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The Big Brother Final Party At William Hill Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 7 September 2010

Yes, Big Brother really has surprised William Hill Bingo over the last few weeks during the very last series and they’re sad that it’s all finally coming to an end. But William Hill Bingo want it to go out with a bang! So, the’ve opened up the Star Club and filled it with £1,000 worth of [...]

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£32,000 Must be won at Mecca Bingo everyweek

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 September 2010

September Jackpots Join Mecca Bingo every weekday in September for their daily jackpots and you could win a share of over £30,000 each week! Every weekday from 9pm Mecca Bingo will run their daily jackpots in Dancing Queen and Two Little Ducks and the best bit is, tickets are just 25p so you get great value for [...]

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School’s back in session at Crown Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 September 2010

School’s back in Session! What better way to get your brain back into shape than with some general knowledge Chat Games?! And if you needed a little motivation to get you going well Crown Bingo have got loads, including brain workout books, Sudoku and KenKen puzzle books and even a Nintendo DS and official Brain Training [...]

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£100k Must Be Won At William Hill Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 September 2010

The Escalator Jackpot This September William Hill Bingo are taking the Money Mountain jackpot higher! Here’s your chance to win over £120,000! Play in any of the following rooms with paid-for tickets and you’ll be eligible to climb the escalating jackpot to see if you can win. Usually with a jackpot ball call of 29, starting on [...]

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Bingo boosts 888’s otherwise poor results

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 September 2010

GIBRALTAR - The performance of 888’s bingo business was a bright spot in an otherwise poor performance in the first six months of 2010. 888 operate Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo and 888 Bingo as well as providing the bingo software for well known online bingo brands such as Foxy Bingo, Cheeky Bingo and UK Bingo. Bingo [...]

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Playtech remains strong in first half of 2010

Posted by Robert Alexander on 31 August 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Online bingo software and network provider Playtech has had a successful first six months of 2010 with gross income up by over 30 per cent to €87.9million. The company has also been busy forging new partnerships this year; with the acquisition of Virtue Fusion and a deal in place with William Hill, Playtech is going from strength to strength.

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Win your way to £10K!!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 31 August 2010

Paddy Power Bingo know how much you love big money. That’s why they’re giving away a massive £/€10,000 in guaranteed cash prizes this September!

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Mystic Meg £17,000 prize draw

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 31 August 2010

Discover a fortune with Mystic Meg Slots! Play Mystic Meg slots this September and your star sign could turn into pound signs thanks to Sun Bing0's £17,000 Mystic Meg prize draw!

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Ladbrokes sees bingo perform well as poker struggles

Posted by Robert Alexander on 24 August 2010

LONDON, U.K. - Ladbrokes Bingo has seen an excellent financial performance over the first six months of 2010 be somewhat overshadowed by the company as a whole experiencing a fall in revenue of 2.4 per cent and Ladbrokes Poker continuing to get a foothold in the market.

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Bingo.com post loss for second quarter of 2010

Posted by Robert Alexander on 23 August 2010
Bingo.com has released its financial results for the three months up to June 30th 2010 and despite posting a loss of $27,977, it marks a vast improvement for the bingo site compared to the previous three months and the same period last year. The site also saw revenue decrease a remarkable 76 per cent on the same period last year.

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Maidstone newlywed wins dream holiday on Gala TV

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 August 2010

Local postwoman jets off to Egypt to celebrate first anniversary A local postwoman is busy packing her suitcase after winning a dream holiday to Egypt worth over £1,000 on popular interactive bingo channel Gala TV. When Samantha Pickard from Maidstone tuned in to Gala TV, which is webstreamed on galabingo.com and broadcast on Sky and Freesat channel [...]

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Gala and Mecca go head to head in charity challenge

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 August 2010

Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo will be going head to head later this month in a 5-aside football match to raise vital funds for their respective charities – Sue Ryder Care and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Despite the friendly rivalry between the leading bingo operators, the two Plymouth-based Gala Bingo clubs and Mecca Devonport will be working together on Monday, August 30 to ensure as much money as possible is raised for charity.

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Bargain Wednesday with Sun Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 18 August 2010

Bargain Wednesday Grab a getaway with Sun Bingo Break up the long week with four exciting chances to win a fantastic holiday to the Mediterranean in Sun Bingo’s midweek giveaway! Sun Bingo have got four holidays up for grabs and one lucky winner will be announced every wednesday evening at 8pm in  chat.  for a chance to win, [...]

