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Bingo Celebrity Endorsements and TV Tie-In Bingo Games
A recurring theme in the history of online bingo is that of the celebrity endorsement, where a celebrity is hired to be the face of a bingo brand on its web site, in its TV advertising and often on social media as well. Bingo sites cannot just hire any celebrity they like though; they […]
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Can You Really Win a Million Pounds Playing Bingo?
For Christmas 2016, Virtue Fusion ran arguably the biggest bingo promotion ever, a million pound bingo game. In this 90 ball game, the full house prize was £500,000, the prize for two lines was £200,000 and the prize for one line was £100,000. The remaining £200,000 was split between 1TG/2TG cards (£100,000) and all non […]
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Online Bingo - Is It Fixed?
Online bingo in the UK is heavily regulated by the Gambling Commission and UK bingo sites are amongst the most reputable in the world. Sites such as Mecca Bingo, Paddy Power Bingo and Unibet have won at industry events such as the EGR Operator Awards for social responsibility and fair play. Despite this many players apparently […]
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How To Play Online Bingo
The game of bingo is part of our British cultural heritage and there can’t be many people who have never played it before. If you haven’t played for money or prizes, you’ve probably played for fun. If you are one of the minority who never have, or one of the larger group who have played […]
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What is Multi Stake Bingo?
Multi-stake bingo is a fairly recent invention at many of the best bingo sites which makes the game more enjoyable to play at low cost. It also makes the game much more fair as it ensures that all players have the same chance of winning.
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UK Bingo Sites - What Does That Even Mean?
Up until November 2014, a bingo site that was totally based abroad with NO physical presence in the UK at all could be legal for UK players. This was because of the existence of the “UK Whitelist” which meant that gambling sites regulated in Malta, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Alderney or Antigua & Barbuda were […]
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Online Gambling Law Around the World - 2016 Update
This is an updated version of an article originally published in 2013. Many changes have taken place since then, both in the UK and elsewhere in the world. A youthful industry 1994 was an important year in gambling history – offline and online. What happened offline was the introduction of the UK National Lottery which […]
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How will Brexit affect online bingo?
On 23rd June 2016 a historic referendum took place in which the British people voted by a narrow margin to leave the European Union. The repercussions of this decision will be felt over months and years, but what effect, if any, will it have on UK bingo sites? Regulation There is no Europe-wide licensing […]
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Children, Gambling and Popular Culture
Are We Raising A Nation Of Problem Gamblers? This article was first published in 2014 and many of the concerns raised have since become far more high profile. In particular, there is now international concern over blurred lines between gambling and video games, and the Gambling Commission has taken action against gambling games and advertisements […]
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Bingo Loyalty & VIP Schemes
Most online bingo sites currently have some kind of a rewards scheme for their loyal players, but in practice these vary widely from brilliant to quite frankly rubbish. A good scheme can keep players happy through years of play. For 2023 the future of VIP schemes is in serious doubt due to fears that they […]
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A Guide to Progressive Jackpot Slots
Every now and again one hears of someone winning hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds at an online bingo site and invariably this is NOT from a game of bingo but from a progressive jackpot slot. What is a Progressive Jackpot? Why Some Progressive Jackpots are Much Bigger than Others Why Bet Size […]
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2016 - the year in bingo
Back at the end of 2015, we published a list of our ideas about what might be in store at online bingo sites during 2016. Here’s how those predictions actually panned out! More regulatory changes for player protection Crackdown on advertising Omni-channel gaming Linked bingo games No deposit bonuses – a vanishing breed More restrictions […]
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