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 News postings tend to go out of date quite quickly but in case you're interested in the old postings, all of them are collected here.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

Gonzo's Treasure Hunt, A New Live Game

What Is Gonzo’s Treasure Hunt? The conquistador Gonzo is one of the best known and most loved slot game characters ever. He first burst on to the scene more than ten years ago in NetEnt’s perenially popular game Gonzo’s Quest. This iconic game was one of the first to introduce the Avalanche feature (after each [...]

By Sue Dawson

21st May 2021
Merge, A New Free Daily Game At Tombola

Hot out of the oven this week at Tombola is the new free daily game Merge. It replaces the bingo style game 4Free, which had been in operation for less than a year and like all Tombola free games it can be played twice a day, once at Tombola Bingo and once at Tombola Arcade. [...]

By Sue Dawson

18th May 2021
Best New Bingo Sites Joins Casino Talks at Great.com

I’m super excited to say that Best New Bingo Sites has been featured in the Casino Talks series of interviews at Great.com. This international initiative brings together entrepreneurs, editors-in-chief like me and other iGaming industry people from all over the world to talk about how they got into the business and why they love what [...]

By Sue Dawson

14th May 2021
New Loyalty Shop at Costa Bingo

On 4th May, the new Costa Shop was launched at Costa Bingo, giving a new range of options for players wanting to redeem Diamonds from the long-standing loyalty scheme. Previously at Costa, you couldn’t redeem any Diamonds unless you had reached the second tier of the loyalty scheme which requires £50 or more of lifetime deposits, [...]

By Sue Dawson

7th May 2021
Deposit With Trustly & Collect A Reward

Trustly Open Banking is a relatively new deposit method that scores highly for convenience. It’s recently been added as a deposit option for UK players at VIPs Casino, and until 29th May 2021 there’s a special offer for both new and existing players when they deposit using it. What Is Trustly? Optimised for use on [...]

By Sue Dawson

30th Apr 2021
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