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Session Bingo tonight at Paddy Power Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 18 August 2010

Session Bingo! Join Paddy Power Bingo each and every Wednesday in the brand new Pick and Mix room from 7-10pm for Session Bingo! Paddy Power Bingo are starting with 90 ball bingo at 7pm, switching to 75 ball bingo at 8pm, and then back to 90 ball bingo at 9pm! Don’t forget, the more tickets you buy, [...]

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Bingo hall raid refused by Alabama Supreme Court

Posted by Robert Alexander on 12 August 2010
MONTGOMERY, AL. - State Governor Bob Riley's anti-gambling task force has been refused the chance to raid Victoryland electronic bingo hall and seize all bingo machines after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling.

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All this month you can qualify for Mecca Bingo’s weekly £10,000 Sunday Giveaway. All you have to do is spend £40 on bingo tickets from Monday to Thursday to qualify for Sunday’s free private room where you can play for £10,000 each week. All types of bingo qualify as spend! Every week the private room will have [...]

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Bingo Buggy Grand Prix

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 12 August 2010

Start your engines and join in the race for big money prizes Join in the race for over £35,000 in prizes as you go head to head with fellow Bingoheads in this adrenaline-fuelled Bingo promotion. Every day of the week there’s a ‘race’ (Bingo session) made up of 20 ‘laps’ (games), where you can win instant prizes [...]

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Be lucky on Friday 13th with William Hill Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 12 August 2010

It’s Friday the 13th! Friday the 13th may be considered unlucky for some but many others think this day can actually bring them luck! Try your luck out this Friday at William Hill Bingo. Play games in the Community Room and if you call a full house on ball number 13 they’ll share out a £200 Bingo [...]

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Mix it up with the new Sky Bingo variety room

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 12 August 2010

You told Sky Bingo that you wanted to play lots of different types of bingo in one room. You spoke and, as always, they listened. Sky Bingo have launched the brand new Sky Variety room, based on your requests. It’s the best of Sky Bingo all under one roof, with Five-Prize 75 ball, [...]

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Win a trip to Manhattan

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 12 August 2010

Trip to Manhattan! Forever yearned for that Sex and the City lifestyle? Look no further! Virgin Bingo are giving you lucky Bingo players a chance to WIN a fabulous weekend break for 2 in Manhattan! Shop till you drop at Madison Avenue, visit America’s most famous lady, the statue of Liberty or visit Broadway to catch that show. [...]

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M.P. hits out at bingo halls “granny tax”

Posted by Robert Alexander on 10 August 2010
NORTHAMPTON, U.K. - The Member of Parliament for Northampton South, Brian Binley has slammed the high tax rate on bingo halls, calling it a "granny tax" and saying it is unfair as bingo is one of the least damaging forms of gambling possible.

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Party Bingo making impact in industry

Posted by Robert Alexander on 6 August 2010

LONDON, U.K. - Party Bingo, the bingo arm of Party Gaming, one of the biggest online gaming companies in the world, has seen tremendous growth in the first six months of 2010. In a half yearly report for the company, bingo revenues grew more than any other part of Party's games mix.

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Spot the missing object at Crown Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 6 August 2010

Hmm.. now where is it? Can you work out where the juggling balls have been removed from the image? They’re both situated in one square, so take a closer look and submit the grid reference you believe reflects their position below! Simply submit your grid reference answer between 4th – 15th August and Crown Bingo will pick [...]

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Fancy a bit of VIP treatment?

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 6 August 2010

The launch of Crown Bingo’s special VIP Room takes place this month where on the 28th August their private room will play host to an evening of exclusive games, Chat Games and of course top notch Bingo! There’s going to be a unique beach theme to August’s VIP evening, where between 7-9pm Crown Bingo will be [...]

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A Trip A Day Giveaway at 888 ladies

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 6 August 2010

Trip a Day Giveaway! School’s out, day trips are in, so whether you’ve got little terrors or not, you can still have a blast this summer with 888 ladies Trip a Day Giveaway and special £888 Cheeky Midweeky guaranteed jackpot! Pre-buy your cards now to win these superific days out! Day Tripper – Win £120 towards a day [...]

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Win an iPhone 4 with Ruby Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 6 August 2010

Be one of the first to get connected with the all new iPhone 4! Perfect for getting and staying connected to all the new mainstream applications on the super mobile highway! Ruby Bingo have got a brand new iPhone 4 up for grabs – the very latest version – 32GB SIM-free and ready to connect to [...]

