May 2008 Archives

TombolaBingo

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Tombola Bingo is on the same network and software as The Sun Bingo And News Of the World Bingo. The Sun Online Bingo Site is probably the UK's second or third largest community possibly just after Foxy Bingo.

Bingo Night Live From ITV

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As reported by onlinebingo.net on the 30th - ITV1 has confirmed it will air a new regular late-night free-to-play bingo television show from this coming Wednesday. Melinda Messenger will front the new show. Bingo Night Live, will be hosted by Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood, it is effectively a replacement for the channels Play TV block.  In theory I guess they need to replace those lost revenues.

Sky Bingo

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sky-bingo-new-logo.jpgSky Bingo, not to be mistaken for Bingo Sky, have a great schedule of fun at their online bingo site. There are specials on daily and a wide variety of chat games listed at their site and I thought it would be interesting to bring you details of them rather than you miss out on anything. It's also worth mentioning that it was only recently Sky Bingo added 75 ball bingo to their online bingo site.

Bingo news for 30th May 2008

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ITV are set to launch free bingo on the TV this summer in an effort to win back the confidence of it's viewers after the telephone scandal that saw viewers calling into enter competitions when the winners had already been chosen. ITV Bingo is already up and running online but this is a new concept for ITV.

Bingo News for 29th May 2008

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A trip to the loo some four years ago proved lucky for one Gala Bingo member on Sunday night after she won £187,000 at the Platinum play offs. The lady from Cosworth only started playing bingo after she had to visit the toilet there four years ago because "the one at Matalan was closed". She then decided that she really enjoyed playing bingo.

Bingo Advertising

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Yesterday I wrote about how one of the William Hill Bingo TV adverts had been banned because it was deemed to condone "socially irresponsible" gambling. This isn't the first time that bingo advertising has been under fire, not so long about it was Paddy Power with their campaign that used the slogan "Who says you can't make money being short" The Advertising Standards Agency felt this campaign was indicative of "increasing sexual prowess".

Crown Bingo June promotions

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As we all know June 15th is Father's Day and it's time to spoil our daddies and Crown Bingo are using the theme of "man" in their promotion schedule for June to celebrate. Some of the prizes on offer could make a great belated Father's Day present or simply a superb treat for you be it the 32" digital LCD TV or Nivea For Men gift sets; they seem to have covered all bases.

NetEntertainment and Bertil.com

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For some reason I've been strangely drawn to Swedish online bingo sites recently, could it be that I'm being pushed? As a result of my new found interest the story of NetEnertainment and Bertil appealed to me - watch out for my cheering on Sweden in Group D of Euro 2008!

Online Bingo.nu

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You may be thinking, as I did, what a strange domain name but when you take a look at the site, a Swedish online bingo site, and then translate the domain .nu you find that what you actually have is Online Bingo Now. A clever use of the domain by anyone's standard.

Bingo News for 28th May 2008

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First news is another big online bingo slot winner and this time it's a player from online bingo site Bingos UK. The lucky player, Rachet666, spun in a win of £109,003.87 on the slot game Bring Home the Bacon .This slot is played at many online bingo sites including Paddy Power Bingo, Bingo Boogie and Prime Time Bingo to name just a few. The slot game itself is a 9 pay line and 5 reel game that also holds a bonus round.

Bingos UK Loyalty and Bonus Programme

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Many online bingo sites offer their bingo members a loyalty programme which gives them the chance to rise through the ranks and increase their deposit bonuses as well as earn loyalty points that can be exchanged for bingo money. Bingos UK are one of the many that offer such a programme.

William Hill Bingo advert ruled irresponsible

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Recently I wrote about the new advertising campaign by William Hill Bingo that included a few different takes on the same theme and today I bring you news that one of the set has been banned by the Advertising Standard Agency (ASA) for advocating "socially irresponsible" gambling. According to the ASA their online bingo advert implied that the woman couldn't wait to play bingo or that she had to keep it secret from her husband.

