Bingo Gala

Bingo Gala has just released their schedule for St. Patrick’s Day next week  and with specials running from March 10^th through to the special day on March 17^th there is plenty of fun to be had for all players feeling the luck of the Irish.

In the build up to St. Patrick’s Day itself  Bingo Gala are giving players the chance to play free bingo games and any player who bingo’s on I17 will be treated to 17  bonus bucks in addition to their winnings.

On St. Patrick’s Day itself Bingo Gala are encouraging new and existing players to make a deposit by offering a 100% deposit bonus for ALL deposits over $20.  There will also be games with cards as little as 10 Cents and Jackpots of $3,000 and Must Go Games of $175.

Bingo Gala is one of the oldest bingo rooms around operating since 2000 and offer a wide selection of bingo games and side games including slots, pull tabs and keno to name but a few.  Players can also take advantage of a first deposit bonus of 200% up to $500 at any time.

Bingo Mega

Playing Bingo is all about the thrill of the chase and waiting for that last number, the win and a big money prize. Well Bingo Mega may not be able to guarantee you a win, but they can certainly provide you with big money games. They have recently launched a new game called Money Grabber running daily between 8pm and 9pm EST featuring $100 Pots and a $3,000 Jackpot.

Bingo Mega has also just released their schedule for St. Patricks Day next week. And with Specials running from now through to the special day on March 17th there is plenty of fun to be had for all players feeling the luck of the Irish. They have a number of Cash and Chat specials running every day 2pm to 12am EST offering Cash Pots of between $20 and $50 with Jackpots of $1,500.

They are also running a special UK Mothering Sunday deposit promotion. On March 14th 2010 Bingo Mega are encouraging new and existing players to make a deposit by offering a 100% Deposit Bonus for ALL deposits over $20 on that day.

Bingo Mega is part of the Bingo Entertainment Network and have been in operation since 2003. They offer a wide selection of Bingo Games and side games including Slots, Pull Tabs and Keno to name but a few. And players can also take advantage of a First Deposit Bonus of 200% up to $500 at any time.

The company said that initial consideration of £29 million or €33.4 million, subject to agreed working capital adjustments, will be funded from Playtech’s existing cash resources.

Playtech Chief Executive Mor Weizer said: “We see this acquisition as not only furthering what is already Playtech’s competitive advantage in the growing online gaming market as a whole, but as having the potential to generate meaningful opportunities in newly regulated markets,” Weizer said.

Virtue Fusion, which has more than 20 licensees including well known brands such as William Hill, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power, had a turnover of £12.3 million and adjusted earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation of £3.8 million in 2009.

Shares in Playtech were up 2.1 percent to 477 pence, valuing the company at about £1.15 billion.

For 10 years Bingo Entertainment has focused on the worldwide bingo market and never sought to offer a localised bingo game. Now it has stated that with the acquisition of a Maltese gaming license it will be launching new sites aimed solely at the UK market.

Richard Chambers, CEO of Bingo Entertainment said: “the performance of our games and network has gone from strength to strength and having established ourselves as clear leaders in the worldwide online bingo market, we have decided to invest in offering country specific games. We will be starting with the launch of our new standalone brand, Gina Bingo to the UK market in late March followed by the launch of our network to the UK market in early April. We are also working on our Spanish and Italian specific games which should go live later in the year.”

This comes amid news of the financial difficulties faced by another large bingo network operator. When asked about why when other bingo networks are going bust and closing their doors Bingo Entertainment is expanding, Richard said: “unlike many other operators who have recently closed their doors, we never attempted to attract players by offering ridiculous amounts of bonuses and never used underground processing companies to minimize costs and maximize short term profits. Our focus has always been on the quality, safety and security of our games and our reputation is built around those factors. In fact our main marketing tool has always been our good reputation. Our reputation is one of our most important assets. ”

He went on to add: “Players trust Bingo Entertainment and online bingo being a community game word does spread around, whether it be in chat rooms or forums, the Bingo Entertainment name has become synonymous with safe and secure gaming.”

Bingo Entertainment Ltd. is one of the longest running companies in the online bingo industry first established in 1999 and operates both standalone bingo games and a bingo network featuring games such as BingoMega.com, GlamourBingo.com, BingoEmpire.com and BingoPlex.com

Even though the majority of UK based bingo players may not have heard of Bingo Entertainment, they are one of the oldest and most established online bingo operators, operating both free and pay online bingo games since 1999, mainly to a US based audience.

One of the advantages Bingo Entertainment will bring with it to the UK online bingo market is its far superior bingo software developed by Byworth Entertainment. This software is generally considered to be the best currently available in the industry having been continuously developed over years in the US online bingo market.

Bingo Entertainment is also considered to be the pioneer of many of the features found today on many UK based sites such as the bingo chat games, multi-currency option, in game side games, pre book/buy of cards, auto sorting of cards, social networking within the game and many more. No wonder much excitement is building up across the entire online bingo industry to see what Bingo Entertainment will have to offer the UK market.

Our sources tell us that Bingo Entertainment have chosen Malta as their Licensing Jurisdiction and that their first new site to hit the UK shores will be Gina Bingo. We have checked the site out and it does look cool!