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Paddy Power Bingo Weekend Promotions

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 6 August 2010

Paddy’s Passion Wagon! It’s Saturday, let your hair down! Come and join Paddy Power Bingo’s CMs and roomies for some passionate Paddy action in the Diamond Room every Saturday night from 9pm till late! There’ll be loads of BBs up for grabs, some cheeky chat, and many a laugh. Be there, be frisky, be naughty!!!! Saturday Night In & [...]

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Get Connected this August! 1st – 31st August! Be one of the first to get connected with the all new iPhone 4… Perfect for getting and staying connected to all the new mainstream applications on the super mobile highway! Totesport Bingo got a brand new iPhone 4 up for grabs – the very latest version – 32GB [...]

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Your favourite giveaway is back – and this time Sun Bingo are giving away a stylish new Fiat 500 every single day, starting from Thursday July 15 until Friday August 13! To get your hands on a hot new set of wheels, play £5 on bingo or £20 on slots to earn one entry into Sun [...]

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Gala Bingo in Woking will be holding a charity Cricket match on Friday, 20 August to raise vital funds for the leading bingo operators’ nominated charity partner, Sue Ryder Care. All money raised from the match at Plough Lane, Wallington, which will see 40 employees fiercely compete for the title, will go directly to help Sue [...]

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Win One of these Great Prizes! Bingo.ie are giving you the chance to win 1 of 3 Fantastic Prizes during August. 1st PRIZE – Cocktails and an A La Carte Dinner for 2 at The Clarence Hotel, Dublin. 2nd PRIZE – A Pamper day for 2, at a Spa near you! 3rd PRIZE – A Day out for 4 [...]

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Cashino Spend £5 get £5

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 August 2010

August 11th On Wednesday August 11th, deposit and play though £5 on Mecca Bingo’s classic slot game Cashino and they will give you another £5 to chance your luck on them on Thursday! It’s as simple as that, deposit £5 into your Mecca Bingo account, spend it in full on Cashino and they will credit you £5 [...]

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£10,000 Sunday Giveaway at Mecca Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 August 2010

Monday 2nd August to Sunday 29th August All this month you can qualify for Mecca Bingo’s weekly £10,000 Sunday Giveaway. All you have to do is spend £40 on bingo tickets from Monday to Thursday to qualify for Sunday’s free private room where you can play for £10,000 each week. All types of bingo qualify as spend!  [...]

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Gala Bingo hits new heights with 3 Peaks Challenge

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 August 2010

Employees complete 24 hour mountain challenge for charity Gala Coral Group raised even more money for charity partner Sue Ryder Care last weekend after 29 employees completed the notoriously tough 3 Peaks Challenge. After smashing its initial target to raise £1m for the charity in 2009, Gala Coral Group pledged to raise a further £500k for the [...]

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Win free flights to Europe with Virgin Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 2 August 2010

Virgin Bingo are giving you lucky Bingo players a chance to snap up a Return Flight from various European destinations in their European Flights Promotion! To register for entry, simply click on the link on the promotions page and earn 10 V*POINTS every day from Monday 2nd to Wednesday 11th August. Your dream holiday [...]

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Playtech expands its Italian Bingo operation

Posted by Robert Alexander on 29 July 2010
ROME, ITA. - Playtech, a leading bingo software provider has announced that Snai and Eurobet, two of the biggest gaming operators in Europe, have signed up to join its ever expanding Italian bingo network. Both are set to begin operations soon, seeing Playtech become the market leader in Italian online bingo.

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Bingo boosts Playtech sales in early 2010

Posted by Robert Alexander on 28 July 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Bingo software provider Playtech has announced that its revenue between April 1st and June 30th (Q2) of this year is up by two per cent on the previous quarter thanks to strong growth in bingo and casino revenues. It added that poker had seen a marked downturn in this time.

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Four hours of free bingo every week in August

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 28 July 2010

Four Hours Free Do you love Free Bingo? Play free tickets at William Hill Bingo and you could win your share of the £600 prize fund. William Hill Bingo are giving you something for nothing on Mondays in the Bargain Basement – four hours of free bingo tickets! Why not join in the morning chorus between 11am [...]

