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Online bingo sites that take UKash

Posted by Debbie Archer on 17 February 2009

Ukash have announced that they now have 44 sites that take UKash payments which means that online bingo players can deposit cash straight into their online bingo accounts. UKash take cash payments at over 275,000 outlets worldwide and players can then state where they would like their money to be uploaded to fund their online [...]

Internet bingo a hot topic at Bingo World 2009

Posted by Debbie Archer on 13 February 2009

Delegates at Bingo World 2009 will have a whole morning of sessions about Bingo and the Internet as the US bingo industry works out how the online world will impact their business. There will be three different sessions from 9am to 12.30pm, titled The Hottest Game on the ‘Net, Internet Bingo – A New American [...]

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Bingo mentioned little in 888 trading update

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 February 2009

888Ladies parent company 888.com made little mention of bingo in their quarterly trading update, released yesterday. The only mention of bingo was positive, with chief executive Gigi Levy saying: “Trading in January 2009 has begun positively compared to December 2008, especially in Casino, Poker, Bingo and Live Dealer. Specifically, new customer recruitment increased more than [...]

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Cheeky Bingo launch date announced

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 February 2009

New free bingo site Cheeky Bingo will launch on Monday next week, it was announced today. Cheeky Bingo is the latest bingo site from Cashcade, owners of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Think Bingo Cosy and Bingo Scotland. The site launch is being backed by a TV advertising campaign, which will air from February 9th. The [...]

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CAP bingo awards baffle industry

Posted by Debbie Archer on 30 January 2009

The 2nd Annual Casino Affiliate Programmes Awards, which were held last night in London, saw three winners in the bingo categories. Two winners were widely accepted as being reasonably fair within the industry but most bingo insiders were left baffled by the decision to award Playtech the title of Best Bingo Software. One bingo software [...]

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Event Bingo sold

Posted by Debbie Archer on 29 January 2009

One of Denmark’s leading online bingo sites, Event Bingo, has been sold. The private transaction took place earlier this month and sees the St Minver-run site change hands for an undisclosed amount. Jens Hagen, the new marketing manager of Event Bingo, said: “We are delighted to have bought a well known Danish bingo brand and [...]

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Play Match to launch bingo site next month

Posted by Debbie Archer on 29 January 2009

Italian casino software developer Play Match will launch its first bingo site in February. A company spokesman told Bingo News at this week’s International Gaming Expo that they were in the final stages of testing before launch. Play Match Ltd holds a Maltese gaming licence and runs brands like Astrabet Casino, Last Minute Casino, Tutto [...]

Boss launches new bingo software

Posted by Debbie Archer on 28 January 2009

Software developer Boss Media this week released new bingo software which should increase their competitiveness in the online bingo market. Boss, which was acquired last year by gaming giant GTech, has previously been better known for their casino and poker software. The software offers 75 ball and 90 ball bingo at present and 80 ball [...]

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Littlewoods launches Game On Bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 27 January 2009

The parent company of Littlewoods Bingo has launched a secondary brand called Game On Bingo. Game On Bingo runs on Globalcom software provided by 888.com and is a break away from Littlewoods’ relationship with St Minver. It will raise questions about whether Littlewoods Bingo is considering breaking away from the St Minver platform in the [...]

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Foxy Bingo stake up for sale?

Posted by Debbie Archer on 26 January 2009

A 20% stake in Foxy Bingo may be up for sale after one of its investors said they were looking to sell assets. Independent News & Media plc, Ireland’s largest publisher and the owner of the Independent newspaper in the UK, said that it was looking to offload non-core assets to meet a €200 million [...]

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Jackpot City Bingo launch in Spain

Posted by Debbie Archer on 23 January 2009

Jackpot City Bingo have launched a Spanish version of their online bingo website. Bingo is on offer from noon to midnight every day and players can chat in Spanish and play in euros. Spanish technical support is on offer from 3pm to 100pm every day. Bingo cards start at 5 cents and the maximum price [...]

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Dates announced for 4th Annual Bingo Summit

Posted by Debbie Archer on 22 January 2009

The dates for Bullet Business’ 4th Annual Bingo Summit have been announced; the conference will be held on June 16 and 17, 2009 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London. The event will also see the 2nd Annual Online Bingo Industry Awards on the evening of June 16. Speakers already lined up include: Mark Blandford, CEO, [...]