Bingo News for 27th May 2008

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Online bingo was the furthest thing from mind this Bank Holiday as I spent it landscaping the garden, ok, so I lie like a cheap watch - the hubby spent the weekend landscaping the garden whilst I merely caught some rays and supervised. I did have a quick look to see if there was any breaking news in my absence but it would appear that the bingo news took a break too over the Bank Holiday weekend.

£8,888 Coverall Guaranteed Jackpot at 888 Ladies Bingo

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Friday May 30th is a date for your diary if you fancy winning £8,888. What a great figure to win, double the two fat ladies and then some just for spending £5. 888 Ladies Bingo is fronted by funny man Vic Reeves and the winner of this guaranteed jackpot will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Gala Bingo specials

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Gala Bingo have been in the news lately after their announcement of their intention to withdraw all of their land bingo clubs from the National Bingo game and this led me to take another look at their online bingo club to see if there had been any big changes there too. The only changes I found where the introduction of a few "specials". The specials vary from cash back offers to free money.

Game Village Bingo news

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Game Village Bingo provides a unique bingo experience in comparison with many online bingo sites as the software used will not be found at any other online bingo site. Although currently the site only hosts 75 ball bingo this does not take away from the playing experience at Game Village Bingo. It would appear that their winners are really hooked on the site as well!

Paddy Power Bingo host European Bingo Championships

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How do you fancy being crowned European Bingo Champion 2008? Or fancy driving away in a brand spanking new Chevrolet Aveo? If either appeals to you then you need to get yourself along to Paddy Power Bingo throughout June and take part in the qualifiers for the final taking place on 29th June 2008 to see the first EVER European Bingo Champion crowned.

32Red Bingo chat games

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32 Red Bingo is one of the new type online bingo sites launched on the Microgaming software. The first to launch was Dream Bingo and Platinum Play Bingo is now also available. Microgaming is best known for the provision of casino software to many online casinos but just recently has moved into the bingo market.

Blind Date Bingo chat games

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The name of this online bingo site, Blind Date Bingo, makes me instantly think of Cilla Black and "our Graham" not to mention the oh so desperate contestants. The site itself is bought to you by the same people who run Exotic Bingo and appears to be part of a network.

Bingo News for 25th May 2008

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Agyness Deyn, reported to be the new Kate Moss prefers a night at bingo then a heavy night drinking and dancing at a night club according to her mates. One of her friends is reported as saying "A few shandies and marking off her bingo numbers is her idea of a good night out" - could the bingo call for the number 10 change from Gordon's Den to Agy's Den?

Reported in The Mirror.co.uk on Saturday 24th May 2008

STV Bingo specials

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STV is a Scottish television channel who launched their online bingo site back in July 2006 and soon become widely known amongst Scottish Bingo players. This isn't to say the site is just for people from Scotland, far from it, the rooms are packed with bingo players from all over the country. With 10 game rooms, 75 and 90 ball bingo not to mention the great promotions schedule, STV Bingo caters for everyone.

Bingo News for 24th May 2008

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This piece of news is quite close to home for me, geographically speaking not because I steal to fund a bingo habit but because I'm a Dorset lass. A 63 year old woman from Bournemouth has been jailed for 10 months after stealing nearly £80,000 from the law firm she worked for to fund a gambling habit. Suzanne Orton, a solicitor's wife, admitted to four charges of theft from her firm between 4th February 2005 and 17th February 2006.

Blackpool Bingo chat games

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Although I don't personally spend much time playing at online bingo site Blackpool Bingo every time I visit their home page it always brings back childhood memories of holidays at Blackpool. Their home page really is the epiphany of everything that is Blackpool - Kiss me quick hats, ice cream, the Blackpool Tower and rock!

Frustrations of a bingo article writer

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As part of my vocation I have to visit many online bingo sites daily and try to keep on top of all the latest online bingo news and promotions with over 250 online bingo sites it's quite a mammoth task for just one person and sometimes I miss the odd promotion or seven but on the whole I would say I manage quite well. Why is it then when a bingo site has a dedicated team of people managing different aspects of a bingo site that they cannot manage to update their promotions!

