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Gaming Insight PLC
21 December 2001


For Immediate Release                                          21 December 2001



                              Gaming Insight Plc

     Appointment of Nomura International as Nominated Adviser and Broker
                     Award of Barclaycard Merchant status



Gaming Insight Plc ("Gaming Insight" or the "Company"), the interactive
gambling products and digital media rights business, today announced the
granting of Barclaycard Merchant status and the appointment of Nomura
International plc as Nominated Adviser and Broker.



Nominated Adviser and Broker

As part of the next stage of the Company's development, Nomura International
plc will become the Company's sole Nominated Adviser and Broker with effect
from 1 January 2002.



Barclaycard Merchant status

The granting of Barclaycard Merchant status allows bets to be placed via all
major credit and debit cards and in multiple currencies, rather than just in
US dollars.  This enhancement to the Company's capabilities will lead to
considerable savings on all gaming payment processing costs and deliver
improved margins. It also has the potential to expand the Company's customer
base significantly.



The granting of full merchant status will assist fraud prevention and create
operational efficiencies leading to margin improvement, as well as readily
allowing a significantly larger potential customer base to use the Company's
on-line gaming products.



Other developments



New Zap Casino partnership agreements

Zap Casino has recently signed partnership agreements with:

-   VinnieJones.co.uk, the web site of Vinnie Jones, one of the UK's
    highest profile stars and promoter of gobarkingmad, Gaming Insight's        
    greyhound racing business

-   50Connect.co.uk, a website specifically targeted at people over
    fifty in the UK, an economic group well suited to online gaming

-   GolfCourses.org, a UK golf courses directory and golf related
    merchandise website



Zap Casino now has 11 partners and continues to build its portfolio of branded
partner web sites.



Racing-Network.co.uk generating further revenues

Racing-Network.co.uk, Gaming Insight's horse racing betting advice service
partnership with Victor Chandler International the fixed odds bookmaker, is
now fully functional and is already generating betting revenues. These
revenues are in addition to monthly subscriptions to the members' enclosure,
Racing-Network's premium advice service.



Commenting on the granting of full Barclaycard merchant status, David
Sanderson, Chief Executive said:

"The granting of full Barclaycard Merchant status allows Gaming Insight to
make considerable savings on all gaming payment processing costs, improves on
processing speeds, fraud detection and gives ready access to a significantly
larger number of potential customers.  This is a significant development in
our goal of offering the highest levels of customer service."





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For further information, please contact:


Gaming Insight Plc                                    Tel: 020 7070 7280
David Sanderson, Chief Executive
Damion Greef, Corporate Communications

Nomura International plc                              Tel: 020 7521 2000
Robert Davis/Mark Banwell

Buchanan Communications                               Tel: 020 7466 5000
Bobby Morse/Bobbie Swanson

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