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Norsk Bingo goes online in bingo halls

Posted by Debbie Archer on 22 January 2009

Bingo players in Norway will soon be able to go their local bingo hall and play online bingo against players from across Europe. Norsk Bingo AS, which owns 30 bingo halls across Norway, plan to install 2000 touch-screen tabletop kiosks within the next two years. The kiosks operate using software from Parlay Entertainment, who said [...]

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888Ladies bosses awarded big share option package

Posted by Debbie Archer on 20 January 2009

The chief executive and chief financial officer of 888.com, parent company of 888Ladies Bingo, have been awarded a large number of share options as part of their financial compensation package. CEO Gigi Levy receives options on 105,000 shares while CFO Aviad Kobrine has options on 71,250 shares. Both sets of options have nil cost and [...]

Littlewoods Bingo wins TV ad case

Posted by Debbie Archer on 19 January 2009

Littlewoods Bingo has prevented its TV ad being taken off air after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found in favour of the bingo operator. A single complaint had been made to the ASA that an advertisement for Littlewoods Bingo encouraged irresponsible gambling because it implied players could win large sums on multiple occassions. The complaint [...]

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St Minver bingo players don’t hit jackpot

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 January 2009

Several players on St Minver powered bingo sites thought they had a serious end of year bonus when they got paid out the jackpot prize for hitting one line on their bingo ticket on 31 December. Players on St Minver sites between 10.00am and 10.35am on St Minver’s UK facing bingo sites got paid out [...]

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Gala Coral launches Minxy Bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 25 December 2008

Gala Coral, the parent company of Gala Bingo, has launched a secondary site called Minxy Bingo. The surprise move is a marked departure from Gala’s previous bingo strategy and will surprise gaming commentators. Minxy Bingo was launched just before Christmas with no press announcements and little fanfare. programme. Minxy Bingo is operating on Virtue Fusion [...]

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Bingo Jetset launches

Posted by Debbie Archer on 17 December 2008

A new online bingo website targeting the UK market has been launched – Bingo Jetset. The site has been around for a while but has switched its focus to the UK market. It is run by Tracentia Media, who also run the Bingo Hideout website. That may explain why Bingo Jetset is currently the top [...]

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Which bingo sites are on Interactive Play Net software?

Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 December 2008

About Interactive Play Net Interactive Play Net provide online bingo software to a small number of sites, most of which are major players in the US online bingo market. Their main client is Exotic Bingo, which claims to be the world’s most popular bingo site. It also runs Affiliate Arena, which recruits online affiliates for [...]

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New games on Interactive Play Net bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 December 2008

Online bingo software provider Interactive Play Net is set to launch a host of new games on the seven online bingo sites it operates. New games set to be launched in the New Year include Keno, Video Poker, Pulltabs, High-Low games, Scratch Cards, Slots and Bankers Deal. Interactive Play Net runs Rainbow Bingo, Exotic Bingo, [...]

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NetPlay gets dedicated TV bingo channel

Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 December 2008

NetPlay TV has announced they have acquired their own 24 hour dedicated Freeview channel, allowing them to run TV bingo and casino games throughout the day. The DTT license will see them operate 24 hours a day on Freeview Channel 48, making it the first dedicated gambling channel on the Freeview platform. Broadcasts will start [...]

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Chit Chat Bingo Review

Posted by Debbie Archer on 12 December 2008

Chit Chat Bingo is a well-designed a site that runs several great monthly promotions. Even thought the chat wasn't all that that it was cracked up to be, the games were fairly decent.

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Parlay management to hit jackpot if taken over

Posted by Debbie Archer on 10 December 2008

The Toronto Stock Exchange has approved a share option scheme that will give management of bingo software company Parlay Entertainment a big payday if they are taken over. A statement by the company said that the exchange had approved amendments that would allow up to 1,482,500 options to vest at the point of takeover and [...]

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Cook leaves Parlay Entertainment

Posted by Debbie Archer on 9 December 2008

Bingo software company Parlay Entertainment has lost their European managing director. Steve Cook has left the company to join rivals NYX Interactive. Cook will head up NYX’s international sales team. NYX Interactive supplies bingo, casino and sports betting software and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Currently two bingo sites – Bingohuone.com and Mamamiabingo.com – operate [...]

