Industry Insight
Key Takeaways
  • Bwin.party has extended its deal with Danish state owned online gambling provider Danske Spil.
  • Playtech’s move to expand its interests into the financial equivalent of online gambling has taken a backwards step, as it announced the end of its plans to acquire online contracts broker Plus500.
  • Billionaire Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond is opposing the Ladbrokes and Gala Coral deal.

PocketFives

Online poker forum and affiliate PocketFives has appointed Lance Bradley as its new President and Editor in Chief.

Bradley was formerly the Vice President of Content and Editor in Chief of BLUFF, which all but closed down after the US market failed to take off and owners Churchill Downs set out to cut costs.

Bradley joins one of his former writers, Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers who was recently hired as Community Manager.