Bingo News for 23rd May 2008

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Last Saturday evening at their local bingo hall could have ended really badly for one group of friends as one started to choke during a bingo session at Bryons Bingo and was refused a glass of water by staff. Valerie Hicking, her sister Betty Barton and their friend Linda James where enjoying a game of bingo at the hall when Betty started to choke. Linda, despite having a bad knee, ran to the food counter to get a glass of water for her friend.....

Babingo review

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First thing I have to say about this online bingo site is what kind of name is Babingo? Maybe the little mascot lady is called Babs? Secondly "yuck" at the colour scheme, not to my taste at all but each to their own I guess. Babingo is bought to you by St Minver and the software platform Parlay Entertainment.

Online Bingo - Identify yourself!

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When we as bingo players join an online bingo site and make the decision to deposit funds at any online bingo site we pretty much take it as read the site is secure and trustworthy and enter our credit / debit card details to deposit funds from our financial institutions to the bingo sites. Have you ever been asked at this point to provide photographic evidence of your identity?

Bingo News for 22nd May 2008

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Big news this morning in the fight against the double taxation on bingo, the Rank Group, owners of Mecca Bingo, have won a claim that some of the VAT tax they have paid on some bingo games are unfair. £36.3 million of VAT to be exact! A VAT and Duties Tribunal found that VAT levied against "interval bingo" violated European Union Law.

William Hill Bingo TV campaign

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And yet another online bingo site joins the growing list of bingo sites with a television campaign! This time its William Hill Bingo and there is only one other bingo site whose campaign it can be compared to and that's Foxy Bingo and does it even come close? Not at all, it's another campaign that lacks the style and panache of Foxy Bingo's campaign.

Mecca Bingo launch more rooms

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meccalogo.jpgMy email box this morning bought me interesting news about online bingo site Mecca Bingo - the introduction of more rooms but alas they still are a way off of the variety of rooms offered by bingo industry giant Foxy Bingo. Six rooms doesn't even come close to the 38 rooms offered by Foxy Bingo, not to mention the new pre buy rooms they have launched - but I digress, back to the news in hand.

Free Money from online bingo sites

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bingo_balls_image.jpgRecently I was having a chat with a colleague in the bingo industry and we got onto the subject of the no deposit required welcome bonuses offered by many online bingo sites. We were discussing whether these bonuses were a good idea or a shot in the foot for the industry and how we felt things could be improved for everybody - from the bingo site owner's right through to the bingo players.

Bingo News for 21st May 2008

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What more could you want as a birthday present than a £63,000 bingo win! Well that's exactly what happened to one lucky lady at her local Mecca Bingo club just six days before she turned 73! The woman from Harlow in Essex scooped the house prize of £140, the regional prize of £3,020 and the National Prize of £60,340 by calling house in just 36 bingo calls.

Littlewoods Bingo Joseph promotion

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Did you watch in anticipation the "Any Dream Will Do" for the next Joseph to be chosen for the production in the West End? Are you a big fan of the winner Lee Mead or do you just love West End Musicals? If you answered yes to any of the above then the newest promotion from online bingo site Littlewoods Bingo could be right up your street.

Ladbrokes Bingo news

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Today I had a "we miss you" email from Ladbrokes Bingo, you know the type I mean, when you haven't played at an online bingo site for a little while and they want you to come back and deposit. Well I was lucky enough to be given £2 free to go and play at Ladbrokes Bingo so whilst I was there I thought I would check out what's new at the site.

Penny Bingo at Bingo Café

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It seems to be that more and more online bingo sites are launching penny bingo games and not to be left out Bingo Café have followed suit. The penny games launched on 20th / 21st May 2008 at midnight GMT and is bound to see an influx of players who prefer the cheaper games. Although the games will not be playing 24 hours a day 7 days a week there will be 2 hours per day of penny bingo games.

