Betfred senior management have taken the decision to withdraw its online poker operations from 19 countries, citing uncertain ‘regulatory and general licensing processes”. Betfred currenty operate online poker services using the Playtech owned iPoker Network as its poker platform. International poker player platform PokerStrategy.com, a poker affiliate/partnership website owned by Playtech broke the news of the operators exit from numerous …

Ladbrokes have updated its recently launched betting exchange product, with the functionality to allow customers to compare prices with those on the fixed-odds betting platform. Ladbrokes has named the launch of this special feature as “stage two”. Customers will be able to access this pricing feature by clicking the ‘red box’, to display current fixed odds versus betting exchange odds, …

European Igaming and sports betting operator, Paf have announced that long serving director Anders Wiklund will leave its operations after eight years of service. Wiklund joined PAF in 2007 as international sales manager, progressing through the ranks of the igaming operator taking up senior business development roles within the organisation. Wiklund played a key role in the companies expansion into …

BetVictor has launched the latest version of its iOS app, with the sports betting product now available in Apple’s App Store.The app has undergone its biggest overhaul since it first went live in December 2012 and has been redesigned to make it similar to the company’s mobile betting site. It also features new account and bet history sections, while in-play …

The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) today announced that as part of its global collaboration initiative in the creation of standards for the gaming industry, it has established a satellite office in Brussels, Belgium. Work in the creation of GSA’s Online Gaming Standards is progressing at a fast pace, and Europe has been a leader in the adoption of regulation for …

bwin.party announced the appointment of Daniel Silvers as Non-Executive Director. The appointment of Daniel Silver came after last month’s announcement of board changes for the operator. Silvers currently serves as president of activist investor SpringOwl, as well as on the board of directors of India Hospitality Corp. Silvers has prior gambling experience having served on the board of directors for …

Webis Holdings has announced the agreement of a simulcast wagering agreement with the New York Racing Association (NYRA), for its sports betting and casino brand WatchandWager.com. The agreement will enable customers to wager on licensed NYRA racetracks. The gambling partnership was approved by the New York State Gaming Commission. WatchandWager.com customers will be allowed to place bets on New York …

England will make it through the Group Stages during this World Cup, but are likely to come a cropper against Brazil in the quarter-finals, according to one of the world’s biggest network of betting experts. Using data from more than 50,000 betting predictions, bettingexpert.com estimates that Italy will win Group D, with England narrowly pipping Uruguay to second place. England …

Nearly half of British adults who gamble online (45%) say they’d be likely to place a bet with an online gambling website if they knew that the brand was contributing financially to the research, education and treatment of problem gambling. 61% of the British public think this would be likely to increase public awareness of problem gambling. The commitment of …

666Bet has become the new sponsor of Newmarket’s historic seven furlong handicap, the Bunbury Cup, on 12 July. The Heritage Handicap, which has a prize fund of £120,000, up £20,000 from last year, is being run as an early closing race for the first time this year and has attracted a bumper entry at the closing stage yesterday. In addition …