With the 2009 Online Bingo Summit barely weeks away, the nominations have been announced for the 2nd Annual Online Bingo Industry Awards. Interesting to note there’s been some changes in the way the votes will be awarded this year. Following last year’s event I had concerns that the voting for the event was unfair as […]
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Derelict Glasgow Bingo Hall Destroyed
Spotted this story on the BBC earlier about the fire that caused a lot of damage at the derelict County Bingo hall on Eglington Street in Glasgow. The building shut back in 2003 as a bingo hall, and has been disused ever since. The building was on the Buildings At Risk list but unfortunately The […]
888 Looking To Buy Cashcade
According to the Telegraph, on of the UK’s leading online bingo networks is the target of some pretty hefty competition to buy it. Cashcade, the people behind top flight bingo site such as Foxy Bingo and Cheeky Bingo are currently being vigorously pursued by a number of gaming companies. As well as its own network, […]
The Bingo Association Tackle The Government With Facebook
There’s been a few more stories floating around about the backlash against the rise in bingo tax at the last budget. Here’s another one this time from Rochdale, and one from Lothian. Interestingly, The Bingo Association has turned to the world of web 2.0 to try and get their message across with a campaign on […]
Online Bingo Battle – Virtue Fusion Vs St Minver
One other thing that’s caught my attention as well the last couple of weeks is the movement of sites from the St Minver network to Virtue Fusion. Rather than throw it in with the other rash of stories in the last post, it’s something I wanted to look at in a bit more detail, given […]
Bingo Splurge – Big Catch Up
It’s been a busy month for me, I’ve had a number of work related things to sort out, and spent almost a week in Amsterdam rubbing shoulders with operators and fellow webmasters at a couple of conferences targeting affiliates. There’s been a lot happening that I just haven’t had the chance to cover. So, for […]
Bad Budget For Bingo Halls
There’s been a lot of ripples following the budget for the gaming industry. I have to say I missed the news about the raise in gaming duties in the general news on TV Tuesday, but there’s been plenty on the web since. I also missed that the contentious VAT issue had been won, but unfortunately, […]
Top Ten’s Continued Financial Woes
My buying shares in a company must be a kiss of death. We won’t mention the Woolworth shares as I should have known better at the time, but when I bought some in Top Ten Holdings PLC, the UK’s 3rd largest bingo chain, I thought I was getting a bargain. Then they lost 90% of […]
Interview With Simon Collins, Director Of Cashcade Ltd
Following the launch of Posh Bingo last week, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do something I’ve been aiming to do for a while now and catch up with Cashcade’s Simon Collins about the success of Cheeky Bingo. Simon agreed to do an interview for the site, which you can read here. […]
Mecca Bingo Branching Out – Rock N Roll And Teacher Bingo
A couple of nice little stories today that would indicate Mecca Bingo are thinking a bit outside the box and expanding the ways they market the game and broaden its appeal. First up, news from Leeds that Mark Walsh has invented what sounds like a cross between bingo and pop-quizzes, Rock And Roll Bingo. The […]
