EUBINGO has new President

Sir Peter Fry is the outgoing chairman and he will now take the role of vice president. Sir Fry is the representative for Great Britain. The role of secretary has been given to Italo Marcotti from Federbingo.

EUBINGO was establish back in 2006 and represents the professional and social interests of the National Bingo Associations throughout Europe.

If you take a wander over to the official website for EUBINGO you will find many news stories and headlines from AGM meetings including the following:-

• 1st June 2008 - Gambling on council agenda
• 1st May 2008 - The verdict on smoke free bingo halls in Wales
• 17th April 2008 - Responsible gambling day held in European Parliament
• 1st March 2008 - Gambling transactions are now considered legally enforceable contracts
• 31st January 2008 - Harvard study on problem gambling

Some of the articles make for quite interesting reading, EUBINGO has now been added to my favourites!

Javier Cardona, the new president, is quoted as saying after his appointment "The bingo sector faces some very specific challenges from 2008 until 2010 including the continued smoking ban, the provision of responsible gaming and the expected competition from other gamin sectors - we at EUBINGO will rise to these challenges."