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Online Bingo In Swedish

2009-03-12T22:48:00.000-07:00

Leading online casino JackpotCity.com has announced that Scandinavian players can now enjoy their favourite games of bingo in Swedish following a recent upgrade to its sister online bingo site at JackpotCityBingo.com.

JackpotCityBingo.com is powered by software from Virtue Fusion and now offers five-line, 75-ball Swedish-style internet bingo games around-the-clock alongside Swedish-language chat moderators

The site revealed that bingo cards start at only 20 ore up to seven Kronor, depending on the exchange rate, with all new players eligible for a 200 Kronor sign-up bonus after making an initial deposit of 100 Kronor, which is about eleven dollars.

Players can also take home the daily Storslam jackpot of at least $3,500 by playing at JackpotCityBingo.com. This special game was initially launched for JackpotCity.com and sees $3,500 put into a special account that then increases based on ticket sales. The more tickets bought, the higher this special prize rises. To win, players need to get a full house in 42 balls or less with the jackpot being reset to $3,500 each night.

source::onlinecasinonews.com

Online Bingo On The Rise – Now It’s Matchmaking

2009-02-24T21:58:00.000-08:00

Due to the economic recession, people no longer have the disposable income to play bingo in halls. Also, the smoking ban means that many people have forgone leaving their homes to play – why do so when you can play with bonuses and at your own home?

The only thing missing from online bingo was social interaction but apparently that’s not a problem either – just ask Rachel Brooks and Steve Reeves, who met and fell in love playing bingo online.

“I’ve got a gorgeous cat and my restaurant keeps me busy at weekends so I had pretty much given up on having a man in my life,” comments Rachel, a curry house owner from Devon. “That all suddenly changed when I started playing internet bingo. I started having a bit of banter with another player in the community chat room and within a fortnight I was on the phone to him six times a day!”

Steven, a disabled diabetic from Weston-Super-Mare, used to go down to the bingo hall every week. “The bingo halls used to be a great place to meet people but the smoking ban put a lot of people off and the prices were jacked up to cover their overheads,” comments Steven. “That is when I started playing online and I stumbled upon BingoOnTheBox.com which is a fun site and a great community of players.”

source:: onlinecasinonews.com

Playtech Wins Bingo Software Award

2009-02-11T21:23:00.000-08:00

Playtech is one of the UK's leading online gaming software providers, offering their wide range of clients high quality interactive games. The company recently merged with William Hill to create industry giant William Hill Online.

At the recent CAP awards in London, the Isle of Man based firm won the best online bingo software award, confirming their place at the top of the online gaming software market. Their success is built upon the safe, enjoyable and easy to use products they provide.

Based on the Island of Man, Playtech have seen impressive growth in recent years largely due to the boom in online bingo gaming.

Shmuel Segal, Head of Bingo for Playtech, said in a statement, "We are delighted to have received this acclaim for the strength of our offering and proud to have been acknowledged as the best bingo software provider in the industry."

Playtech's bingo product has been extremely popular with operators and players themselves. Several well known sites use Playtech software including William Hill and Missy Bingo.

Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer for Playtech said, “We are honoured to have received this recognition of our bingo software from members of the affiliate community."

source:gamingalerts.co.uk

Jackpot City Bingo Review

2009-02-02T21:53:00.000-08:00

Jackpot City Bingo is on the established and very slick Virtue Fusion platform which is a good start. The online bingo web site is very funky and is great to play on. With some great sign up bonuses why not join and try it out for yourself?

Signing Up

Signing up is very easy with just one form to fill you don’t need to fill out your bank details straight away but you will be asked for your home address and phone numbers.

When signing upa at internet bingo website you will need to pick yourself a username and when you go to the bingo lobby for the first time you will need to also pick an alias name for when you are playing bingo. Your alias name can not be the same as your username.

Signing up then depositing £10 into your account you will get £20 free and if you deposit with Ukash you will get a further £10 free. This is a great sign up bonus and I’m not sure many other bingo sites are giving away that much money.

Homepage

Jackpot City Bingo’s homepage is the usual pink found on bingo game sites but has been made to look very funky and has great styling, with a 1950’s main cartoon character. The website is very easy to navigate with the main menu listed across the top.

The homepage has a nice scrolling bar to see who the latest big winners are and also a bar that tells you how many players are online at the moment.

Every evening Jackpot City Bingo have a charity game where 100% of all ticket sales goes to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Here at Bingo News we really like to see this type of charity contribution.
Playing Jackpot City Bingo

Jackpot City Bingo is fun to play on as are all the Virtue Fusion powered websites. The lobby is very well laid out and the funky theme continues in this part.

The bingo tickets could get quite expensive at more than 50p each but sometimes they would be quite low at 5p, I never saw them any lower than that. There were a lot of people playing on the site, when I was playing bingo there was about 200 people in the same room.

