Out of the ashes of the well loved but poorly thought out ITV Bingo Night Live comes Channel Five’s The Free Bingo Show. There’s been a few major changes, but essentially, the format and even the provider of the online element remains the same as its previous incarnation. PartyBingo are already running Five Bingo (let’s […]
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£1,000,000 Win Dispute Settled
It’s been a long time since I heard anything about the case of Jean McCullagh and the disputed million pound Mecca Millionaire prize that was won back in October 2007. The problems arose as she was playing with 3 other family members and had denied she had agreed to split the prize money. They said […]
Bet365 Bingo Enhances The Parts Other Bingo Sites Leave Well Alone…
Puerile humour warning. I was looking at the forum earlier, when the new advert from Bet365 Bingo caught my attention, for the wrong reasons. I caught the advert half way through its loop, and was amused by what I saw. It would seem that Bet365 Bingo’s new offer of £25 free for £5 deposit has […]
Networked Bingo Site Bonus Avoidance – Some Thoughts
Imagine if you will this. You’re off to Tesco to get your weekly shop. For a change of scenery you go to the branch on the other side of town. You get there, fill your trolley with shopping then get to the checkout. The cashier looks at you sternly and says “sorry governor, I’m afraid […]
Mecca Bingo Positive About New Clubs And Trading
One of the highlights of the 4th Online Bingo Summit for me was the talk given by Angus Nisbit of Mecca Bingo, in which he spoke about Mecca’s growing ability to promote between their online and retail arms. During the talk he gave a glowing insight into the success of the new concept club Mecca […]
Back To It
Well, it’s been a long hard Summer for me, with my adventures taking me away from bingo and in to completely new areas. As a result, things have been on the quiet side around here, but now I’m getting back to it and catching up with it all. I actually took time out of my […]
Beacon Bingo Rebrands And Expands
It’s not all doom and gloom in the retail world. Beacon Entertainments are showing their commitment to bingo by rebranding themselves alongside adding a number of improvements to their halls. During the rebrand, the company will improve its existing Beacon clubs and re-name 3 others to expand the Beacon name. The group’s Riva Clubs at […]
2nd Annual Online Bingo Industry Awards Results
We’re on to the second day of the Online Bingo Summit, following the awards ceremony last night which saw Cashcade scoop a bucket load of prizes. The awards were decided by people voting during the day. This time the company bias was removed as there was only one voting card allowed per company. The results […]
Cashcade and Gala In The News
I’m on the train at the moment on the way to the 4th Annual Online Bingo Summit in London. Just browsing through the news and there’s a couple of interesting stories worthy of note. First up is the news that the sale of Cashcade could be literally days away. EGaming Review has a piece that […]
VAT Reclaim Could Cause More Problems For Industry
Following my last post about the success of Mecca Bingo at their High Court appeal about their tax rebate, Bingo Supermarket has an interesting take on the ruling. Rather than saving the industry, it could actually cause some operators severe difficulties as banks take the rebate’s straight off them to cover outstanding debts. This then […]
