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13 Biggest Online Bingo Flops

Operators are constantly striving to bring players new and exciting bingo products and promotions. But sometimes their innovations fall embarrassingly short of the mark…here’s some of the biggest flops seen in the online bingo world in the time I’ve been writing about bingo! Bingo Godz Bede Gaming Bingo Product Grace Media Bingo Sites All Charity [...]

By Sue Dawson

17th May 2024
Buy The Bonus Round?

What Are Bonus Buy Slots? In a “Buy the bonus round” slot game, you can choose to pay a multiple of your stake (100x is common) to skip straight to the bonus round. Buy the bonus round games as such are not allowed at UK facing casinos, but there are many ways in which slot [...]

By Sue Dawson

14th Mar 2024
Trusted & Safe Online Casinos & Bingo Sites

Trusted & Safe Online Casinos & Bingo Sites According to a previous Gambling Commission report, in 2007 61% of respondents to their survey thought gambling was fair and could be trusted. By 2016 – after many years of growth in online gambling – this figure was down to 34%. The latest figures show a further [...]

By Sue Dawson

5th Mar 2024
Which Are The Highest RTP Slots?

The Best Slot Payouts? Players at online casino and slot sites are always looking for the best payout slots. A very important factor in this is Return To Player (RTP) but as we’ll explain later, the best payouts can often come from slots with lower RTP. Online slot games with high RTP are popular with [...]

By Dale Shelabarger

5th Mar 2024
What Are Escalator Jackpots?

Escalator jackpots are a type of extremely popular bingo promotion that is frequently run at Playtech bingo sites. Other operators have also been known to run them; for a while Entain used to run a rival escalator jackpot promotion every time Playtech put one on, and at Relax Gaming bingo sites they run a small [...]

By Sue Dawson

13th Oct 2023
I asked ChatGPT to write the next Eurovision entry… but was it good?

Over here at BestNewBingoSites, we’re big fans of Eurovision – we’ll be hosting our own Eurovision parties and fangirling wildly – but even we have to admit that the songs featured in the contest can be a little bit formulaic. While a few acts have truly surprised us over the years, we can all make [...]

By Nikkie Thorpe

28th Apr 2023
How to Host the Perfect Last-Minute Eurovision Watch Party

The Eurovision Song Contest has been held annually since 1956; it is one of the longest-running television programs in the world and is watched by millions of people every year. The contest brings together singers and performers from all over Europe to compete in a musical extravaganza that has captured the hearts of millions of [...]

By Nikkie Thorpe

13th Apr 2023
The Rise Of Live Casino Game Shows

If you’re used to playing bingo and/or slots you may have noticed a new tab in the lobby called Game Shows and be wondering, what’s all that about? Or perhaps you’ve never ventured into the Live Casino part of the lobby because you thought it was all about roulette and blackjack? Think again! Live casino [...]

By Sue Dawson

23rd Mar 2023
Horrible Bosses

What do people in the UK *REALLY* think of their bosses? In the workplace, a great deal of success comes down to how hard you work, the qualifications you attain, and the way you present yourself. But the one thing that really is down to the luck of the draw is your boss. Some bosses [...]

By Nikkie Thorpe

2nd Mar 2023
How to Throw an Oscars Party on a Budget

Oscars Party on a Budget We all love the movies, don’t we? They take us through every emotion on the planet, rooting for characters and following their adventures, all without leaving our chairs. The Academy Awards – commonly known as the Oscars – were invented in 1929 to celebrate the very best motion pictures being [...]

By Nikkie Thorpe

23rd Feb 2023
Keeping it Legal in Qatar

The FIFA 2022 World Cup is upon us. Football players, managers, officials and the mass media have converged on the tiny country of Qatar. The upcoming competition has generated a huge amount of discussion and debate. Many prominent football personalities including Bruno Fernandes and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter have spoken out against reported human rights abuses. [...]

By Dale Shelabarger

22nd Nov 2022
Hen Party Heaven and Hell - Studies in Mirth and Misery

Ever wondered what women really thought about hen parties? We conducted an expansive survey in an effort to get hens to dish the dirt on their experiences. This is what we found!

By Dale Shelabarger

7th Sep 2022