Bingo News

GIBRALTAR - The performance of 888′s bingo business was a bright spot in an otherwise poor performance in the first six months of 2010. 888 operate Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo and 888 Bingo as well as providing the bingo software for well known online bingo brands such as Foxy Bingo, Cheeky Bingo and UK Bingo. [...]

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The chief executive of Dragonfish, 888′s business-to-business arm, has left the business to pursue his own personal projects. Dragonfish is the bingo software provider to major online bingo brands such as Foxy Bingo, UK Bingo, Think Bingo and Wink Bingo. Gabi Campos will be replaced by 888 chief executive Gigi Levy until a replacement is [...]

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LONDON, UK -NEOVIA, a business offering different payment methods has announced that it now provides its services to 85 per cent of UK online bingo sites.

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GIBRALTAR - The performance of 888′s bingo operation was the only bright spot as the company issued a profits warning this morning. 888 said that it had “revised its outlook for the remainder of the year and now expects profit to be significantly lower than previous market expectations”. Shares in the company plunged 20% in [...]

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LONDON – 888, the operator of 888Ladies and Wink Bingo and software provider to Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Cheeky Bingo and many more bingo sites, said that second quarter revenues has been disappointing. A stock exchange announcement said that “Q2 Trading to date has been disappointing in casino, poker and bingo…during the first 25 days [...]

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Imagine how much better would your life be if you didn't have to pay any bills! Well, if you win Wink Bingo's Bin the Bills game you won't have to imagine - because Wink Bingo will pay your bills for a whole year!!! The winner will take home a guaranteed £12,000 jackpot! Woohoo!

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The results of the prestigious UK Which Bingo Site of the Year 2009 awards has been announced and the top prize has been won by Ladbrokes Bingo. The site, which only finished 18th in the awards in 2008, beat off Mecca Bingo, who finished second, and Wink Bingo in third place. Tombola Bingo finished fourth [...]

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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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How does owning a brand new MINI COOPER sound? Imagine cruising through the streets, windows down, radio up as the world turns to look at you. This is your chance to get behind the wheel and drive into 2010 in your very own, very sexy new MINI! Yeah baby yeah!!!

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Online gaming giant 888 has bought Wink Bingo for an initial cash payment of £11 million and may pay as much as £59.7 million in total, depending on the future growth of the business. Wink Bingo’s brands include Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo and Bingo Fabulous and they are one of the dominant operators on 888′s [...]

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Foxy Bingo scooped the eGaming Review Bingo Operator of the Year 2009 Award at last night’s ceremony in London’s Old Billingsgate. Foxy Bingo was one of six companies shortlisted for the highly coveted award. The judges commended them for their large number of networks, their extensive television spend and the launch of Cheeky Bingo. Their [...]

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Five leading online bingo companies have been shortlisted for the  Online Bingo Operator of the Year Award, part of the International Gaming Awards. Foxy Bingo, Gala Bingo, Jackpot Joy, Wink Bingo, Skybet and 888 Ladies have all been shortlisted. Gala Bingo, Codere, Cirsa Bingo and Mecca Bingo have been shortlisted for the 2010 Offline Bingo [...]

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Six companies have been shortlisted for the Bingo Operator of the Year Award in the 2010 eGaming Review sponsored event. The shortlisted companies are Cashcade (Foxy Bingo), Gamesys (Jackpot Joy Bingo), Ladbrokes Bingo, Spacebar Media (Wink Bingo), Tombola and William Hill Bingo. Two of the shortlisted sites run on Virtue Fusion software (Ladbrokes Bingo and [...]

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Darren Sims, one of the main bingo experts at 888′s Dragonfish white label business, has left the company. Sims, who was appointed 888′s Vice President of Bingo Offering, has joined Wink Bingo’s parent company, Space Bar Media. The move is a blow to 888 and Dragonfish as Sims was one of the key people at [...]

