiliates. The regulatory authorities in the UK have started to more strictly and consistently enforce… Read More »How MPN Failed to Regulate Affiliates
Building a Better Fish Party
This article was written in November 2016 when I was Head of Product for the poker and bingo business unit at Microgaming. When we launched Fish Party SNGs earlier this year, we introduced the industry’s first progressive jackpot to Jackpot SNGs. The problem is, when… Read More »Building a Better Fish Party