Bingo News: February 2008 Archives
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes is said to be still in talks to buy online bingo specialist Parley Entertainment.
Parlay, runs bingo sites for Bingo Butlins, Bingo Ann Summers and Bingo Yahoo.
Metro the UK newspaper has launched its very own virtual casino which sits alongside its excellent Metro Bingo web site, its bingo offering hosted on the domain metro.co.uk/bingo.
Clearly they use the newspaper to push these brands but I think the use of a forward slash in the domains is a bit of a mistake as players will struggle to find the locations for these sites typing in Metro Bingo or Metro Casino into google should get players to the right place I guess.
Yet another lucky winner at land bingo, this time a 65 year old lady from Little Sutton who scooped £10,000 at the Mecca Bingo hall in Ellesmere Port.
One of the newest online bingo sites, Wink Bingo, offers a great schedule for coveralls - the type of game that means you have a great chance of winning big.
Ladbrokes, the biggest UK bookmakers, are trying to acquire Parlay Entertainment, the online bingo specialists.
What I find funny about this is the Ladbrokes Bingo actually runs on the Virtue Fusion software platform, does this mean if they are successful that the game play for their online bingo site will change?
An unborn grandchild seems to have been a lucky mascot for one bingo player at Buckingham Bingo in Bradford.
44 year old Tracey Firth of Cleckheaton took her pregnant daughter, Gemma, along to her local bingo club and netted herself over £18,000.
Cindy Geary recently won over £11,000 after scooping £10,270 on the National Bingo game as well as the Regional prize of £1,067 and the £58 house prize at her local Carlton Bingo club.
Cindy, a married mum of 2 who is currently a student nurse at Napier University has agreed to share her winnings with her sister in law and a friend who always attend bingo together. It is an agreement that they have had since they started playing.
The 47 year old woman has been playing bingo since she was old enough to attend her local bingo hall.
Gill Barton (pictured left) spent 24 years working in a bingo hall and then made the decision to start her own business and it has paid off big time for her.
The mother of five chose to set up a business in training and recruitment even though many people told her that this would not take off.
MariaBingo owners Unibet's profits have tumbled. Profits fell to £20m compared with £28.5m in 2006. This despite the active customer base increasing to 15% compared to the previous quarter for both Unibet and newly-acquired bingo operator Maria Holdings.
With many online bingo sites offering the added extra of casino type slots it is inevitable that we see some big winners from bingo slots!
I previously wrote about a big winner who walked away with $263,109.61 from Bingo Cabin (presuming the player did the wise thing and withdraw the cash - wagering requirements allowing!)
Foxy Bingo, one of the best online bingo sites, are currently running a superb promotion - a chance to win a family holiday to Disneyland - not Paris but Florida!!
If you haven't seen this promotion yet, then let me tell you all about it....
have announced that due to the popularity of Free Bingo it is here to stay! That's right, every Thursday Gala Bingo will be running its Free Bingo!
As the online bingo industry continues to grow land bingo halls across the country continue to close.
Yet another Gala Bingo club has been forced to close since the smoking ban came into force, this time it is a bingo hall in Edinburgh. I hope the members have heard of Bingo Scotland, sister site of Think Bingo and Think Bingo Plus!
Online bingo site, Sun Bingo have compiled a unique CD with some of the romantic songs to give away. They have 101 for their CM's to award and they will be given out tomorrow, Valentine's day!
Not only that, they have thousands of £1.00s disguised as special kisses to give away!
I thought Walkers made crisps not did bingo, but you live and learn.
30 fire fighters were called to tackle a fire at a former Walkers Bingo hall in Derby on Friday night.
The Lancashire Telegraph has had its first winner of their bingo promotion and she "can't quite believe it". People wishing to take part in the promotion have to telephone in to request a bingo card.
New York University recently hosted a Bingo themed Passion Party in Kimmel. Hillary Tuttle, a reporter for NYU news said that it was "Amusing, confusing and occasionally quite awkward"
Jessica Laigle organised the event to which more than 20 college students attended.
Simon has previously posted an article that contained a video of this happening previously, albeit not the same incident. Thank goodness for auto claim at online bingo!
You thought I was going to say Dallas didn't you? Fooled ya!
On serious not Patrick Duffy, yes Bobby from Dallas, is set to be the front man for a new bingo game show launching in America. "Bingo America" will be a cross between Bingo and a quiz show with contestants being asked trivia questions in order to win letters.
As well as Foxy Bingo, one of my other favourite sites to play at is Bingo Cafe UK and they are offering a new promotion this month.
Double Bubble - I don't think they mean toil and trouble - is it just a London thang? Double Bubble to me means double money!
It's not often that you read articles about Gambling and God together, unless you play online bingo and hear the call "Heaven's Gate" but this has changed for one Mecca Bingo club.
Online bingo sites, in general, provide their players with the opportunity to win free bingo money by participating in their chat games.
Desperate Wives Bingo is no different and have probably on of the largest selections of chat games I have seen to date.
An added bonus is that you don't have to have deposited at this site to participate in the chat games!
Taking a look today at Jackpot Joy Bingo I noticed their promotions link and thought I'd take a quick look. Usually I just go to play bingo there as I love the game play.
There are absolutely loads of promotions going on!
Each month Paddy Power Bingo runs its very own champion league. There are many great prizes available to win in this online bingo promotion and the rules are fairly simple.
Ok, well its more like bonuses galore over at Betfred Bingo's online bingo site in February. They have a wide variety of promotions going on throughout February to celebrate the month of love!
has recently made a few improvements to their site and they are now also offering a Free Pack of Playing Cards when a player first deposits. This is on top of the existing 100% deposit bonus and 50% second deposit bonus and yet another great reason for players to sign up with Castle Bingo.
After the successful launch of BingoJoy.com, Thursday 8th November on UK TV channels for customers with access to Sky Bingo TV.
Bingo Joy affiliates, are being offered a TV advertising package worth £15,000 on their gaming channel free of charge to the top performing affiliate site every month Onlinebingo.net considered entering then remembered the site is very poor and so we could not really generate them much traffic.
Keith 'Cheggers' Chegwin, one of Britain's has been TV celebrities has launched his Bingo affiliate program into the Parlay / St Minver network. To celebrate their launch CheggersBingo.com are giving away 5 copies of his latest game 'Cheggers Party Quiz' and will throw in a genuine Cheggers Bingo t-shirt as well.
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