The latest from Norbert the Narc will be music to the ears of PartyGaming, as they finalise a merger with Bwin. The CEO announced that he expects the company to make profit in France next year, which will vindicate the extortionate amounts of money they spent on marketing and set-up costs there already this year. Of course, this is unless the French put in higher charges for operators within the country. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility, then he’ll just have to be content with telling tales on the competition instead. Read more.