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Casino, Poker, Bingo, Table Games, Hollywood Slot Games, Casino Classics: PartyGaming Does It All, by Greg Tingle
PartyCasino, PartyPoker, Club World Poker Tour - London Stock Exchange powerhouse - meet the Ace of the igaming world
The world's leading igaming company, PartyGaming is on a roll as of late.
Having come to terms with the United States Department of Justice earlier this year, PartyGaming have become quite the darling of the igaming, gaming and news media world.
PartyGaming has been on a purchasing and acquisitions mission recently picking up Cashcade and World Poker Tour, and is poised to come to more major business deals in the Asia Pacific and South American regions. It's global strategy also sees Party eyeing off India and France, whose government's appear open, even positive, to see a deal inked. PartyGaming has also been able to talk shop with Australia's Crown Casino resulting in sending online poker players in the direction of Crown's Aussie Millions Poker Tournament via its celebrated PartyPoker.com brand.
As PartyGaming CEO, Jim Ryan, has pointed out a number of times this financial year, PartyCasino is a key driver in the business and the Hollywood themed online slot games have been a huge success, as has their "Live Dealer" product, enabled by Evolution Gaming. While PartyCasino secured the rights to WagerWorks classic titles last year, Cleopatra, Monopoly and Cluedo, Party was able to build the portfolio with its own in-house team.
Online poker remains the company's bread and butter, despite PartyPoker.com not currently accepting U.S customers. However, Party's purchase and running of Club WPT means that United States citizens can now enjoy a PartyGaming product without any question of legals. The World Poker Tour brand will also almost certainly enable PartyGaming to facilitate some major news media and television deals, which will further grow the company's bottom line and brand.
Casino fans... now the information you've been waiting for... more world class online slot games are on the cards for PartyCasino, following the recent releases, Tarzan, Sinatra, High Noon, Resident Evil and The Naked Gun. Names being speculated include Andre The Giant, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Expendables, The Sopranos, Sonic, Underbelly, Hilton, UFC, TNA and Marvel. Again, those brands are speculation, but some of these have made print, and as they say, where there's smoke, there's fire! PartyGaming already offers four Marvel themed online slot games and the Marvel Hero Jackpot, and modern classic, The Godfather, remains one of the most popular slots networked into the world famous Gold Mega Jackpot, currently exceeding $4 million dollars! If you got excited by Cleo, Rambo and Tarzan, just wait till you see what lurks around the corner. Australia's NextGen Gaming has been teasing some journalists and insiders on some massive brands going live on PartyCasino, and that's no spin. The online casino brand also offers 24/7/365 support and comes in a wide range of multi currency and multi language options. Not convinced yet? Players and potential players can also play for free or play for money, so you know your in safe hands.
PartyGaming is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has been operating for over a decade, which is like a lifetime in the gaming world. PartyGaming has also made this year's eGaming Review and Casino News Media shortlist for a number of awards and commendations.
While some of PartyGaming's competitors are putting out some impressive products from time to time, those in the know state that there is only one PartyGaming and that their track record of stability, service, security, innovation and fun speaks for itself.
*the writer has a b2b agreement in place with a number of PartyGaming brands, as they do with dozens of brands in the gaming and igaming sector, the details of which are commercially sensitive in nature. The writer is the founder and director of Media Man, Media Man International and Global Gaming Directory.
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The world's leading igaming company, PartyGaming is on a roll as of late.
Having come to terms with the United States Department of Justice earlier this year, PartyGaming have become quite the darling of the igaming, gaming and news media world.
PartyGaming has been on a purchasing and acquisitions mission recently picking up Cashcade and World Poker Tour, and is poised to come to more major business deals in the Asia Pacific and South American regions. It's global strategy also sees Party eyeing off India and France, whose government's appear open, even positive, to see a deal inked. PartyGaming has also been able to talk shop with Australia's Crown Casino resulting in sending online poker players in the direction of Crown's Aussie Millions Poker Tournament via its celebrated PartyPoker.com brand.
As PartyGaming CEO, Jim Ryan, has pointed out a number of times this financial year, PartyCasino is a key driver in the business and the Hollywood themed online slot games have been a huge success, as has their "Live Dealer" product, enabled by Evolution Gaming. While PartyCasino secured the rights to WagerWorks classic titles last year, Cleopatra, Monopoly and Cluedo, Party was able to build the portfolio with its own in-house team.
Online poker remains the company's bread and butter, despite PartyPoker.com not currently accepting U.S customers. However, Party's purchase and running of Club WPT means that United States citizens can now enjoy a PartyGaming product without any question of legals. The World Poker Tour brand will also almost certainly enable PartyGaming to facilitate some major news media and television deals, which will further grow the company's bottom line and brand.
Casino fans... now the information you've been waiting for... more world class online slot games are on the cards for PartyCasino, following the recent releases, Tarzan, Sinatra, High Noon, Resident Evil and The Naked Gun. Names being speculated include Andre The Giant, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Expendables, The Sopranos, Sonic, Underbelly, Hilton, UFC, TNA and Marvel. Again, those brands are speculation, but some of these have made print, and as they say, where there's smoke, there's fire! PartyGaming already offers four Marvel themed online slot games and the Marvel Hero Jackpot, and modern classic, The Godfather, remains one of the most popular slots networked into the world famous Gold Mega Jackpot, currently exceeding $4 million dollars! If you got excited by Cleo, Rambo and Tarzan, just wait till you see what lurks around the corner. Australia's NextGen Gaming has been teasing some journalists and insiders on some massive brands going live on PartyCasino, and that's no spin. The online casino brand also offers 24/7/365 support and comes in a wide range of multi currency and multi language options. Not convinced yet? Players and potential players can also play for free or play for money, so you know your in safe hands.
PartyGaming is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has been operating for over a decade, which is like a lifetime in the gaming world. PartyGaming has also made this year's eGaming Review and Casino News Media shortlist for a number of awards and commendations.
While some of PartyGaming's competitors are putting out some impressive products from time to time, those in the know state that there is only one PartyGaming and that their track record of stability, service, security, innovation and fun speaks for itself.
*the writer has a b2b agreement in place with a number of PartyGaming brands, as they do with dozens of brands in the gaming and igaming sector, the details of which are commercially sensitive in nature. The writer is the founder and director of Media Man, Media Man International and Global Gaming Directory.
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Friday, November 06, 2009
Virgin's Branson may bid for Camelot lottery - 7th November 2009
Sir Richard Branson hopes as deadline nears for Camelot lottery sale
The owners of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, have given potential bidders for the business about two weeks to table their opening offers.
The auction could result in Sir Richard Branson, who lost out in his bid to operate the National Lottery several times, taking over the company. Other potential bidders include private equity houses and overseas lottery operators.
In April, four of Camelot’s five shareholders — Thales, Fujitsu, Cadbury and De La Rue — appointed Greenhill and NM Rothschild, the investment banks, to sell their stakes in the business.
A fifth shareholder, Royal Mail, is not part of the sale process, at present, but it could decide at the end of the auction to sell its stake to a winning bidder.
All five shareholders own equal 20 per cent stakes in Camelot.
It is believed that Sir Richard, head of the Virgin Group, has sounded out leading charities since the summer to discuss whether they would team up with him to make a bid.
Camelot makes an annual profit of about £30 million. The sale of 80 per cent of the business could fetch as much as £250 million.
It is thought that the valuation reflects the long-term value of the profits available, with insiders having dismissed as unrealistic talk that the lottery franchise could be worth as much as £350 million.
Apart from Sir Richard, other bidders linked with the auction include Sugal & Damani, the Indian lottery giant that bid for the UK lottery licence two years ago.
Cadbury, the confectionery group, and Thales, the French defence and electronics company, are thought to be most aggressively seeking a sale. Cadbury is the subject of a £10.2 billion takeover bid by Kraft, the American food group.
Camelot has long stuck to the once-controversial principle that it is a profit-seeking operator. It has fought off two challenges in the past from non-profit bids fronted by Sir Richard’s People’s Lottery.
Tensions around whether the operator makes money have eased in recent years, with Sir Richard refusing to participate in the third licence round.
Eighty per cent of Camelot’s income over ten years is believed to be worth about £280 million. Buyers are likely to offer less than that amount to ensure that they leave a profit for themselves.
The possibility of operators receiving extra cash derives from any value placed on the possibility that the lottery franchise could be extended for another five years.
As part of their bid for the licence, the shareholders agreed with the National Lottery Commission to cut costs from 5 per cent of turnover to 4 per cent and reduce profits from 0.5 per cent to between 0.3 and 0.4 per cent. This agreement was introduced the last time that the operator’s licence was renewed in August 2007.
Lottery ticket and scratchcard sales have risen, despite the recession. Any buyer would have to be approved by the commission.
The Government is thought to be monitoring the situation particularly closely because of Camelot’s promise that it will provide £2.2 billion for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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The owners of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, have given potential bidders for the business about two weeks to table their opening offers.
The auction could result in Sir Richard Branson, who lost out in his bid to operate the National Lottery several times, taking over the company. Other potential bidders include private equity houses and overseas lottery operators.
In April, four of Camelot’s five shareholders — Thales, Fujitsu, Cadbury and De La Rue — appointed Greenhill and NM Rothschild, the investment banks, to sell their stakes in the business.
A fifth shareholder, Royal Mail, is not part of the sale process, at present, but it could decide at the end of the auction to sell its stake to a winning bidder.
All five shareholders own equal 20 per cent stakes in Camelot.
It is believed that Sir Richard, head of the Virgin Group, has sounded out leading charities since the summer to discuss whether they would team up with him to make a bid.
Camelot makes an annual profit of about £30 million. The sale of 80 per cent of the business could fetch as much as £250 million.
It is thought that the valuation reflects the long-term value of the profits available, with insiders having dismissed as unrealistic talk that the lottery franchise could be worth as much as £350 million.
Apart from Sir Richard, other bidders linked with the auction include Sugal & Damani, the Indian lottery giant that bid for the UK lottery licence two years ago.
Cadbury, the confectionery group, and Thales, the French defence and electronics company, are thought to be most aggressively seeking a sale. Cadbury is the subject of a £10.2 billion takeover bid by Kraft, the American food group.
Camelot has long stuck to the once-controversial principle that it is a profit-seeking operator. It has fought off two challenges in the past from non-profit bids fronted by Sir Richard’s People’s Lottery.
Tensions around whether the operator makes money have eased in recent years, with Sir Richard refusing to participate in the third licence round.
Eighty per cent of Camelot’s income over ten years is believed to be worth about £280 million. Buyers are likely to offer less than that amount to ensure that they leave a profit for themselves.
The possibility of operators receiving extra cash derives from any value placed on the possibility that the lottery franchise could be extended for another five years.
As part of their bid for the licence, the shareholders agreed with the National Lottery Commission to cut costs from 5 per cent of turnover to 4 per cent and reduce profits from 0.5 per cent to between 0.3 and 0.4 per cent. This agreement was introduced the last time that the operator’s licence was renewed in August 2007.
Lottery ticket and scratchcard sales have risen, despite the recession. Any buyer would have to be approved by the commission.
The Government is thought to be monitoring the situation particularly closely because of Camelot’s promise that it will provide £2.2 billion for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Party ties with UK's Channel 5 for 'Five' branded casino, bingo
PartyGaming has signed a deal with Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd to create a 'Five' branded bingo and casino egaming service targeting the UK market.
The premium online service will launch in the second half of this year and will be operated by PartyGaming and promoted by Five, which is one Britain’s five public service broadcasters.
PartyGaming chief executive Jim Ryan said: “With more than 30 million viewers each week and a household entertainment brand, Five is an important addition to our business-to-business portfolio.
“We are confident of securing more B2B deals in the coming months as we match our eGaming talents and assets with the consumer reach of other companies around the world.”
Five is wholly owned by RTL Group, the largest TV and Radio Broadcaster in Europe with 39 TV channels and 29 Radio stations in 10 countries.
As well as the mainstream channel Five, Five group also includes digital channels Fiver and Five USA. The deal progresses the broadcaster’s strategy of building its digital business and creating new revenue streams online.
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey said: “Five is looking aggressively at how to expand its presence in digital media, both in terms of its core broadcast content as well as allied offerings that reflect the channel’s unique sense of dynamism and fun. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with PartyGaming.”
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The premium online service will launch in the second half of this year and will be operated by PartyGaming and promoted by Five, which is one Britain’s five public service broadcasters.
PartyGaming chief executive Jim Ryan said: “With more than 30 million viewers each week and a household entertainment brand, Five is an important addition to our business-to-business portfolio.
“We are confident of securing more B2B deals in the coming months as we match our eGaming talents and assets with the consumer reach of other companies around the world.”
Five is wholly owned by RTL Group, the largest TV and Radio Broadcaster in Europe with 39 TV channels and 29 Radio stations in 10 countries.
As well as the mainstream channel Five, Five group also includes digital channels Fiver and Five USA. The deal progresses the broadcaster’s strategy of building its digital business and creating new revenue streams online.
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey said: “Five is looking aggressively at how to expand its presence in digital media, both in terms of its core broadcast content as well as allied offerings that reflect the channel’s unique sense of dynamism and fun. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with PartyGaming.”
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Five to launch online bingo show - 30th October 2009
Five has unveiled a new bingo show to broadcast online every weekday, which is designed to increase awareness of the firm's growing gaming operation.
Titled The FreeBingo Show, the hour-long programme will air at 11am every morning on Five's website. It will also be promoted on the main Five TV channel.
Produced by Two Way Media and presented by Charlie McArdle, the show will enable anyone over 18 to compete for cash prizes without charge.
Following recent changes instigated by Ofcom to the teleshopping regulations, Five has been driving forward various gaming initiatives.
Last month, it agreed a five-year deal with NetPlay TV to broadcast live interactive gambling show SuperCasino.com on late-night terrestrial television.
The broadcaster also recently partnered with listed firm PartyGaming to launch a range of branded bingo and casino e-gaming services.
Five head of digital media Jonathan Lewis said: "The business model that underpins commercial TV is changing and broadcasters must diversify their revenue streams.
"Gaming activities such as Five's online bingo and casino services are just one such example of how broadcasters can broaden their revenue base beyond traditional sources."
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Titled The FreeBingo Show, the hour-long programme will air at 11am every morning on Five's website. It will also be promoted on the main Five TV channel.
Produced by Two Way Media and presented by Charlie McArdle, the show will enable anyone over 18 to compete for cash prizes without charge.
Following recent changes instigated by Ofcom to the teleshopping regulations, Five has been driving forward various gaming initiatives.
Last month, it agreed a five-year deal with NetPlay TV to broadcast live interactive gambling show SuperCasino.com on late-night terrestrial television.
The broadcaster also recently partnered with listed firm PartyGaming to launch a range of branded bingo and casino e-gaming services.
Five head of digital media Jonathan Lewis said: "The business model that underpins commercial TV is changing and broadcasters must diversify their revenue streams.
"Gaming activities such as Five's online bingo and casino services are just one such example of how broadcasters can broaden their revenue base beyond traditional sources."
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PartyGaming Makes EGR Awards Operator of the Year shortlist
PartyGaming won a place on the back of a slew of deals including its acquisition of Cashcade in July and tie-ups with Cirsa, Spain’s market leading casino operator, UK TV broadcaster Five and direct marketing company DM; plus a surge of 630,000 new players last year. Earlier this year PartyGaming also became the only major operator to have settled with the US authorities, and was second only to Bwin in the 2009 Power 50 leading operators.
The winner of the award will be announced at the EGR Awards gala dinner, which takes place at London’s Old Billingsgate market on 30 November, the first night of EGR Live, eGaming Review's free-to-attend conference and exhibition at the same venue.
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The winner of the award will be announced at the EGR Awards gala dinner, which takes place at London’s Old Billingsgate market on 30 November, the first night of EGR Live, eGaming Review's free-to-attend conference and exhibition at the same venue.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Friday, October 02, 2009
Virgin Games Launches New Ad Campaign Focusing on Free Bingo
Virgin Games has launched a new ad campaign this month with a strong emphasis on 'Free Bingo'. The advert, now found on YouTube, features Ricardo the Mexican ‘Jalapeño’, singing a quirky tune to let people know that you can play free at Virgin Bingo.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
PartyGaming News Media Update - September 2009
PartyGaming Friday reported a less-than-expected 6.5% fall in first-half earnings, hurt by the stronger dollar against the pound and fierce poker competition online, and said second-half trading so far has been in line with management's expectations.
Chief Executive Jim Ryan advised trading in the three weeks ended 18th August, which represents the peak holiday season in most of the group's core markets, has been "strong," inline with management's business expectations.
Mr Ryan said the company's three-year strategy is on track and that it remains "confident about the group's prospects and look forward to the rest of the year with confidence."
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization from continuing operations - the key figure watched by U.K. gaming analysts - fell 6.5% to $60.7 million in the first half to June 30, ahead of market expectations of $58.7 million. This compares with $64.9 million over the same period last year.
First-half net revenue dropped 21% to $201.3 million, inline with expectations, from $254.8 million a year earlier.
PartyGaming, the world's biggest listed-online gaming group by market capitalization, has been on the acquisition trail since its long-awaited settlement with U.S. authorities over its defunct gaming operations there in April.
Its first purchase was London-based bingo and casino operator Cashcade Ltd. for GBP95.9 million last month, and earlier this week it agreed to buy the bulk of WPT Enterprises Inc.'s operating assets for $12.3 million as well as 5% of the revenue generated by the assets.
Gibraltar-based PartyGaming didn't declare an interim dividend, in line with expectations, preferring to stock-pile money for "attractive consolidation opportunities." The U.K.-listed company hasn't paid a dividend since the U.S. government banned the online gaming industry in October 2006.
PartyGaming shares closed at 266 pence, valuing the company at GBP1.08 billion on the London Stock Exchange. The stock has risen 37% since January, fueled by its legal settlement with U.S. authorities and expansion plans.
PartyGaming's flagship brands are PartyCasino.com, PartyPoker.com, and is looking to ramp up its recent purchased brands, World Poker Tour and Foxy Bingo.
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Chief Executive Jim Ryan advised trading in the three weeks ended 18th August, which represents the peak holiday season in most of the group's core markets, has been "strong," inline with management's business expectations.
Mr Ryan said the company's three-year strategy is on track and that it remains "confident about the group's prospects and look forward to the rest of the year with confidence."
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization from continuing operations - the key figure watched by U.K. gaming analysts - fell 6.5% to $60.7 million in the first half to June 30, ahead of market expectations of $58.7 million. This compares with $64.9 million over the same period last year.
First-half net revenue dropped 21% to $201.3 million, inline with expectations, from $254.8 million a year earlier.
PartyGaming, the world's biggest listed-online gaming group by market capitalization, has been on the acquisition trail since its long-awaited settlement with U.S. authorities over its defunct gaming operations there in April.
