Mecca Bingo has committed to staying with its software provider Virtue Fusion. While this may not seem like big news to those outside the online bingo industry, the development is a major decision which is likely to have serious ramifications for other operators. Bingo News has learned that Mecca Bingo planned to dump Virtue Fusion [...]
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Gala Bingo has received a fantastic new makeover and now features a number of innovative enhancements making it easier for players to chat, play and win with their friends while enjoying their favourite games online.
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Gala Bingo has teamed up with Barack Obama's step mother, Kezia Obama, to help raise money for Sue Ryder Care.
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Dinner lady Joan Scales from Dartmouth, Devon, couldn't believe her luck when she became a Nectar card millionaire by simply playing a game of online bingo with Gala Bingo.
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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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Gala Bingo’s television channel, Gala TV, is to be relaunched following the appointment of a new production company. The relaunch is being led by ETV Media Group, who took over the contract from Endemol UK. ETV will produce eight hours of programming a day on Gala TV, which will be broadcast on Sky and FreeSat [...]
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Between Monday 16th and Sunday 22nd Feb - Everyone's a Winner on Gala Bingo!! Everyone can be a winner, simply go and buy a bingo ticket at Gala Bingo during the promotional period and you'll instantly become a Gala winner receiving a £1 bonus.
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The Bingo Association has suspended publishing its quarterly magazine, Bingo Link, until further notice. An insider told Bingo News: “We have a number of issues that need resolving and until that point there will be no further editions.” The last Bingo Link was published in July 2008 and although Bingo Association officials had been telling [...]
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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 News has been checking through our search statistics to see the most popular search terms and we found a few surprises among them. Top surprise was how bad bingo players are at spelling! I guess we weren’t that surprised but here’s the top 5 spelling errors: 1. Garla Bingo 2. Meca Bingo 3. Foksy [...]
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Gala Bingo’s parent company, Gala Coral, has had its supplier insurance cover removed. Suppliers to Gala Bingo have been told that they are no longer insured against the company going bust or into liquidation after credit insurer Euler Hermes suddenly withdrew the cover. Drinks and food companies, bingo ticket printers and slot machines manufacturers are [...]
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Bingo Port’s first Bingo Awards were announced on Friday evening at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith, London. There were nine categories, voted for by users of the Bingo Port website: Foxy Bingo won the Best Overall Operator category, which was generally considered to be the top prize. Bingo Port Awards Most Online Bingo Prizes Won: [...]
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Gala Bingo have got some tempting Gala treats for you throughout February, including 1,000 haircuts worth £40 to giveaway. Simply spend and deposit £10 or more, on any Monday, and you'll gain an entry into their special prize draw. Plus every Wednesday during February, Gala Bingo have got annual family passes to some top UK attractions up for grabs.
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Barack Obama's stepmother Kezia Obama received an incredible invitation from the President while attending last week's inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC. Kezia, 67, of Bracknell, Berks, explained: "Barack said to me ‘Sorry it's so cold. ‘I want you to come back to Washington and stay with me and my family in the White House in the summer when it is warmer'.
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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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Debt in the owner of Gala Bingo is trading at just at just 60 pence in the pound as City financiers worry about the company’s ability to pay its bills. Gala Coral debt was recently sold to Apollo Private Equity for just 60% of its face price, suggesting that the group which owns bingo halls, [...]
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Now that Google has started taking advertising from online bingo companies, we thought at Bingo News we would look at which bingo keyword search terms Google say has the most traffic. We will endeavour to keep an up-to-date monthly tally of the top search terms and the estimated number of searches on Google for each [...]
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The new game will go live as Mrs Obama prepares to fly out to join her President-in-Waiting stepson Barack in Washington DC for his Inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. She will be taking part in all the Obama family celebrations and activities.
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Win audition tickets for Deal or No Deal or Golden Balls TV game shows, a pair of tickets to see Take That at Wembley or a fabulous trip for two to Las Vegas! Gala Bingo have the tickets that money can’t buy! Enjoy this exclusive January offer with the chance to get your hands on [...]
