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Tombola wins Bingo Operator of the Year at eGaming Review Awards

Posted by Debbie Archer on 25 November 2010
LONDON - Tombola Bingo won Bingo Operator of the Year at last night’s prestigous eGaming Review Awards, widely considered to be the most credible awards in the online gaming industry. It was a good night for the bingo industry with operators across the bingo spectrum putting up a surprisingly strong show in the keenly contested [...]

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Party Gaming bingo revenue soars after acquiring Cashcade

Posted by Robert Alexander on 22 October 2010
LONDON - Party Bingo revenue is up by over 36 per cent to €13.1 million after a solid third quarter of 2010. The company announced that the surge in bingo revenue is thanks mainly to Party Gaming's recent acquisition of leading bingo provider Cashcade.

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Party Bingo making impact in industry

Posted by Robert Alexander on 6 August 2010
LONDON, U.K. - Party Bingo, the bingo arm of Party Gaming, one of the biggest online gaming companies in the world, has seen tremendous growth in the first six months of 2010. In a half yearly report for the company, bingo revenues grew more than any other part of Party's games mix.

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Bingo steady at Party Gaming as poker dives

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 July 2010
GIBRALTAR - Bingo revenues from Party Bingo, Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo and Cheeky Bingo have remained stable for parent company Party Gaming but their earnings from poker have sharply declined. Quarter-on-quarter player numbers in poker plunged nearly 9 per cent but the company’s performance exceeded market expectations and their shares were up 8 pence at [...]

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Party Gaming bingo numbers up as players increase

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 May 2010
GIBRALTAR – Party Gaming, the parent company of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Party Bingo, Cheeky Bingo and other top online bingo brands has announced a 4 per cent increase in daily bingo revenues during the first three months of 2010. The rise in bingo revenues helped offset a drop in the company’s poker performance, which [...]

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Foxy Bingo to stay on Globalcom software

Posted by Debbie Archer on 13 April 2010
GIBRALTAR – Foxy Bingo and the other bingo brands operated by Cashcade will stay on Globalcom software for at least another two years, it was announced this morning. Globalcom, which is part of 888′s Dragonfish business-to-business operations, said that they were delighted to have held on to the contract for Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Bingo [...]

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Bingo growth strong for Party Gaming

Posted by Debbie Archer on 4 March 2010
LONDON – Party Gaming cemented its position as the dominant player in the UK bingo industry with strong growth in its bingo operations in the first two months of 2010, according to a financial update released this morning. Party’s sites include Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Little Big Bingo and Party Bingo. Daily gross [...]

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Revenue up but new players down at Party Bingo sites

Posted by Robert Alexander on 3 February 2010
LONDON – Revenues at Party Gaming’s bingo sites rose 25 per cent over the past three months but player numbers fell and new sign ups dropped sharply. Party’s sites include Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Bingo Scotland and the recently rebranded Party Bingo. Most of their bingo sites were acquired last summer when they [...]

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Perfect Partners at Party Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 28 January 2010
It's the month of love, and Cupid's given Party Bingo a game to bring our players together! Come along and take part in the games with your bingo buddy and you could win £500 each to spend on a weekend getaway, or £100 each to spend on a romantic night out.

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Introducing Party Bingo’s Brand New Room: Bargin Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 20 January 2010
Bargin Bingo Room Party Bingo are proud to announce the launch of our new room: Bargain Bingo, where they’ll offer 90-ball bingo at discounted prices for four hours each day. Play with small change and win big prizes with the chance of winning our progressive jackpot starting at a massive £250! Cards cost either £0.01 [...]

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Predictions for the bingo industry in 2010

Posted by Debbie Archer on 4 January 2010
LONDON – The online bingo industry has seen explosive growth in 2009 so what does 2010 hold for bingo players and gaming executives? Bingo News explores the likely trends. 1. Bingo companies will continue to be acquired/merge – One of the final stories of the year was 888′s acquisition of Daub Ltd, owner of Wink [...]