Its first purchase was London-based bingo and casino operator Cashcade Ltd. for GBP95.9 million last month, and earlier this week it agreed to buy the bulk of WPT Enterprises Inc.'s operating assets for $12.3 million as well as 5% of the revenue generated by the assets.
Gibraltar-based PartyGaming didn't declare an interim dividend, in line with expectations, preferring to stock-pile money for "attractive consolidation opportunities." The U.K.-listed company hasn't paid a dividend since the U.S. government banned the online gaming industry in October 2006.
PartyGaming shares closed at 266 pence, valuing the company at GBP1.08 billion on the London Stock Exchange. The stock has risen 37% since January, fueled by its legal settlement with U.S. authorities and expansion plans.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
British online gambling sector valued at close to a billion sterling
The UK Gambling Commission has released some stats estimating that their remote (online) gambling market is worth approximately GBP 896 million (2008).
The Commission compiled information from gambling industry trade bodies, the Department for Culture, Media And Sport, and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, in arriving at the figure, in addition to information from its own regulatory returns submitted by operators.
The United Kingdom gambling industry as a whole achieved a turnover of over GBP 84 billion with gross gambling yield at approx GBP 9.9 billion, 25 percent of which was generated by the National Lottery.
The number of remote gambling licenses issued in 2008 rose from 300 to 328, with the majority of these consisting of betting exchanges alongside football pool and general betting.
"The majority of gambling sites accessible to British citizens are regulated overseas," the Commission pointed out.
"In many cases an operator is licensed by the Commission for remote betting but (for fiscal and other operational reasons) its remote casino and poker operations are licensed overseas. The main European overseas jurisdictions regulating remote gambling are Alderney, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and Malta."
The report shows that an estimated 7,800 people are employed in the UK remote betting, bingo and casino industry, working with approx 6.2 million active customer accounts and 4.9 million new player registrations over the year. 16 million customer accounts held GBP 257 million.
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The Commission compiled information from gambling industry trade bodies, the Department for Culture, Media And Sport, and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, in arriving at the figure, in addition to information from its own regulatory returns submitted by operators.
The United Kingdom gambling industry as a whole achieved a turnover of over GBP 84 billion with gross gambling yield at approx GBP 9.9 billion, 25 percent of which was generated by the National Lottery.
The number of remote gambling licenses issued in 2008 rose from 300 to 328, with the majority of these consisting of betting exchanges alongside football pool and general betting.
"The majority of gambling sites accessible to British citizens are regulated overseas," the Commission pointed out.
"In many cases an operator is licensed by the Commission for remote betting but (for fiscal and other operational reasons) its remote casino and poker operations are licensed overseas. The main European overseas jurisdictions regulating remote gambling are Alderney, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and Malta."
The report shows that an estimated 7,800 people are employed in the UK remote betting, bingo and casino industry, working with approx 6.2 million active customer accounts and 4.9 million new player registrations over the year. 16 million customer accounts held GBP 257 million.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Virgin Games Virgin Bingo To Hit UK TV - 21st September 2009
Virgin Bingo, an exciting and important part of Richard Branson's Virgin Games, is to air its first national TV advertising campaign across the UK this October.
The television driven campaign will run for three consecutive weeks on all main terrestrial and freeview channels including ITV and Channel 4. Industry insiders advise that the advertisement is a clever and colourful graphic animation led by our singing and dancing host, Ricardo, a bearded ‘Jalapeño’ crooner dressed in traditional Mexican attire - sombrero included!
The TV ad’s main message is Three Hours of Free Bingo Everyday which will definitely attract a mass market interest.
The Virgin Bingo website will be spiced up Mexican-style to integrate the look and feel of the TV campaign.
Richard Branson's gaming arm, Virgin Games, not only offers Virgin Bingo, but also Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino, offering world class classic casino games and slots.
Some of the most popular titles found at Virgin Games are Cleopatra, Cleopatra II, Thor's Thunder, Rainbow Riches Win Big Shindig, Da Vinci Diamonds, Elvis, Monopoly and Cluedo.
Virgin Games also offer MegaJackpots and their exclusive V*Points rewards system
Be watching out for the Virgin Bingo campaigns on TV or event YouTube, this October. It sounds like its going to be a hit. Adios Amigos.
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The television driven campaign will run for three consecutive weeks on all main terrestrial and freeview channels including ITV and Channel 4. Industry insiders advise that the advertisement is a clever and colourful graphic animation led by our singing and dancing host, Ricardo, a bearded ‘Jalapeño’ crooner dressed in traditional Mexican attire - sombrero included!
The TV ad’s main message is Three Hours of Free Bingo Everyday which will definitely attract a mass market interest.
The Virgin Bingo website will be spiced up Mexican-style to integrate the look and feel of the TV campaign.
Richard Branson's gaming arm, Virgin Games, not only offers Virgin Bingo, but also Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino, offering world class classic casino games and slots.
Some of the most popular titles found at Virgin Games are Cleopatra, Cleopatra II, Thor's Thunder, Rainbow Riches Win Big Shindig, Da Vinci Diamonds, Elvis, Monopoly and Cluedo.
Virgin Games also offer MegaJackpots and their exclusive V*Points rewards system
Be watching out for the Virgin Bingo campaigns on TV or event YouTube, this October. It sounds like its going to be a hit. Adios Amigos.
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Education Lottery Introducing New Game with a Lot of Flair
-Two Additional Instant Games Also Headed to Stores-
RALEIGH- Wooooooo! That’s the name and hopefully what many players will be exclaiming after winning prizes on this new instant scratch-off game. Wooooooo!along with Blue Tripler Crossword and Lucky Gold will all be in stores starting Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Wooooooo! is a $5 scratch-off ticket featuring world-renowned retired wrestler Ric Flair. The game has eight top prizes of $100,000 and over 500,000 prizes between $10 and $200. Players have 16 chances to win on each ticket, which represent Flair’s 16 championship belts.
The NCEL is pleased to be teaming up with Flair in its effort to maximize revenue for the education programs it supports. We believe the Wooooooo! game has the potential to attract new players.
Blue Line Tripler Crossword is a $3 ticket that features over $6.6 million in total prizes in the game. Those prizes include six top prizes of $30,000 and 60 second tier prizes of $1,000 plus much more!
Lucky Gold is a $2 ticket with eight top prizes of $25,000. It also features over $7 million in total cash prizes in the game. Players who scratch and reveal a “moneybag” symbol win double the prize shown.
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RALEIGH- Wooooooo! That’s the name and hopefully what many players will be exclaiming after winning prizes on this new instant scratch-off game. Wooooooo!along with Blue Tripler Crossword and Lucky Gold will all be in stores starting Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Wooooooo! is a $5 scratch-off ticket featuring world-renowned retired wrestler Ric Flair. The game has eight top prizes of $100,000 and over 500,000 prizes between $10 and $200. Players have 16 chances to win on each ticket, which represent Flair’s 16 championship belts.
The NCEL is pleased to be teaming up with Flair in its effort to maximize revenue for the education programs it supports. We believe the Wooooooo! game has the potential to attract new players.
Blue Line Tripler Crossword is a $3 ticket that features over $6.6 million in total prizes in the game. Those prizes include six top prizes of $30,000 and 60 second tier prizes of $1,000 plus much more!
Lucky Gold is a $2 ticket with eight top prizes of $25,000. It also features over $7 million in total cash prizes in the game. Players who scratch and reveal a “moneybag” symbol win double the prize shown.
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
TV illusionist Derren Brown tells how he picked correct numbers - 13th September 2009
TV illusionist "predicts" lotto numbers
Viewers amazed, experts says it's rubbish
Lotto owner bans him from buying tickets
Illusionist Derren Brown stunned the world after apparently predicting the winning lottery numbers on live television, but he claimed it all came down to mathematics.
An audience of 2.7 million viewers tuned into Britain's Channel 4 on Wednesday to see if Brown could pull off the trick.
After watching the National Lottery draw live on BBC One, Brown revealed he had correctly written down the numbers of the six winning balls.
Chatrooms and websites were instantly abuzz with how the famous illusionist had managed the feat, with guesses ranging from TV special effects to bribery and weighted balls.
In a follow-up show last night, watched by 3 million people, Brown said he used "a powerful, beautiful secret that can only be achieved when we all put our heads together".
He went on to say that he had gathered a panel of 24 people who wrote down their predictions after studying the last year's worth of numbers.
The guesses for each ball were then added up and divided by 24 to get the average guess.
Brown said it took a while to perfect the "deep maths" technique.
According to him, the predictions were correct because of the "wisdom of the crowd" theory which suggests that a large group of people making average guesses will come up with the correct figure as an average of all their attempts.
But judging by the reactions on Internet discussion boards, many remained unconvinced by the explanation.
One viewer wrote on Derren Brown's Channel 4 website: "It must have been a camera trick."
Another sceptic, writing on Yahoo, said: "Split screen without doubt."
Many also subscribed to the theory that there could have been a time delay in the live broadcast of the BBC draw, giving Brown a chance to get hold of the numbers beforehand.
And Roger Heath-Brown, professor of pure mathematics at Oxford University, told The Guardian newspaper: "Mathematically it is complete rubbish. It is a bluff on his part, he is doing it in some other way."
The chance of winning the jackpot by matching all six numbers is one in 14 million. Credit: Wires
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Viewers amazed, experts says it's rubbish
Lotto owner bans him from buying tickets
Illusionist Derren Brown stunned the world after apparently predicting the winning lottery numbers on live television, but he claimed it all came down to mathematics.
An audience of 2.7 million viewers tuned into Britain's Channel 4 on Wednesday to see if Brown could pull off the trick.
After watching the National Lottery draw live on BBC One, Brown revealed he had correctly written down the numbers of the six winning balls.
Chatrooms and websites were instantly abuzz with how the famous illusionist had managed the feat, with guesses ranging from TV special effects to bribery and weighted balls.
In a follow-up show last night, watched by 3 million people, Brown said he used "a powerful, beautiful secret that can only be achieved when we all put our heads together".
He went on to say that he had gathered a panel of 24 people who wrote down their predictions after studying the last year's worth of numbers.
The guesses for each ball were then added up and divided by 24 to get the average guess.
Brown said it took a while to perfect the "deep maths" technique.
According to him, the predictions were correct because of the "wisdom of the crowd" theory which suggests that a large group of people making average guesses will come up with the correct figure as an average of all their attempts.
But judging by the reactions on Internet discussion boards, many remained unconvinced by the explanation.
One viewer wrote on Derren Brown's Channel 4 website: "It must have been a camera trick."
Another sceptic, writing on Yahoo, said: "Split screen without doubt."
Many also subscribed to the theory that there could have been a time delay in the live broadcast of the BBC draw, giving Brown a chance to get hold of the numbers beforehand.
And Roger Heath-Brown, professor of pure mathematics at Oxford University, told The Guardian newspaper: "Mathematically it is complete rubbish. It is a bluff on his part, he is doing it in some other way."
The chance of winning the jackpot by matching all six numbers is one in 14 million. Credit: Wires
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Stucky the lottery scammer comes unStucky - 2nd September 2009
From his base in Canada, lottery scam mastermind David Stucky bedazzled victims from as far away as Australia and New Zealand with two get-rich-quick schemes.
While in Toronto, Stucky pocketed a cash windfall - about $C1 million ($1 million) - his victims received an average return of just 75 cents or a piece of cheap costume jewellery.
Canadian law enforcement agency The Competition Bureau - with the help of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and authorities in New Zealand, the US and Britain - successfully prosecuted Stucky.
The 57-year-old pleaded guilty to offences under Canada's Competition Act and last week was sentenced to a record fine of $C2 million, placed on probation for 18 months and is prohibited from engaging in any form of mass-marketing for 10 years.
Stucky has also agreed to donate $C100,000 to the Salvation Army.
"Mr Stucky targeted consumers in more than 200 countries, including Australia and New Zealand, and basically defrauded them," Competition Bureau senior communications adviser Greg Scott said.
Stucky trawled the world for victims by mailing out approximately 3.1 million copies of a lottery promotion.
The lottery ticket reselling scheme, involving bundles of Canadian Super7 lottery tickets, "gave consumers the misleading impression that they could win tens of millions of dollars", the Competition Bureau alleged.
The reality was that participants, for their investment, won just 75 cents on average over the 1½-year life of the scheme.
The other Stucky scheme, a sweepstakes offer, gave participants the false impression they would receive a cash prize of about $C5000 or "another valuable prize", but there was no big cheque or expensive prize waiting. Victims were sent an inexpensive piece of jewellery.
Canadian authorities received nearly 1000 complaints about Stucky's promotions.
The lottery promotion was marketed to residents of Australia, New Zealand and the US, while the sweepstakes promotion was sent to consumers in more than 200 countries.
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While in Toronto, Stucky pocketed a cash windfall - about $C1 million ($1 million) - his victims received an average return of just 75 cents or a piece of cheap costume jewellery.
Canadian law enforcement agency The Competition Bureau - with the help of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and authorities in New Zealand, the US and Britain - successfully prosecuted Stucky.
The 57-year-old pleaded guilty to offences under Canada's Competition Act and last week was sentenced to a record fine of $C2 million, placed on probation for 18 months and is prohibited from engaging in any form of mass-marketing for 10 years.
Stucky has also agreed to donate $C100,000 to the Salvation Army.
"Mr Stucky targeted consumers in more than 200 countries, including Australia and New Zealand, and basically defrauded them," Competition Bureau senior communications adviser Greg Scott said.
Stucky trawled the world for victims by mailing out approximately 3.1 million copies of a lottery promotion.
The lottery ticket reselling scheme, involving bundles of Canadian Super7 lottery tickets, "gave consumers the misleading impression that they could win tens of millions of dollars", the Competition Bureau alleged.
The reality was that participants, for their investment, won just 75 cents on average over the 1½-year life of the scheme.
The other Stucky scheme, a sweepstakes offer, gave participants the false impression they would receive a cash prize of about $C5000 or "another valuable prize", but there was no big cheque or expensive prize waiting. Victims were sent an inexpensive piece of jewellery.
Canadian authorities received nearly 1000 complaints about Stucky's promotions.
The lottery promotion was marketed to residents of Australia, New Zealand and the US, while the sweepstakes promotion was sent to consumers in more than 200 countries.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Bingo News Media: Top Bingo Websites for UK web users in June 2009
The 20 most visible bingo websites for UK web users in June (% of first-page results)
1) Bingo.com (68%)
2) FoxyBingo.com (64%)
3) LittlewoodsBingo.com (49%)
4) GalaBingo.co.uk (47%)
5) WinkBingo.com (47%)
6) DreamBingo .co.uk (44%)
7) MeccaBingo.com (44%)
8) BingoPort.co.uk (38%)
9) Tombola.co.uk (20%)
10) 888Ladies.com (19%)
11) FreeBingo.co.uk (17%)
12) UnluckyForSome.co.uk (12%)
13) FreeBingo.net (11%)
14) BingoHideout.co.uk (11%)
15) 888.com (9%)
16) Loquax.co.uk (8%)
17) BingoPlayerOnline.com (8%)
18) OnlineBingo.co.uk (8%)
19) BingoStreet.com (8%)
20) CheekyBingo.com (7%)
*Credit: Hitwise, EGR, Google
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1) Bingo.com (68%)
2) FoxyBingo.com (64%)
3) LittlewoodsBingo.com (49%)
4) GalaBingo.co.uk (47%)
5) WinkBingo.com (47%)
6) DreamBingo .co.uk (44%)
7) MeccaBingo.com (44%)
8) BingoPort.co.uk (38%)
9) Tombola.co.uk (20%)
10) 888Ladies.com (19%)
11) FreeBingo.co.uk (17%)
12) UnluckyForSome.co.uk (12%)
13) FreeBingo.net (11%)
14) BingoHideout.co.uk (11%)
15) 888.com (9%)
16) Loquax.co.uk (8%)
17) BingoPlayerOnline.com (8%)
18) OnlineBingo.co.uk (8%)
19) BingoStreet.com (8%)
20) CheekyBingo.com (7%)
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bingo Profile: Foxy Bingo
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Foxy Bingo launched in June 2005 and is now amongst the biggest names in UK bingo. We now have 40 game rooms in which you can play bingo online from as little as 5p. When you join today we'll match your first deposit on the site of £10 or more. Take a look around the Foxy Bingo site and you'll find loads of great stuff besides the bingo! You can also play Free Bingo at Foxy - simply join and we will give you free money to play bingo when you make your first deposit! Foxy has been recommended by Online Bingo - the top UK bingo review site. Foxy also recommends great slots, instant win and other casino games from Getminted.com. Getminted is Foxy's sister site and offers up to £1000 welcome bonus to new registered players. You can play many popular games, including Baywatch, Monopoly, Cluedo, The Price is Right, Wheel Of Fortune and many others.
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Foxy Bingo launched in June 2005 and is now amongst the biggest names in UK bingo. We now have 40 game rooms in which you can play bingo online from as little as 5p. When you join today we'll match your first deposit on the site of £10 or more. Take a look around the Foxy Bingo site and you'll find loads of great stuff besides the bingo! You can also play Free Bingo at Foxy - simply join and we will give you free money to play bingo when you make your first deposit! Foxy has been recommended by Online Bingo - the top UK bingo review site. Foxy also recommends great slots, instant win and other casino games from Getminted.com. Getminted is Foxy's sister site and offers up to £1000 welcome bonus to new registered players. You can play many popular games, including Baywatch, Monopoly, Cluedo, The Price is Right, Wheel Of Fortune and many others.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Online gambling companies expect $1 Billion plus in online bingo
Numerous online gambling companies are expecting sales to increase as online bingo takes Europe by storm. Revenue from online bingo is expected to increase over 20 percent in the next couple of years.
Analysts predict the total is likely to be approximately $1.3 billion ending 2009, and by the end of 2010, $1.6 billion.
The online versions of the ever popular game, bingo, appear to be significantly more resilient than other forms of online gambling, as the most sever recession since World War II lingers on. Consumers have been restraining from spending too much money, so rather than going to traditional bingo halls, punters have been turning to their computers.
Online bingo is a relatively small compared to the veterans like online casinos and poker, however the sector is still poised for growth.
Some recent examples of the growth and excitement in the online bingo sector...
PartyGaming recently purchased Cashcade, with their flagship brand being the well know Foxy Bingo. Foxy Bingo joins Party's other strong bingo brand, PartyBingo.com.
Virgin Games bingo brand, Virgin Bingo, is running a promo where some lucky winners will win a trip to Richard Branson's Necker Island
Bingo Australia and their parent, The Bingo Affiliates, continue their dominance of the Google online bingo searches, especially in the Asia Pacific and Australian sector
Many charities and philanthropic groups in Australia are turning to bingo and online bingo promos to help raise funds for worthy causes.
Our top online bingo brands for the month? PartyBingo.com, VirginBingo.com and Bingo Australia.
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Analysts predict the total is likely to be approximately $1.3 billion ending 2009, and by the end of 2010, $1.6 billion.