All Bingo Club Mastermind promotion

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I love a quiz be it a pub quiz or answering questions on a television programme, I love to test my general knowledge skills so I was keen to check out the Mastermind promotion at All Bingo Club. After all Mastermind is one of the best know quiz shows around. So do you fancy taken a seat in the black chair at online bingo site All Bingo Club?

Bingo News for 20th May 2008

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First big news today is that Gala Bingo are to withdraw all 162 clubs from the National Bingo game! The reason behind this is that they want to concentrate on their High 5 game. Could this move put the National Bingo Game in jeopardy? According to the report in The Times Online it could put the future of the game in doubt as it is the main funding source of the Bingo Association. Watch this space!

888 Ladies Bingo big slot winner

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May 14th 2008 saw 888 Ladies Bingo generate its first big winner and it wasn't on bingo but on one of the many side games available at their online bingo site. "eibbed57" spent £45 on a spin of the reels on the Sands of Fortune multi line slots game and watched with delight as the reels spun in a win worth £125,510! If that had been me I think I may well have passed out in shock. It's worth noting that the Sands of Fortune slot game is provided by Cashcade Ltd, owners of bingo industry giant Foxy Bingo and as such the game can be played at Foxy Bingo also.

Win a date with Ziggy at Paparazzi Bingo

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Paparazzi Bingo are currently offering all their online bingo players the chance to win a hot date with Ziggy. Don't know who Ziggy is? He's the chap from the last series of Big Brother, the one who got involved with the girl who looked a bit like Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham. Not really my idea of a hot date I'd rather go out for a night on the razz with the Foxmeister personally, he has far more charisma than Ziggy!

Royal Ascot with Ladbrokes Bingo

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For many ladies who lunch Royal Ascot is a date then have highlighted in their dairy yearly and Ladbrokes Bingo are offering all their online bingo players the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets for a day at the races. So get hitting the shops in preparation as we all know that you have to have a hat when you attend Ascot, not that I have ever been but I've watched it often enough on the telly.

Busy Bingo daily promotions

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Busy Bingo is one of the newest online bingo sites bought to you by the St Minver / Parlay collaboration and they have just listed their new daily promotions. I would have thought these are going to be universal to all the sites using this platform but for now I'll concentrate on Busy Bingo.

Bingo News for 19th May 2008

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First in the news today is another big winner at land bingo, a 58 year old man from Upper Norwood hit the big money at his local Gala Bingo club in Camberwell with a win of over £410,000. Now that's not pocket change is it? He was lucky enough to call full house on the National Bingo game in just 41 calls, the lowest number throughout all the clubs taking part.

Foxy Bingo ads for the Jeremy Kyle Show

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I recently wrote about the ads showing just before the breaks on the Jeremy Kyle Show for Foxy Bingo and showed some rather dodgy video footage I had taken myself, luckily better versions are now available on You Tube so I thought I'd go through each of them and see just how ingenious the whole set are in their use of bingo calls. In total there are over 20 clips, this article just looks at 17 of them and shows you how the bingo calls are incorporated into the ads .

Metro Bingo promotion

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Are you a music fan? Need to have tunes wherever you go be it in the car, at work or just taking a stroll? Then get yourself over to online bingo site Metro Bingo before the 1st June 2008 and you could be in with a chance of taking home a free MP3 player just for depositing £25 and playing bingo.

Bingo Hero review

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Bingo Hero is another online bingo site bought to you on the Cozy Games software platform and although most of the bingo sites on this platform bring you the widest variety of bingo games available it doesn't have the functionality of some of the other software platforms.

Paddy Power Bingo Chat Games & Tournaments

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Sometimes when you play online bingo dabbing your cards or watching the game can get a little monotonous so I personally really like to participate in chat. This offers you friendly banter with your fellow bingo players and the chance to take part in chat games to win free bingo money. Paddy Power Bingo offers a wide variety of chat games to keep you occupied so here I will look at a few examples of what is on offer.

