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What Is Bingo Millions?

Bingo Millions was a game by Mutuel Play that was first introduced at Buzz Bingo in April 2019. First out of the traps was a 90 ball version playing twice a week and this was followed by an instant win 90 version, two 80 ball versions and two 75 ball versions. Some of these also [...]

By Sue Dawson

14th Oct 2020
Opinion Piece: The Trouble With Loot Boxes

Video game loot boxes have been in the news yet again after being linked to problem gambling last year . This time the children’s commissioner for England wants them classified as gambling and a maximum daily spend limit imposed. The UK is not the only country with concerns – in Belgium, for instance, video gaming [...]

By Sue Dawson

12th Dec 2019
Tombola Stars Game - Maths and Fairness

The Tombola Stars game is arguably one of the best daily free games ever at UK bingo sites. It combines the fun of daubing numbers yourself (something which is missing from most online bingo games) with the lure of a huge prize pot and is understandably very popular with players. But have you ever wondered [...]

By Sue Dawson

24th Jul 2018
A Guide To Mobile Bingo

Most UK bingo sites now offer some kind of mobile bingo but this is not always fully featured. Our mobile bingo listings include bingo sites with Apple and/or Android apps for easy access, but there are other ways to play bingo on the go. Before the advent of mobile bingo, if you wanted to play [...]

By Sue Dawson

16th Apr 2018
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

13th Oct 2017
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
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.

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
Online Gambling Law Around the World - 2016 Update

This is an article originally published in 2013 and updated in 2016. 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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017
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 [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th Aug 2017