From iGaming Business In the UK, betting exchange and online casino operator Betfair has announced that the nation’s Court of Appeal has unanimously found in its favour regarding a judicial review instigated by rival William Hill over an earlier High Court of Justice ruling. William Hill had instigated the original action in September of 2011 in hopes of making customers of Betfair and other betting exchange operators subject to payment of the Horserace Betting Levy, which ran counter to an earlier consultation undertaken by the Horserace Betting Levy Board. Betfair subsequently won this case, which was something Martin Cruddace, Corporate…

From iGaming Business   After launching a new mobile casino solution four months ago in partnership with Playtech Limited, land-based and online operator Betfred has announced that the platform has gone live with an in-house sportsbook. Betfred revealed that the launch of its new mobile sportsbook follows 18 months of work from its 25-member development team located at Manchester’s Sharp Project. “It’s an exciting time for all of us but, most important, our customers will see a real difference,” said Andrew Daniels from Betfred. “Having our own platform will enable us to develop new products in-house and have the best…

From iGaming Business In Canada, a trio of chamber of commerce organizations have joined forces in order to lobby for the legalization of single event sportsbetting under the proposed Bill C-290 legislation currently before the nation’s Senate. Introduced into the House of Commons as a Private Member’s Bill in February of 2011 by Joe Comartin, a member of the left-leaning New Democratic Party and the representative for the Windsor-Tecumseh electoral district, Bill C-290 would, if passed, delete section 207(4)(b) of the nation’s Criminal Code prohibiting provinces from permitting wagering on ‘any race or fight, or on a single sports event…