It is very easy to buy your tickets, just use the box that pops up by the bingo tickets and click on the + sign to choose how many tickets you would like. There is also the option to bulk buy your tickets, even for when you know you are not going to be at your computer! If when you click on the + sign and you haven’t got any money in your account it will come up with insufficient funds, you can then go on to deposit into your account so as that you can continue to play bingo without missing out.

The bingo winning could get quite high at over £100 for a full house and the progressive jackpots were quite high as well. Whilst playing bingo you could keep yourself entertained between games by playing on the slots and scratch cards which were pretty fun.

The chat on the site was very friendly and the chat moderators were great and very helpful with any problems. As well as a chat moderator they also had a live help person there, which was great.

Our Verdict

With some great sign up bonuses, great games and friendly chat there is definitely a few reasons why you should give this site a go. The bingo caller was a little bland and could do with a bit more life put into her voice but I found this was only one of very few downsides to the site.

When playing bingo you could also change the colour of your dabber and the shape of it so you could have butterflies, love hearts or even footballs for the men. Jackpot City Bingo is definitely worth a deposit, try for yourself!

888 Introduce New Online Bingo Networks

2009-01-19T02:56:00.000-08:00

Gibraltar-based online gaming titans 888 have announced the imminent launch of three all-new bingo networks for third parties. This comes in conjunction with the official announcement of six white label partners to the new bingo movement.

Online bingo has recently been going from strength to strength and the movements of 888, a major player in online gaming, confirms that the rapidly-heating market for online bingo shows no signs of cooling.

Gigi Levy, CEO of the 888 said: said: “These agreements and new initiatives represent an acceleration in 888's bingo activity, the fastest growing segment in the online gaming industry. They are set to make a significant addition to our bingo business not only in revenues but also in geographic presence.”

No official dates were announced for the new expansions but they are likely to occur in the first quarter of 2009.

Penny Games At Online Bingo Site

2009-01-07T00:56:00.000-08:00

As part of its 5-4-3-2-1 promotion to help celebrate the New Year, online bingo site MeccaBingo.com is offering players four more days of cut-price bingo games for as little as one penny.

The promotion began yesterday at ten o’clock in the morning and ran for twelve hours with Knockdown cards starting for only five pence. It is due to resume today at ten o’clock for the same duration with cards for four pence.

The special promotion from the Alderney-licensed site continues tomorrow with cards for three pence while a game on Thursday will only cost two pence before the promotion culminates on Friday with cards for a penny.

The bingo site is also offering players the chance to get one pound credited into their account later this month for simply purchasing a bingo card. Every player that buys a card on January 13 will receive one pound credited to their account the next day courtesy of the Pound All ‘Round promotion.

source:onlinecasinonews.com

New Look For Online Bingo Site

2008-12-29T01:00:00.000-08:00

Leading online gambling operator Paddy Power has announced the debut of a redesigned bingo website again.

Launched just in time for Christmas, the new-look site allows players to participate and playing bingo games straight from the homepage with no extra clicks required.

Bingo.PaddyPower.com has also had its promotions page redesigned to allow players to get at the promos that interest them quicker and easier.

In addition, the Dublin-based operator revealed that its new-look site now features the latest news alongside information on winners all on the same page in order to keep participants up-to-date. Paddy Power has also included links direct from the main page for participants that want to read about bingo game and promotions or get the latest gossip.

The minimum deposit limit has now been reduced to five pounds with users able to use PayPal in order to make a payment. In addition, Bingo.PaddyPower.com also has a live help facility for those who may have questions that need answering by an actual person.

source:onlinecasinonews.com
site at Bingo.PaddyPower.com featuring a new promotions ticker to ensure players always know what is happening.

888 Introduce New Online Bingo Networks

2008-12-18T01:34:00.000-08:00

Online bingo has recently been going from strength to strength and the movements of 888, a major player in online gaming, confirms that the rapidly-heating market for online free bingo shows no signs of cooling.

Gigi Levy, CEO of the 888 said: said: “These agreements and new initiatives represent an acceleration in 888's bingo activity, the fastest growing segment in the online gaming industry. They are set to make a significant addition to our bingo business not only in revenues but also in geographic presence.” Now playing bingo is more easier than expected before.

No official dates were announced for the new expansions but they are likely to occur in the first quarter of 2009.

source: onlinecasinonews.com

Ladbrokes Bingo Review

2008-11-22T04:09:00.000-08:00

Ladbrokes are one of the leading British bookmakers, with over 2500 betting shops and taking over 10 million bets each week. Their bingo presence is almost as impressive, with hundreds of players choosing to play their games with ‘The Magic Sign’.

Signing Up

I found that it took me slightly longer to sign up with Ladbrokes than with other sites. As well as all the normal fields such as address and date of birth, you can impose a maximum limit for deposits.

I found the Ladbrokes site incredibly slow whilst I was trying to get started which was infuriating. Nevertheless I was eventually able to deposit a tenner in order to get the £20 - sadly there are no bonuses available to the non-depositors.