Bingo News for 16th May 2008

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One Pontypool pensioner seems to have formed a close relationship with Lady Luck this year after winning £1,000 earlier this year only to then scoop more than £26,000 in the same Mecca Bingo Club in Cwmbran. The lucky winner has been playing bingo for many of her 77 years and originally played at her local Mecca Bingo hall in Pontypool until its closure forced her to switch to the club in Cwmbran where she now plays four times a week.

BetFred Bingo Chat Specials

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Revisiting BetFred Bingo after many moons of not being at their online bingo site I came across their chat specials schedule and it is jam packed with offers and games to keep all their online bingo players busy in the chat rooms. Rather than take a visit to the site yourself I thought I'd give you a little taster of some of the things they have running at the moment.

Bingo News for 15th May 2008

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Firstly some boring financial news about online bingo site Bingo.com. I say boring because I much prefer to read (and write) about the players being winners. Today saw Bingo.com announce their first quarter financial results and their CEO, Tarnie Williams, says "Our first quarter for 2008 was a strong one for Bingo.com. Our revenue has increased whilst our costs have decreased. We have seen many new real money players join our site in the first quarter."

Ladbrokes Bingo set to launch 75 ball bingo

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As with many of the online bingo sites using the Virtue Fusion software Ladbrokes Bingo currently only hosts the 90 ball bingo game. However the 1st June will see all this change with the introduction of 75 ball bingo. 75 ball bingo is traditionally the American game of bingo but is proving a big hit with the British bingo players too and this is a wise move by Ladbrokes Bingo.

Mecca Bingo promotions for May

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meccalogo.jpgMecca Bingo is best known for its land bingo halls but more recently its online bingo site has seen a growth in its popularity. The advantage for Mecca Bingo over many other online bingo sites is the name; it's always going to be synonymous with bingo, the same as Gala Bingo. I'm a little late bringing you details of their promotions.

Bingo News for 14th May 2008

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Let's start off with the news that a Gala Bingo worker from Banbury has been jailed after stealing £16,000 from her employers. 28 year old Emma Meechan from Banbury managed to use the Buzzcard system to her gain after she noticed that some of the cards had mistakenly been loaded with £167,000 after a computer error. This isn't the first theft at this club as one manager, Colin Ricalton, stole £23,000 and had been sentenced at a previous hearing.

Foxy Bingo news

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Without fail every week I receive my personal email from the Foxmeister himself, he likes to touch base with me you know - ok so I lie like a cheap watch, it's the newsletter from Helen Rooney the Bingo Manageress at Foxy Bingo with tantalising news about the preparations for Foxy's 3rd Birthday which falls in June, as well as news about the latest happenings at Foxy Bingo.

Win a Trip to Las Vegas at King Jackpot

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The tinkle of coins as your jackpot spin pays out, the bright lights of the casinos, fantastic shows with chorus girls and handsome leading men - these are just some of the things that you can find in Las Vegas and King Jackpot are offering all their members at their online bingo site the chance to win a holiday of lifetime to this awesome destination.

Game Colony review

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Occasionally when I don't have the resources to play online bingo I really enjoy a game of Canasta and one of the sites I like to play at is GameColony. Canasta isn't the only card game they offer - they have quite a few card games available as well as tile games like Mah-jong and favourites like Chess and Backgammon to name just a few.

BingoWorkz review

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BingoWorkz is an online bingo site that plays all games in American Dollars and is bought to you buy the World Bingo Network. Part of this network includes Desperate HouseWives Bingo (not to be confused with Desperate Wives Bingo) and USA Bingo. The reason for explaining this is that although Bingo Workz offers all new players $30 free with no deposit required, if you hold an account at any of the other sites then you will no be eligible.

Bingo news for 13th May 2008

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I thought I would change the way I bring you bingo news and I'm hoping the boss approves! We'll know soon enough if I'm not here next week! Rather than do several bingo news posts a day I will endeavour to give you a news round up daily - oh this could be like John Craven's Newsround, but it's more Betty Pandora's Blog.