The online versions of the ever popular game, bingo, appear to be significantly more resilient than other forms of online gambling, as the most sever recession since World War II lingers on. Consumers have been restraining from spending too much money, so rather than going to traditional bingo halls, punters have been turning to their computers.
Online bingo is a relatively small compared to the veterans like online casinos and poker, however the sector is still poised for growth.
Some recent examples of the growth and excitement in the online bingo sector...
PartyGaming recently purchased Cashcade, with their flagship brand being the well know Foxy Bingo. Foxy Bingo joins Party's other strong bingo brand, PartyBingo.com.
Virgin Games bingo brand, Virgin Bingo, is running a promo where some lucky winners will win a trip to Richard Branson's Necker Island
Bingo Australia and their parent, The Bingo Affiliates, continue their dominance of the Google online bingo searches, especially in the Asia Pacific and Australian sector
Many charities and philanthropic groups in Australia are turning to bingo and online bingo promos to help raise funds for worthy causes.
Our top online bingo brands for the month? PartyBingo.com, VirginBingo.com and Bingo Australia.
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Virtue Fusion Launches New Slot Game: Thor's Thunder
July 30, 2009 (London, UK) - Virtue Fusion Alderney, the world's leading supplier of Internet bingo solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of their new networked progressive jackpot slot, Thor’s Thunder.
Thor’s Thunder is a 5 reel 20 line slot with a progressive jackpot seeded at £50,000, wild symbol and feature round. Players can stake between £0.01p and £5.00 per line and win a percentage of the jackpot based on the stake value per line by matching 5 lightning symbols in a row on an enabled line. The lightning symbol is also wild and will substitute any symbol apart from the bonus round symbol (Hammer). In the feature game the player must select between 3 shields to reveal a multiple win amount.
Bob McCulloch, CEO of Virtue Fusion Alderney said, “The development of this slot evidences further the intention of the company to produce stimulating games for our operators and their players. By maintaining the players’ attention, we can continue to improve their site retention and ultimately their market share.”
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Virtue Fusion Alderney, winner of the accolade – Best Bingo Software 2009, develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gaming industry, primarily contracting with existing online gaming operators, bookmakers, land-based operators and media companies. Virtue Fusion Alderney continues to be the world's leading developer and licensor of Internet bingo products, with a gaming network offering some of the largest bingo prizes to be found, due to its vast network of key operators and peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. The Group specializes in providing Bingo, networked games, slots and scratch cards to some of the world's best-known brands, including Mecca, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sky, Bet365 and Gala. Virtue Fusion has recently launched its multicurrency and multi lingual products and is now actively marketing into Europe and worldwide. Virtue Fusion Alderney Limited is operated and regulated from Alderney.
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Thor’s Thunder is a 5 reel 20 line slot with a progressive jackpot seeded at £50,000, wild symbol and feature round. Players can stake between £0.01p and £5.00 per line and win a percentage of the jackpot based on the stake value per line by matching 5 lightning symbols in a row on an enabled line. The lightning symbol is also wild and will substitute any symbol apart from the bonus round symbol (Hammer). In the feature game the player must select between 3 shields to reveal a multiple win amount.
Bob McCulloch, CEO of Virtue Fusion Alderney said, “The development of this slot evidences further the intention of the company to produce stimulating games for our operators and their players. By maintaining the players’ attention, we can continue to improve their site retention and ultimately their market share.”
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Virtue Fusion Alderney, winner of the accolade – Best Bingo Software 2009, develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gaming industry, primarily contracting with existing online gaming operators, bookmakers, land-based operators and media companies. Virtue Fusion Alderney continues to be the world's leading developer and licensor of Internet bingo products, with a gaming network offering some of the largest bingo prizes to be found, due to its vast network of key operators and peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. The Group specializes in providing Bingo, networked games, slots and scratch cards to some of the world's best-known brands, including Mecca, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sky, Bet365 and Gala. Virtue Fusion has recently launched its multicurrency and multi lingual products and is now actively marketing into Europe and worldwide. Virtue Fusion Alderney Limited is operated and regulated from Alderney.
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Virgin Bingo Releases 3 New Slot Games
Popular British igaming company, Virgin Games, has released 3 new slot games into their Virgin Bingo portfolio.
Be certain to check out Thor's Thunder, Dungeons and Dragons, and Transformers: Ultimate Payback.
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Be certain to check out Thor's Thunder, Dungeons and Dragons, and Transformers: Ultimate Payback.
Slots fans are bound to enjoy some of Virgin's more established online pokies such as Cleopatra, Monopoly with Pass Go Bonus, Triple Fortune Dragon, Da Vinci Diamonds, Clover Rollover, Hollywood Boulevard, Lucky Ladies and ELVIS: A Little More Action.
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Monday, August 03, 2009
Flair News: Ric Flair on the radio - Flair scratch-off Lottery card, Horsemen road stories, NWA Fanfest - 1st August 2009
Ric Flair had a 20-minute segment on the "Primetime with Packman" radio show on Friday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. talking the Ric Flair lottery, the NWA Fanfest, and old Four Horsemen road stories.
Flair didn't "break any news" or talk update his WWE status, but he said will become the "official face" of the North Carolina Lottery on September 22. To coincide with the announcement, the lottery will be releasing a "Woo!" scratch-off card.
Flair also promoted the NWA Legends Fanfest in Charlotte next weekend that will feature the first Original Four Horsemen reunion in nearly 20 years, plus a Q&A session with Flair and Harley Race.
Most of the interview was Flair talking Charlotte sports and sharing some road stories, including a few recent stories involving Chicago White Sox GM Kenny Williams. (Credit: Pro Wrestling Torch)
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Flair didn't "break any news" or talk update his WWE status, but he said will become the "official face" of the North Carolina Lottery on September 22. To coincide with the announcement, the lottery will be releasing a "Woo!" scratch-off card.
Flair also promoted the NWA Legends Fanfest in Charlotte next weekend that will feature the first Original Four Horsemen reunion in nearly 20 years, plus a Q&A session with Flair and Harley Race.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
$40m lotto winner will keep buying tickets for fun - 31st July 2009
The Melbourne winner of $40 million in yesterday's Powerball draw will continue to buy Tattslotto tickets just for fun.
The married man, aged in his 50s, was one of two winners in the $80 million first division prize, with the other winner coming from NSW.
Tattsall's Lotteries chief executive Bill Thornton said the man was lost for words when he took the call of a lifetime.
"We spoke to a very happy Victorian this morning," he said.
"He was completely shocked when we rang and the first thing he said was 'I better ring my wife and let her know.' "
The winner, who is a regular player online, will continue working.
"I think he is still in a state of shock having only heard the news this morning ... but there is no talk of retirement at this stage," Mr Thornton said.
"This particular player has said he will continue to buy tickets but just for fun."
The man, a professional from Melbourne's western suburbs, was too shocked to say how he would spend the windfall.
"It's something you think might happen but you never actually believe it will happen to you," he told Tattersalls.
"It still hasn't sunk in yet. We'll take our time to think about it and won't be rushing into anything.
"We'll help out the kids a bit."
Almost one third of Victorians had a ticket in Thursday's draw, while nationwide an estimated 5 million entries were sold, Mr Thornton said.
The winning numbers were 13, 17, 15, 21 and 45. The Powerball number was 37.
The total prize pool for the draw was more than $109 million.
Just weeks ago, an Adelaide man and a Queensland couple shared a $106 million prize from Oz Lotto.
The record for the biggest Australian lottery win by a single ticket is the $58.7 million Powerball prize won by a syndicate of four workmates from Melbourne's north in June last year.
There is $20 million up for grabs this Saturday.
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The married man, aged in his 50s, was one of two winners in the $80 million first division prize, with the other winner coming from NSW.
Tattsall's Lotteries chief executive Bill Thornton said the man was lost for words when he took the call of a lifetime.
"We spoke to a very happy Victorian this morning," he said.
"He was completely shocked when we rang and the first thing he said was 'I better ring my wife and let her know.' "
The winner, who is a regular player online, will continue working.
"I think he is still in a state of shock having only heard the news this morning ... but there is no talk of retirement at this stage," Mr Thornton said.
"This particular player has said he will continue to buy tickets but just for fun."
The man, a professional from Melbourne's western suburbs, was too shocked to say how he would spend the windfall.
"It's something you think might happen but you never actually believe it will happen to you," he told Tattersalls.
"It still hasn't sunk in yet. We'll take our time to think about it and won't be rushing into anything.
"We'll help out the kids a bit."
Almost one third of Victorians had a ticket in Thursday's draw, while nationwide an estimated 5 million entries were sold, Mr Thornton said.
The winning numbers were 13, 17, 15, 21 and 45. The Powerball number was 37.
The total prize pool for the draw was more than $109 million.
Just weeks ago, an Adelaide man and a Queensland couple shared a $106 million prize from Oz Lotto.
The record for the biggest Australian lottery win by a single ticket is the $58.7 million Powerball prize won by a syndicate of four workmates from Melbourne's north in June last year.
There is $20 million up for grabs this Saturday.
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Sacha Baron Cohen sued over Bruno stunt at bingo hall - News.com.au - 4th June 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen sued over Bruno stunt
Woman claims she was left a cripple
Just days after Sacha Baron Cohen stole the show at the MTV Movie Awards with his infamous bare-bottomed stunt, a woman is suing the comic claiming he left her a cripple after attacking her at a bingo hall.
Richelle Olson has sued Cohen, NBC Universal and others claiming they told her his character Bruno was a celebrity and would appear and call numbers at the charity bingo game she ran for the elderly in California in 2007.
Olson was appalled when she saw Bruno, whom she describes as an "extreme, outrageous, offensive caricature of a gay man dressed in sexually revealing clothing with an Austrian accent ..."
Olson alleges Bruno used "vulgar and offensive language" and when she tried taking the mic from him, a "physical struggle ensued" and Cohen "offensively touched, pushed and battered" her, causing her to fall to the ground, TMZ.com reports.
She claims three cameramen rushed the stage "where defendants attacked (her) for a period of one to five minutes to intentionally create a dramatic emotional response ... while (they) recorded her humiliation and embarrassment".
It is believed the stunt was filmed for a scene in Cohen's upcoming film Bruno.
The suit says Olson was rushed to the hospital with a "diagnosis of two brain bleeds" - and that she has been confined to a wheelchair and walker ever since.
Olson and her husband are suing for unspecified damages, including loss of marital relations. (Credit: News.com.au)
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Woman claims she was left a cripple
Just days after Sacha Baron Cohen stole the show at the MTV Movie Awards with his infamous bare-bottomed stunt, a woman is suing the comic claiming he left her a cripple after attacking her at a bingo hall.
Richelle Olson has sued Cohen, NBC Universal and others claiming they told her his character Bruno was a celebrity and would appear and call numbers at the charity bingo game she ran for the elderly in California in 2007.
Olson was appalled when she saw Bruno, whom she describes as an "extreme, outrageous, offensive caricature of a gay man dressed in sexually revealing clothing with an Austrian accent ..."
Olson alleges Bruno used "vulgar and offensive language" and when she tried taking the mic from him, a "physical struggle ensued" and Cohen "offensively touched, pushed and battered" her, causing her to fall to the ground, TMZ.com reports.
She claims three cameramen rushed the stage "where defendants attacked (her) for a period of one to five minutes to intentionally create a dramatic emotional response ... while (they) recorded her humiliation and embarrassment".
It is believed the stunt was filmed for a scene in Cohen's upcoming film Bruno.
The suit says Olson was rushed to the hospital with a "diagnosis of two brain bleeds" - and that she has been confined to a wheelchair and walker ever since.
Olson and her husband are suing for unspecified damages, including loss of marital relations. (Credit: News.com.au)
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Lotteries up when chips are down, by Clancy Yeates - Fairfax - 30th July 2009
Retired wharfies Robert May and Geoff Hurley buy the odd lottery ticket, but this week they’re shelling out more than usual.
With four friends, they often play the card game 500 at Dawn Fraser Baths in Balmain, and the losers chip in about $5 each to buy a lottery ticket for the group.
Yesterday, however, Mr May and Mr Hurley spent $23.10 on a ‘‘megapick’’ ticket in the hope of striking it lucky in tonight’s $80 million Powerball draw.
‘‘We spent a little bit extra,’’ Mr May said outside a newsagency in Pyrmont. ‘‘We were only going to buy a $12 one, but instead we bought a $23 one.’’
Despite having a one in 55 million chance of winning with one game, a growing number of people appears to be doing the same thing as the economy slows. Casinos and pokie dens might be doing it tough, but the recession seems to be having the opposite effect on high-prizemoney, low-probability lotteries.
Australians are expected to spend $100 million on tickets for tonight’s draw, after last month’s OZ Lotto $106.5 million draw created the country’s two second-richest lottery winners.
Latest available figures from 2007-08 show OZ Lotto and Powerball are the only games in NSW to post a substantial rise in sales since 2000-01, with sales declining across instant scratchies and 6 from 38 Pools.
A clinical psychologist at Sydney University’s Gambling Research Unit, Alex Blaszczynski, said people shifted from other gambling into lotteries because it seemed to be good value in gloomy times. ‘‘When you’ve got a $1 outlay and a you’ve got a $80 million potential prize, [even during] financial crisis, you can sill afford to gamble rather than going down to the pub for the machines,’’ Professor Blaszczynski said. ‘‘It appears to be good value, even though the probabilities are bugger-all.’’
Latest figures show NSW residents spent $1.2 billion on lottery tickets in 2007-08, up more than 25 per cent from $939 million a decade earlier.
Jacqui Lindsay, a teller at the state’s biggest seller of lottery tickets since 2000-01, Eastgardens Newsagency, said she had thought lottery sales would fall with the recession. But they have been as steady as ever. ‘‘When the big jackpots are on it just goes berserk,’’ she said. (Credit: Fairfax)
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With four friends, they often play the card game 500 at Dawn Fraser Baths in Balmain, and the losers chip in about $5 each to buy a lottery ticket for the group.
Yesterday, however, Mr May and Mr Hurley spent $23.10 on a ‘‘megapick’’ ticket in the hope of striking it lucky in tonight’s $80 million Powerball draw.
‘‘We spent a little bit extra,’’ Mr May said outside a newsagency in Pyrmont. ‘‘We were only going to buy a $12 one, but instead we bought a $23 one.’’
Despite having a one in 55 million chance of winning with one game, a growing number of people appears to be doing the same thing as the economy slows. Casinos and pokie dens might be doing it tough, but the recession seems to be having the opposite effect on high-prizemoney, low-probability lotteries.
Australians are expected to spend $100 million on tickets for tonight’s draw, after last month’s OZ Lotto $106.5 million draw created the country’s two second-richest lottery winners.
Latest available figures from 2007-08 show OZ Lotto and Powerball are the only games in NSW to post a substantial rise in sales since 2000-01, with sales declining across instant scratchies and 6 from 38 Pools.
A clinical psychologist at Sydney University’s Gambling Research Unit, Alex Blaszczynski, said people shifted from other gambling into lotteries because it seemed to be good value in gloomy times. ‘‘When you’ve got a $1 outlay and a you’ve got a $80 million potential prize, [even during] financial crisis, you can sill afford to gamble rather than going down to the pub for the machines,’’ Professor Blaszczynski said. ‘‘It appears to be good value, even though the probabilities are bugger-all.’’
Latest figures show NSW residents spent $1.2 billion on lottery tickets in 2007-08, up more than 25 per cent from $939 million a decade earlier.
Jacqui Lindsay, a teller at the state’s biggest seller of lottery tickets since 2000-01, Eastgardens Newsagency, said she had thought lottery sales would fall with the recession. But they have been as steady as ever. ‘‘When the big jackpots are on it just goes berserk,’’ she said. (Credit: Fairfax)
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Powerball jackpot hits $80 million - 23rd July 2009
Powerball will jackpot to at least $80 million next week after no winners claimed the $50 million first prize in the draw tonight.
The multi-billion dollar jackpot, the second highest in Australian history, will come just weeks after an Adelaide man and a Queensland couple shared a record $106 million prize from Oz Lotto.
That draw captured headlines as millions of Australians scrambled for tickets.
Tattersalls spokeswoman Karen Anning hinted the final Powerball jackpot figure may rise, as the Oz Lotto draw did a few weeks ago, when it rose from the anticipated $90 million.
"It all depends on player participation but it could go beyond $80 million," she said.
"The more entries we have, the larger the prize pool. And we have one of our busiest weeks ahead. It will be a huge week in lotto shops around the country."
The previous Powerball jackpot record, $58.7 million, was shared by four workmates from Melbourne's north last year.
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The multi-billion dollar jackpot, the second highest in Australian history, will come just weeks after an Adelaide man and a Queensland couple shared a record $106 million prize from Oz Lotto.
That draw captured headlines as millions of Australians scrambled for tickets.
Tattersalls spokeswoman Karen Anning hinted the final Powerball jackpot figure may rise, as the Oz Lotto draw did a few weeks ago, when it rose from the anticipated $90 million.
"It all depends on player participation but it could go beyond $80 million," she said.
"The more entries we have, the larger the prize pool. And we have one of our busiest weeks ahead. It will be a huge week in lotto shops around the country."
The previous Powerball jackpot record, $58.7 million, was shared by four workmates from Melbourne's north last year.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
PartyGaming to focus on mainland Europe - 23rd July 2009
PartyGaming aims to focus on continental European as it rolls out Cashcade and Party bingo brands alongside more white-label deals, the company has advised.
PartyGaming has acquired Cashcade for £71.9m, with an additional payment of up to £24m dependent on performance.
To grow its share in rapidly rising global online bingo market, PartyGaming will look to B2B deals such as those recently inked with Italian land-based lottery services provider Intralot and Cirsa, which just happen to be the largest land-based bingo operator in Spain.
A PartyGaming spokesperson said "expect us to do more B2B deals" to take a slice of the global online bingo market, which is set to grow from US$1.5bn to US$2.8bn by the end of 2012, according to industry data business H2 Gambling Capital.
"Europe is the exciting area for us. Cashcade will be helping us build the PartyGaming platform while continuing to building their own brand, but we will also be looking to build market share through more B2B deals following those with Intralot, Cirsa, DM and Channel 5".
"Cashcade has recently grown its share of the UK market to 23%, so they’re really at the top of their game in terms of taking share from other competitors".
PartyGaming advises it has the necessary access to the cash and debt markets required to play a role in the unfolding consolidation play, following its recent settlement with the US DOJ. Party had £193.1m cash on the balance sheet at of 31 December 2008. The £95.9m total consideration for Cashcade and the settlement of £72m to the US DOJ will however be met from this.
PartyGaming finance director Martin Weigold advised in a conference call to journalists that the company had already been engaged in "extensive discussions" with banks in relation to raising funds for further M&A activity.
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PartyGaming has acquired Cashcade for £71.9m, with an additional payment of up to £24m dependent on performance.