It took me a good half an hour to discover the problem, my account was suspended! That’s the problem with using your debit card. With no live help available on their site I had to phone Ladbrokes to confirm my age, and then send them photographic iD. They weren’t content with a passport, so I had to send an energy bill as proof of address. I suppose that’s it’s all for the best in the fight against fraud, but I have never had to go to such extensive measure simply to confirm my age.

Homepage

Accessing the free bingo branch of Ladbrokes’ empire is very simple with tabs at the top to distinguish between the sportsbook, poker, casino, backgammon, lottery and financial betting. That may sound daunting, but once you reach the bingo homepage navigation is a doddle. The menu is down the left hand side, whilst there are large picture links to promotions and the all-important ‘play now’.

The bingo schedule is very handy, especially for those wanting to play the low-stakes games such as the 2p Speed Bingo. As well as a bingo dictionary customers can find out about the wonderful CMs with the factfiles.

Playing Ladbrokes Bingo

When I finally got landbrokes playing bingo, I liked what I saw. Virtue Fusion software is definitely one of the best, so they were immediately in my good books. Ladbrokes also offer you the widest range of bingo games possible: 90,80 and 75 ball bingo as well as Joker Jackpot.

Ladbrokes also have a full range of side games and slots, including the Clover Rollover. I felt lucky, but it clearly wasn’t my day to play uk bingo games online. I won’t hold it against Ladbrokes, but I was luckier at Gala! 80 ball bingo is a refreshing alternative in case you haven’t tried it yet, and is easy to pick up. I came very close to winning a Joker Jackpot prize, but I sadly wasn’t dealt the right card when it mattered.

Enough of my hard luck stories, back to the bingo product. The software was good, although it crashed once, and was slightly laggy in full screen. The chat in the Joker Jackpot room was non-existent - perhaps it attracts a different group of players? In the bingo rooms the chat was more entertaining in the cheap 75 ball games, as players discussed their favourite takeaway meals.

Our Verdict

I highly recommend Ladbrokes Bingo to any player because of its wide range of games and numerous players. The only slight negative was the trouble I experienced signing up, although that needn’t happen to you if you use a credit card.

Advantage Of UK Online Bingo Games

2008-11-13T03:36:00.000-08:00

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Online bingo: The TV takeover

2008-11-07T22:59:00.000-08:00

Have you turned on your television recently and seen a swimming pool full of pink bingo balls, a fox dressed in a purple suit or Vic Reeves dressing in women’s clothing and sitting down to play online bingo?

If so, you are not alone. A swarm of online bingo adverts have swept across the nation in the last 12 months, adding momentum to the already rapid growth in popularity of online bingo games in the UK.

A range of online bingo game sites have tried their hands at putting together television adverts since Think Bingo became the first to dip their toes in the water in September 2005. A number of the adverts have become well-known throughout the country, while others have been somewhat more forgettable.

Early appearances of online bingo adverts on television included Jackpotjoy’s 30 second promotional commercial for the site’s ‘The Price Is Right’ game. The advert, launched in May 2007, depicted a woman playing bingo in her living room, which was suddenly turned into the set of a game show, complete with audience, presenters and camera crew.

The Sun newspaper’s bingo site took a slightly different approach to their advert, which showed a number of people enjoying a game of online bingo, while singing “I’m on my way to play Sun Bingo” to the tune of Tony Christie’s “Show me the way to Amarillo”.

Foxy Bingo has made a name for itself through its infamous campaign, fronted by the site’s mascot, ‘Foxy’ – a man dressed in a rather smart purple suit, wearing a large fox’s head.

In the Foxy Bingo TV advert, we see Foxy parading through the streets of Liverpool, gathering a large crowd behind him. As the parade progresses, a number of famous bingo calls are played out, including the appearance of two fat ladies (88), a knock on the door (number four) and two little ducks (22).

Even Which play UK bingo has made its first appearance on the small screen. Think Bingo’s brand new advert features ladies at a health spa and a swimming pool full of pink bingo balls, before the viewers are reminded that Think Bingo was named Which Bingo UK’s Site of the Year in 2007.

Celebrity appearances in online bingo adverts are becoming more common and don’t be surprised if you spot former ‘It’s A Knockout’ presenter Stuart Hall climbing out of someone’s laptop as part of Betfred Bingo’s promotional campaign.

Perhaps the most memorable celebrity outing in a bingo advert is Vic Reeves’ appearance in the latest 888 Ladies bingo commercial. The Darlington-born comic is seen putting on a dress, make up and a pink wig, before sitting down with a pint of beer to play some bingo online!

His antics even prompted fellow bingo celebrity Sharon Osbourne, who is the face of free bingo games , to comment on his newfound bingo fame as the pair presented the Brit Awards in February 2008.

Whilst the success of each advert is difficult to gauge, there can be no doubt that online bingo’s presence on the small screen is growing and, as public awareness continues to increase, the future looks very bright for online bingo in the UK.

source: whichbingo.co.uk