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Throughout the World Cup, Ladbrokes Bingo offered customers the chance to play in one giant game of bingo using the goals scored during the tournament as the bingo numbers. There was £15,000 up for grabs in total; £7,000 for the full house prize, £5,000 for 2 lines and £3,000 for the 1 line prize.

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Paddys Summer Sizzler!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 26 July 2010

Sink into a sensuous summer with Paddy’s Summer Sizzler promo and win big daily! Simply spend £/€10 in a day on bingo and email them how you plan to make the most of your summer and the best entry of the day will win £/€100! Whether it be a few cold drinks out the back with your [...]

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Play Virgin Bingo’s guaranteed £500 bingo game!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 26 July 2010

With the summer officially here and the weather getting hotter, the sale of Ice Creams are going through the roof! So Virgin Bingo will be providing you with your summer refreshment! Play Virgin Bingo’s weekly Hundreds & Thousands game on Friday night, and the prize money will pay out a guaranteed £500 house! For some tasty prize [...]

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£1,000 of Free Bingo for Glorious Goodwood

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 26 July 2010

William Hill Bingo are digging out their favourite party dresses and smart suits to celebrate the summer social event of Glorious Goodwood. Plus, they're opening up the Paddock Room once more for free bingo games with a total £1,000 prize pot on Sunday, 1st August at 7pm.

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Alabama bingo supporters in Montgomery protest

Posted by Robert Alexander on 20 July 2010
MONTGOMERY, Al. - Supporters of electronic bingo in Alabama came out in force at the end of last week to protest against the closure of bingo halls across the state and the severe unemployment it has caused in many areas.

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Bingo With Added Community Spirit

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 20 July 2010
Tuesday 20th July 2010 (London, UK) – Playtech’s Virtue Fusion Alderney has today launched Multi Balls, a new multiplayer game where players compete against each other for a share of a Community Jackpot. The networked prize pool is accumulated from players on separate games. Matching combinations of balls then pay multiple amounts based on the total [...]

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July Jackpots at Mecca Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Summer is finally here and to celebrate Mecca Bingo have £5000 that must be won every day in July! From 1st – 31st July Mecca Bingo have 10 x £500 jackpot games that must be won in Dancing Queen and Two Little Ducks from 9pm daily, that’s £5000 in guaranteed jackpots every single day! Tickets are [...]

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First Class Freebie at bet365 Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Each Monday evening selected lucky Bingoheads will be invited to boogie on down with an hour of free games in our funky First Class Lounge.  There will be 10 great games taking place with £10 worth of prizes per game, meaning that a total of £100 will be up for grabs absolutely free.  Even if [...]

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This weeks promotions at Paddy Power Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Monday Over £/€3.5k guaranteed! Mondays is now where it’s at if you like guaranteed jackpots! From 7-11pm in the Gold Room Paddy Power Bingo are guaranteeing big money every half an hour! Check out the prizes: £/€400 at 7pm £/€425 at 7.30pm £/€450 at 8pm £/€475 at 8.30pm £/€500 at 9pm £/€550 at 9.30pm £/€600 at 10pm £/€650 at 11pm That’s over £/€3.5k guaranteed every Monday! Nice [...]

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Buy One Ticket, Get One Ticket Free!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Every Monday and Tuesday pop along to the Lounge for your BOGOF fix! On Mondays games run between 9am – 11am* and between 7pm – 8pm!* Then on Tuesdays, join Ladbrokes Bingo again for more BOGOF fun in the Lounge between 9am – 11am*. Tickets for all BOGOF games start from just 5p and there is up [...]

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Win a car a day at Sun Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

30 Cars must be won! Your favourite giveaway is back – and this time Sun Bingo are giving away a stylish new Fiat 500 every single day, starting from Thursday July 15 until Friday August 13! To get your hands on a hot new set of wheels, play £5 on bingo or £20 on slots to earn [...]

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Win One Night as Paris Hilton

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Courtesy of the Millionaire’s Club II Jackpot, which has just reached over a staggering £1 million, Virgin Bingo are giving all players the chance to win a Millionaire Lifestyle Package! Live life like Paris Hilton when you win a VIP stay in London, with a stay in a top hotel, fancy restaurant and exclusive guest-list [...]

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Win a Nintendo Wii

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

Summer is most definitely here and school will soon be out for Summer! All the summer sports are in full swing – at least when it’s not raining – if football, cricket and tennis aren’t your cup of tea then make bingo your sport of choice! Ruby Bingo have got the ultimate entertainment package [...]

