Online bingo players, and the rest of the online gambling community, were taken by surprise in January 2020 when the British government announced a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling starting from April 2020. The ban was introduced after the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and the United…
Betfair is a true leader in the gambling industry providing its customers with options for sports betting, casino games, poker, online bingo, and more. In addition to offering something for every type of gambler, Betfair also works hard to reward all of its customers with exciting promotions every month. This, of course, includes bingo players…
Video King, a gaming company based in Nebraska that specialises in electronic gaming products, formed its first Managed Services Agreement in California with the operator of Jamul Casino, the Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation. The deal enabled Video King to roll out its products to all facilities on tribal lands including casinos, hotels, and restaurants….
Last month saw Levo Chan, the former CEO of the Macau junket Tak Chun Group, sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Macau court. He was found guilty on all counts after a trial that lasted more than four months. The charges included 24 counts of illegal gambling in a licensed area, 7 counts…
Fans of daytime television may have noticed that Mecca Bingo recently signed a deal to become the Official Bingo Partner of the panel show Loose Women. In celebration of the agreement, Mecca Bingo has launched a special Loose Women-themed online bingo room in which players need to match Loose Women topics to win cash prizes….
In April, Everi Holdings made its first foray into the electronic bingo market when it announced that it had reached a deal to acquire assets from Video King for roughly $59 million. Everi Holdings is a Nevada-based company known for producing slot machines and providing casinos, including reliable casino sites, with financial equipment and services….
Last month Buzz Bingo announced that it will be closing nine of its 91 clubs across the UK due to the continually challenging operating environment. The closure of roughly 10% of its venues is expected to impact 151 staff members. Buzz Bingo employs around 2,500 people in the UK, and the operator has said it…
At the beginning of the month, a 42-year-old man from Washington DC pleaded guilty to causing an explosion at Bingo World in Brooklyn Park, Maryland. Andre Richardson is now facing up to 25 years in jail and fines of $250,000 after he set off a device that sent shrapnel more than 30 feet in all…
Back in 2002, Greece banned all forms of online gambling, which was of course bad news for fans of online bingo. The move was an attempt to reduce organised crime, but following the country’s problems during the financial crisis, temporary iGaming licenses started to be issued once again in 2011. While this was certainly an…
Last September, the Alabama Supreme Court issued its judgement on a long-running dispute surrounding electronic bingo machines in the state of Alabama and ruled that the machines constitute illegal gambling. The ruling directly affected three casinos, the VictoryLand Casino in Macon County, White Hall Entertainment, and Southern Star Entertainment in Lowndes County. At the time,…
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