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Software Update for International Bingo Network

Posted by Robert Alexander on 22 January 2010

Players on Yahoo! Bingo, Littlewoods Bingo, Butlins and Chit Chat Bingo can look forward to higher prize pools and bigger jackpots after the operator of the sites, Gtech G2′s International Bingo Network, moved to a newly expanded network with upgraded bingo games and mini games. Bingo fans based in the UK that play on these [...]

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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, [...]

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St Minver bingo sites to get PayPal

Posted by Debbie Archer on 24 July 2009

Bingo sites using the St Minver network are to get PayPal as a deposit method from next month. St Minver’s in-house brand Chit Chat Bingo will start accepting PayPal deposits this week with other St Minver sites such as Love Bingo, Littlewoods Bingo, Yahoo Bingo and Bingo Joy getting the service in August. The announcement [...]

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St Minver bingo operation under new brand name

Posted by Debbie Archer on 8 June 2009

GTech, the parent company of online bingo network operator St Minver, has rebranded their online gaming business as G2. G2 now consists of St Minver, poker and casino software company Boss Media, sports betting software provider FinSoft and online games studio Dynamite Idea. GTech announced the re-branding of G2 at the European Lotteries Congress today [...]

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Shipleys Bingo switches to Virtue Fusion

Posted by Debbie Archer on 22 May 2009

Bingo hall operator Shipleys is switching its bingo site from St Minver’s software to Virtue Fusion. The company is the latest website to switch to the popular software; they will join the Bingo Networks Alderney group of sites, which are part of the online version of the National Game. It is the same network that [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Littlewoods Bingo makes £500,000

Posted by Debbie Archer on 24 March 2009

Littlewoods Bingo today announced its annual results and said they had increased profitability in 2008 by 150%, making a total of £500,000 profit. Registered customers at Littlewoods Bingo grew by 67% to 205,000 and active players grew by 42% to 18,500. Littlewoods Bingo launched in 2007 with St Minver and is the main site on [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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