News

We've been bringing you news flashes from the world of bingo and slots summer 2017. New games, special promotions and other stuff you really need to know! News postings tend to go out of date quite quickly but in case you're interested in the old postings, all of them are collected here.

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MrQ Best For Slot Games? - Here's Why!

The wonderful MrQ have put a new behind-the-scenes initiative in place that makes them arguably the best place for UK players to play slot games. To understand just what it is they’ve done that’s so great, we first need to look at the increasingly problematic issue of slot game Return To Player. Slot Game Return [...]
By Sue Dawson
bingo40 is new at tombola

There’s one UK bingo site that is streets ahead of all the others in terms of the number of different sorts of bingo you can play, and that is tombola. And now, just a couple of months after launching the unique bingo game Wordsearch, they have done it again with bingo40! You’re probably thinking that [...]
By Sue Dawson
Wordsearch, a new bingo game at tombola

What is Wordsearch? Wordsearch is a new bingo game that was launched at tombola bingo on 10th July 2023. Following in the footsteps of other tombola exclusive bingo games such as Morph, Wordsearch has NO numbers and no balls. Instead, it’s based on a wildly popular word puzzle in which players must spot the hidden [...]
By Sue Dawson
Summer Specials Week at tombola

Coming up at tombola there’s an extra special lineup of promotions for Summer Specials Week. The promotions are running on site and on tombola social media accounts and there’s more than £200,000 of prizes altogether. Here’s what’s happening: Summer Specials – On site promotions Date Time Where Name of Promotion Details 26th June 9pm-10pm bingo90 [...]
By Sue Dawson
Slingo Bingo at Entain Bingo Sites

What Is Slingo Bingo? Brand new at Entain bingo sites this week is Slingo Bingo, a collaboration between Entain and Gaming Realms (who own the rights to the Slingo brand). Gaming Realms have done many collaborations with other iGaming brands but this one is a bit different; normally they take aspects such as the bonus [...]
By Sue Dawson
The Money Drop Bingo - New On Virtue Fusion

What Is The Money Drop Bingo? The Money Drop Bingo is a new 80 ball bingo game on the Playtech owned Virtue Fusion bingo software. It’s officially themed on the TV Show which has been variously known as The Million Pound Drop and The £100K Drop depending on the prize money on offer; The Money [...]
By Sue Dawson
UK White Paper - What Does It Mean For Players?

On 27th April 2023, the government’s much delayed White Paper on gambling law reform was finally published. Weighing in at a whopping 246 pages, it contains a detailed appraisal of the current state of the UK gambling industry (online and offline) and sets out a roadmap going forward. But what effect will it actually have [...]
By Sue Dawson
Super Spins, A New Free Daily Game at tombola arcade

What is Super Spins? Super Spins is tombola’s latest free daily game, replacing Free Vibes at tombola arcade. Daily games are something that tombola have been doing very well indeed for years, although the present free to play format only dates back to 2020 (the game prior to that – Worlds – cost 1p to [...]
By Sue Dawson
Extra Chilli Epic Spins, A New Live Game

What is Extra Chilli Epic Spins? Extra Chilli Epic Spins is a new for 2023 live casino game by Evolution Gaming. Just as you’d expect, it is a live version of Big Time Gaming’s seminal Extra Chilli slot game, playing on a big screen with a live host. However, a few very important tweaks have [...]
By Sue Dawson
101 Holidays To Be Won At Heart Bingo

After Easter many people’s thoughts start turning to the summer holidays, and at Heart Bingo there’s a new promotion that’s just the ticket (boom, boom!). The 101 Holidays Giveaway runs until 7th May 2023. The promotion is simple to understand (it’s a fairly straightforward prize draw) and simple to enter, and if you already have [...]
By Sue Dawson
The Big Getaway At Buzz Bingo

What is the Big Getaway? At this time of year everyone’s thoughts start to turn towards the summer holidays and Buzz Bingo have come up with The Big Getaway, a huge promotion on that very theme. It’s running at Buzz Bingo online and in Buzz clubs from Saturday 18th March until Sunday 16th April 2023. [...]
By Sue Dawson
Fabulous Bingo All Star Hotel Weekend

What Is The All Star Hotel Weekend? The All Star Hotel Weekend is an extravaganza of celebrity entertainment, bingo, shows and dancing which will be taking place in Blackpool (the home of ballroom dancing) from 31st March to 2nd April, hosted by Fabulous Bingo and Sun Bingo. There are several ways to win tickets to [...]
By Sue Dawson