To grow its share in rapidly rising global online bingo market, PartyGaming will look to B2B deals such as those recently inked with Italian land-based lottery services provider Intralot and Cirsa, which just happen to be the largest land-based bingo operator in Spain.
A PartyGaming spokesperson said "expect us to do more B2B deals" to take a slice of the global online bingo market, which is set to grow from US$1.5bn to US$2.8bn by the end of 2012, according to industry data business H2 Gambling Capital.
"Europe is the exciting area for us. Cashcade will be helping us build the PartyGaming platform while continuing to building their own brand, but we will also be looking to build market share through more B2B deals following those with Intralot, Cirsa, DM and Channel 5".
"Cashcade has recently grown its share of the UK market to 23%, so they’re really at the top of their game in terms of taking share from other competitors".
PartyGaming advises it has the necessary access to the cash and debt markets required to play a role in the unfolding consolidation play, following its recent settlement with the US DOJ. Party had £193.1m cash on the balance sheet at of 31 December 2008. The £95.9m total consideration for Cashcade and the settlement of £72m to the US DOJ will however be met from this.
PartyGaming finance director Martin Weigold advised in a conference call to journalists that the company had already been engaged in "extensive discussions" with banks in relation to raising funds for further M&A activity.
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PartyGaming Likely to Buy Cashcade
July 20, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- News sources across the media spectrum have been speculating for weeks about the likely purchase of U.K.-based online gaming marketing firm Cashcade by a larger online gambling company. The two most likely contenders to purchase the site have been rivals PartyGaming and 888.
Now, it looks as though PartyGaming has outbid 888 and is close to sealing the deal. 888 is reportedly dismissing the development as of little importance, although it is more closely allied with Cashcade. (888 currently provides the software for Foxy Bingo, the parent company of Cashcade.)
Both companies’ stock prices rose today on the news, with 888’s jumping even more than PartyGaming, despite the fact that it will likely lose out on the bidding war. Click here to read more at Forbes.com. (Credit: CAP Newswire)
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The PartyGaming purchase deal of Cashcade happened and is history now. PartyGaming paid GBP71.9 million for the London-based bingo and casino operator Cashcade, and will pay up to a further GBP24 million subject to Cashcade's future profit performance, according to number news media reports. I believe that PartyGaming has now firmly cemented itself as the market leader. Out of Europe Euro Partners (Casino Tropez, Europa Casino etc) isn't staying still, with a push into the Asia Pacific region via the web, and Belle Rock Entertainment (JackpotCity, Lucky Nugget and more) are pushing ahead via the web and talk of Belle Rock to make a traditional media push. Aspinalls Online Casino and Aspinalls Online Poker are ramping up online, with their Vegas Partners Lounge connection. In Australia PokerStars still have strong footing and branding, as does 888's Pacific Poker. It will be interesting to see what's next for PartyGaming's traditional bingo brand, PartyBingo, given the latest bingo acquisitions. In Australia the PartyGaming deal with Cryptologic re Marvel themed slot games has proved a big winner, at least from our data here at Media Man Australia, and the Party connection and deal with Paramount Pictures for a number of Hollywood themed slot games is working a treat. Mission: Impossible and Top Gun's Tom Cruise has recently been in Australia, and he has history with Australia's James Packer (Crown Casino and City Of Dreams), so you can just imagine the increased interest in PartyCasino themed slot games. Mr Packer and his family also have some positive history and dealings with Aspers Damain Aspinall, and his father, the late great, John Aspinall. That connection could prove to be an ace up the sleeve for Aspinalls, as part of the PartyCasino - Paramount Pictures blockbuster slots - Cruise - Packer tie ins, with Media Man in the thick of the action. Oh, not to be left out Virgin Entertainment Limited's Sir Richard Branson has done public meeting with Packer in Australia a few months ago, and Virgin Games are rumoured to be soon releasing another slot game or two, quite likely a Hollywood themed slot, following the PartyCasino slot strategy and Transformers path. Marvel have started production on a Thor movie and the Iron Man II (movie) is on the way. If you were to bet CrytoLogic, NextGen Gaming and PartyGaming will have something to do with their igaming adaptions and promotion. A high level person at PartyGaming / PartyPoker is rumoured to be assisting the Asian Poker Tour, which isn't that far north of Australia, with both regions being part of the Asia Pacific (just ask Australian prime minster, Kevin Rudd), who is very proficient at speaking in a number of Oriental languages. Mr Rudd is not such a big fan of igaming however. PartyGaming of course have things sorted with the US DOJ, so that can only serve Party well with their ramping up in the Asia Pacific region. I wouldn't be surprised to even see their brand pop up in the upcoming poker themed movie out of Asia, Poker King. So, overall, PartyGaming is looking in a very strong position. The have parted with some cash and and further cemented their leading market position, and other igaming and gaming operators are doing their utmost to stay in the race with new campaigns, new games and the like. Whatever side of the industry your in its hard to argue that its not exciting times in the gaming industry, as the business does its best to be a good corporate citizen and to do the right thing by regulators and players. PartyGaming certainly looks to be playing their cards right.
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Now, it looks as though PartyGaming has outbid 888 and is close to sealing the deal. 888 is reportedly dismissing the development as of little importance, although it is more closely allied with Cashcade. (888 currently provides the software for Foxy Bingo, the parent company of Cashcade.)
Both companies’ stock prices rose today on the news, with 888’s jumping even more than PartyGaming, despite the fact that it will likely lose out on the bidding war. Click here to read more at Forbes.com. (Credit: CAP Newswire)
Greg Tingle comment...
The PartyGaming purchase deal of Cashcade happened and is history now. PartyGaming paid GBP71.9 million for the London-based bingo and casino operator Cashcade, and will pay up to a further GBP24 million subject to Cashcade's future profit performance, according to number news media reports. I believe that PartyGaming has now firmly cemented itself as the market leader. Out of Europe Euro Partners (Casino Tropez, Europa Casino etc) isn't staying still, with a push into the Asia Pacific region via the web, and Belle Rock Entertainment (JackpotCity, Lucky Nugget and more) are pushing ahead via the web and talk of Belle Rock to make a traditional media push. Aspinalls Online Casino and Aspinalls Online Poker are ramping up online, with their Vegas Partners Lounge connection. In Australia PokerStars still have strong footing and branding, as does 888's Pacific Poker. It will be interesting to see what's next for PartyGaming's traditional bingo brand, PartyBingo, given the latest bingo acquisitions. In Australia the PartyGaming deal with Cryptologic re Marvel themed slot games has proved a big winner, at least from our data here at Media Man Australia, and the Party connection and deal with Paramount Pictures for a number of Hollywood themed slot games is working a treat. Mission: Impossible and Top Gun's Tom Cruise has recently been in Australia, and he has history with Australia's James Packer (Crown Casino and City Of Dreams), so you can just imagine the increased interest in PartyCasino themed slot games. Mr Packer and his family also have some positive history and dealings with Aspers Damain Aspinall, and his father, the late great, John Aspinall. That connection could prove to be an ace up the sleeve for Aspinalls, as part of the PartyCasino - Paramount Pictures blockbuster slots - Cruise - Packer tie ins, with Media Man in the thick of the action. Oh, not to be left out Virgin Entertainment Limited's Sir Richard Branson has done public meeting with Packer in Australia a few months ago, and Virgin Games are rumoured to be soon releasing another slot game or two, quite likely a Hollywood themed slot, following the PartyCasino slot strategy and Transformers path. Marvel have started production on a Thor movie and the Iron Man II (movie) is on the way. If you were to bet CrytoLogic, NextGen Gaming and PartyGaming will have something to do with their igaming adaptions and promotion. A high level person at PartyGaming / PartyPoker is rumoured to be assisting the Asian Poker Tour, which isn't that far north of Australia, with both regions being part of the Asia Pacific (just ask Australian prime minster, Kevin Rudd), who is very proficient at speaking in a number of Oriental languages. Mr Rudd is not such a big fan of igaming however. PartyGaming of course have things sorted with the US DOJ, so that can only serve Party well with their ramping up in the Asia Pacific region. I wouldn't be surprised to even see their brand pop up in the upcoming poker themed movie out of Asia, Poker King. So, overall, PartyGaming is looking in a very strong position. The have parted with some cash and and further cemented their leading market position, and other igaming and gaming operators are doing their utmost to stay in the race with new campaigns, new games and the like. Whatever side of the industry your in its hard to argue that its not exciting times in the gaming industry, as the business does its best to be a good corporate citizen and to do the right thing by regulators and players. PartyGaming certainly looks to be playing their cards right.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
PartyGaming Buys Cashcade To Grow Online Bingo Mkt Shr
LONDON - PartyGaming PLC (PRTY.LN) Thursday acquired Cashcade Ltd. for GBP95.9 million, a move aimed at significantly increasing its share of the $1.5 billion global online bingo market.
It's the online gambling company's first deal since its settlement with authorities in the U.S. over its defunct operations there.
PartyGaming will initially pay GBP71.9 million for bingo and casino operator Cashcade, and up to a further GBP24 million subject to Cashcade's future profit performance.
The deal, which is being financed by existing cash, was well received by investors and boosted PartyGaming shares by 5.5% as of 0954 GMT in a lower London market. The stock has risen 27% since January, and 17% over the past 12 months.
Cashcade is partially owned by debt-laden newspaper publisher Independent News & Media PLC (IPD.DB), which holds an 18% stake, and private individuals.
Cashcade's online bingo websites include Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Bingo Scotland as well as casino sites such as Getminted.com and Foxy Flutter.
PartyGaming expects the deal to be earnings enhancing before amortization of intangibles in 2009.
Cashcade's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation more than doubled to GBP12.2 million in 2008 from GBP4.9 million a year earlier. It booked net revenue of GBP44.9 million in 2008, up from GBP28.5 million.
PartyGaming Chief Executive Jim Ryan said the Cashcade acquisition provides the group with "an excellent platform to build a meaningful share of the $1.5 billion global online bingo market."
"Our longer-term strategic objective is to become the market-leader in online poker, casino, sports and bingo," Ryan said in a statement.
Daniel Stewart analyst James Hollins said the deal is "extremely attractive, providing an immediate boost to earnings and a market-leading position in online bingo." Hollins has consequently raised his target price to 366 pence from 339 pence, and with 56% upside to Hollin's target, he retained his buy rating.
Other parties who were reportedly interested in Cashcade included 888 Holdings PLC (888.LN) and Paddy Power PLC (PLS.DEB).
Independent News & Media, which is haggling with its bond holders over EUR200 million of overdue debt, will receive EUR15.3 million for its Cashcade stake after costs. It may also receive incremental proceeds in 2010 and 2011, subject to certain earnings targets being met.
In April, PartyGaming agreed to pay $105 million to U.S. authorities, and in turn the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York agreed not to prosecute the Gibraltar-based company or its subsidiaries for providing Internet gambling to customers in the U.S. before the federal government's ban of the industry in October 2006.
At the time, Ryan said: "We are now well-placed to seize organic as well as strategic opportunities that previously were beyond our reach."
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It's the online gambling company's first deal since its settlement with authorities in the U.S. over its defunct operations there.
PartyGaming will initially pay GBP71.9 million for bingo and casino operator Cashcade, and up to a further GBP24 million subject to Cashcade's future profit performance.
The deal, which is being financed by existing cash, was well received by investors and boosted PartyGaming shares by 5.5% as of 0954 GMT in a lower London market. The stock has risen 27% since January, and 17% over the past 12 months.
Cashcade is partially owned by debt-laden newspaper publisher Independent News & Media PLC (IPD.DB), which holds an 18% stake, and private individuals.
Cashcade's online bingo websites include Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, Bingo Scotland as well as casino sites such as Getminted.com and Foxy Flutter.
PartyGaming expects the deal to be earnings enhancing before amortization of intangibles in 2009.
Cashcade's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation more than doubled to GBP12.2 million in 2008 from GBP4.9 million a year earlier. It booked net revenue of GBP44.9 million in 2008, up from GBP28.5 million.
PartyGaming Chief Executive Jim Ryan said the Cashcade acquisition provides the group with "an excellent platform to build a meaningful share of the $1.5 billion global online bingo market."
"Our longer-term strategic objective is to become the market-leader in online poker, casino, sports and bingo," Ryan said in a statement.
Daniel Stewart analyst James Hollins said the deal is "extremely attractive, providing an immediate boost to earnings and a market-leading position in online bingo." Hollins has consequently raised his target price to 366 pence from 339 pence, and with 56% upside to Hollin's target, he retained his buy rating.
Other parties who were reportedly interested in Cashcade included 888 Holdings PLC (888.LN) and Paddy Power PLC (PLS.DEB).
Independent News & Media, which is haggling with its bond holders over EUR200 million of overdue debt, will receive EUR15.3 million for its Cashcade stake after costs. It may also receive incremental proceeds in 2010 and 2011, subject to certain earnings targets being met.
In April, PartyGaming agreed to pay $105 million to U.S. authorities, and in turn the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York agreed not to prosecute the Gibraltar-based company or its subsidiaries for providing Internet gambling to customers in the U.S. before the federal government's ban of the industry in October 2006.
At the time, Ryan said: "We are now well-placed to seize organic as well as strategic opportunities that previously were beyond our reach."
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Independent News & Media sells Cashcade stake to PartyGaming, by Mark Sweney - The Guardian - 23rd July 2009
Owner of the Independent secures €15.3m from digital gambling group as it attempts to restructure its debts
Independent News & Media has sold its 18% stake in Cashcade, the owner of gaming brands including Foxy Bingo, for €15.3m (£13.2m) to digital gambling group PartyGaming.
INM, which earlier this month sold down its stake in Indian newspaper publisher Jagran Prakashan to pay off debts, said that it will receive "incremental proceeds" over the next two years as long as earnings targets are met.
INM, the owner of the Independent and Independent on Sunday, said that the sale of its Cashcade stake was part of its "de-leveraging" strategy as it attempts to negotiate a debt restructuring with investors during a financial "standstill" period.
The sale of the stake is part of a buyout of the entire Cashcade operation by PartyGaming in a deal worth £95.9m. The deal is comprised of £71.9m in cash and a further £24m depending on future profit performance.
Cashcade, which owns brands including Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, GetMinted, Foxy Flutter and free-to-play website Cheeky Bingo, reported profits of £7.5m in 2008.
"Cashcade provides us with an excellent platform to build a meaningful share of the $1.5bn global online bingo market," said the PartyGaming chief executive, Jim Ryan. "Our longer-term strategic objective is to become the market leader in online poker, casino, sports and bingo."
Last month Channel Five struck an exclusive deal with PartyGaming to launch an online bingo and casino service. (Credit: The Guardian)
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Independent News & Media has sold its 18% stake in Cashcade, the owner of gaming brands including Foxy Bingo, for €15.3m (£13.2m) to digital gambling group PartyGaming.
INM, which earlier this month sold down its stake in Indian newspaper publisher Jagran Prakashan to pay off debts, said that it will receive "incremental proceeds" over the next two years as long as earnings targets are met.
INM, the owner of the Independent and Independent on Sunday, said that the sale of its Cashcade stake was part of its "de-leveraging" strategy as it attempts to negotiate a debt restructuring with investors during a financial "standstill" period.
The sale of the stake is part of a buyout of the entire Cashcade operation by PartyGaming in a deal worth £95.9m. The deal is comprised of £71.9m in cash and a further £24m depending on future profit performance.
Cashcade, which owns brands including Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo, GetMinted, Foxy Flutter and free-to-play website Cheeky Bingo, reported profits of £7.5m in 2008.
"Cashcade provides us with an excellent platform to build a meaningful share of the $1.5bn global online bingo market," said the PartyGaming chief executive, Jim Ryan. "Our longer-term strategic objective is to become the market leader in online poker, casino, sports and bingo."
Last month Channel Five struck an exclusive deal with PartyGaming to launch an online bingo and casino service. (Credit: The Guardian)
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Independent News & Media set for £20m cash boost - 20th July 2009
LONDON - Indebted newspaper group Independent News & Media is in line for a £20m cash injection after a deal was struck for its minority-owned Cashcade online gaming business to be sold to PartyGaming.
The group behind The Independent and The Independent on Sunday is in need of the money to help refinance a €200m (£172m) bond which was originally due to be repaid in May.
It is also attempting to sell its price comparison business Verivox.
IN&M owns 20% of Cashcade, which PartyGaming is buying for £100m.
PartyGaming is understood to be paying £75m of this upfront and the remaining £25m at a later date depending on the business's performance this year and in 2010.
Details of the sum IN&M is due to receive were unavailable but if proportionate it is likely to receive £15m now and £5m at the later date.
IN&M's current "standstill" agreement with the holders of the €200m bond is in place until July 24.
The Sunday Times has reported that the agreement is expected to be renewed until late August or early September.
The acquisition of Cashcade, which owns well-advertised bingo website Foxybingo.com, is likely to be the first of many in the sector for PartyGaming.
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The group behind The Independent and The Independent on Sunday is in need of the money to help refinance a €200m (£172m) bond which was originally due to be repaid in May.
It is also attempting to sell its price comparison business Verivox.
IN&M owns 20% of Cashcade, which PartyGaming is buying for £100m.
PartyGaming is understood to be paying £75m of this upfront and the remaining £25m at a later date depending on the business's performance this year and in 2010.
Details of the sum IN&M is due to receive were unavailable but if proportionate it is likely to receive £15m now and £5m at the later date.
IN&M's current "standstill" agreement with the holders of the €200m bond is in place until July 24.
The Sunday Times has reported that the agreement is expected to be renewed until late August or early September.
The acquisition of Cashcade, which owns well-advertised bingo website Foxybingo.com, is likely to be the first of many in the sector for PartyGaming.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
PartyGaming close to 100 mln stg bingo buy-source
LONDON, July 19 - Online gaming group PartyGaming is close to announcing a 100 million-pound ($163.1 million) deal to buy Cashcade, owner of the foxybingo.com Web site, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
The source, confirming a story in the Sunday Times newspaper, said PartyGaming was likely to pay an initial sum of around 75 million pounds followed by a further 25 million depending on the performance of Cashcade in 2009 and 2010.
PartyGaming declined to comment.
The deal would be a boost for indebted newspaper publisher Independent News & Media), which owns a near-20 percent stake in Cashcade and is looking to sell assets to raise money.
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The source, confirming a story in the Sunday Times newspaper, said PartyGaming was likely to pay an initial sum of around 75 million pounds followed by a further 25 million depending on the performance of Cashcade in 2009 and 2010.
PartyGaming declined to comment.
The deal would be a boost for indebted newspaper publisher Independent News & Media), which owns a near-20 percent stake in Cashcade and is looking to sell assets to raise money.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Bingo Week At Casino News Media
The industry buzz is that Bingo Week is just around the corner.
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Sunday, July 05, 2009
Online lotto ticket seller's windfall, by Gemma Jones - The Daily Telegraph - 6th July 2009
Australia's only online lottery ticket seller is raking in an extra 14 per cent on ticket sales from customers trying to strike it rich.