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Gigi Levy, the chief executive of 888.com, has said that he will not be buying Cashcade, the parent company of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Bingo Scotland and Little Big Bingo. Levy told eGaming Review that although they have the bank facilities in place to fund an acquisition, other rival gaming companies were willing [...]

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A new bingo site has been launched for the Spanish market called ElCartonazo. The site, whose name translates as ‘bingo ticket’ (el carton is a bingo ticket in Spanish), is run by Daub Ltd, who are responsible for Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo and Bingo Fabulous in the UK. It runs on 888′s Globalcom platform, which [...]

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Top Ten Bingo has outlined plans to delist from the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange as part of a restructuring to ensure its financial future. Top Ten Holdings plc said the company “continued to be in breach of its banking covenants and, given its level of bank borrowings and the current economic environment, it is unlikely to [...]

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The Great Outdoors promo at Wink Bingo has a HUGE £1K cash up for grabs this month and all you need to do is spend a penny for your chance to win. Wink Bingo have literally gone MAD with April's Monthly Madness so why not catch the spring fever in this month's game @ 10pm on Friday May 1st.

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If your place needs a professional steam clean, new furniture or a gardener to bring your backyard back to life after the Winter, then grab your penny tickets for your chance to win £1K CASH in Wink Bingo's Spring Clean promo!

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Treat the mother figure in your life to a bit of R&R with a little help from Wink Bingo. Wink Bingo are making every day Mothers Day this month with their mum-inspired Daily Delights offering. There's a guaranteed £150 up for grabs every day throughout March in Wink Bingo's Mum's The Word promo. So why not make this March all about MUM!

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888Ladies parent company 888.com made little mention of bingo in their quarterly trading update, released yesterday. The only mention of bingo was positive, with chief executive Gigi Levy saying: “Trading in January 2009 has begun positively compared to December 2008, especially in Casino, Poker, Bingo and Live Dealer. Specifically, new customer recruitment increased more than [...]

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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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If Wink Bingo gave you diamonds and pearls, would you be a happy boy or a girl?! To celebrate the month of love and our their very first birthday, we have an extra-special Winktastic prize up for grabs!

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Delve into the New Year sales and stock up on bargains galore with Wink Bingo’s Shop Til You Drop promo! With £150 cash up for grabs, January’s Daily Delights promo is here to help you get more for your money! Make the most of the budget season and the reduction in VAT by splashing out [...]

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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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If you have forgotten or lost your password at Wink Bingo you may get it back by contacting their customer support team. You can contact them by filling in an online form and they promise to answer all queries within 24 hours. Or you can telephone their customer support line on 0800 783 WINK (9465).  [...]

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888 Holdings’ bingo network will launch two new networks in the UK and one in Spain in the first three months of 2009. Gigi Levy, chief executive of 888, said that 888 would be launching the sites on behalf of third party operators. He also said that six white label partners would be joining the [...]

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The big chill is now on – we had snow at Bingo News HQ on Sunday and the temperature has plummeted. Aside from making plenty of warming cuppas, we’ve been wrapping up warm and playing bingo to cover the heating bills. Now Wink Bingo are offering a marvellous £1000 towards a winter break in the [...]

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888.com today (17 November) provided a trading update and said that bingo was one of the bright spots in an otherwise disappointing set of results. Chief executive Gigi Levy said the global economic slowdown and adverse US dollar currency fluctuations contributed to a fall in monthly revenues between August and September. “The majority of the [...]

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If you haven’t done so already, I recommend taking part in Wink Bingo’s monthly £10,000 Jackpot Club. Head over to the 10K room on Monday the 10th (not too far away now!) – the jackpot game will start at 10pm. If for some reason you aren’t available at that time, you can always pre-buys your [...]

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Winkbingo.com has really tuned in to the Halloween mood. There are plenty of treats (and a few tricks too) here this month. With flying witches, cauldrons of treats, and Jackpots, Wink Bingo is where you need to be. There’s a whole host of Halloween promos that will make this Halloween the most fun one you’ve [...]

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