GALA CORAL SOLE DAILY MIRROR EURO 2012 BETTING PARTNER - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : In a GBP 500 000 deal negotiated by the7stars, Gala Coral Group will become UK National daily newspaper the Daily Mirror's sole betting partner for the Euro 2012.

More Paddy Power Ads Banned By ASA - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Paddy Power's TV advertisement centered on the Cheltenham Festival and transgender race goers

New Slots : Super Nudge 6000 and Diamond Queen - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Two new games from Net Entertainment and International Game Technology have released into the online environment titled Super Nudge 6000 and Diamond Queen respectively.

Evolution Gaming has launched live casino in Italy - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Hot on the heels of similar announcements involving Microgame, Gioco Digitale and Lottomatica, Evolution Gaming has launched live casino services for bwin in the Italian market.

Facebook Slot Machines Has 6 Million Players - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Another illustration of the power of social gaming was today’s announcement from the Gamesys Group this week that a staggering six million Facebook players have played Jackpotjoy's Facebook Slot Machines offering since its launch in June 2011.

MEDIA CORP UPHEAVAL - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Acquisition abandonment and announcements, resignations, loan applications and disappointing HY results in a flurry of media advisories.

PERFORM TO ACQUIRE RUNNINGBALL - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Multimedia sports content firm Perform Group plc has proposed the acquisition of real-time sports data provider RunningBall Holding AG for a minimum consideration of Euro 101 million

BETSAFE SELECTS RELAX POKER'S FAST POKER - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : The Betsafe online gambling group has become the latest to licence Relax Gaming's version of high speed poker, Fast Poker.

PLAYTECH CHAIRMAN PLEASED WITH PROGRESS - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Addressing shareholders at Wednesday's Playtech plc annual general meeting, chairman of the board Roger Withers said that he was pleased to report another year of growth and progress, with excellent top line performance and strong growth in EBITDA.

Q1-2012 RESULTS RELEASED BY BWIN.PARTY - Wednesday May 16, 2012 : Bwin.Party digital entertainment plc released its Q1-2012 numbers Wednesday, highlighting:

IS GAMBLING REALLY AN ADDICTION? - Academic researchers at the University of Sydney's Gambling Treatment Clinic in Australia say that gambling is not necessarily the addiction that many believe it to be.

WHY SOCIAL NETWORKING IS SO APPEALING - The study looked at why tens of millions of people across the world so enjoy publicly sharing their innermost thoughts and activities on social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram and Pinterest.

ONLINE POKER - THE AFTERMATH OF BLACK FRIDAY - Interesting articles on internet poker's Black Friday amidst a blizzard of publicity on Sunday's first anniversary of the US Department of Justice's decimation of the American industry.

Zoom Poker : Its FAST RIse - In just under a month of operations, and in fact whilst still in beta mode, Pokerstars Zoom version of high speed poker has been making headlines with stories of its growing popularity.

Internet Gambling Good For Business - 03/26/2012 : Universities of Nevada and Hamburg take a fresh look at whether online gambling causes losses for traditional gambling businesses

$113 billion by 2017 For Land Casinos - 03/26/2012 : A new survey of the global gambling industry conducted by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. predicts that the land casino market will have grown to $113 billion by 2017

Is South Africa's Internet Gambling Ban Effective - Even the briefest search will unearth a plethora of information sites, all strongly supported by online casinos licensed in respectable jurisdictions like Alderney and Gibraltar and still accepting South African players.

Who Gambles More ? Women Or Men ? - The number of women playing online casino games is now almost as high as men.