Gina Bingo will offer generous welcome bonuses in the form of £10 free no deposit bonus for new accounts, a massive 200% bonus up to £500 on the first deposit and up to 100% on all reloads! Bingo bonuses can’t get better than that.

The exact launch date is not yet clear but the site does mention March. Rest assured though that once Gina Bingo goes live, you will hear it from us first!

Joanne Abrahams from Bradford, West Yorkshire and another Wink player each scooped a £50,000 jackpot in an online instant game at Wink Bingo.com; a third has picked up a £25,000 cheque on the site’s Big O £25k game, whilst 30 year old Katarzyna Kochan, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, is collecting a brand new Mini Cooper. In addition, Carol Summerwill from West Glamorgan, has won the Wink Pays You £12k game to have her mortgage paid for the year.

“We are determined to give our members the best online gaming experience possible,” explains Wink’s Maurice Karpes. “Our motto for this year is ‘make more time for yourself’. We’re helping to do that with fun-filled games, daily promotions and lots of prize giveaways.”

Besides online bingo, Wink also offers gamers popular and classic entertainment like Instant Cash Scratch Cards, Hi-lo, Video Poker, and a large variety of daily cash prizes. Huge jackpots are included in each of the site’s bingo games and are handed out every day. Wink’s unmatched sign on bonuses include an immediate free £15 in your account in addition to a 200% bonus on your first deposit and a 50% bonus for any subsequent £10 deposit.

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Bingo Entertainment

Along with other momentous happenings in its 10 year history, Bingo Entertainment, operators of one of the most successful online bingo networks, has launched its new and extensively updated network. The Bingo Entertainment network is now available on the flash platform meaning players don’t have to wait for lengthy downloads prior to playing and is now also Mac friendly. Along with the new flash platform, Bingo Entertainment have also updated all their bingo sites with an exciting new look to make them more colourful and user friendly.

The heavily anticipated launch of the flash platform was warmly welcomed by both players and affiliates and has enabled Bingo Entertainment to once again position itself as an industry leader at the forefront of the online bingo industry. Alongside exciting new games and revolutionary graphics, the Bingo Entertainment network is attracting an overwhelming number of new players and also has a strong retention pull with existing members.

Bingo Entertainment CEO Richard Chambers said, “We are delighted with the look and feel of our new network. We really listened to what players wanted and expected from a good bingo site and we think we’ve delivered that and more.”

The network now offers 5 bingo halls, a wider variety of side games and an expanded casino section which now includes both American and European Roulette along with Blackjack and 7 different poker games. Two new instant games, ‘Yes or No Way’ and ‘Wheel of Wealth’ join Keno and an expanded Pull Tabs menu. You’ll also find lots more slots, 14 in all to choose from, featuring great Jackpots and fun bonus games too!

For more information on the Bingo Entertainment Network please visit www.bingoentertainment.net

Wink winners joined forces with promotional staff, paparazzi and even a branded mini in the New Year’s Day parade, when more than 300,000 people lined the streets to enjoy the start of the new year. This was the pinnacle of a campaign that included many different marketing channels all with the same goal of finding a winner for the Mini Cooper.

The car itself was ultimately won by a 29 year old lady from Castleford, West Yorkshire.

The success of the game comes at a boom time for online bingo. Wink Bingo recently reported a 29% surge in the number of people playing online since the freezing weather hit.
Winkbingo.com says it has seen an increase in players, including many people playing for the first time, across all of its games. Some regular, low cost entry games have seen an increase of more than 50% in the number of players logging on.

During the last hour of bingo, we were getting ready to play the Bonanza game and my ex-husband only needed 3 numbers for a full card right from the beginning. He must of been really excited because he forgot he had his dauber in his hand and went to wipe his forehead and when he looked at us, my sister and I both burst out laughing because he had wiped purple dauber all over his forehead!

He looked at us with a frown and I told him “Don, you have purple dauber all over your forehead!” OMG, was he embarrassed to say the least, he gave me his cards to daub while he took off to the men’s room to try to scrub it away! When he got back, he still had a slight purple stain on his forehead but it was mostly gone and I tell you, every time we rehash old bingo stories, that one always make it to the front! I wish I had my camera that night and I could of sent you all a picture of that.

Anyway, he laughed it off and made sure his dauber was on the table during the rest of the bingo that night, not in his hand, when he wasn’t using it!

Thanks alot for letting me share this hilarious bingo memory with you all!

By Stephanie L.

The new bingo product has been specifically developed for Spanish speakers, with the added bonus of a €25 welcome bonus for all new players.

David Hood, spokesman for williamhill.com commented “Considered development has gone into this product to ensure our Spanish-speaking members enjoy this product as much as the British public. We are confident that our new product will position us ahead of our competitors and allow us to continue leading the online gaming and betting industry. Investment has been made to recruit Spanish-speaking customer support to ensure quality and clarity within the product and its services.’

William Hill Bingo has Spanish-speaking callers and chat moderators, and boasts chat rooms inside each bingo room.  Apart from side games with jackpots of over €1,000,000, members will find organised free chat games that can be played during bingo to win extra cash.

As if that isn´t enough, members can also make the most of our free bingo ‘on the hour, every hour’ on Thursdays at William Hill Bingo, in addition to “Buy one get one free” offers, available every day.