iGaming Business – UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has launched a new Live Dealer service in association with online casino software supplier Playtech. Under the arrangement, Ladbrokes will migrate to Playtech’s full range of gaming products in a move that it due to be completed in time for the 2014 Fifa World Cup national football tournament this summer. The new suite of Live Dealer games, which includes roulette, blackjack, baccarat and casino hold’em, allows players to bet with a live dealer and experience games in high-definition quality. Playtech’s Live Dealer product will also deliver back office systems to support ‘bonusing’ and improvements…

iGaming Business – UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has confirmed that it will not replace recently-departed customer experience director and chief marketer Stephen Vowles, but will instead hand leadership of its digital marketing division to partner online gaming software supplier Playtech. According to the Marketing Week magazine, the decision was taken after an internal review of Ladbrokes’ digital marketing operations. The two companies announced their partnership in March. Vowles, who was named marketing director of UK catalogue merchant Argos earlier this week, will not directly be replaced, but existing board member Nick Rust will assume overall responsibility for marketing. Meanwhile Adam Collett,…