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…