Punters who entered last week's $106 million Lotto draw online via Oz Lotteries' website paid a premium above what newsagents charge for a ticket.
A ticket which costs $126 in a NSW newsagency costs $18 more online.
Customers who bought online buy the tickets on credit, which newsagencies do not allow.
But some buyers claimed they were unaware of the additional charges when they bought online.
One customer told The Daily Telegraph he purchased a systems 10 in the record draw and was charged $144 while a friend bought the same ticket for $126 at a newsagent.
When he discovered that his friend paid less for an identical entry, he complained to Oz Lotteries.
Oz Lotteries replied that it charged a premium for its service, which it said was "superior" to newsagencies - and the price structure was published on its site.
"We clearly state prices throughout our site and do not make any claims about them being same/less than elsewhere," the company said in an email to the man.
"As with many other retail markets, our prices differ from other vendors and customers have freedom of choice to buy from whoever they wish," it added.
Oz Lotteries claimed in the email it needed to charge more to cover development, web servers, banking fees and marketing.
A NSW Lotteries spokeswoman said it posted a large price warning on its internet page before customers were directed to the Oz Lotteries site.
"(Oz Lotteries) is authorised to retail NSW Lotteries products with a higher fee structure than that of a traditional NSW Lotteries agency, to cover their operating costs in offering the unique services to customers," she said.
"These services include; maintaining records of orders received, operating accounts on behalf of players and providing a secure internet based selling system that safeguards players personal and financial information, are just a few examples of the additional services."
She said customers were able to cancel transactions at any time.
Information about the price structure was also printed on the Oz Lotteries website.
Oz Lotteries also offers its customers a facility to open gambling accounts with credit cards, compared with newsagencies which only sell lotto tickets to customers who pay cash or use a debit account.
NSW Lotteries, which approved the online seller, declined to say how many of the 10 million tickets sold in the record draw last week were through the website.
Players in Queensland and South Australia took out the $106 million jackpot with NSW lotto players sharing $720,000 in prize money. (Credit: The Daily Telegraph)
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Punters who entered last week's $106 million Lotto draw online via Oz Lotteries' website paid a premium above what newsagents charge for a ticket.
A ticket which costs $126 in a NSW newsagency costs $18 more online.
Customers who bought online buy the tickets on credit, which newsagencies do not allow.
But some buyers claimed they were unaware of the additional charges when they bought online.
One customer told The Daily Telegraph he purchased a systems 10 in the record draw and was charged $144 while a friend bought the same ticket for $126 at a newsagent.
When he discovered that his friend paid less for an identical entry, he complained to Oz Lotteries.
Oz Lotteries replied that it charged a premium for its service, which it said was "superior" to newsagencies - and the price structure was published on its site.
"We clearly state prices throughout our site and do not make any claims about them being same/less than elsewhere," the company said in an email to the man.
"As with many other retail markets, our prices differ from other vendors and customers have freedom of choice to buy from whoever they wish," it added.
Oz Lotteries claimed in the email it needed to charge more to cover development, web servers, banking fees and marketing.
A NSW Lotteries spokeswoman said it posted a large price warning on its internet page before customers were directed to the Oz Lotteries site.
"(Oz Lotteries) is authorised to retail NSW Lotteries products with a higher fee structure than that of a traditional NSW Lotteries agency, to cover their operating costs in offering the unique services to customers," she said.
"These services include; maintaining records of orders received, operating accounts on behalf of players and providing a secure internet based selling system that safeguards players personal and financial information, are just a few examples of the additional services."
She said customers were able to cancel transactions at any time.
Information about the price structure was also printed on the Oz Lotteries website.
Oz Lotteries also offers its customers a facility to open gambling accounts with credit cards, compared with newsagencies which only sell lotto tickets to customers who pay cash or use a debit account.
NSW Lotteries, which approved the online seller, declined to say how many of the 10 million tickets sold in the record draw last week were through the website.
Players in Queensland and South Australia took out the $106 million jackpot with NSW lotto players sharing $720,000 in prize money. (Credit: The Daily Telegraph)
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Qld, SA winners celebrate lotto luck, by Larine Statham - Fairfax - 1st July 2009
Two households on opposite sides of the country will begin the new financial year $53 million richer after winning Australia's biggest division one Oz Lotto prize.
A middle-aged Gold Coast couple, who won with their first Oz Lotto foray, and a South Australian man who is a long-time lottery ticket buyer, will share the $106,548,562.15 jackpot drawn on Tuesday night.
The man, aged in his 40s, said he felt numb as he watched his numbers drop on the televised lotto draw.
"I couldn't move, I couldn't react, I couldn't do anything but sit there and stare at my ticket," the man from Adelaide's blue collar western suburbs told SA Lotteries.
"Quite frankly I have no idea how I'm ever going to sleep again.
"I never expected to win and certainly never expected to win more than $50 million."
He said he would share his prize with family members and charities.
Staff at the cafe where the man purchased the winning ticket were overwhelmed as media and customers on Wednesday swarmed on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital eatery.
Lizzy's Cafe manager Louis Sitarenos said he was exhausted from all the attention but was pleased to have finally sold a division one winning ticket.
"We have had wins here before but nothing of this magnitude," he told AAP.
"To think so many tickets were sold at so many agencies and the winning ticket was bought here.
"It's great for the western suburbs, great for South Australia ... a win like this makes everyone excited, it's good for the morale."
The identity of the South Australian man has not been revealed.
"We had quite a few people buying tickets yesterday, so we're not aware what time or when it was bought or which of us sold it," Mr Sitarenos said.
"The only information we have is that it was an easy pick - $15, so it's not a bad return on the investment, is it?"
Nigel Bean, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Adelaide, said that with 45 million possible combinations, the chance of picking the winning numbers was similar to picking a particular playing card from decks stacked 16 kilometres high.
He said the more entries, the bigger the likelihood of there being multiple winners.
The Tuesday night jackpot draw originally set for $90 million was pushed up by a surge of late entries, taking the first division prize to just over $106.5 million and the total prize pool to $177.4 million.
Lucky Mermaid News on the Gold Coast also celebrated the jackpot on Wednesday after selling its first division one winning ticket.
The couple who bought the ticket, who want to remain anonymous, went to work on Wednesday despite their new found wealth.
Golden Casket Lottery spokeswoman Karen Anning said it was business as usual for the couple, as they decided how to spend their winnings.
"They want to help out family and donate money to some charities," Ms Anning said.
Another 60 people will each get more than $33,000 from the second division pool.
The division one payouts mark the second highest win ever from an Australian lotto jackpot. (Credit: Fairfax)
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A middle-aged Gold Coast couple, who won with their first Oz Lotto foray, and a South Australian man who is a long-time lottery ticket buyer, will share the $106,548,562.15 jackpot drawn on Tuesday night.
The man, aged in his 40s, said he felt numb as he watched his numbers drop on the televised lotto draw.
"I couldn't move, I couldn't react, I couldn't do anything but sit there and stare at my ticket," the man from Adelaide's blue collar western suburbs told SA Lotteries.
"Quite frankly I have no idea how I'm ever going to sleep again.
"I never expected to win and certainly never expected to win more than $50 million."
He said he would share his prize with family members and charities.
Staff at the cafe where the man purchased the winning ticket were overwhelmed as media and customers on Wednesday swarmed on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital eatery.
Lizzy's Cafe manager Louis Sitarenos said he was exhausted from all the attention but was pleased to have finally sold a division one winning ticket.
"We have had wins here before but nothing of this magnitude," he told AAP.
"To think so many tickets were sold at so many agencies and the winning ticket was bought here.
"It's great for the western suburbs, great for South Australia ... a win like this makes everyone excited, it's good for the morale."
The identity of the South Australian man has not been revealed.
"We had quite a few people buying tickets yesterday, so we're not aware what time or when it was bought or which of us sold it," Mr Sitarenos said.
"The only information we have is that it was an easy pick - $15, so it's not a bad return on the investment, is it?"
Nigel Bean, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Adelaide, said that with 45 million possible combinations, the chance of picking the winning numbers was similar to picking a particular playing card from decks stacked 16 kilometres high.
He said the more entries, the bigger the likelihood of there being multiple winners.
The Tuesday night jackpot draw originally set for $90 million was pushed up by a surge of late entries, taking the first division prize to just over $106.5 million and the total prize pool to $177.4 million.
Lucky Mermaid News on the Gold Coast also celebrated the jackpot on Wednesday after selling its first division one winning ticket.
The couple who bought the ticket, who want to remain anonymous, went to work on Wednesday despite their new found wealth.
Golden Casket Lottery spokeswoman Karen Anning said it was business as usual for the couple, as they decided how to spend their winnings.
"They want to help out family and donate money to some charities," Ms Anning said.
Another 60 people will each get more than $33,000 from the second division pool.
The division one payouts mark the second highest win ever from an Australian lotto jackpot. (Credit: Fairfax)
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Monday, June 29, 2009
PartyBingo.com and the British Red Cross
The PartyBingo.com British Red Cross Fundraiser
During March, we promised to make a donation to the British Red Cross based on how many PartyPoints players collected during the period. Now that the donation has been received, we’d like to share a letter and certificate The British Red Cross have kindly sent to PartyBingo.com acknowledging and thanking our players’ support.
Dear PartyBingo.com,
On behalf of the British Red Cross I would like to thank you for Party Bingo’s donation of £10,000. Your support is greatly appreciated and really will help make a huge difference to the lives of those facing crisis both in the UK and overseas.
The British Red Cross meets the needs of vulnerable people and communities across the UK. With the support of over 35,000 volunteers we provide care and relief to thousands of people affected by emergencies, from fires and floods to major incidents.
Recently, 15 year old Mitchell Holmes saved his father’s life following a heart attack, thanks to his Red Cross first aid training. He immediately started to give his stricken father cardio- pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment, which helped keep him alive until paramedics arrived.
Mitchell said: “When I saw what was happening, instinct took over. Since I’d taken two Red Cross first aid courses, at school and with the army cadets, it was all quite fresh in my mind. I didn’t feel scared at the time – I just knew what I had to do.”
As part of the world’s largest humanitarian network – the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement – the British Red Cross also provides assistance during times of International crisis.
When cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh in mid November, thousands of homes were washed away and more than 5.5 million people were affected. The British Red Cross distributed essential emergency items to help people rebuild their homes, it also deployed medical units to assist those in need and a livelihoods specialist to assess recovery needs of those communities affected by the cyclone.
Without the generosity of supporters such as Party Bingo’s our life saving work would not be possible. Thanks to donations such as yours, we are able to respond immediately to help vulnerable people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
Thank you for your support, it really will make a difference.
Yours sincerely,
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During March, we promised to make a donation to the British Red Cross based on how many PartyPoints players collected during the period. Now that the donation has been received, we’d like to share a letter and certificate The British Red Cross have kindly sent to PartyBingo.com acknowledging and thanking our players’ support.
Dear PartyBingo.com,
On behalf of the British Red Cross I would like to thank you for Party Bingo’s donation of £10,000. Your support is greatly appreciated and really will help make a huge difference to the lives of those facing crisis both in the UK and overseas.
The British Red Cross meets the needs of vulnerable people and communities across the UK. With the support of over 35,000 volunteers we provide care and relief to thousands of people affected by emergencies, from fires and floods to major incidents.
Recently, 15 year old Mitchell Holmes saved his father’s life following a heart attack, thanks to his Red Cross first aid training. He immediately started to give his stricken father cardio- pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment, which helped keep him alive until paramedics arrived.
Mitchell said: “When I saw what was happening, instinct took over. Since I’d taken two Red Cross first aid courses, at school and with the army cadets, it was all quite fresh in my mind. I didn’t feel scared at the time – I just knew what I had to do.”
As part of the world’s largest humanitarian network – the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement – the British Red Cross also provides assistance during times of International crisis.
When cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh in mid November, thousands of homes were washed away and more than 5.5 million people were affected. The British Red Cross distributed essential emergency items to help people rebuild their homes, it also deployed medical units to assist those in need and a livelihoods specialist to assess recovery needs of those communities affected by the cyclone.
Without the generosity of supporters such as Party Bingo’s our life saving work would not be possible. Thanks to donations such as yours, we are able to respond immediately to help vulnerable people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
Thank you for your support, it really will make a difference.
Yours sincerely,
Katy Bodkin
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Oz Lotto fever sweeps the nation as draw hits $90 million - News.com.au - 30th June 2009
Tonight's Oz Lotto draw hits record $90m
Newsagents swamped with demand for tickets
Government fights over revenue from draw
Lotto fever is sweeping the nation with tonight's record jackpot tipped to break through $90 million.
Just hours remain before millions of Australians will crowd around televisions, radios and internet-enabled devices to learn if they will become a multi-millionaire.
Queues formed outside many Oz Lotto agents yesterday and fortune hunters could be in for a long wait today to buy their tickets.
Many newsagents will stay open an hour later than usual tonight to handle the rush, but are required by law to shut shop at 7.30pm.
The Oz Lotto jackpot soared to a record $90 million after there were no first division winners in the June 23 draw.
Last week's $50 million first division prize pool eventually topped $59 million, fuelling expectations that tonight's jackpot could creep towards $100 million.
Organisers won't know what the final amount is until ticket sales cease, just before the balls drop.
Tattersall's Lotteries chief executive Bill Thorburn said if the final sum tops $90 million, it will be added to the prize money.
"We are now in unprecedented territory, with Australians wholeheartedly embracing the country's biggest lotto draw," he said.
"We've guaranteed a minimum $90 million first division jackpot, but there's a chance it could go even higher depending on player participation."
Mr Thorburn thinks it's odds-on at least one lucky Australian will see their numbers come up.
Mathematicians say the odds of winning are one in 45 million and, aside from buying more entries, there is no way of tipping the odds in your favour.
"To put it in perspective, people around age 20 are 20,000 times more likely to die this year than to win the lotto," maths professor Peter Adam said.
Those odds haven't stopped Newcastle couple Matt Bear and Rebecca Bullock already have a plan as to how they will spend at least some of the prize.
The couple said that would pay off their house, get a new car and help out friends and family.
No matter which punter or punters claims the record prize from the 10 million Australians who have bought a ticket so far, the unprecedented jackpot will delivering a windfall of more than $26 million to the Government's coffers.
And now the pressure is on for the Government to actually spend its windfall, rather than let the money plug part of its Budget black hole.
The Opposition wants it invested in vital cancer-treating radiotherapy machines. The Greens have demanded it be used to boost the number of dental clinicians by funding more student positions at the University of Queensland's faculty of dentistry.
But youth worker Father Chris Riley wants the Government to take a punt and invest in charities.
"That money needs to go back into the community where it came from," he said. "They should target the charities that deal with gambling and the effects on their families or just use it to help the charities that are struggling.
"There are quite a few that will go to the wall soon if they're not helped out because the amount of donations are down by a quarter."
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Lotto fever is sweeping the nation with tonight's record jackpot tipped to break through $90 million.
Just hours remain before millions of Australians will crowd around televisions, radios and internet-enabled devices to learn if they will become a multi-millionaire.
Queues formed outside many Oz Lotto agents yesterday and fortune hunters could be in for a long wait today to buy their tickets.
Many newsagents will stay open an hour later than usual tonight to handle the rush, but are required by law to shut shop at 7.30pm.
The Oz Lotto jackpot soared to a record $90 million after there were no first division winners in the June 23 draw.
Last week's $50 million first division prize pool eventually topped $59 million, fuelling expectations that tonight's jackpot could creep towards $100 million.
Organisers won't know what the final amount is until ticket sales cease, just before the balls drop.
Tattersall's Lotteries chief executive Bill Thorburn said if the final sum tops $90 million, it will be added to the prize money.
"We are now in unprecedented territory, with Australians wholeheartedly embracing the country's biggest lotto draw," he said.
"We've guaranteed a minimum $90 million first division jackpot, but there's a chance it could go even higher depending on player participation."
Mr Thorburn thinks it's odds-on at least one lucky Australian will see their numbers come up.
Mathematicians say the odds of winning are one in 45 million and, aside from buying more entries, there is no way of tipping the odds in your favour.
"To put it in perspective, people around age 20 are 20,000 times more likely to die this year than to win the lotto," maths professor Peter Adam said.
Those odds haven't stopped Newcastle couple Matt Bear and Rebecca Bullock already have a plan as to how they will spend at least some of the prize.
The couple said that would pay off their house, get a new car and help out friends and family.
No matter which punter or punters claims the record prize from the 10 million Australians who have bought a ticket so far, the unprecedented jackpot will delivering a windfall of more than $26 million to the Government's coffers.
And now the pressure is on for the Government to actually spend its windfall, rather than let the money plug part of its Budget black hole.
The Opposition wants it invested in vital cancer-treating radiotherapy machines. The Greens have demanded it be used to boost the number of dental clinicians by funding more student positions at the University of Queensland's faculty of dentistry.
But youth worker Father Chris Riley wants the Government to take a punt and invest in charities.
"That money needs to go back into the community where it came from," he said. "They should target the charities that deal with gambling and the effects on their families or just use it to help the charities that are struggling.
"There are quite a few that will go to the wall soon if they're not helped out because the amount of donations are down by a quarter."
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Lotto jackpots to new $90m record, by Marissa Calligeros and Georgina Robinson - Fairfax - 24th June 2009
Oz 7 Lotto has reached an all-time Australian record, jackpotting to a whopping $90 million after there were no first division winners in last night's draw.
Australians spent $87 million on a one-in-45 million chance to bag last night's jackpot, which pushed the first prize up from $50 million to $59 million.
"We were going to go to $60 million next week if it jackpotted but due to the unprecedented level of interest in last night's draw, the decision has been made to offer a minimum guaranteed jackpot level of $90 million," Tattersalls spokeswoman Karen Anning said.
Before yesterday, the record jackpot for an Australian lottery was $50 million.
While there were no division one winners in last night's draw, 32 Australians scored the $26,376.35 division two prize.
Four Queenslanders, from Brisbane, Hendra, Cairns and Port Douglas, were among the division two winners.
The $3,705.20 division three prize was scored by 469, while close to 3000 players picked up a handy $304.
At Inala Plaza News, where a record seven division one winning tickets have been sold in the past, Tamara Bowe said the afternoon rush was a "complete frenzy".
Lotto hopefuls queued out the door waiting to secure their chance in the record draw.
"It was a complete frenzy, chaos...an absolute madhouse," Ms Bowe said.
"So much for a recession. People were certainly happy to spend their money yesterday.
"We were flat out all day and then when people started getting off work in the afternoon things turned to a complete frenzy," Ms Bowe said.
That's not to say Ms Bowe and her staff didn't have their hands in the mix.
"Oh yes, of course we bought tickets...quite a few actually."
The team at Inala News are planning to do it all again next Tuesday, when the draw jackpots again.
The Australian Lotto Bloc will today announce the final amount of next week's Oz 7 Lotto.
