The French spend three times more time in online casinos than the Brits, according to Europe-wide figures from analysts Nielsen//NetRatings.

eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCogra) Seals were awarded to maplecasino.com and thunderluck.com this week, brining the total number of casinos with the seal up to 53. The two casinos were also awarded foreign language and currency Seals.

Bodog.com has posted odds on a variety of outcomes in the most talked about trial of the year. Bodog.com is running three wagers on the Michael Jackson trial.
- Will Michael Jackson be convicted of child molestation at the end of this trial?
- Will Michael Jackson serve a jail sentence for his current child molestation trial?
- Will Michael Jackson switch lead attorneys again during the current trial?

Gaming Corporation plc, the owner of the UK gaming website, www.casino.co.uk, has announced that the casino.co.uk branded mobile gaming service is now live on the Orange World WAP portal.
Blackjack, Roulette, Stud Poker, slots and scratch cards are now available for both practice and real cash play. Players can access the service by registering via their Orange mobile handset. Orange customers can register and download the games from the Orange World WAP portal games section and then make deposits direct from their handset.

In the first survey of its kind, online casino Slotland.com has released the number of working mothers who gamble on the Internet. Having announced last year that 60%

Internet sportsbook, PinnacleSports.com announces updated odds on which performer will win the fourth series of American Idol.
PinnacleSports.com has seen 42% of all the money wagered on American Idol so far placed on Carrie Underwood being crowned the next pop superstar. After opening as the favourite to win the competition at 2/1 odds, bettors continue to back the Checotah, OK native dropping her odds to 11/10.