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Which bingo sites are on Cozy Games software?

Posted by Debbie Archer on 7 December 2008

About Cozy Games Cozy Games is a software development house headquartered in Cyprus and with offices in Hydrabad (India), Toronto (Canada) and London. Cozy Games was set up in 2005 and runs sites for others; it claims not to run any bingo sites itself. Cozy Bingo runs the Best Bingo Network (not to be confused [...]

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Mira Bingo launches

Posted by Debbie Archer on 7 December 2008

It must be the time of year because yet another bingo site has launched – this one is called Mira Bingo. Mira Bingo runs on Cozy Games software, who also power Gone Bingo, Harrys Bingo, House of Bingo, Big Heart Bingo, Bingo Magix and Bingo Playground. The site looks like most of the other sites [...]

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Which bingo sites are on Virtue Fusion software?

Posted by Debbie Archer on 4 December 2008

About Virtue Fusion Virtue Fusion claim to be the largest dedicated online bingo software company in the world. They have a stellar list of the world’s top gambling companies using their bingo software. Virtue Fusion holds an Alderney gaming licence and is in the process of applying for a Maltese licence. Virtue Fusion is run [...]

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Bingo Flash launches

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 December 2008

A new online bingo site aimed at male players has been launched and it is called Bingo Flash. The site, which runs on Parlay Entertainment software, is The introduction to the site states: “We offer you something much more than just Bingo! Enjoy the camaraderie and have fun with our warm and welcoming chat hosts [...]

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Love Bingo Review

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 December 2008

Whilst the list of permanent promotions may not be eye-watering, Love Bingo run some cracking seasonal promotions. I enjoyed the chat and games at Love Bingo, and it definitely stands out as the most innovative of the St Minver bingo sites.

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WagerWorks games on St Minver bingo sites

Posted by Debbie Archer on 1 December 2008

St Minver, one of Europe’s largest bingo software providers, is to take casino games from WagerWorks on its bingo and casino sites. The deal, which was announced this morning, will mean that leading bingo sites like Love Bingo, Virgin Bingo, Yahoo Bingo and Littlewoods Bingo will get a whole load of new casino and slot [...]

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Parlay launches TV bingo in Canada

Posted by Debbie Archer on 27 November 2008

Bingo software supplier Parlay Entertainment has signed a deal with (CGTV) to allow Candians to play bingo and casino games on their televisions. The CGTV cable channel will allow Canadian players to play free games, including bingo, blackjack, video poker, slot machines and skill games. They will be able to play at www.cgtvcanada.com. Allan Weinrib, [...]

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Green bingo at All Bingo Club

Posted by Debbie Archer on 25 November 2008

All Bingo Club has gone green this month with special promotions that help save the Earth. Every player who signs up to the site will have offset carbon emissions purchased equivalent to the 135kg of Carbon Dioxide that every computer generates each year. And they have changed their calls so that no 3 is now [...]

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Gala in talks with Orbis

Posted by Debbie Archer on 19 November 2008

Gala Bingo’s parent company Gala Coral is in discussions with leading gambling software company Orbis to move their operations to a new platform, Bingo News has learned. Gala Coral runs online bingo, poker, casino and sports betting on their own software platform but the cost of maintaining the software is causing concerns with senior management. [...]

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888 boosted by bingo

Posted by Debbie Archer on 17 November 2008

888.com today (17 November) provided a trading update and said that bingo was one of the bright spots in an otherwise disappointing set of results. Chief executive Gigi Levy said the global economic slowdown and adverse US dollar currency fluctuations contributed to a fall in monthly revenues between August and September. “The majority of the [...]

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Bet365 Bingo player scoops £305,483.24

Posted by Debbie Archer on 5 November 2008

A player on Bet365 Bingo’s site scooped an amazing £305,483,24 jackpot when playing the Pirate Plunder slot game last night. The player hit the progressive jackpot playing for a £5 stake when they hit five treasure chests and scooped the enormous prize pool. The Pirate Plunder jackpot has now been reset at £12,000 and is [...]

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Entraction launches new bingo network

Posted by Debbie Archer on 23 October 2008

Swedish gaming firm Entraction has launched a new bingo network and the first site launched on the network is Bingohuone.com. The site will target the Finnish bingo market and uses software from NYX Interactive.