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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 [...]
OnlineBingo.eu teams up with Parlay Entertainment
Posted by Robert Alexander on 7 June 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Frelix Entertainment Ltd, the owners of one of the most popular online bingo domain names in mainland Europe, onlinebingo.eu have struck a deal with Parlay Entertainment to launch a number of its international bingo sites on the Parlay Game Services (PGS) network.
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Bingo helps boost Paddy Power
Posted by Debbie Archer on 18 May 2010
DUBLIN – Bookmakers Paddy Power said that a strong trading performance in the first four and a half months of 2010 had been boosted by substantial growth at Paddy Power Bingo. Gross win in bingo, casino and games grew by 32% while bet volumes in the Paddy Power’s online sportsbook grew 39 per cent. Profits were [...]
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Unibet buys 25.9% of Bingo.com
Posted by Debbie Archer on 5 May 2010
Swedish gambling giant Unibet has bought a 25.9% stake in Bingo.com for $2.25 million. The deal values Bingo.com at just under $10 million. The purchase follows the decision in March to join Unibet’s bingo network, shortly after Bingo.com had announced it was switching software providers from Parlay Entertainment to Cozy Games. Tarrnie Williams, chief executive of Bingo.com, [...]
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Parlay Entertainment to launch Live Presenter Bingo
Posted by Robert Alexander on 5 February 2010
LONDON (UK)- Parlay Entertainment, online bingo software providers to some of the biggest names in the industry, including Virgin Bingo and Yahoo Bingo, have teamed up with Atac Media and Beast Gaming Ltd. to offer players on its network of bingo sites Live Presenter Bingo and various other innovative games.
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St Minver ditch Parlay bingo software for all 80 sites
Posted by Debbie Archer on 17 September 2009
Bingo white label provider St Minver, part of the massive GTech G2 gaming group, has decided to ditch Parlay Entertainment software and use their own in-house software solution instead.
All brands operating on both St Minver’s International Bingo Network and Boss Media’s bingo network will switch to the new software by February 2010.
The announcement, which was [...]
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Parlay posts awful numbers as bingo customers move away
Posted by Debbie Archer on 14 September 2009
Parlay Entertainment, the bingo software company, reported sharply lower revenues and a more than $1 million loss in the first half of 2009, including a $736,061 loss in the second quarter ending June 30.
The brutal numbers reflects the loss of some key customers as well as increased costs as the company sets up in Alderney.
Second [...]
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Bingo Boogie to switch networks
Posted by Debbie Archer on 2 September 2009
Bingo Boogie, one of the oldest and best established online bingo sites, is switching networks. Bingo Boogie will be powered by Virtue Fusion software on the Better Bingo Network from Thursday 3 September, according to information released to affiliate managers today. The site is leaving TGN (The Games Network) although other sites under the same ownership will [...]
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Eyes Down Bingo launches
Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 July 2009
A new online bingo site called Eyes Down Bingo has launched. It offers players free bonus cash without the need to enter any credit card details of other financial information.
The site, which has one of the great domain names for an online bingo site (eyesdown.com), runs on Parlay Entertainment software and is part of The [...]
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Playtech and NetPlay TV team up on live bingo
Posted by Debbie Archer on 9 July 2009
NetPlay TV, the parent company of Bingos.com, has raised £12.8 million in new funding and signed a deal to provide Playtech with live bingo and other gaming products. Playtech will take live bingo, blackjack, roulette and a fixed odds draw from NetPlay TV under a five year licensing agreement. As part of the deal NetPlay TV [...]
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Parlay and Entraction combine to create European bingo network
Posted by Debbie Archer on 8 May 2009
Parlay Entertainment and Entraction Operation Limited have signed a licensing agreement that will see a new European-facing bingo network launched.
The network will use Parlay front-end software and Entraction’s back-end administration system. The network is expected to launch later this month.
Scott White, CEO of Parlay, said: “By combining the strengths of Parlay’s industry-leading bingo games with [...]
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Virgin Bingo switches to Virtue Fusion
Posted by Debbie Archer on 7 May 2009
Virgin Bingo have announced they will be switching to Virtue Fusion’s platform on May 20. The move had been widely predicted in the bingo industry and will be a blow to St Minver, who currently run Virgin Bingo. Virgin Bingo said the move was part of a strategic review of their online gambling operations and that [...]
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Paddy Power switch bingo to Virtue Fusion
Posted by Debbie Archer on 29 April 2009
Irish online bingo operator Paddy Power has switched to Virtue Fusion software. Customers were sent an email this morning telling them that the switch had taken place and their existing user name and password would work on the site. The move takes Paddy Power away from Parlay Gaming software, which has powered their bingo site since launch. [...]
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Parlay royalty revenues drop sharply
Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 April 2009
Parlay Entertainment’s exit from the United States online bingo market meant a sharp drop in revenues for the company but management claim they are in good shape for the future. Like-for-like royalty revenues for the fourth quarter 2008 fell 53% to $871,661, dragging total fourth quarter revenues down by 38% to $1,241,621. Chief executive Scott White said: [...]
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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 Tradition [...]
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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 bingo will [...]
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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, ValHala [...]
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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 that 20 [...]
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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 on [...]
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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 also [...]
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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 on NYX [...]
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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 or dial [...]
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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, Senior Director [...]
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