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 News postings tend to go out of date quite quickly but in case you're interested in the old postings, all of them are collected here.

Latest bingo news

Mecca Bingo Live From Studio M

Live From Studio M is a fabulous live entertainment show on Mecca TV, every Monday to Saturday night in February from 8pm until 10pm. It’s running in three of the bingo rooms at Mecca Bingo – Main Event, Penny Lane and Rollercoaster Bingo – alongside the regular bingo schedule which has been jazzed up with [...]

By Sue Dawson

12th Feb 2021
Slot Game Autoplay Ban On The Way

Earlier this week the UK Gambling Commission announced a set of new restrictions for online slot games, which all UK licensed bingo sites and slot sites must comply with before the deadline of 31st October 2021. Some of the restrictions are directly related to slot game design and some are broader requirements to do with [...]

By Sue Dawson

5th Feb 2021
Free Bingo Tickets at Foxy Bingo

How To Get Free Bingo Tickets At Foxy Bingo Until 31st January 2021, Foxy Bingo are running not one, but TWO free bingo ticket promotions (and we’re sure they won’t be the last!): Mega Sharepot – 10,000 free bingo tickets every day. The first step is to opt in and this only needs to be [...]

By Sue Dawson

22nd Jan 2021
Broadway Gaming - Goodbye Microgaming, Hello Pragmatic Play

The rather splendid Pragmatic Play bingo product has been taking over huge chunks of the online bingo world over the last 18 months. First there were the Nektan casino sites, then Jumpman retired their bingo product and brought Pragmatic Play in instead at 150+ white label sites. Pragmatic Play bingo is a bit like the [...]

By Sue Dawson

15th Jan 2021
Bingo VIP & Loyalty Schemes Are Changing

Why Bingo VIP Schemes Are Changing In September last year the Gambling Commission announced “strict new guidance” regarding the running of VIP schemes – including those at online bingo sites. The new rules came into effect on 31st October 2020 and if you’re interested, you can find a summary on the Gamling Commission website. In [...]

By Sue Dawson

5th Jan 2021
Fluffy Favourites Bingo At Foxy Bingo

What is Fluffy Bingo? Just launched at Foxy Bingo, Coral Bingo and other GVC bingo sites is a brand new bingo game, Fluffy Bingo! Wait, what? Isn’t Fluffy Favourites Bingo a Virtue Fusion bingo room? And didn’t Coral Bingo leave Virtue Fusion a year ago now? Fluffy Favourites Bingo is indeed a Virtue Fusion bingo [...]

By Sue Dawson

15th Dec 2020
Betfred Bingo Goes No Wagering

Earlier this week, Betfred Bingo announced their new welcome offer and we were disappointed to see that the bonus was not as large as it was previously. Then we took a closer look and realised why – although the T&Cs say there is a 1x wagering requirement, they’ve effectively gone No Wagering! Here’s how it [...]

By Sue Dawson

11th Dec 2020
Deal Or No Deal Multiplier Bingo

The Deal Or No Deal 90 ball and 75 ball bingo games have been hugely popular with players for years; bingo variants come and go but Deal Or No Deal Bingo has the sort of enduring popularity that most game creators can only dream of. It’s not just bingo, of course – there’s Deal Or [...]

By Sue Dawson

10th Nov 2020
BNBS Walks 120 Miles For Charity

What Is The EGR Operator Awards Virtual Race? The EGR Operator Awards Virtual Race is under way! This exciting event challenges participants to walk, cycle or run 30, 60, 90 or 120+ miles over one month in aid of YGAM and GamCare, and over the past few weeks, people from across the eGaming sector have [...]

By Dale Shelabarger

3rd Nov 2020
Slingo Fluffy Favourites Has Landed!

Slingo Fluffy Favourites – which is hot off the press this week at all your favourite bingo sites – is a mash-up of two of the most successful and popular series of games in the history of iGaming – Slingo and Fluffy Favourites. Slingo is basically the bastard child of 75 ball bingo and a [...]

By Sue Dawson

30th Oct 2020
Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw - A New Live Game

What Is Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw? How To Play Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw Our Verdict Where To Play Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw What Is Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw? Deal Or No Deal The Big Draw is an exciting new game by Playtech which [...]

By Sue Dawson

28th Oct 2020
Lucky Pants Bingo Now On Virtue Fusion!

We’ve seen quite a few surprise bingo software changes this year, perhaps the biggest shock being the departure of Coral Bingo and Ladbrokes Bingo from Virtue Fusion. Now there’s a surprise move in the other direction – after more than 7 years on the Daub Alderney proprietary bingo software, Lucky Pants Bingo now has shiny [...]

By Sue Dawson

13th Oct 2020