The owner of Heart Bingo and several other brands recently announced a switch to the Playtech platform. The BVGroup, a Gibraltar-based company best known as the brand behind BetVictor, will now join one of the biggest iGaming networks in the world, a partnership that could lead to some interesting outcomes for current and future members […]

Towards the end of 2023, Hull-based BingoPlus opened its virtual doors to bingo fans across the UK. Focused on live bingo, a concept similar to live casino gaming, it promised to do things a little differently, and it has been living up to that promise in the months since its launch. What Makes BingoPlus Different? […]

This week is one of the biggest on the bingo calendar, and depending on when you read this, you could be learning about it in time for the biggest day on the bingo calendar. June 24 to 30 is National Bingo Week, and smack bang in the middle of this week, on Thursday June 27th, […]

Rocket Bingo, a space-themed bingo site, first launched in 2014 and managed by the same team who have been running Bingo Paradise since 2008. We’ve always tried to do our bit to ensure that Rocket Bingo stands out from the other Jumpman Gaming operated bingo sites, with exclusive promotions still running from time to time. […]

The Dragonfish brand has been a mainstay in the online bingo community for many years now. The software is behind some of the biggest sites and has been spun into countless white-label projects. But that seems to be changing. In 2023, the brand closed a handful of sites, including Bingo Ballroom, Daisy Bingo, Spy Bingo, […]

The government is taking strides to reduce problem gambling and we’ve seen a few changes in recent years, including a ban on credit card gambling. One of the biggest changes, however, is the reduced stake limit, which we discussed last year. Originally mentioned in a 2023 white paper, this change is set for September 2024. […]

For the gambling industry’s many affiliates, the IGB Affiliate Awards are one of the biggest events on the calendar. They are also a pretty big deal for the many casinos and operators that rely on these affiliates to drive traffic and leads. The 2024 iteration of this major event was scheduled for February 8th, so […]

The Wallsend-based North East Baby Store is under new ownership. Before long, the prams and baby clothes will make way for tombolas, as LOL Entertainment Ltd has plans to turn the North East location into a bingo lounge. It’s part of an expansion that the brand hopes will meet an increasing demand for bingo, and […]

The events of 2020/21 weren’t very kind to the land-based gambling sector. Many bingo halls closed down and casinos struggled. It was a boom time for online gambling, but it came at the expense of its offline counterpart. But it seems that times are changing, as there has been a revival of sorts over the […]

A couple of years ago, gambling giant Flutter Entertainment acquired Tombola Bingo for £420 million, adding the “UK’s biggest bingo brand” to a portfolio that also includes Betfair, PokerStars, SkyBet, and a few others. It was a huge procurement and essentially turned Flutter into one of the online bingo sector’s biggest players overnight, allowing them […]

A few years ago, InTouch Games were rising stars. In our reviews, we criticised the brand’s sites for a lack of games but praised them for originality and jackpots (all games were created in-house, so they were 100% unique). We thought that InTouch had a bright future and said as much in our reviews. Fast […]

The summer of 2023 has been memorable for all the wrong reasons. There have been wildfires across Europe and North America, with dry and devastating heat causing catastrophic damage to property and people. In the UK, however, it has been mild at best. Summer got off to a decent start, but then it descended into […]

It’s time to grab your baggy jeans, chokers, and kagoules, as we’re heading back to the glory days of “Madchester” with The Big Bez ‘Bingo’ Brunch. It’s a boozy bottomless brunch held at Freight Island, an open-air food hall on Baring Street. Iconic raver and maraca man Bez is due to host the event, scheduled […]

What springs to mind when you think of the best places to work? If we remain in the real world and dismiss Willy Wonka’s saccharine HQ and the laugh-a-minute Dunder Mifflin, your mind will probably go to high-tech workplaces like Google, where stories of arcade games, nap rooms, and bubblegum machines abound. But according to […]

Why Flutter Entertainment Could Leave the UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently completed one of the most significant budgets in recent memory, with numerous changes planned that could set the course for the future of the United Kingdom. Amidst changes to the benefits system and the usual hike in cigarette duty, there was a confirmation that […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) recently hit TonyBet with a £442,750 fine after the operator failed to check the credentials of all players, including those deemed vulnerable. All licensed UK casinos and betting sites are required to check player IDs and keep tabs on their activity. Not only does it help to cut back on […]

The well-known, 14-brand strong casino operator Genesis Global Limited this morning announced that it would cease trading in the UK. A message displayed to affiliates when logging into Genesis Affiliates, the platform through which affiliates, such as Bingo Paradise promoted the Genesis Global brands, stated the following: ‘Please note that Genesis Global has taken the […]

If you’re a UK player who’s been around the houses a bit when it comes to bingo sites, there’s a fair chance that at some point you’ll have opened an account at an 888 Holdings Site such as Wink Bingo, Quality Bingo or Costa Bingo. What’s happened? Behind the scenes, there’s been a takeover… 888 […]

Mega Moolah, one of the biggest, most-played, and most famous slots in the online gambling sector, has edged over £12 million and could be ready to break yet another record! Even as this article goes live, the Microgaming slot is just a few million away from an all-time high and may even have broken that […]

Bingo halls have been shut since the UK went into lockdown on January 4th. It’s an industry that has been hit very hard, and while online bingo has softened the blow, the last 12+ months have been hard on owners, employees, and players alike. Of course, we all have more important things to worry about […]

For years now there has been talk of changes being made to the way gambling operators run their operations and particularly, their slot machines in Great Britain. 2020 seemed to be the year of change. It was a year when new rules were introduced, mostly as a direct result of the Gambling Commission’s comprehensive review […]