Investment Bank Morgan Stanley has put out a research paper on social gaming estimating that revenues will rise from $1.7bn to $2.5bn by 2015. Their optimistic case sees the possibility that they could soar as high as $7bn in the same timeframe. @pokernews.com

bwin.party has blamed technical difficulties for the failure of PartyPoker’s annual PokerFest III tournament series to start as advertised on Sunday. @pokernews.com

Redrawing the boundaries: bwin.party pulls out of gray markets. New players from 18 countries in the EU and South America will be blocked from signing up to bwin. @pokernews.com

FromOnlinePokerReport.com for the week of April 8th… 3 STORIES TO WATCH THIS WEEK #1. Zyngais nowoffering real-money gamblingin the UK via the bwin.party poker and casino platforms. @pokerati.com

If there is one thing clear from last week’s 2012 financial report and subsequent interviews with bwin.party executives, the policy changes on PartyPoker in the last year—from cutting ties with PokerStrategy, to segregating players based on ability, to ending its top-tier VIP program—are all part of a long-term, network-wide strategy. @pokernews.com

Online gaming giant bwin.party reported its 2012 fiscal year financial results Friday, showing disappointing results virtually across the board. Overall revenue came in at €801. @pokernewsdaily.com

Bwin.Party CEO Norbert Teufelberger set out the company’s strategy in presenting results for 2012: less marketing spend on .COM, more focus on regulated markets, and a drive for “more on value and less on volume. @pokernews.com

bwin.party has published its full year 2012 figures which see a continuing decline in pro forma gross poker revenue falling 17 percent in 2012 to €219million from €263. @cardplayer.com

Gaming license for bwin.party officially ends a long public dispute with the gaming regulator. bwin.party has been removed from Belgium’s online gaming blacklist and has been officially granted an A+ gaming license. @pokernews.com

Belgian Gambling Commission has green-lighted the deal that will see Party bring its products, including online poker, to Belgian customers. bwin.party announced today it has reached an agreement with Belcasinos, a Brussels casino group owned by Partouche, which will allow for a Party-branded online poker room, casino and sportsbook under license from the Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC). @pokernews.com

Jim Ryan is to step down as the co-CEO of bwin.party on Jan. 15, 2013. @pokernews.com

Online gambling chief executives are fighting back after last week’s episode in Belgium which saw the Belgian Government demand to interview bwin.party co-chief executive Norbert Teufelberger after he spoke at.. @cardplayer.com

Leaders of the world’s top online gaming firms are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. In response to last Tuesday’s detainment of bwin. @pokernewsdaily.com