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 News postings tend to go out of date quite quickly but in case you're interested in the old postings, all of them are collected here.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

Q&A With Mecca Bingo

Mecca Bingo celebrates an astonishing 60 years in the business this year (obviously not all of them online!). Anthony Conroy, a director at Rank Interactive, joined us for a Q&A session to reflect on this iconic bingo brand’s amazing history and plans for the future. Q: Nice to meet you, Anthony! Please tell us a [...]

By Sue Dawson

16th Apr 2021
Win More Often With Spirit Twister Bingo

What is Spirit Twister Bingo? Spirit Twister Bingo is a new bingo game at some but not all Virtue Fusion bingo sites. It takes the equal chance element from the Mecca Bingo exclusive BOB and the prize multiplier element from the Paddy Power exclusive Deal Or No Deal Multiplier Bingo and combines them with regular [...]

By Sue Dawson

6th Apr 2021
Starburst Gets The Slingo Treatment

How To Play Slingo Starburst Slingo Starburst, which is currently exclusive to Coral Bingo and other Entain bingo sites, is the latest in the series of Slingo games themed on well known slot games which began back in 2018 with the release of Slingo Rainbow Riches. Slingo Rainbow Riches was revolutionary when it first came [...]

By Sue Dawson

19th Mar 2021
Beat The Chasers At Gala Bingo

What is Beat The Chasers? Beat The Chasers is an exciting new “Club Bingo” promotion at Gala Bingo. It starts on 11th March 2021 and runs from 7.30pm every evening until further notice, in Gala’s Main Event bingo room. The Chasers in questions are Paul Sinha and Jenny Ryan – the Sinnerman and the Vixen [...]

By Sue Dawson

11th Mar 2021
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