Recent news from the world of online bingo networks comes from Microgaming, who’ve announced the closure of their bingo vertical. Last year they announced the close of their Poker Network, so it’s no surprise the company has decided to follow suit with their bingo offering to concentrate on their core casino and slots business. The […]
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Put Your Credit Cards Away…
If you haven’t already noticed, April 2020 marks the end of the Credit Card as a method of funding gambling, both online and on the high street. Thanks to restrictions brought in by the UK’s Gambling Commission, credit cards cannot be used to gamble (except in the case of non-remote lotteries). Well, here’s something you […]
Could Coronavirus Kill Off Your Local Bingo Hall?
As the dangers of Coronavirus (Covid-19) are being sensationally played-out across the media, it’s starting to feel like we’re on the brink of something unprecedented. There are lots of concerns about the dangers posed, lots of fear and panic-buying gripping the public, often misplaced and misinformed. As I write, Italy spends its first days in […]
Donna Kunyo Wins Bingo Caller Of The Year 2019
Congratulations to Donna Kunyo who won the National Bingo Game Bingo Caller Of The Year 2019 last night at the grand final in Birmingham. Donna was crowned the winner from the 6 regional finalists, bagging the coverted title of Caller Of The Year (the first for 12 years!) and a £1,000 cash prize. Donna will […]
The Return Of The Bingo Caller Of The Year
Feels like a lifetime ago that we were last covering the Bingo Caller Of They Year, when Blake Robson took the crown from our very own columnist Brett Hyrjak back in 2007. That was 12 years ago, and while there have been some poorly publicised chain only competitions in the intervening decade and a bit, […]
Sun Bingo Offer £10 No-Deposit Bonus
18+ only, terms & conditions apply. Full Ts and Cs are here. In what’s an increasingly rare offer these days, up until the end of November 2019, Sun Bingo is offering £10 no deposit required for new players. Yup, remember them good old no-deposit sign-ups? They’re few and far between these days of regulation and […]
Lovehearts Bingo Joins The Real Money Network
18+ only, terms & conditions apply. Full Ts and Cs are here. There have been a lot more closures of online bingo sites lately than new sites launching, a sign of the ongoing consolidation and troubles in the online bingo world. While it’s not strictly speaking a new site, Lovehearts Bingo has now relaunched on […]
Playing Bingo’s Back
Ok, things are looking a little different around here right about now so you may have spotted our upgrade/redesign has occurred. First things first, there are lots of things I need to fix and will be doing so as time goes on. We’ve still got stuff to transfer across, reviews to update and transferred sections […]
End Of An Era At Playing Bingo
Things they are a changing around Playing Bingo in coming weeks and months. The first big change is we will be saying goodbye to our resident Bingo Queen Nickie Shute, who finishes working here today. Over the best part of a decade, Nickie has been the voice of PlayingBingo.co.uk, covering developments in the world of […]
Betsson Bingo Coming Soon From Microgaming
When it comes to new bingo sites, we are usually offered the same thing on the same platform just with a different aesthetic on the home page. Predominantly these are sites from Dragonfish, Jumpman Gaming or Cozy Games. However, the latest news is that there is soon to be a new Microgaming site launching as […]