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Find the Dragon and win £50 at William Hill Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 19 July 2010

With a new and exciting 25 reel exploding slot game called George and the Dragon coming soon, why not get on your way to helping George slay the dragon and try and win a fantastic £50 bonus? William Hill Bingo have hidden the dragon all over the William Hill Bingo site. Track him down, click on [...]

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Cyber Bingo host billionth game

Posted by Robert Alexander on 14 July 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Cyber Bingo, the oldest online bingo site in the world and one of the largest operators in the UK today, celebrated their 14th birthday in style this month by hosting a landmark 1 billionth game on the site.

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Four hours free at William Hill Bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 8 July 2010

Do you love Free Bingo? Play free tickets at William Hill Bingo and you could win your share of the £600 prize fund. William Hill Bingo are giving you something for nothing on Mondays – four hours of free bingo tickets! Why not join in the morning chorus between 11am and noon or spring on to [...]

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This weekend’s promotions at Paddy Power

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 8 July 2010

Paddy’s Passion Wagon! It’s Saturday, let your hair down! Come and join our CMs and roomies for some passionate Paddy action in the Diamond Room every Saturday night from 9pm till late! There’ll be loads of BBs up for grabs, some cheeky chat, and many a laugh. Be there, be frisky, be naughty!!!! Saturday Night In & Win! Paddy Power [...]

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Every Thursday Win Fabulous Holidays!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 8 July 2010

Chit Chat Bingo have a gorgeous Bingo Room Makeover and fantastic holidays to giveaway every Thursday night! So settle down and think of sun, sea and s.. super bingo!! Play Chit Chat Bingo’s special ‘Win Around The World’ bingo game in the Bingo Café between 9pm and 10pm and over the next four weeks we they [...]

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New site on Microgaming bingo network

Posted by Robert Alexander on 7 July 2010
LONDON, UK - Microgaming, one of the most recognisable online bingo software providers, announced recently that a new site has joined their network: Butler's Bingo.com. The new site opened to primarily UK and Irish players this week.

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Get ready for a jam-packed July with Gala

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 7 July 2010

Popular bingo channel and online bingo site plan a month of summer specials This July galabingo.com and Gala TV will be sharing the thrills with a whole month jam packed full of big prizes, themed events, special offers and Happy Hour promotions. Every evening in July, £1k is up for grabs on galabingo.com as well as buy-one-get-one-free [...]

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Online bingo laws in Ireland to be cleared up

Posted by Debbie Archer on 5 July 2010

DUBLIN – The rules surrounding online bingo in Ireland look likely to be cleared up following an announcement that Irish gaming laws are to be reformed. Currently online bingo sites in Ireland such as Bingo.ie, Paddy Power Bingo and Bingo Ireland operate in a grey area because legislation on gambling in Ireland was written well before [...]

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Independence Day 20% Bonus Back

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 1 July 2010

Howdy y’all! Celebrate American Independence Day and take part in a few games of US-style bingo. The William Hill Bingo Stars and Stripes room features 75-ball pattern bingo which is really popular in the US. Especially for Independence Day William Hill Bingo are giving you a huge 20% bonus back on 4th July on all cash [...]

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Playtech’s New Blockbuster

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 1 July 2010
Thursday 1st July 2010 (London, UK) – Playtech will exclusively provide Meccabingo.com, part of Rank Group plc, with a bingo variant based on the popular television quiz show Blockbusters through Virtue Fusion Alderney. Released on Tuesday 20th July 2010, Blockbusters Bingo is the latest branded offering from Playtech which creates licensed games in many areas of its best of breed product offering.

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Scottish granny mugged for bingo winnings

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 July 2010
An Aberdeen pensioner was robbed of her £140 bingo winnings as she walked home. Margaret Craig, 63, was kicked in the face by the robber who snatched her handbag, which had a total of £200 inside. She was taken to hospital following the attack. Mrs Craig told the Daily Record: “I was at the bingo and decided [...]

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Win ‘Family Fun’ Prizes! Bingo.ie are giving you the chance to win 3 fantastic Family Fun Prizes during July.. 1st PRIZE – An 8 Man Tent complete with folding Picnic Table! 2nd PRIZE – A 10ft x 30inch Easy Set Family Pool with Solar Cover! 3rd PRIZE – A Bundle of Family Beach Games, including ‘Inflatable Volleybal’!! All you have [...]