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Seasonal Spoils throughout December

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 3 December 2009
It's always handy to have a little extra at Christmas. That's why Party Bingo are throwing in some fabulous festive surprises for you to enjoy while you relax and catch up with your friends over the holiday period. This promotion has two halves: you can win a hamper over the first 12 days of play and try for one of 10 free £100 payouts over the last 12 days of the month.

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Party Bingo have a brand new room!!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 5 November 2009
Party Bingo opened the Bingo Fiesta room to offer you even more choice and more great prizes. The games will be in the two-part European format where you can win once with one-line and then again with a full house. This means the final prize will be bigger than ever. Tickets will be just 25p*, and you can buy them in advance. Come and join the Fiesta: there's room for everyone!

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Foxy Bingo provides big boost to Party Gaming

Posted by Debbie Archer on 15 October 2009
Party Gaming published their third quarter results and the impact of their acquisition of online bingo giant Cashcade is immediately obvious. Cashcade owns Foxy Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Think Bingo, Little Big Bingo and Bingo Scotland and also runs white label bingo sites, with the biggest client being Mirror Bingo. In the three months to 30 [...]

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Bingo companies prominent in eGaming Review Power 50

Posted by Debbie Archer on 5 October 2009
Bingo companies feature prominently in the Power 50 rankings compiled by leading gambling industry magazine eGaming Review. Party Gaming, parent company of Party Gaming and the new owner of Cashcade, who run Foxy Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Little Big Bingo, Think Bingo and Bingo Scotland, was highest on the list at no 2. Six of the [...]

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Foxy Bingo expands into online shopping

Posted by Debbie Archer on 16 September 2009
Foxy Bingo has decided to diversify its business into online shopping in an attempt to extend its brand away from online bingo. Foxy Street launched this week selling everything from duvets to teddy bears and blood pressure monitors to garden furniture. Players can earn Foxy Bingo bonus points by shopping on the site, which convert [...]

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888Ladies hardly mentioned in half year update

Posted by Debbie Archer on 2 September 2009
888.com’s half yearly results had hardly any mention of bingo, probably because they didn’t want to draw too much attention to the fact their largest bingo licensee had been sold to their main competitor. The disappointing results saw profits fall 43 per cent in the first half of 2009. Pre tax profits fell in the [...]

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Party Bingo revenues shrink but outlook good

Posted by Debbie Archer on 2 September 2009
Revenues at Party Bingo dropped from $2.5 million in the first six months of 2008 to $1.7 million in the same period in 2009 but the company is not worried by the fall. Earnings from bingo rose to $0.2 million, up from a loss of $0.1 million in the same period in 2008 but all [...]

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Cashcade bingo sale to Party “not dramatic” says 888

Posted by Debbie Archer on 3 August 2009
The sale of Cashcade to Party Gaming is neither “dramatically positive or dramatically negative”, Gigi Levy, the chief executive of 888 told financial analysts this morning. On a conference call to discuss 888′s second quarter performance metrics, Levy was asked in detail about why he had not bought Cashcade, the parent company of Foxy Bingo, [...]

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City welcomes PartyGaming’s buy of Cashcade

Posted by Debbie Archer on 24 July 2009
City analysts have welcome PartyGaming’s purchase of online bingo specialist Cashcade, the parent company of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Bingo Scotland and Cheeky Bingo. Shares in PartyGaming rose sharply from 233 pence before the announcement to 250 pence at close of business, a 7.3 per cent rise. City analysts said that the deal was good [...]

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TV Channel Five to launch own bingo and casino sites

Posted by Debbie Archer on 8 June 2009
TV channel Five has signed a deal with Party Gaming to create its own bingo and casino websites. The Five Bingo and Casino sites will launch in the second half of 2009 and will target the UK market. Party Gaming will run the betting and gaming side of the operation while Five will be responsible [...]

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You’re Invited To The Wedding Of The Year!

