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New Jersey vote could see online bingo legalized
Online bingo laws in Ireland to be cleared up
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 [...]
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California poker bill decision is bad for online bingo
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Online bingo in Australia not legal soon
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Uncertainty rests on Alabama bingo vote
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FBI investigation doesn’t halt Alabama bingo bill
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Bingo bill passed in Alabama senate
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Tombola Bingo ad banned for racial stereotyping
Online bingo site Tombola.co.uk has had a recent television advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). It was banned because two people complained that it "presented a negative racial stereotype".
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Alabama’s biggest bingo hall re-opens
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Alabama Governor critical of bingo ruling
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Ex-Mayor won $1.5million in bingo jackpots
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Alabama bingo bill “improved”
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Online bingo finally reaches Finland
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Brasilian bingo halls set to be approved
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Bingo Rallies in Alabama!
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Alabama bingo halls could be raided at any time
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Alabama Bingo Battle Continues
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Gambling task force rules Alabama bingo machines illegal
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Bingo Machines Removed in Sacramento
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FAIM founder to appeal loss of bingo licence
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No New Bingo Gaming Halls for Aragón – Spain
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Alabama Bingo Legislation – update
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Alabama To Decide On Electronic Bingo Hall Bill
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Large number of Alabama bingo halls told to shut down
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Mecca Bingo submits views on slots tax
Mecca Bingo’s parent group, Rank Bingo, has submitted their views to the UK Treasury on proposed changes to the tax regime on slot machines. The submission says that in order for Rank Group to not suffer from the switch to a gross profit tax (GPT) on slot machines that the rate would have to be [...]
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Bingo.com appears to target children
Bingo.com may be risking its Maltese licence by putting content on its site promoting bingo to children. In an article posted on the Bingo.com website, titled “Bingo at school!”, the website says: “Bingo strengthens their memory, helps them [children] focus, and allows them to learn how to work and cooperate together. If they create their [...]
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Analysis: William Hill move offshore is bad for bingo
Bingo News regularly provides analysis of breaking news in the online bingo market, looking at the likely impacts of company decisions. William Hill’s announcement that they are moving their sportsbook and fixed odds betting operation offshore to Gibraltar is a surprise to no-one. The news has been widely flagged in the press in recent days [...]
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Bingo debated in House of Commons
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Missouri bingo expansion vetoed by governor
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Labour MPs reject tax cut for bingo clubs
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HMRC appeals Mecca Bingo VAT ruling
Mecca Bingo has been advised that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has lodged an appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that the bingo company was entitled to a £59.1 million VAT refund. In May and August 2008, the VAT & Duties Tribunal upheld Rank’s respective claims that the inconsistent application of VAT to [...]
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Bingo protestors target House of Commons
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European lawyers say online bingo legislation is slow to arrive
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Deloitte hails Mecca Bingo VAT decision
Tax accountants Deloitte have hailed the decision of the High Court that Mecca Bingo’s parent company, Rank Group, should receive a massive £59.1 million VAT refund. Tony McClenaghan, senior indirect tax partner at Deloitte, who advised Rank, said: “This is a landmark decision endorsing one of the most important principles of Community law, fiscal neutrality. [...]
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Mecca Bingo wins £59 million VAT case
The High Court today upheld a ruling that Mecca Bingo’s parent company, Rank Group, is entitled to a £59.1 million VAT refund. The High Court ruled that Mecca Bingo overpaid VAT on interval bingo and gaming machines and that last year’s rulings by the VAT & Duties Tribunal were correct. The Tribunal had said that [...]
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Bingo.com still losing money
Bingo.com continues to lose money but are very pleased with their progress, according to their first quarter results. Bingo.com lost $243,974 in the first quarter of 2009, 37 per cent less than the $390,282 they lost in the fourth quarter of 2008. Chief executive Tarrnie Williams described it as a “very pleasing first quarter”. First [...]
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Gala Bingo player to call in Gambling Commission
A bingo player was escorted from a bingo hall after staging a two hour sit down protest over a £1,000 prize. Elaine Prendergast, 63, claims that she hit a full house during a session at the Gala Bingo hall in Wythenshawe, Manchester but that the caller missed her cry of ‘house’, costing her a £1,000 [...]
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French government to launch online bingo website
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Mort Zuckerman wants bingo to save US newspaper industry
Mort Zuckerman has urged US legislators to allow newspapers to run bingo games – including online bingo – in an attempt to save the American newspaper industry. In an interview with New York he said: “Just make bingo legal on our websites…. The newspapers in England are supported almost exclusively by the profitability of running [...]
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Legislation to legalize online bingo in United States introduced
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Budget blow for bingo clubs – Gala and Mecca hit hard
The bingo industry’s campaign to abolish VAT on bingo ticket sales was succesful yesterday – only for Chancellor Alistair Darling to increase taxes on bingo and gaming machines. VAT on bingo will be abolished but Gross Profits Tax (GPT) will increase from 15% to 22% and machine duty will rise 9% from £2,030 to £2,215 [...]
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David Miliband a better bingo caller than politician
The Foreign Secretary has been hailed as a “fantastic bingo caller” following his debut a a South Shields bingo hall. The praise will be a welcome change for him at a time when his party fights for its political future. David Miliband visited the Mecca Bingo Club in South Shields with Ian Burke, the chief [...]
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PRWeb bans online bingo releases after Washington State letter
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Party Bingo parent company settles with DoJ
Party Gaming, the parent company of Party Bingo, has reached a settlement with the American authorities over their ‘illegal’ gambling in the United States. Party Gaming agreed to pay $105 million in penalties over three years as part of a non-prosecution agreement. Lev L. Dassin, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, [...]
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Codere to keep operating in La Plata
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Royal Mail worker stole to pay for online bingo
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Bingo halls adding B3 machines in a hurry
The law allowing bingo halls to increase the number of B3 jackpot gaming machines from four to eight was only changed on 4 February but already bingo halls are seeing the positive effects of the change. Mecca Bingo and Gala Bingo management have ordered bingo halls to increase the number of B3 machines as rapidly [...]
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Bingo prize limits unchanged in Kansas
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National gambling study shows online bingo play steady
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Kentucky governor to appeal bingo domains case
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