News reached our inbox recently of three acquisitions by United Commissions, the company that owns and operate brands like Robin Hood Bingo, Moon Bingo and the most recent launch, Sugar Bingo. It would appear that the company is buying up a selection of second-rate Dragonfish Network brands. The three brands that we have been notified […]
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Sun Bingo Moving To Playtech / Virtue Fusion
When it comes to well-known bingo brands, Sun Bingo is up there with some of the biggest names in the industry. Whilst the site originally launched on the tombola software, August 2008 saw the brand move to the ‘proprietary’ Gamesys software. It would seem that on the eighth anniversary of the original move, Sun Bingo […]
First Withdrawals Affected By New T&C’s At 15 Network Brands
As our readers are aware, we have our very own pay to play brand called Tidy Bingo. It’s a site that we have poured ourselves into since its launch in August 2013. We’ve always been proud of the site, and our ethos of being about the player is more than apparent when you visit. However, […]
Gala Sell All Its Land Based Bingo Halls
Over the years we’ve followed the ebb and flow of the retail industry’s biggest players. There’s been a number of purchases and sales, but this latest move from Gala is possibly one of the biggest we’ve seen here. In one fell swoop Gala has sold its entire portfolio of high-street bingo halls. That’s 130 halls […]
Neon Bingo
We recently recapped on the continuing success of Rebel Bingo as an alternative night for younger people who like to mix their bingo dabbing with a bit of clubbing fun. Their longevity as what started off as a bit of a lark has even caught the attention of the major bingo chain Mecca Bingo. Now […]
Charity Bingo Up To Its Old Tricks Again
Regular readers here at Playing Bingo will know that for some time now we have had an issue with Charity Bingo and their inability to keep their players informed of the donations being made to charity. The whole ethos of the site, its unique selling point is that they donate £1 to charity for every […]
Rogers Bingo To Close On 1st November 2015
When Rogers Bingo first opened in the summer of 2011 we remember being quite excited about the new brand. It was the first to launch from Cladstone Limited and one that brought something new to the online bingo marketplace. However, whilst it was good to see another brand open using proprietary software, the actual gaming […]
New Face Of Bingo?
One of the biggest problems with the offline bingo industry over the past few years has been the perceived ageing of its population of players. Whether the real or not, the perception is there, of players sporting horn rimmed glasses, their bingo wings flapping in strip-lit garish halls, and this may be enough to put […]
Hashtag Bingo And Bingo Sanctuary Opt For WSN
It was only on Friday of last week that we revealed the names of some of the new bingo sites coming soon to a network near you. One of those sites was Lucky Wheel Bingo, a brand coming soon to the Wheel of Slots Network (WSN). Today we bring you news of two new brands […]
Mecca Bingo Host Of The Year
The national Bingo Caller Of The Year competition sadly closed its doors in 2007, just as many clubs themselves were closing their doors for the last time. As a celebration of not just the callers but the players and halls themselves the competition’s demise was ominous. So, it’s good news that Mecca Bingo have launched […]