Love Bingo review

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love_bingo_logo.jpgLove Bingo launched onto our screens today, another offering to the online bingo industry bought to you by St Minver and Parlay Entertainment. The site has been launched by bingo players who love bingo, hence the name and the manager, Stephen Hare says "Our team is comprised fully of people who love bingo and live and breathe the game".

Hem Bingo big winner

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Not so long ago I wrote about some of the Swedish online bingo sites and recently the boss directed me to another, HemBingo. I thought initially he was taking the mickey when he wanted something written about it, it's all in a strange foreign language but no he was deadly serious. Thank God for Babel Fish!

Wink Bingo postal campaign

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Online bingo
site Wink Bingo recently launched their TV advert marketing campaign and it would appear they really are on a huge drive to get new bingo players to their site. This morning I received a shiny postcard from Wink Bingo through the post with what seems to be their marketing slogan "Find an appropriate moment" written across the top.

Cashback days at Think Bingo

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When you play online bingo do you sometimes have a few spins on the side games, buy a couple of instant win games whilst your bingo game is playing? Well if you do then Tuesday's at Think Bingo could be your lucky day! Which Bingo Site of The Year winner 2007 Think Bingo are offering 10% cashback on any losses every Tuesday.

Virgin Bingo Chat Games

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Virgin Bingo We all love something for nothing and online bingo chat games provide just that. Virgin Bingo is no different providing a wide variety of chat games to keep its online bingo players laughing and interacting in the bingo rooms. As with all chat games played in any online bingo room they are run by the chat host on duty.

Foxy Bingo Forum competition winner

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Foxy Bingo has always been known for its great offers at its online bingo site but if you become a member of their bingo forum then you are in with a chance of winning some other great prizes too.

Recently they ran a competition with a pair of Corioliss Hair Straighteners worth £125 and all forum members had to do was post a picture of their bad hair day on the forum.

And Bingo was his name

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A man from Hesperia (that's in California) has recently had his name changed, nothing really interesting about that, many people do it after all. A few celebrities have in the past, take Elton John - real name Reginald Kenneth Dwight, and surely Sting can't be a real name? No, it's Gordon Matthew Sumner. So what is interesting about this 35 year old mans name change? Well previously he was Johnny A. Rogone but now he would like to be called BINGO BADA BING!!

Game Village celebrates 1st Birthday

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Was it really a year ago that Game Village launched? Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday I was reviewing this new online bingo / games site. May sees the celebrations begin for the sites 1st Birthday and to help them celebrate they are offering all new players a double welcome bonus.

Tombola Bingo review

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Tombola is the name of the software used at online bingo sites Sun Bingo and News of The World Bingo so I was surprised to see a bingo site called Tombola Bingo. The site itself only launched about a month ago and the name to me reminds me of those drums with raffle tickets in that are usually found at school fetes and jumble sales. I wonder what came first. The site name or the bingo software?

Party Bingo May promotions

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Although PartyGaming PLC have been letting their bingo software out to all and sundry (ITVBingo, FriendsReunited Bingo and Emmerdale Bingo) the site that is the cream of the crop is definitely Party Bingo and if you visit their online bingo site in May you will come across some great bingo promotions.

Bingo.com £3 free bingo offer

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The first thing I do every morning religiously (after brushing my teeth and washing my face of course) is turn on my PC and check my email. Usually it's just full of spam and offers of Viagra and ways to enlarge certain genitalia that I don't possess so this morning it was a very pleasant surprise to find an offer from Bingo.com for £3's worth of free bingo without having to make a deposit!

Jackpot City Bingo TV commercial

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Yesterday saw the launch of another TV advert for an online bingo site, this time its Jackpot City Bingo and the ads themselves are showing on E4 so their budget must be better than some of the others that are featuring on channels like Living TV and Challenge TV.

Mecca Bingo win window award

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meccalogo.jpg Halesowen News today reported on the winners of a window dressing competition that was run in Brierly Hill, the first of its kind, and Mecca Bingo came out tops. The competition was organised by the Signpost centre with the aim of bringing the unemployed and students together to learn new skills and to work as a team.