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Brighten up your day with £5000 jackpots everyday!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 1 July 2010

July Jackpots All month Summer is finally here and to celebrate Mecca Bingo have £5000 that must be won every day in July! From 1st – 31st July Mecca Bingo have 10 x £500 jackpot games that must be won in Dancing Queen and Two Little Ducks from 9pm daily, that’s £5000 in guaranteed jackpots every single day! [...]

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MTV to launch Up Your Bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 July 2010
MTV will be launching an online bingo site called Up Your Bingo later this month. The site will be run by 888’s Dragonfish division, meaning it will be on the same software as well known sites such as Foxy Bingo, UK Bingo, Cheeky Bingo and Wink Bingo. The sites will target the UK and Irish online bingo [...]

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Win a £500 holiday with Crown Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 1 July 2010

That’s right – simply by playing bingo on Crown Bingo you could be taking your partner, family or even friends away on a holiday of your choice! Deposit and spend £20 between 1st July – 31st July for your chance to win big this summer!

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Kansas bingo halls ask for smoking ban to be lifted

Posted by Debbie Archer on 30 June 2010
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas judge heard appeals from bingo hall owners who argue that a ban on smoking violates their constitutional rights to property. The smoking ban is due to be enacted on July 1, 2010 and bingo halls claim they are likely to be driven out of business if their clients are not allowed [...]

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California poker bill decision is bad for online bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 30 June 2010
THE chances of online bingo being legalized in the USA took a backward step last night after a bill to allow online poker in California failed to even go to a vote in the California Senate. The bill proposed that online poker would be allowed in California with up to 20 per cent of the profits [...]

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NetPlay issue profit warning over Bingo Stars

Posted by Debbie Archer on 29 June 2010
NetPlay TV has issued a profits warning after the initial period of their Bingo Star television programme on ITV produced lower than expected revenues. NetPlay TV has Bingo Stars and Challenge Jackpot programming on ITV, Virgin 1 and STV. They launched Bingo Stars on 27 May and recently introduced a way of playing the game – [...]

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Party Bingo will not merge with bwin

Posted by Debbie Archer on 28 June 2010
Party Gaming will not merge with European sports gambling giant bwin, according to a senior member of bwin’s advisory panel. It has been strongly rumoured that Party Gaming, owners of Party Bingo, Foxy Bingo and Cheeky Bingo, would merge with bwin to create the largest online gambling group in the world. But Hannes Androsch, bwin’s largest single [...]

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Online bingo in Australia not legal soon

Posted by Debbie Archer on 24 June 2010
Australian legislators have chosen not to legalise online bingo in Australia, despite recommendations from a policy advisory panel. The panel had recommended that online bingo, poker and casino games should be legal for Australians but the communications minister said he believed that the likely rise in problem gambling outweighed any potential benefits of allowing online gambling. Australia [...]

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Two online bingo sites set to close down

Posted by Robert Alexander on 24 June 2010
LONDON, U.K. - As the online bingo market in Great Britain becomes more and more condensed with new sites joining the market it is unsurprising that some of the smaller sites in the bingo industry will become casualties

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Playtech wins at EGR B2B Awards

Posted by Robert Alexander on 22 June 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Playtech continues to be one of the strongest players in the online gambling software industry as it again picked up a string of awards at the EGR B2B Awards ceremony. This follows on from an excellent performance at the Online Bingo Summit last week.

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Mecca Bingo’s World Chat Challenge

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 22 June 2010

Escape the football World Cup at Mecca Bingo with their World Chat Challenge in June and July. If you’re not keen on football, Mecca Bingo have just the game for you to make some extra bingo money and have a laugh along the way! Play bingo in Two Little Ducks or Key to the Door and [...]

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Ladbrokes Bingo is celebrating today after one of its customers won £156,105 playing the Snow Queen slot mini-game, in between bingo games at Ladbrokesbingo.com The player, nicknamed ‘thebrownbear’, could not believe her luck when she scooped the progressive jackpot on the Snow Queen mini-game. She said, “When I found out it was madness, it just didn’t [...]

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Gala Coral Restructuring Successfully Completed

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 22 June 2010

Gala Coral, Britain’s largest betting and gaming group, today confirmed that it had successfully concluded a restructuring of the Group’s balance sheet, providing it with a strong platform for future growth. Mezzanine debt holders have converted their £558m holding into equity, and have injected a further £200m in cash, which will go to pay down senior [...]