The odds of winning the main Oz 7 Lotto prize are 1:45,379,620. (Credit: Fairfax)
Results
Division 2 $26,376.35 32
Division 3 $3,705.20 469
Division 4 $304.00 2,940
Division 5 $41.00 25,420
Division 6 $20.90 570,678
Division 7 $12.90 1,034,164
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Australians spent $87 million on a one-in-45 million chance to bag last night's jackpot, which pushed the first prize up from $50 million to $59 million.
"We were going to go to $60 million next week if it jackpotted but due to the unprecedented level of interest in last night's draw, the decision has been made to offer a minimum guaranteed jackpot level of $90 million," Tattersalls spokeswoman Karen Anning said.
Before yesterday, the record jackpot for an Australian lottery was $50 million.
While there were no division one winners in last night's draw, 32 Australians scored the $26,376.35 division two prize.
Four Queenslanders, from Brisbane, Hendra, Cairns and Port Douglas, were among the division two winners.
The $3,705.20 division three prize was scored by 469, while close to 3000 players picked up a handy $304.
At Inala Plaza News, where a record seven division one winning tickets have been sold in the past, Tamara Bowe said the afternoon rush was a "complete frenzy".
Lotto hopefuls queued out the door waiting to secure their chance in the record draw.
"It was a complete frenzy, chaos...an absolute madhouse," Ms Bowe said.
"So much for a recession. People were certainly happy to spend their money yesterday.
"We were flat out all day and then when people started getting off work in the afternoon things turned to a complete frenzy," Ms Bowe said.
That's not to say Ms Bowe and her staff didn't have their hands in the mix.
"Oh yes, of course we bought tickets...quite a few actually."
The team at Inala News are planning to do it all again next Tuesday, when the draw jackpots again.
The Australian Lotto Bloc will today announce the final amount of next week's Oz 7 Lotto.
The odds of winning the main Oz 7 Lotto prize are 1:45,379,620. (Credit: Fairfax)
Results
Division 2 $26,376.35 32
Division 3 $3,705.20 469
Division 4 $304.00 2,940
Division 5 $41.00 25,420
Division 6 $20.90 570,678
Division 7 $12.90 1,034,164
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One in two adults buys ticket for $90m Oz Lotto Draw, by Xanthe Kleinig - The Daily Telegraph - 29th June 2009
Ten million tickets, $150 million in sales, a $90 million first prize - and a dream for every entry.
Australia's biggest lotto jackpot has officials expecting one in two adults in Australia to try their luck in tomorrow's OZ Lotto draw.
NSW Lotteries communications manager John Vineburg said punters' imaginations had been captured by the potential size of the haul.
"It's hard to believe but about every second adult in the country will be in the draw," he said.
Many will be hoping to improve their chances by buying tickets at "lucky" outlets. Others, figuring the odds will be in their favour, will head to hundreds of agencies that have never had a significant win.
Adam Schofield, 30, said yesterday he had a group entry with workmates.
Mr Schofield and partner Denise Souza, 30, browsed at the Ferrari showroom in William St in the city.
The pair would buy themselves an apartment and a sports car if they hit the jackpot.
But Mr Schofield wasn't getting too far ahead of his dream.
"I think there's a better chance on the pokies - and no one wins off those," he said.
Despite the small chance of getting all seven numbers (one in 45 million) lotto agents are bracing for a rush on tickets before sales close on Tuesday evening ahead of the draw.
To win, players must match seven numbers drawn from a machine.
Mr Vineburg said there was likely to be only one or just a few winning entries but the large number of syndicates entered meant the money could be split between any number of new millionaires.
The three luckiest suburbs in NSW, based on first-division prize wins over the past five years, are Cabramatta, North Strathfield and Chester Hill.
The unluckiest may be Greenfield Park, where a first-division prize of more than $3 million is still unclaimed 10 years after it was won.
You can enter from a single game for $1.10 to the popular 24-game Megapick at $25.30. The draw airs on Channel 7 about 8.30pm tomorrow. (Credit: The Daily Telegraph)
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Australia's biggest lotto jackpot has officials expecting one in two adults in Australia to try their luck in tomorrow's OZ Lotto draw.
NSW Lotteries communications manager John Vineburg said punters' imaginations had been captured by the potential size of the haul.
"It's hard to believe but about every second adult in the country will be in the draw," he said.
Many will be hoping to improve their chances by buying tickets at "lucky" outlets. Others, figuring the odds will be in their favour, will head to hundreds of agencies that have never had a significant win.
Adam Schofield, 30, said yesterday he had a group entry with workmates.
Mr Schofield and partner Denise Souza, 30, browsed at the Ferrari showroom in William St in the city.
The pair would buy themselves an apartment and a sports car if they hit the jackpot.
But Mr Schofield wasn't getting too far ahead of his dream.
"I think there's a better chance on the pokies - and no one wins off those," he said.
Despite the small chance of getting all seven numbers (one in 45 million) lotto agents are bracing for a rush on tickets before sales close on Tuesday evening ahead of the draw.
To win, players must match seven numbers drawn from a machine.
Mr Vineburg said there was likely to be only one or just a few winning entries but the large number of syndicates entered meant the money could be split between any number of new millionaires.
The three luckiest suburbs in NSW, based on first-division prize wins over the past five years, are Cabramatta, North Strathfield and Chester Hill.
The unluckiest may be Greenfield Park, where a first-division prize of more than $3 million is still unclaimed 10 years after it was won.
You can enter from a single game for $1.10 to the popular 24-game Megapick at $25.30. The draw airs on Channel 7 about 8.30pm tomorrow. (Credit: The Daily Telegraph)
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Freak lotto jackpot defies logic, by Conal Hanna - Fairfax - 23rd June 2009
It's supposed to happen once every 11 years.
But, as anyone trying to pick the lucky numbers can attest, lotteries are never predictable.
And so it is that Australia has its third $50 million jackpot in two years tonight.
Organisers expect one in five Queenslanders to buy a ticket for a chance to win the record-equalling first division prize in tonight's Oz 7 Lotto draw.
It's the second time Oz 7 Lotto has hit the $50 million mark, which also occurred for Powerball in 2008.
Combined with last Saturday night's $20 million Gold Lotto draw, and the two other lotteries on Wednesday and Thursday, it makes for a record-breaking $84 million week, $5 million more than the previous record in June last year.
With a late rush expected on tickets today, Lola Mashado, a Relationships Australia branch manager, reminded people not to get carried away with the chance of success.
"Any form of gambling can become addictive. If it's not done for fun. If it's taking over areas of people's lives and it is no longer social gambling," Ms Mashado said.
She said in her time as a financial counsellor she'd seen people in debt spend a lump sum on lotto tickets as a way of fixing their problems.
She'd also had to remind people that, despite superstition, there was no 'system' to winning.
"You need to recognise it's chance. There's no system, no hidden formula around it, just like any other form of gambling," Ms Mashado said.
A single standard entry game panel for tonight's draw has a one in 45,379,620 chance of winning the top prize.
Net takings from Lotto tickets totalled $1.44 billion in the financial 2004/05, out of Australia's total gambling spend of $15.46 billion.
Poker machines make up $8.7 billion. (Credit: Fairfax)
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But, as anyone trying to pick the lucky numbers can attest, lotteries are never predictable.
And so it is that Australia has its third $50 million jackpot in two years tonight.
Organisers expect one in five Queenslanders to buy a ticket for a chance to win the record-equalling first division prize in tonight's Oz 7 Lotto draw.
It's the second time Oz 7 Lotto has hit the $50 million mark, which also occurred for Powerball in 2008.
Combined with last Saturday night's $20 million Gold Lotto draw, and the two other lotteries on Wednesday and Thursday, it makes for a record-breaking $84 million week, $5 million more than the previous record in June last year.
With a late rush expected on tickets today, Lola Mashado, a Relationships Australia branch manager, reminded people not to get carried away with the chance of success.
"Any form of gambling can become addictive. If it's not done for fun. If it's taking over areas of people's lives and it is no longer social gambling," Ms Mashado said.
She said in her time as a financial counsellor she'd seen people in debt spend a lump sum on lotto tickets as a way of fixing their problems.
She'd also had to remind people that, despite superstition, there was no 'system' to winning.
"You need to recognise it's chance. There's no system, no hidden formula around it, just like any other form of gambling," Ms Mashado said.
A single standard entry game panel for tonight's draw has a one in 45,379,620 chance of winning the top prize.
Net takings from Lotto tickets totalled $1.44 billion in the financial 2004/05, out of Australia's total gambling spend of $15.46 billion.
Poker machines make up $8.7 billion. (Credit: Fairfax)
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Chinese officials sacked over housing lottery scam - Agence France-Presse - 28th June 2009
Five officials in central China have been sacked and five other people arrested over a scam involving a lottery for apartments.
In China, where the first lottery was authorised in 1987, only two types are allowed: those which provide funds for social projects such as supporting orphans and disabled or elderly people, or for sports installations.
More than 5000 people took part in the lottery which was intended to allocate 124 low-cost apartments in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, Xinhua news agency said.
Authorities grew suspicious when six consecutive numbers won. The chances of that happening were "one out of a thousand trillion'', a maths specialist from Huazhong Normal University was quoted as saying by a local newspaper.
Police arrested the alleged mastermind and four accomplices, including two who were responsible for drawing the lots and one who wrote a computer program to produce the desired result, Xinhua said.
The suspects allegedly took nearly one million yuan ($186,567) and are likely to be charged with economic crimes, it said, quoting a city official.
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In China, where the first lottery was authorised in 1987, only two types are allowed: those which provide funds for social projects such as supporting orphans and disabled or elderly people, or for sports installations.
More than 5000 people took part in the lottery which was intended to allocate 124 low-cost apartments in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, Xinhua news agency said.
Authorities grew suspicious when six consecutive numbers won. The chances of that happening were "one out of a thousand trillion'', a maths specialist from Huazhong Normal University was quoted as saying by a local newspaper.
Police arrested the alleged mastermind and four accomplices, including two who were responsible for drawing the lots and one who wrote a computer program to produce the desired result, Xinhua said.
The suspects allegedly took nearly one million yuan ($186,567) and are likely to be charged with economic crimes, it said, quoting a city official.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Rush is on for record OzLotto draw, by Margaret Wenham - The Courier-Mail - 27th June 2009
Try calling the Golden Casket office and you're warned that because of the interest in Tuesday's record-breaking $90 million Oz Lotto draw you may be on hold for some time.
"This is the biggest draw of all time," Golden Casket public relations manager Karen Anning said yesterday.
"We're expecting one in three adults to buy a ticket, that's five times more than would normally participate."
Ms Anning said the massive prize amount was calculated from what was left in the division one prize pool from last week's draw – $59 million – together with the expected level of interest this week in the jackpotted amount.
"We're guaranteeing $90 million, but it may go beyond that," she said.
She said the previous biggest lotto win was a $58.7 million Powerball prize won in June last year.
Punters have until 7.30pm on Tuesday to buy their ticket, but Ms Anning warned people not to leave it too late.
"We're encouraging people to buy their entries now as we had one store in Melbourne that ran out of paper last week," she said.
Last year, more Gold Coast residents than anywhere else in Queensland enjoyed big Lotto wins, winning $25,056,910 in first division prizemoney.
(Credit: The Courier-Mail)
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"This is the biggest draw of all time," Golden Casket public relations manager Karen Anning said yesterday.
"We're expecting one in three adults to buy a ticket, that's five times more than would normally participate."
Ms Anning said the massive prize amount was calculated from what was left in the division one prize pool from last week's draw – $59 million – together with the expected level of interest this week in the jackpotted amount.
"We're guaranteeing $90 million, but it may go beyond that," she said.
She said the previous biggest lotto win was a $58.7 million Powerball prize won in June last year.
Punters have until 7.30pm on Tuesday to buy their ticket, but Ms Anning warned people not to leave it too late.
"We're encouraging people to buy their entries now as we had one store in Melbourne that ran out of paper last week," she said.
Last year, more Gold Coast residents than anywhere else in Queensland enjoyed big Lotto wins, winning $25,056,910 in first division prizemoney.
(Credit: The Courier-Mail)
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Victorians flock to buy tickets for $50 million Oz Lotto draw, by Antonia Magee - Herald Sun - 23rd June 2009
Lotto mania has hit Victoria and more than a million people are expected to buy a ticket for Tuesday's $50 million Oz Lotto.
That's triple the number of those usually in the draw.
About 20 per cent of the state's population were predicted to buy at least a single ticket, Tattersall's spokeswoman Karen Anning said.
"We are expecting one of the busiest days in our history," Ms Anning said.
She said most people opted to buy a single quick pick ticket, but when the jackpot grew, many also took part in syndicates or system entries with family and friends.
Mathematics expert Peter Taylor, from Melbourne University, said the odds of winning first division tonight were about one in 45 million. There was a 2.3 per cent chance it would be a Victorian.
"It's not very good odds," Prof Taylor said. "People would be much more likely to win playing blackjack."
The draw is only the second $50 million jackpot in Australian history. (Credit: Herald Sun)
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That's triple the number of those usually in the draw.
About 20 per cent of the state's population were predicted to buy at least a single ticket, Tattersall's spokeswoman Karen Anning said.
"We are expecting one of the busiest days in our history," Ms Anning said.
She said most people opted to buy a single quick pick ticket, but when the jackpot grew, many also took part in syndicates or system entries with family and friends.
Mathematics expert Peter Taylor, from Melbourne University, said the odds of winning first division tonight were about one in 45 million. There was a 2.3 per cent chance it would be a Victorian.
"It's not very good odds," Prof Taylor said. "People would be much more likely to win playing blackjack."
The draw is only the second $50 million jackpot in Australian history. (Credit: Herald Sun)
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
$50m lottery winner plans to grow better carrots - 16th June 2009
A 74-year-old amateur gardener who scooped a 25 million pound ($50 million) lottery prize said on Tuesday he would spend part of his winnings hiring an expert to learn how to grow better carrots.
Brian Caswell said he had always struggled with the vegetable on the prize-winning allotment he maintains with his wife Joan, 71, in Halliwell, near Bolton.
"I've been trying to grow carrots ever since I've been on that allotment and I've never had any success," he said.
"What I'm going to do now is bring a professional in and say, 'Right, sort that out'."
He said the couple had decided to go public with the news of their huge win in last Friday's EuroMillions draw on the advice of lottery operator Camelot.
"How could you keep that secret?" he said. "The answer is you can't."
His wife said she was still adjusting to her sudden wealth, which saw the couple's win splashed on the front of the Sun and the Daily Mirror newspapers.
"Usually we are the people sitting watching the television, and now everybody is sitting watching Brian and I."
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Brian Caswell said he had always struggled with the vegetable on the prize-winning allotment he maintains with his wife Joan, 71, in Halliwell, near Bolton.
"I've been trying to grow carrots ever since I've been on that allotment and I've never had any success," he said.
"What I'm going to do now is bring a professional in and say, 'Right, sort that out'."
He said the couple had decided to go public with the news of their huge win in last Friday's EuroMillions draw on the advice of lottery operator Camelot.
"How could you keep that secret?" he said. "The answer is you can't."
His wife said she was still adjusting to her sudden wealth, which saw the couple's win splashed on the front of the Sun and the Daily Mirror newspapers.
"Usually we are the people sitting watching the television, and now everybody is sitting watching Brian and I."
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New Landmarks For PartyCasino.com and PartyBingo.com More Additions To World's Largest Online Casino As Number Of Games Doubles In Six Months
Gibraltar -- 16th June – www.partycasino.com and www.partybingo.com are both currently offering record jackpots that are waiting to be hit! The PartyCasino.com Gold Mega Jackpot is at a record level and stands at over $2.4 million, while the PartyBingo.com jackpot in the Lillac Lounge is industry leading at over £63,000 and is rated as highly winnable by independent comparison checks.
Gold Mega Jackpot games on PartyCasino.com include The Godfather, Super Star, Super Joker, Super Fortune Wheel, Super Mystic and Mega Fortune Wheel. PartyCasino.com now offers over 120 games and pays out well over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly - in fact the number of games on PartyCasino.com has DOUBLED in just six months and there are a lot more to come! The latest release has seen dozens of new games added with the highlights being the in-house developed dinosaur themed Raptor Island and online casino classic Cleopatra. They join the group of Cryptologic licensed Marvel games, Wagerworks games like the very popular Monopoly and Next Gen slots such as Dolphin Reef.
With rights acquired from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group, PartyCasino.com has also developed the Sinatra Slot - a five-reel, 20 line slot game with a Sinatra Big Band feature. Play through the three ages of Frank in Hollywood, Las Vegas and New York, collecting and writing big band tunes on the way. The game features an accumulating bonus trigger; collect a Treble Clef for each reel to build up a Sinatra track at the top of the screen. Complete the track to see Frank sing a classic track and then get a chance to write your own number in the Big Band Bonus feature. The minimum bet is $0.01 and maximum is $1,000. To celebrate the recent introduction of this innovating slot, PartyCasino.com is offering the chance to win trips to New York, Las Vegas or Hollywood and free spins until July 7 – see http://www.partycasino.com/news/newsletter for more details. Other highlights include film themed slots such as Mission:Impossible, The Terminator, Top Gun, Saturday Night Fever, Gone with the Wind and Rambo.
The PartyBingo.com jackpot in the Lilac Lounge is now over £63,000, the largest in the industry at the current time. It is rated by independent adjudicators to be one of the most ripe to be hit and the ball count has been increased to 37 make it easier to hit!
A PartyGaming spokesman said: “PartyCasino.com is a completely different product to what it was six months ago with so many great new games added. The Gold Mega Jackpot just continues to grow and grow past previous record levels – we’re surprised it hasn’t been hit yet. At the same time jackpot hunters are going to find PartyBingo.com very attractive, £63,000 would be a seriously big bingo win!”
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY. PartyGaming’s principal brands are: PartyPoker.com, PartyCasino.com, EmpirePoker.com, PartyBingo.com, PartyGammon.com, PartyBets.com, PartyMarkets.com and Gamebookers.com.
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With rights acquired from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group, PartyCasino.com has also developed the Sinatra Slot - a five-reel, 20 line slot game with a Sinatra Big Band feature. Play through the three ages of Frank in Hollywood, Las Vegas and New York, collecting and writing big band tunes on the way. The game features an accumulating bonus trigger; collect a Treble Clef for each reel to build up a Sinatra track at the top of the screen. Complete the track to see Frank sing a classic track and then get a chance to write your own number in the Big Band Bonus feature. The minimum bet is $0.01 and maximum is $1,000. To celebrate the recent introduction of this innovating slot, PartyCasino.com is offering the chance to win trips to New York, Las Vegas or Hollywood and free spins until July 7 – see http://www.partycasino.com/news/newsletter for more details. Other highlights include film themed slots such as Mission:Impossible, The Terminator, Top Gun, Saturday Night Fever, Gone with the Wind and Rambo.
