iGaming Business – UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has teamed up with mobile technology specialist firm Chelsea Apps Factory to offer a single dedicated resource in order to accelerate the development of its mobile offering. Under the deal, which will begin formally in December, the Ladbrokes mobile sportsbook team will be co-located in a London hub with Chelsea App Factory staff. The two teams will work together on improving the bookmaker’s mobile product, analysing customer behaviour and using new technology to strengthen mobile products. The initial impact of the partnership will be based around football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup international team tournament…

iGaming Business – Online gaming brand Bodog Asia has responded to reports that police raided the company’s office in Manila, Philippines. According to reports, the police were investigating claims that Bodog had been operating illegal gambling services in the Philippines, but there have been counter claims that the raid was “politically motivated”. “Bodog Asia has been accused of running a numbers game to residents of the Philippines,” the statement read. “Part of the licence agreement is not to offer services to residents of the Philippines and, therefore, Bodog do not. “The local police are, however, obliged to follow up the…

iGaming Business – UK bookmaker William Hill has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship of the Ayr Gold Cup Festival horseracing event until September 2016. The bookmaker will retain full naming rights to the three-day fixture under the terms of the deal. In addition, the firm will also continue its sponsorship of the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup, Silver and Bronze Cups, Doonside Cup, Ayrshire Handicap and Kilkerran Cup. William Hill is a long-term supporter of the Festival, having sponsored the annual event since 2009. “By signing this three-year extension both parties can look forward to continuing to work…

iGaming Business – Global Gaming Network, a developer, distributor and aggregator of digital entertainment and sports information for online and mobile platforms, has struck a deal with US fantasy sports provider Atlantic City Fantasy Sports (ACFS). Under the deal, Global Gaming Network will provide ACFS with customised fantasy league software that will be offered to various casinos and sports bars for use via smartphones, tablets, kiosks or on touch screen tables. “We’re pleased to partner with ACFS, the forerunner to be the first to provide fantasy league software to the incipient online gaming industry now being implemented in Atlantic City,…

Washington Post – If New Jersey casinos want to offer their customers the chance to bet on this year’s Super Bowl at the Meadowlands — or any game, for that matter — they will need help from the Supreme Court. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) will ask the Supreme Court to allow sports gambling in state casinos after a federal appeals court said late Friday it would not rehear the case. Professional sports leagues and the NCAA sued to stop New Jersey from pressing ahead with sports wagering after Christie signed legislation in 2012 to make it legal. The…

iGaming Business – UK bookmaker William Hill is planning to make up to 65 positions redundant at its Gibraltar-based telephone betting and customer services operation. According to the Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper, the cuts come in response to a drop in the number of customers using the bookmaker’s telephone betting services, with punters instead opting for electronic methods. Customer services are expected to be outsourced to a service centre, a move that will follow a general trend in the gambling industry. Despite the redundancies, William Hill is planning to create 25 new jobs on the island. The company currently employs 420…