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Win Tickets To The X Factor Auditions

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 16 June 2010

Don’t just watch The X Factor, be a part of it! Sun Bingo are giving you the chance to win two tickets to watch The X Factor auditions live! Be one of the lucky few to see the talent and tantrums firsthand as the judges work their way through this year’s hopefuls in front of a live [...]

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Treat your Dad this Fathers Day at Bingo Boogie

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 16 June 2010

Bingo Boogie have a beautiful luxury hamper up for grabs as well as two gift sets in their 8pm game in Room 2 on Sunday 20th June. Bingo Boogie one and two line winners will each receive a male grooming gift set, perfect for Dad, while the lucky Full House winner will bag themselves the luxury [...]

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Father’s Day Delight At Crown Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 16 June 2010
Crown Bingo have a beautiful luxury hamper up for grabs as well as two gift sets in their 8pm game in Room 2 on Sunday 20th June. Crown Bingo’s one and two line winners will each receive a male grooming gift set, perfect for Dad, while the lucky Full House winner will bag themselves the luxury [...]

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Playtech Wins Three EGR B2B Awards

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 16 June 2010
Tuesday 15th June 2010 (London, UK) – Playtech picked-up three awards at last night’s EGaming Review ceremony, recognising its best of breed Poker and Bingo products. Held at Old Billingsgate, London, the event saw Playtech win both Poker Network of the Year and Poker Software Supplier of the Year, for its leading iPoker network. Playtech was the [...]

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Unique casino’s second biggest jackpot ever won playing Jack’s Show video poker 15 June 2010 (London, UK) – Regular players at WinADay.com know that when the progressive jackpot gets as close to $200,000 as it was last week it can’t be long before it’s hit. And sure enough, it was! A film student won more than [...]

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Bingo winners at eGaming Awards 2010

Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 June 2010
Virtue Fusion, Dragonfish and NYX Interactive were the bingo winners at last night’s 2010 eGaming Business to Business Awards. Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram handed out the awards at the black tie ceremony held at London’s Old Billingsgate conference centre. Dragonfish beat Microgaming and Virtue Fusion to win Bingo Network of the Year while Virtue Fusion beat [...]

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NYX Interactive complete Cashball acquisition

Posted by Robert Alexander on 14 June 2010
LONDON, UK - Swedish bingo software provider NYX Interactive have completed the purchase of Bingo network operator Cashball from Bonnier Lottery.

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Virgin Bingo player wins £55k

Posted by Robert Alexander on 14 June 2010

LONDON, U.K. - A regular player at the popular Virgin Bingo site has won a progressive slots jackpot to the value of £55,000.

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£150,000 guaranteed prizes this week in Cinco

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 14 June 2010

Join Tombola Bingo each night this week from Monday 14th – Friday 18th and play for guaranteed prizes in one of their most popular games, Cinco! Guaranteed prizes start from 8pm – 10pm and you could still win jackpots up to £20,000! Choose between 13 game rooms and get your cards and chips at the [...]

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Over £/€3.5k guaranteed!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 14 June 2010

Mondays is now where it’s at if you like guaranteed jackpots! From 7-11pm in the Gold Room Paddy Power Bingo are guaranteeing big money every half an hour! Check out the prizes: £/€400 at 7pm £/€425 at 7.30pm £/€450 at 8pm £/€475 at 8.30pm £/€500 at 9pm £/€550 at 9.30pm £/€600 at 10pm £/€650 at 11pm That’s over £/€3.5k guaranteed every Monday! Nice one Paddy! Guaranteed [...]

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Ladbrokes roomies celebrate bumper bingo wins

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 14 June 2010

Jackpots celebrated as players scoop prizes totalling £50K Ladbrokes Bingo is celebrating the latest in a series of bumper bingo wins after two of its players scooped prizes totalling more than £50k on its progressive jackpots. Lucky roomie ‘maura0’ won £37,781.69 on the mini-game ‘Mafia Millions’, while ‘mumof4boys’ clinched £12,783.35 on the mini-game ‘Thors Thunder’. Speaking about [...]

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Sheree Murphy created a real stir in Fenton last night when she visited the Gala Bingo club to kick off the leading bingo operators’ World Cup Fever campaign. While her footballer husband, Harry Kewell, is away playing for the Australian team in South Africa, the Hollyoaks actress is fronting Gala Bingo’s World Cup ‘While the boys [...]