The PartyBingo.com jackpot in the Lilac Lounge is now over £63,000, the largest in the industry at the current time. It is rated by independent adjudicators to be one of the most ripe to be hit and the ball count has been increased to 37 make it easier to hit!
A PartyGaming spokesman said: “PartyCasino.com is a completely different product to what it was six months ago with so many great new games added. The Gold Mega Jackpot just continues to grow and grow past previous record levels – we’re surprised it hasn’t been hit yet. At the same time jackpot hunters are going to find PartyBingo.com very attractive, £63,000 would be a seriously big bingo win!”
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Privatisation battle shifts to NSW Lotteries, by Alexandra Smith - The Sydney Morning Herald - 5th June 2009
Another privatisation battle is looming for the Premier, Nathan Rees. At least 15 MPs, including the former racing and gaming minister Grant McBride, are opposed to the sale of NSW Lotteries.
Several MPs on the right, including Richard Amery, Tony Stewart and Paul Gibson, fear small businesses could suffer if NSW Lotteries products were no longer sold in newsagents.
Mr McBride, who was gaming minister for four years, warned caucus this week the sale of products such as scratchies in casinos or pubs could turn "soft gambling" into a more serious problem.
The Kiama MP, Matt Brown, did not vote against the privatisation in caucus but it is understood he told caucus he was worried that the sale of Lotteries could ruin small business in towns and regions.
Several MPs also gave TAB outlets as an example, which they said disappeared from main streets and into pubs and clubs when the TAB was privatised by the Carr government in 1998.
One senior MP said there was widespread concern in caucus that the Government was selling one of its "biggest cash cows for no good reason".
"If you are that dependent on gaming revenue, which lots of governments are, why would you sell something that makes you so much money?" the MP said.
The Government is hoping to raise between $500 million and $600 million from the sale of NSW Lotteries in a deal that would enable it to retain its annual revenue stream of more than $300 million from gaming duties.
The latest stoush over privatisation follows the battle over the sale of prisons. The Government eventually backed away from its plan to sell Cessnock jail and will instead privatise only Parklea prison. (Credit: The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Several MPs on the right, including Richard Amery, Tony Stewart and Paul Gibson, fear small businesses could suffer if NSW Lotteries products were no longer sold in newsagents.
Mr McBride, who was gaming minister for four years, warned caucus this week the sale of products such as scratchies in casinos or pubs could turn "soft gambling" into a more serious problem.
The Kiama MP, Matt Brown, did not vote against the privatisation in caucus but it is understood he told caucus he was worried that the sale of Lotteries could ruin small business in towns and regions.
Several MPs also gave TAB outlets as an example, which they said disappeared from main streets and into pubs and clubs when the TAB was privatised by the Carr government in 1998.
One senior MP said there was widespread concern in caucus that the Government was selling one of its "biggest cash cows for no good reason".
"If you are that dependent on gaming revenue, which lots of governments are, why would you sell something that makes you so much money?" the MP said.
The Government is hoping to raise between $500 million and $600 million from the sale of NSW Lotteries in a deal that would enable it to retain its annual revenue stream of more than $300 million from gaming duties.
The latest stoush over privatisation follows the battle over the sale of prisons. The Government eventually backed away from its plan to sell Cessnock jail and will instead privatise only Parklea prison. (Credit: The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Virgin Games Delivers The Ultimate Gaming Experience
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - June 1, 2009)
Today Virgin Games, the online gaming service, announces that it has centralised its offerings and has become an operating company in its own right working from one common platform. This development will provide a streamlined customer experience by offering players the opportunity to play across multiple gaming products using a central sign on solution and a single Virgin Games wallet. The operation of Virgin Games gaming service was formerly outsourced to three different operators; Wagerworks for Casino; Boss Media for Poker and St.Minver for Bingo. The operation on the new Virgin Games platform has now been taken in-house and will be managed centrally from their head office in Guernsey.
With the Virgin customer experience being of core importance, players now only need to register once to become a Virgin Games player and browse seamlessly through all of the games at Virgin Poker, Virgin Casino and Virgin Bingo. Additionally, under the new system, Virgin players will be able to play for bonus promotions and Virgin Games loyalty points, V-Points, across all games offered.
The strategic shift to become a fully fledged gaming operator has taken place at Virgin Games over the last 18 months. The company now operates using two gaming licenses held in Alderney and Malta and runs an in-house customer service call centre as well as owning and co-ordinating player databases and payment processing systems. The 24/7 customer experience solution will bring all consumer touch points together in-house including telephone, email and web-chat communication resulting in greater control, improved efficiency and an all round excellent customer experience.
Simon Burridge, CEO Virgin Games, comments: "In developing and taking ownership of the new customer experience program, we have focused on creating the best possible value and service for our customers. Here at Virgin Games, we live and breathe the Virgin brand values and feel taking the customer service department in-house and integrating all three gaming services allows us to continue to deliver the unique Virgin experience that our customers have come to expect."
"Our players have told us that they would like to see a wider range of games at Virgin Games and we intend to give them exactly what they're looking for. There have been some very exciting new games brought into the market recently and we look forward to introducing them into the Virgin Games product offering" said Burridge.
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- Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes(TM) and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of Pounds Sterling 1,500,000
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- Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
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Today Virgin Games, the online gaming service, announces that it has centralised its offerings and has become an operating company in its own right working from one common platform. This development will provide a streamlined customer experience by offering players the opportunity to play across multiple gaming products using a central sign on solution and a single Virgin Games wallet. The operation of Virgin Games gaming service was formerly outsourced to three different operators; Wagerworks for Casino; Boss Media for Poker and St.Minver for Bingo. The operation on the new Virgin Games platform has now been taken in-house and will be managed centrally from their head office in Guernsey.
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The strategic shift to become a fully fledged gaming operator has taken place at Virgin Games over the last 18 months. The company now operates using two gaming licenses held in Alderney and Malta and runs an in-house customer service call centre as well as owning and co-ordinating player databases and payment processing systems. The 24/7 customer experience solution will bring all consumer touch points together in-house including telephone, email and web-chat communication resulting in greater control, improved efficiency and an all round excellent customer experience.
Simon Burridge, CEO Virgin Games, comments: "In developing and taking ownership of the new customer experience program, we have focused on creating the best possible value and service for our customers. Here at Virgin Games, we live and breathe the Virgin brand values and feel taking the customer service department in-house and integrating all three gaming services allows us to continue to deliver the unique Virgin experience that our customers have come to expect."
"Our players have told us that they would like to see a wider range of games at Virgin Games and we intend to give them exactly what they're looking for. There have been some very exciting new games brought into the market recently and we look forward to introducing them into the Virgin Games product offering" said Burridge.
For more information on Virgin Games please visit www.virgingames.co.uk.
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About Virgin Games
Virgin Games launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
- Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes(TM) and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of Pounds Sterling 1,500,000
- Virgin Poker, part of the Boss Media network, offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros Texas Hold em, Five card Stud Poker and more - as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry
- Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
NSW newsagents want Lotteries, by Simon Evans - Australian Financial Review - 1st May 2009
A consortium bid involving the Newsagents Association of New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (NANA) has emerged as a potential buyer for the NSW Lotteries business being sold by the State Government. NANA president Stan Cousins said yesterday that lotteries products bring ‘a lot of foot traffic’ and are ‘very important to the bottom-line’ for newsagents. Around 80 percent of NSW Lottery sales are made through newsagents. (Extract from The Australian Financial Review)
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Virgin Bingo Announces Relaunch Of Bingo Game Offering
28th May 2009
Virgin.com Limited has announced that it will be relaunching its bingo offering through its VirginGames.com portal using software from Alderney-licensed online bingo and gambling platform provider Virtue Fusion Limited.
Virtue Fusion is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Internet bingo solutions and its network operates on an aggregated model so that partners benefit from shared critical mass and larger jackpots.
http://www.virgingames.com/bingo previously utilised software from St Minver but the change will see players able to enjoy one of the largest selections of networked games available through a bingo client. Virtue Fusion pioneered the mini game and offers titles including Marine Mayhem, Clover Rollover and Big Top Tombola, which have proven highly popular with players.
“It was important for Virgin Games to select a partner that could give our players the widest choice of game variants, jackpot sizes and price-points,” said Simon Burridge, Chief Executive Officer for VirginGames.com.
“Virtue Fusion’s network is undoubtedly the market leader in this respect. We are delighted to be joining the Virtue Fusion network and are looking forward to growing our business over the coming years.
”We value Virtue Fusion’s flexible network model because we value the right to offer something different. Virtue Fusion’s network structure allows us to be just what we want while benefiting from the largest prize pools available online today.”
“We are delighted that VirginGames.com has chosen Virtue Fusion’s industry-leading software for its bingo offering,” said Bob McCulloch, Chief Executive Officer for Virtue Fusion.
“VirginGames.com will benefit through our flexible networked approach to bingo by offering small games that are good for communities while leveraging the power of the network by offering the biggest jackpots available.”
About Virgin Games
Virgin Games, a subsidiary of Virgin.com Ltd, launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises three distinct entertainment offerings, giving consumers the chance to play their favourite online games the Virgin way:
• Virgin Casino Games, part of the Wagerworks network, provides a taste of Vegas online, with classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as popular feature slots like Elvis, Cleopatra and Vegas, Baby!
• Virgin Free Poker,offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros - as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry. The successful Virgin Poker Festivals, which take place in casinos around the UK throughout the year, now allow gamers to experience the fun of Virgin Poker offline too
• Virgin Bingo, part of the St Minver network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as regular promotions and an unrivalled loyalty scheme
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Virgin.com Limited has announced that it will be relaunching its bingo offering through its VirginGames.com portal using software from Alderney-licensed online bingo and gambling platform provider Virtue Fusion Limited.
Virtue Fusion is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Internet bingo solutions and its network operates on an aggregated model so that partners benefit from shared critical mass and larger jackpots.
http://www.virgingames.com/bingo previously utilised software from St Minver but the change will see players able to enjoy one of the largest selections of networked games available through a bingo client. Virtue Fusion pioneered the mini game and offers titles including Marine Mayhem, Clover Rollover and Big Top Tombola, which have proven highly popular with players.
“It was important for Virgin Games to select a partner that could give our players the widest choice of game variants, jackpot sizes and price-points,” said Simon Burridge, Chief Executive Officer for VirginGames.com.
“Virtue Fusion’s network is undoubtedly the market leader in this respect. We are delighted to be joining the Virtue Fusion network and are looking forward to growing our business over the coming years.
”We value Virtue Fusion’s flexible network model because we value the right to offer something different. Virtue Fusion’s network structure allows us to be just what we want while benefiting from the largest prize pools available online today.”
“We are delighted that VirginGames.com has chosen Virtue Fusion’s industry-leading software for its bingo offering,” said Bob McCulloch, Chief Executive Officer for Virtue Fusion.
“VirginGames.com will benefit through our flexible networked approach to bingo by offering small games that are good for communities while leveraging the power of the network by offering the biggest jackpots available.”
About Virgin Games
Virgin Games, a subsidiary of Virgin.com Ltd, launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises three distinct entertainment offerings, giving consumers the chance to play their favourite online games the Virgin way:
• Virgin Casino Games, part of the Wagerworks network, provides a taste of Vegas online, with classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as popular feature slots like Elvis, Cleopatra and Vegas, Baby!
• Virgin Free Poker,offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros - as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry. The successful Virgin Poker Festivals, which take place in casinos around the UK throughout the year, now allow gamers to experience the fun of Virgin Poker offline too
• Virgin Bingo, part of the St Minver network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as regular promotions and an unrivalled loyalty scheme
For further information please contact:
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Virgin Bingo Signs With Virtue Fusion Online Bingo Software - 20th May 2009
Virgin Bingo has jumped from St Minver to Virtue Fusion and in doing so has joined some other impressive brands including William Hill Bingo, Mecca Bingo and Ladbrokes Bingo.
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The new developments allow for players to play multiple bingo rooms in addition to a side game, so players will be able to have all the bingo they want simultaneously playing up to four bingo rooms at the same time!
Guaranteed daily jackpots of £6,000 and online bingo games starting at one penny and a free daily scratchcard offering a prize jackpot of £500!
Online slots players will like the jackpot slot machines and Virgin Bingo offers the Cleopatra slot which provides a jackpot of up to £50,000!
Additional Virgin Games slots include Snow Queens Magic, Elvis Multi-Strike, Marine Mayhem and Monopoly.
Bingo players and online casino fans alike will love the updated Virgin Bingo website. Virgin Games have also launched a great promotion to win a family holiday to Florida in the United States.
Little wonder bingo fans and online casino fans the world over can't get enough of Virgin Games.
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The new developments allow for players to play multiple bingo rooms in addition to a side game, so players will be able to have all the bingo they want simultaneously playing up to four bingo rooms at the same time!
Guaranteed daily jackpots of £6,000 and online bingo games starting at one penny and a free daily scratchcard offering a prize jackpot of £500!
Online slots players will like the jackpot slot machines and Virgin Bingo offers the Cleopatra slot which provides a jackpot of up to £50,000!
Additional Virgin Games slots include Snow Queens Magic, Elvis Multi-Strike, Marine Mayhem and Monopoly.
Bingo players and online casino fans alike will love the updated Virgin Bingo website. Virgin Games have also launched a great promotion to win a family holiday to Florida in the United States.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Online Bingo Site Plans to Re-Brand - 7th May 2009
The popular online bingo site Virgin Bingo has announced that they will be re-branding this month.
Virgin Bingo, which is currently operated by St Minver, will change its name and become part of Virgin Games as of May 20th.
According to Virgin Games the decision to move away from St Minver is purely a strategic one, as they intend to introduce more bingo games including, 80 ball bingo, speed bingo and Joker Jackpot.
St Minver has said that while they will be sad to see Virgin Bingo leave they will ensure the handover remains amicable.
Both Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino will also be re-branded on the 20th May, as Virgin Games aim to increase the accessibility of the three operations.
Players of Virgin Bingo will be redirected to Virgin Games after May 20th, and will be encouraged to log in with their current details. Once logged in players will have access to poker and casino, and will benefit from promotions and bonuses across the products.
By cross promoting the sites in this way, Virgin Games will have much more control over their products along with financial processes.
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Virgin Bingo, which is currently operated by St Minver, will change its name and become part of Virgin Games as of May 20th.
According to Virgin Games the decision to move away from St Minver is purely a strategic one, as they intend to introduce more bingo games including, 80 ball bingo, speed bingo and Joker Jackpot.
St Minver has said that while they will be sad to see Virgin Bingo leave they will ensure the handover remains amicable.
Both Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino will also be re-branded on the 20th May, as Virgin Games aim to increase the accessibility of the three operations.
Players of Virgin Bingo will be redirected to Virgin Games after May 20th, and will be encouraged to log in with their current details. Once logged in players will have access to poker and casino, and will benefit from promotions and bonuses across the products.
By cross promoting the sites in this way, Virgin Games will have much more control over their products along with financial processes.
At the moment Virgin Games runs its finances through St Minver although they are awaiting a Maltese license for the 3 in 1 Virgin Games.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
$2m lotto winner to buy new glasses - ABC - 13th May 2009
A legally blind Adelaide man is celebrating his $2 million lotto win after hearing about it on the radio.
SA Lotteries says the single father from Seaford in Adelaide's southern suburbs only checked his ticket after he heard on the radio about a mystery winner of the major prize having bought the ticket from a Seaford newsagency.
"I want to financially secure my children's future and then buy myself a new pair of glasses," he told lottery officials.
Despite being legally blind, the man says he will keep working hard in the business he part owns.
"I'll keep working, but might now hire someone to help me out." (Credit: ABC)
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SA Lotteries says the single father from Seaford in Adelaide's southern suburbs only checked his ticket after he heard on the radio about a mystery winner of the major prize having bought the ticket from a Seaford newsagency.
"I want to financially secure my children's future and then buy myself a new pair of glasses," he told lottery officials.
Despite being legally blind, the man says he will keep working hard in the business he part owns.
"I'll keep working, but might now hire someone to help me out." (Credit: ABC)
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Lotto winner scores record $223 million - 9th May 2009
A Spaniard has won the record jackpot of €126,231,764 ($223.87 million) in the Euro Millions lottery, smashing the record held for nearly four years by an Irish woman.
The as yet unnamed player, who could if he wanted buy two Airbus A-320 jets, was the only one to tick the five correct numbers (4, 23, 24, 29, 31) and two stars (8, 9) and win the huge jackpot draw in Paris.
The previous record in the lottery, run by nine European countries, had been held since July 2005 by Dolores McNamara of Gallyowen near Limerick in southwest Ireland, who took home €115,436,126.
Friday's winner beat odds of 76 million to one to win the equivalent of four years' salary by David Beckham, the world's best paid footballer.
Euro Millions, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, brings together France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria.
The jackpot begins at €15 million each week but is rolled over if there is no winner.
The world record for a game of chance is $US390 million ($516.73 million), split by two winners of the super jackpot in the American Mega Millions lottery in March 2007.
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The as yet unnamed player, who could if he wanted buy two Airbus A-320 jets, was the only one to tick the five correct numbers (4, 23, 24, 29, 31) and two stars (8, 9) and win the huge jackpot draw in Paris.
The previous record in the lottery, run by nine European countries, had been held since July 2005 by Dolores McNamara of Gallyowen near Limerick in southwest Ireland, who took home €115,436,126.
Friday's winner beat odds of 76 million to one to win the equivalent of four years' salary by David Beckham, the world's best paid footballer.
Euro Millions, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, brings together France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria.
The jackpot begins at €15 million each week but is rolled over if there is no winner.
The world record for a game of chance is $US390 million ($516.73 million), split by two winners of the super jackpot in the American Mega Millions lottery in March 2007.
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
Online Bingo Site Plans to Re-Brand - 7th May 2009
The popular online bingo site Virgin Bingo has announced that they will be re-branding this Month.
Virgin Bingo, which is currently operated by St Minver, will change its name and become part of Virgin Games as of May 20th.
According to Virgin Games the decision to move away from St Minver is purely a strategic one, as they intend to introduce more bingo games including, 90 ball bingo, speed bingo and Joker Jackpot.
St Minver has said that while they will be sad to see Virgin Bingo leave they will ensure the handover remains amicable.
Both Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino will also be re-branded on the 20th May, as Virgin Games aim to increase the accessibility of the three operations.
Players of Virgin Bingo will be redirected to Virgin Games after May 20th, and will be encouraged to log in with their current details. Once logged in players will have access to poker and casino, and will benefit from promotions and bonuses across the products.
By cross promoting the sites in this way, Virgin Games will have much more control over their products along with financial processes.
At the moment Virgin Games runs its finances through St Minver although they are awaiting a Maltese license for the 3 in 1 Virgin Games.
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Virgin Bingo, which is currently operated by St Minver, will change its name and become part of Virgin Games as of May 20th.
According to Virgin Games the decision to move away from St Minver is purely a strategic one, as they intend to introduce more bingo games including, 90 ball bingo, speed bingo and Joker Jackpot.