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Can’t keep your eyes off Celebrity Big Brother this year!? Well, how about winning the chance to be there in person for the final eviction night on Friday 23rd January 2009!? Gala Bingo are giving away 5 pairs of tickets to 5 lucky winners who’ll get the chance to be a part of the electric [...]
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The votes for Which Bingo’s Site of the Year award have been announced and the winner is Jackpot Joy. In a very close vote they just edged out Platinum Play Bingo and Crown Bingo. In the new site of the year award Bingo Playground took top spot, followed by Tombola Bingo and Wink Bingo. The [...]
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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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The new chief executive of Gala Bingo has predicted 2009 will be a good year for bingo with fewer clubs closing and an upturn in revenues. Dominic Harrison said that he envisaged no more closures in 2009, following the 13 bingo clubs the company closed in 2008. He said the effect of the smoking ban [...]
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A Gala Bingo player in Stannington, Sheffield has picked up winnings of £174,367 after scooping the national High 5 jackpot. The 45 year old woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, also sparked a £165,352 win for the remaining players at her local bingo club. Under the High 5 rules half the jackpot goes to [...]
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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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As part of their ongoing Christmas Wishes promotion, Gala Bingo are giving away 5, 8GB Apple iPod Touches so that you can download all your favourite songs or if you like, you can also upload photos of all of those Christmas day memories. You win one by playing today in: City Club At: 19:48/20:18/20:36/21:06/21:36 – [...]
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Gala Bingo has a new affiliate manager following the resignation of David Volovici. Olivier Claude will take over the role from 8 December after Volovici announced he was leaving to pursue new opportunities. Claude is the former manager of the travel affiliates programmes for Booking.com and Tui Travel. He will handle all affiliate affairs for [...]
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The National Bingo Game, which is played in bingo halls across the UK, is offering a special promotional bonus on Sunday 21st December which will make it easier to win their platinum jackpot prize. Players normally need to call a Full House on the number 90 and be the first person to get a house [...]
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A woman playing only her third ever game of bingo has scooped £350,000 after winning Gala’s High 5 jackpot. The 42 year old Brighton-based winner, who has asked not to be named, was only at the bingo hall because she was caring for a regular player. Her £2.50 winning ticket hit the jackpot when she [...]
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John Kelly, chairman of the Gala Coral group, which owns Gala Bingo, is to stand down later this month, 10 months earlier than expected. Kelly has been at Gala Coral since 1997 when he led the management buyout of the company from Bass. Industry insiders estimate he made at least £20 million over the past [...]
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Ending this Sunday! Fancy winning a holiday of your choice? Well with Gala Bingo you can do just that. Whether you prefer summer sunshine or a winter skiing holiday, you decide with this fantastic prize. Each day between Monday 17th November and Sunday 23rd November Gala Bingo are giving you the chance to win £1,000 [...]
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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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Gala Coral, owner of Gala Bingo halls and the Gala Bingo online bingo business, is set for a restructuring which will see as many as 200 jobs cut from the group. New chief executive Dominic Harrison said that while trading was satisfactory at the moment, the group needed to prepare itself for a coming recession. [...]
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A woman won nearly £47,000 on her first ever trip to a bingo hall. Susan Williams, 53, from Newton Abbot, Devon was playing at the Gala Bingo Hall in Torquay when she scooped the High 5 national jackpot. It paid a staggering £46,874.19. She told the Herald Expresss newspaper: “The fact that somebody can go [...]
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A 38 year old daughter, who has hidden her identity, has decided to share her £42,178.70 win with her mother, after scooping the High 5 jackpot prize in Kirkcaldy over the weekend. The pair were playing at Gala Bingo in Glenrothes’ Flemington Road last weekend, when Lady Luck appeared. Manager Andrew Steele described the moment [...]
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