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Bingo Linx Football Specials!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 11 June 2010

Starting this Saturday (12th) for the England vs USA game Crown Bingo have scheduled a special £5,000 Bingo Linx, which is swiftly followed on June 18th with a £6,000 Bingo Linx for the England vs Algeria match. Finally on the 23rd for England VS Slovenia there’s £7,000 up for grabs. These games will take place in [...]

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Ascot Freebie Special at William Hill Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 11 June 2010

Join William Hill Bingo at the races this June, for summer fun and frolics and a flutter on the horses. William Hill Bingo are running special Ascot Flyers between Monday 14th and Thursday 17th June, in the Community Room. Every hour, at 40 minutes past the hour (except 22.40, when the game will commence at 22.52), [...]

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Win a fabulous VIP makeover worth £5k!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 11 June 2010

While the boys are away, it’s time to play! Gala TV is offering the football fatigued a chance to win a luxurious new image worth an amazing £5k, as part of its World Cup ‘While the boys are away, it’s time to play’ campaign. Every Friday evening between 8-9pm throughout June, players of the popular live interactive [...]

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Bingo Bonanza as Colchester winner hits High 5 jackpot

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 10 June 2010

Lucky local wins £250,000 and shares half with rest of club It was a special night at Gala Bingo in Colchester on Wednesday, June 2, when a lucky local scooped an incredible £250,000 on the High 5 jackpot. The winner, a local lady from Colchester who has chosen to remain anonymous, was playing bingo with her friend [...]

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The Playtech-owned company also judged winner in Best Online Bingo Innovation category by industry panel Wednesday 9th June 2010 (London, UK) – Playtech was a double winner at last night’s Online Bingo Summit Awards through its Virtue Fusion Alderney platform. Virtue Fusion Alderney, the world’s leading developer and licensor of internet bingo products, picked up the Best [...]

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Don’t be a Football Widow at Ruby Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

Calling all Football Widows!! If you prefer Full Houses to football then Ruby Bingo have the perfect contest for you! Whilst the matches are kicking off, join Ruby Bingo for their special daily bingo games at 12.30PM, 3.30PM & 7.30PM in the Barmy Club! If you score a full house win on these games, they’ll [...]

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Win a £2k Summer Holiday at Tasty Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010
It’s time to get away, relax and take it easy with a Tasty holiday! Get all Golden and Tasty with Tasty Bingo.com What does Tasty Bingo’s £2k Summer Holiday prize include? £1500 Full House £350 2 Lines £150 1 Line How to win? Game plays on Sunday 4th July @ 7pm Be the first to call Full House! For your chance to win pre-buy [...]

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Free Bingo during every World Cup game

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

Did someone say there’s a World Cup going on? As much as Virgin Bingo like getting behind our boys to cheer on the National Team, they really love a bit of bingo! So as an alternative to watching the likes of Algeria play Serbia, join Virgin Bingo for 90 minutes of quality bingo instead. Every time [...]

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Midweek Madness at Paddy Power Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

£/€3,000 Guaranteed! It’s a lil mad, but Paddy Power Bingo are rewarding Full House, 1 line and 2 line winners the same amount of big bucks in the Gold Room every Wednesday from 7-11pm! So it doesn’t matter which one you win, you’ll all be awarded a minimum of £150! Take a look! Midweek Madness prizes: 7pm: £/€150 [...]

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World Cup Free Bingo!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

Watch the match and enjoy Free Bingo at the same time! The World Cup is here and Ladbrokes Bingo are getting behind it in style with Super Free Bingo! During every single match of the World Cup between Friday 11th June – Sunday 11th July 2010 Ladbrokes Bingo are going to run Super Free Bingo! Bingo games [...]

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£66k Free Bingo Giveaways!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

The World’s biggest tournament is almost here, and everyone at William Hill Bingo is going football mad! To celebrate the occasion, they’re giving all of their lucky players the opportunity to play free games and win stacks of cash every single day! To emulate England’s success in ‘66, William Hill Bingo have got a whopping £66K [...]

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Celebrity Big Brother Draw

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 9 June 2010

With the very last Big Brother hitting our screens this week William Hill Bingo celebrates all things BB with the Celebrity Big Brother Draw. For every £10 spent on the Celebrity Big Brother slot between 9th and 15th June you’ll receive one entry to the draw, where there are five £100 cash prizes up for grabs. [...]

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