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 4 June 2009
Party Bingo's very own CH_Becki is getting married and they want everyone to join the celebrations. Take part in the chat host's online hen party, wedding ceremony and honeymoon and you could win fabulous cash prizes, free bingo cards and even a romantic weekend break of your own.

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ITV Bingo to close

Posted by Debbie Archer on 30 April 2009
ITV Bingo will close down on May 3, according to an email sent to their customers. Current players will be able to play at Party Bingo using their existing user name and password. The move marks an abrupt ending to the relationship between ITV and Party Bingo, who lanched Bingo NIght Live in a hail [...]

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Party Bingo parent company settles with DoJ

Posted by Debbie Archer on 9 April 2009
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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£10,000 April Lucky Dip At Party Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 3 April 2009
For every 20 PartyPoints you earn playing bingo* this April at Party Bingo, They'll give you one entry into their special £10,000 prize draw. There's no need to opt in: just play bingo as normal to accumulate your points. In fact, the only thing you'll need to worry about is how you'll spend any winnings!

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March Mates Madness At Party Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 4 March 2009
Have fun with your roomies and win a share of £10,000 with Party Bingo’s surprise daily jackpots this March. The jackpots on offer will range from £100 to £600, and you can play for them everyday throughout March in the Diamond Club at 08.00 ET. There is no advance buy so get ready to join [...]

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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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Party Bingo player numbers drop

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 February 2009
Party Bingo’s player numbers dropped considerably following the closure of Bingo Night Live on ITV, the company admitted in its fourth quarter trading statement released today. The statement said: “The volume of new bingo players fell quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year following the reduced programming schedule for Bingo Night Live on ITV1 in the UK.” The company [...]

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Party Bingo signs Spanish deal

Posted by Debbie Archer on 6 February 2009
Party Bingo’s parent company, Party Gaming, has signed a deal with CIRSA, one of Spain’s largest bingo hall operators. The companies have signed a three year global alliance. CIRSA owns and operates bingo halls, casinos and amusement arcades in Spain and Latin and South America. It is the bingo market leader in Spain where it [...]

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Party Bingo management change

Posted by Debbie Archer on 19 January 2009
One of the most senior members of the Party Gaming management team, who run Party Bingo as well as one of Europe’s largest poker sites, has announced that he will step down next month. John O’Malia, Group Managing Director of Party Gaming, said he would leave at the end of February 2009 in order to [...]

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CAP Euro bingo affiliates

Posted by Debbie Archer on 14 January 2009
If you run a bingo website then you’ll want to know which bingo companies will be at CAP Euro 2009 which runs from January 29th to February 1st this year. It is being held at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith, London. Paid exhibitors listed by CAP Euro are: Party Bingo Ladbrokes Bingo Income Access [...]

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Winter Sunshine Prize Draw At Party Bingo

Posted by Lisa Tudge on 14 January 2009
Party Bingo are lighting up dark and dreary January by giving you the chance to win some fantastic prizes in their Winter Sunshine Prize Draw. Here are the great prizes: 1st prize: A seven-day Caribbean cruise for two for the value of £4,000 2nd prize: A set of home appliances for the value of £2,500 [...]

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Bingo Site of the Year announced

Posted by Debbie Archer on 3 January 2009
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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Bingo Night Live bows out

Posted by Debbie Archer on 24 November 2008
ITV’s late night interactive bingo show Bingo Night Live has come to an end and it looks like viewers won’t see it again. The series lasted 99 shows and 330 bingo games were played between 4 June and 15 November. It had been rumoured that the series, which was initially presented by former page 3 [...]

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Party Bingo rapid growth

Posted by Debbie Archer on 19 November 2008
Party Gaming, the parent company of Party Bingo and ITV Bingo, announced strong growth in their bingo product against an overall disappointing performance from their main product. Third quarter results showed bingo revenue rose 143% to $1.7m, up from $0.7m in 2007. New player sign-ups were up by 486%, primarily driven by ITV Bingo, their [...]

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