888 Ladies Bingo and the City promotion

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888 Ladies Bingo, fronted by funny man Vic Reeves, have a great promotion running from Friday 9th  May until Sunday 25th May 2008 with some superb prizes up for grabs for not one, not two but FOUR lucky main prize winners but it doesn't stop there - three runners up will take away a fabulous prize as well!

Wink Bingo TV advertising campaign

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I'd heard through the grapevine that Wink Bingo had launched their TV Campaign with the first ad showing during GMTV but does the campaign do their online bingo site justice? Wink Bingo only launched in February 2008 and already it is proving to be quite popular amongst the discerning online bingo players so they really did need to produce something on a par to the Foxy Bingo TV campaign......

Paparazzi Bingo review

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If you are a big celebrity watcher then you will probably have heard of the chap who is the face of Paparazzi Bingo, Darryn Lyons - if the name doesn't ring a bell then the hair style most definitely will! Just take a look at this online bingo site's logo and it will all become clear.

Not so Lucky Numbers for bingo hall

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The last bingo hall in Harrogate may be about to call "house" for the last time according to a report in the Harrogate Advertiser. Plans have been unveiled that could see the Lucky Numbers bingo hall in Skipton Road turn into a block of flats. The bingo hall was originally a theatre and then after the Great War it became a cinema so it has always been a building renowned for entertainment, demolishing it to build a block of flats will kill the history.

News of the World Bingo advert

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Sunday morning in a small bungalow in Mullion, Cornwall I sat eating my bacon sandwich and flicking through the News of The World (yes, I love to catch up on all the latest celebrity gossip, it's not exactly news is it?) and what should fall out onto my lap but a HUGE A4 insert advertising News of the World Bingo!

GetMinted Casino launches Cleopatra II

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One of my favourite online casinos has to be GetMinted Casino and it has just got better! I'm a big fan of the multi line slot games with bonus rounds and previously the Cleopatra game lacked an interactive bonus round, although roll in 3 or the correct symbols and you did earn 15 free spins on the game. Cleopatra II is bigger and better than the original.
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May 2nd 2008 saw yet another blow for bingo when the Government rejected calls, yet again, to scrap the double taxation on bingo. The petition submitted to Downing Street calling for the end to the double taxation levied against bingo held over 2000 signatories but the Government simply responded saying "We do not believe there is a tax solution".

Foxy Bingo - a gentleman and a scholar

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A technical glitch at an online bingo site proved to be a money spinner for one online bingo player as the prize money showing contained a couple of extra 0's then it should have. The game prize should have read £500 but an error in the back office meant the game showed a prize pool of £50,000!

I wasn't surprised to read later that Foxy Bingo honoured the payment and the lucky winner "tracey1801" is now £50,000 richer thanks to the best online bingo site, Foxy Bingo.

Daily Express Bingo £25 welcome bonus

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Have you ever played online bingo at the Daily Express Bingo site? Now is the month to try it if your answer is no and let me tell you why. In previous months the no deposit welcome bonus was £10, but now it's a huge £25 free to all new players.

May Day Bank Holiday at Scot Bingo

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Scot Bingo have a great promotion running at their online bingo site this May Bank Holiday with prizes of sets of tickets to some of the best theme parks in the UK up for grabs.

Guaranteed Jackpots - flash in the pan or here to stay?

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As online bingo players we have all taken part in the big games at some point whether it's the big £1 million coverall games available at many online bingo sites or just a progressive jackpot game but the new generation of Guaranteed Big Money Jackpots seems to be attracting more and more players to online bingo.

BingoLotto - How to buy a game card

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If you haven't already tuned in to Bingo Lotto on televisions and experienced the joys of Joe Pasquale and his extremely irritating voice then maybe now is the time to do so. With a whole heap of prizes up for grabs including cash prizes and brand new cars for an initial outlay of just two pounds what better way to spend your Friday evenings? (Ok, so I can think of a few!)

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