St Minver has said that while they will be sad to see Virgin Bingo leave they will ensure the handover remains amicable.
Both Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino will also be re-branded on the 20th May, as Virgin Games aim to increase the accessibility of the three operations.
Players of Virgin Bingo will be redirected to Virgin Games after May 20th, and will be encouraged to log in with their current details. Once logged in players will have access to poker and casino, and will benefit from promotions and bonuses across the products.
By cross promoting the sites in this way, Virgin Games will have much more control over their products along with financial processes.
At the moment Virgin Games runs its finances through St Minver although they are awaiting a Maltese license for the 3 in 1 Virgin Games.
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Wrestlers and Arnold Schwarzenegger Gambling, Poker Connection - Gambling911 - 4th May 2009
Ric Flair recently signed a deal to be a spokesperson for the lottery in the Carolinas... The Shelby, NC Star ran a story noting that Ric, David, and Reid Flair are scheduled to appear on Saturday at the Rec Center for a charity show to raise for the Shelby City Parks and Police Department. If he attends this would be Reid's first public appearance since his arrest last weekend.
"This is of course totally the opposite direction to Jesse Ventura's stance on gambling, at least publicly," notes Media Man, Greg Tingle.
Tingle made reference to Ventura's support of an online gambling enterprise, BetUS.com, where he was a paid spokesperson for more than two years. Interestingly enough, the state of Minnesota for which Ventura served as Governor, announced last week it will try to block access to online gambling websites from citizens of that state.
Then there is California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a one time friend of both men, who reportedly would support an initiative in his state to legalize online poker.
In November 2004, an advertisement began airing in California featuring Ventura. In it, Ventura voices his opposition to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's policies regarding Native American casinos, the very casinos that stand in the way of the proposed poker legislation. Schwarzenegger and Ventura have not spoken in years, according to reports.
In September 2005, Ventura announced on The Mike Malloy Show that he was leaving the U.S. and planned to "have an adventure". In late October 2005, he went on the The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch and reiterated that he was leaving the U.S. due to, among other things, censorship. He has since moved to Baja California, Mexico. (Credit: Gambling911).
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"This is of course totally the opposite direction to Jesse Ventura's stance on gambling, at least publicly," notes Media Man, Greg Tingle.
Tingle made reference to Ventura's support of an online gambling enterprise, BetUS.com, where he was a paid spokesperson for more than two years. Interestingly enough, the state of Minnesota for which Ventura served as Governor, announced last week it will try to block access to online gambling websites from citizens of that state.
Then there is California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a one time friend of both men, who reportedly would support an initiative in his state to legalize online poker.
In November 2004, an advertisement began airing in California featuring Ventura. In it, Ventura voices his opposition to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's policies regarding Native American casinos, the very casinos that stand in the way of the proposed poker legislation. Schwarzenegger and Ventura have not spoken in years, according to reports.
In September 2005, Ventura announced on The Mike Malloy Show that he was leaving the U.S. and planned to "have an adventure". In late October 2005, he went on the The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch and reiterated that he was leaving the U.S. due to, among other things, censorship. He has since moved to Baja California, Mexico. (Credit: Gambling911).
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New Bingo Hall to open outside Nottingham - 14th April 2009
Bingo halls have had a tough time in recent years with the growth of playing online and increased taxation. The national smoking ban has also resulted in thousands of players opting instead to stay at home a take part in cheaper internet games.
Several halls have faced closure as the industry struggles to cope with a combination of factors which have damaged profits. In the current economic environment, many bingo halls are looking to promote themselves as a relatively cheap alternative leisure activity.
Mecca Bingo will soon be unveiling the UK's first Super Bingo hall in Beeston, near Nottingham. This will be the biggest and most ambitious bingo hall project for years and is expected to attract thousands of visitors.
The hall will also include numerous additional features and act as a centre for community groups to meet. The latest gaming technologies will be put in place to ensure the modern venue impresses visitors.
This won't deter older players as a spokeswoman said "We are considering the more traditional players." She went onto add, "But this doesn't have to restrict others. They can come and move tables and chairs around and do as they please."
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Several halls have faced closure as the industry struggles to cope with a combination of factors which have damaged profits. In the current economic environment, many bingo halls are looking to promote themselves as a relatively cheap alternative leisure activity.
Mecca Bingo will soon be unveiling the UK's first Super Bingo hall in Beeston, near Nottingham. This will be the biggest and most ambitious bingo hall project for years and is expected to attract thousands of visitors.
The hall will also include numerous additional features and act as a centre for community groups to meet. The latest gaming technologies will be put in place to ensure the modern venue impresses visitors.
This won't deter older players as a spokeswoman said "We are considering the more traditional players." She went onto add, "But this doesn't have to restrict others. They can come and move tables and chairs around and do as they please."
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Saturday, April 04, 2009
California charities warned to end electronic bingo, by Peter Hecht - The Sacramento Bee - 4th April 2009
The state attorney general's office is warning charitable bingo parlors to stop using casino-style machines after a federal appeals court ruled the games are illegal.
In a ruling March 27, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a new state law that took effect Jan. 1 effectively bans charities from using the electronic games.
Doug Bergman, president of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Sacramento, said the group will go back to the U.S. District Court in Sacramento and file additional motions in a last-ditch effort to stop state and county authorities from shutting down the games.
United Cerebral Palsy uses electronic bingo to raise money for programs that promote independence and productivity for people with developmental disabilities.
It was continuing to operate the games under a court injunction – now overturned by the 9th Circuit.
Jacob Appelsmith, chief of the attorney general's Bureau of Gambling Control, said state lawyers have told bingo halls "that their clients must begin removing the illegal gambling machines from their gambling establishments."
The United Auburn Tribe, operator of the Thunder Valley Casino in Placer County, threatened last year to withhold tens of millions of dollars of revenue-sharing payments to California if the charity groups continued to operate the games. (Credit:
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In a ruling March 27, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a new state law that took effect Jan. 1 effectively bans charities from using the electronic games.
Doug Bergman, president of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Sacramento, said the group will go back to the U.S. District Court in Sacramento and file additional motions in a last-ditch effort to stop state and county authorities from shutting down the games.
United Cerebral Palsy uses electronic bingo to raise money for programs that promote independence and productivity for people with developmental disabilities.
It was continuing to operate the games under a court injunction – now overturned by the 9th Circuit.
Jacob Appelsmith, chief of the attorney general's Bureau of Gambling Control, said state lawyers have told bingo halls "that their clients must begin removing the illegal gambling machines from their gambling establishments."
The United Auburn Tribe, operator of the Thunder Valley Casino in Placer County, threatened last year to withhold tens of millions of dollars of revenue-sharing payments to California if the charity groups continued to operate the games. (Credit:
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Friday, April 03, 2009
Online lottery in West Australia - 29th March 2009
West Australians are waiting for a proposal to reach the conclusion and submission to the provincial government soon to be accepted so they will be able to take pleasure in the convenience of Internet betting on state lotteries.
Lotterywest CEO Jan Steward unveiled to the West Australian newspaper this week that her staffs were completing up the final steps of a proposal for consideration by the state government within the next two weeks.
The plan is going to see all games except “scratch and win” tickets, such as Super 66 and the Soccer Pools available by visiting the Lotterywest’s website to click on the link. Customers are going to have to open a bank account first, in order to check the age of gamblers when in need. They would propose limits on the amount they plan to bet, and gambling on credit would not be permitted.
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Lotterywest CEO Jan Steward unveiled to the West Australian newspaper this week that her staffs were completing up the final steps of a proposal for consideration by the state government within the next two weeks.
The plan is going to see all games except “scratch and win” tickets, such as Super 66 and the Soccer Pools available by visiting the Lotterywest’s website to click on the link. Customers are going to have to open a bank account first, in order to check the age of gamblers when in need. They would propose limits on the amount they plan to bet, and gambling on credit would not be permitted.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
More iGaming Ads Banned in U.K.
Online bingo advertisments allegedly "appeal to children", per Advertising Standards Authority
April 1, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Continuing to dictate the supposed moral authority of the United Kingdom at the expense of Internet business, the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Tombola Bingo to remove two of its advertisements from circulation, a number of media sources have reported this week.
According to Bingo.org, the popular bingo site is under orders to remove its ads because of complaints issued by just one citizen -- a situation that, while seemingly unfair, is sadly not unique regarding the ASA.
“ASA maintained that the Tombola Bingo ads, which featured a funfair scene and roller coaster ride, as well as a hot air balloon and a battleship, appealed to children and youngsters and therefore went against the regulations set in place by the UK Gambling Commission,” states the article.
Tombola Bingo is arguing that the ads simply reflect its new bingo game offerings, with a fun attitude that “acted as a metaphor for the online bingo experience and which would attract new bingo players but not attract a younger audience”. Unfortunately, that argument is not likely to sway the staunchly authoritarian ASA.
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April 1, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Continuing to dictate the supposed moral authority of the United Kingdom at the expense of Internet business, the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Tombola Bingo to remove two of its advertisements from circulation, a number of media sources have reported this week.
According to Bingo.org, the popular bingo site is under orders to remove its ads because of complaints issued by just one citizen -- a situation that, while seemingly unfair, is sadly not unique regarding the ASA.
“ASA maintained that the Tombola Bingo ads, which featured a funfair scene and roller coaster ride, as well as a hot air balloon and a battleship, appealed to children and youngsters and therefore went against the regulations set in place by the UK Gambling Commission,” states the article.
Tombola Bingo is arguing that the ads simply reflect its new bingo game offerings, with a fun attitude that “acted as a metaphor for the online bingo experience and which would attract new bingo players but not attract a younger audience”. Unfortunately, that argument is not likely to sway the staunchly authoritarian ASA.
Read the original report at Bingo.org here
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Bingo is popular around the world in all forms, including paper and electronic games played in traditional bingo halls, charitable gaming locations, and via the Internet.
There is particularly rapid growth in Mexico and in Latin American markets, where electronic bingo has become the casino game of choice, especially when more traditional casino products are not authorized.
In the United States, charitable bingo is played in 49 states, and estimated wagering exceeds $3 billion annually.
Native American casinos in some 30 states offer high-stakes bingo and Class II bingo video gaming machines.
In Canada, charitable bingo is played in every Canadian province and territory, and electronic linked bingo is providing a model for growth for other countries.
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There is particularly rapid growth in Mexico and in Latin American markets, where electronic bingo has become the casino game of choice, especially when more traditional casino products are not authorized.
In the United States, charitable bingo is played in 49 states, and estimated wagering exceeds $3 billion annually.
Native American casinos in some 30 states offer high-stakes bingo and Class II bingo video gaming machines.
In Canada, charitable bingo is played in every Canadian province and territory, and electronic linked bingo is providing a model for growth for other countries.
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Sharon Osbourne Launches Bingo Website - 30th March 2009
Sharon Osbourne, mother in popular 'The Osbournes' reality TV show, will be launching her own online bingo website.
If anyone was curious about how popular and lucrative the online bingo market was this bit of news will answer that.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Online Bingo Spending in 2008
26th March 2009
Research by one of the leading online bingo directories, Whichbingo.co.uk, has found that online bingo is spending millions on television advertising.
In the report, Whichbingo.co.uk focused on the amount of advertising done by major bingo operators, and the size of the online bingo market.
They found that Foxy Bingo was the biggest spender by far, contributing nearly a third of the industries annual spending at $3.27million. They were followed by new online bingo site Tombola.co.uk, who spent more than $2.5million.
Whichbingo also found that there are now more than 230 online bingo sites in the UK, and the industry as a whole spent more than $10 million on television advertising alone.
Think Bingo, Party Bingo and Crown Bingo also added considerable amounts to the total, spending $1.09 million, $993,000 and $622,000 respectively.
The report suggests that the online bingo industry has a large budget when it comes to advertising, and also implies that sites are holding strong during all the economic doom and gloom.
It was however interesting that two of the largest bingo operators in the UK, Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo, where not on the list of big spenders, as neither felt the need to advertise on TV last year.
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Research by one of the leading online bingo directories, Whichbingo.co.uk, has found that online bingo is spending millions on television advertising.
In the report, Whichbingo.co.uk focused on the amount of advertising done by major bingo operators, and the size of the online bingo market.
They found that Foxy Bingo was the biggest spender by far, contributing nearly a third of the industries annual spending at $3.27million. They were followed by new online bingo site Tombola.co.uk, who spent more than $2.5million.
Whichbingo also found that there are now more than 230 online bingo sites in the UK, and the industry as a whole spent more than $10 million on television advertising alone.
Think Bingo, Party Bingo and Crown Bingo also added considerable amounts to the total, spending $1.09 million, $993,000 and $622,000 respectively.
The report suggests that the online bingo industry has a large budget when it comes to advertising, and also implies that sites are holding strong during all the economic doom and gloom.
It was however interesting that two of the largest bingo operators in the UK, Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo, where not on the list of big spenders, as neither felt the need to advertise on TV last year.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Fast Mover - Reader's Digest - www.sweepstakes.com.au - Hitwise Australia
May 2008
Reader's Digest - www.sweepstakes.com.au
The Reader's Digest - Sweepstakes.com.au website provides information about lotteries hosted by the magazine, as well as details of recent winners and prize lists. A fast mover in All Categories during the 4 weeks ending 10/05/2008, this website moved up 1835 places to rank 995 and increased its market share of visits by 204%.
Social networking website Bebo (www.bebo.com) drove 44.28% of upstream traffic share to The Reader's Digest - Sweepstakes.com.au in the week ending 10/05/2008, followed by email service Yahoo!7 - Mail (mail.yahoo.com.au) and portal frontpage Yahoo!7 (au.yahoo.com) with 9.69% and 9.38% respectively. Of www.sweepstakes.com.au's total upstream traffic, 74.09% consisted of new visitors.
The Hitwise Lifestyle Demographics tool provides insights into households that have the propensity to visit competitor websites. Based on the 12 week period ending 10/05/2008, of the 11 Mosaic Australia 2008 Groups, 18.93% of traffic to www.sweepstakes.com.au came from 'Community Disconnect' users (older blue-collar workers and retirees in country and coastal locations) and 15.55% of traffic came from 'Family Challenge' users (mixed family forms with stretched budgets in outer suburbs). (Credit: Hitwise)
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Reader's Digest - www.sweepstakes.com.au
The Reader's Digest - Sweepstakes.com.au website provides information about lotteries hosted by the magazine, as well as details of recent winners and prize lists. A fast mover in All Categories during the 4 weeks ending 10/05/2008, this website moved up 1835 places to rank 995 and increased its market share of visits by 204%.
Social networking website Bebo (www.bebo.com) drove 44.28% of upstream traffic share to The Reader's Digest - Sweepstakes.com.au in the week ending 10/05/2008, followed by email service Yahoo!7 - Mail (mail.yahoo.com.au) and portal frontpage Yahoo!7 (au.yahoo.com) with 9.69% and 9.38% respectively. Of www.sweepstakes.com.au's total upstream traffic, 74.09% consisted of new visitors.
The Hitwise Lifestyle Demographics tool provides insights into households that have the propensity to visit competitor websites. Based on the 12 week period ending 10/05/2008, of the 11 Mosaic Australia 2008 Groups, 18.93% of traffic to www.sweepstakes.com.au came from 'Community Disconnect' users (older blue-collar workers and retirees in country and coastal locations) and 15.55% of traffic came from 'Family Challenge' users (mixed family forms with stretched budgets in outer suburbs). (Credit: Hitwise)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Online Bingo ad Banned - 26th March 2009
Tombola Bingo is one of the most popular UK gaming sites and recently embarked on a ambitious TV advertising campaign. Their adverts were implemented by the experienced ad agency JDA agency.
The ad's were populated by fair ground rides including roller coaster's and a Ferris wheel portraying the excitement provided by playing on the Tombola site. Bright colours are used in the ad and details of the the sign up bonus are shown.
The voice-over said, "Every day, thousands of people join in the fun at Tombola.co.uk. With over 35 chat rooms to choose from, you can join the ride, make new friends and play your favourite bingo games. Plus join now for more chances to WIN with up to £25 Money Match!"
The commercial was however banned by the ASA, who received a complaint by a member of public who believed it appeal to minors. Tombola claimed that the ad's simply used images and graphics which were used as a metaphor for online bingo.
Ladbrokes online casino site had an advertisement banned earlier this year when it was claimed to portray casino gaming as brave and risky by one member of public.
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The ad's were populated by fair ground rides including roller coaster's and a Ferris wheel portraying the excitement provided by playing on the Tombola site. Bright colours are used in the ad and details of the the sign up bonus are shown.
The voice-over said, "Every day, thousands of people join in the fun at Tombola.co.uk. With over 35 chat rooms to choose from, you can join the ride, make new friends and play your favourite bingo games. Plus join now for more chances to WIN with up to £25 Money Match!"
The commercial was however banned by the ASA, who received a complaint by a member of public who believed it appeal to minors. Tombola claimed that the ad's simply used images and graphics which were used as a metaphor for online bingo.
Ladbrokes online casino site had an advertisement banned earlier this year when it was claimed to portray casino gaming as brave and risky by one member of public.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Win £5000 At Virgin Bingo
If you fancy partying like Paris then make sure you join Virgin Bingo every Wednesday throughout March at 9 pm, when they’ll be giving you the chance to win £5.000. Remember, tickets for this big bingo game are only 25p each!
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Bingo.com finally gets Malta licence
Bingo.com has finally received a Maltese gaming licence and will now be able to advertise their online bingo site in the UK.
Under UK laws only companies operating from a ‘white listed' territory - anywhere in the UK or Gibraltar, Alderney, Isle of Man or Antigua - can advertise an online gambling website within the UK.
“Launching Bingo.com from Malta is a significant step forward for our organization”, said Tarrnie Williams, the Company's CEO. “We are now free to begin marketing in the United Kingdom and are able to expand the reach of our affiliate program to new and popular websites.”
The company said it was also about to launch its own affiliate program through Income Access, who specialises in online gambling affiliate deals. “We chose Income Access to manage our affiliate program because they have extensive experience in the gaming sector and provide fantastic affiliate software. Bingo.com is well positioned to grow its business in the UK through its extensive affiliate network,” said Mr Williams.
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Under UK laws only companies operating from a ‘white listed' territory - anywhere in the UK or Gibraltar, Alderney, Isle of Man or Antigua - can advertise an online gambling website within the UK.
“Launching Bingo.com from Malta is a significant step forward for our organization”, said Tarrnie Williams, the Company's CEO. “We are now free to begin marketing in the United Kingdom and are able to expand the reach of our affiliate program to new and popular websites.”
The company said it was also about to launch its own affiliate program through Income Access, who specialises in online gambling affiliate deals. “We chose Income Access to manage our affiliate program because they have extensive experience in the gaming sector and provide fantastic affiliate software. Bingo.com is well positioned to grow its business in the UK through its extensive affiliate network,” said Mr Williams.
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Virtue Fusion Alderney Launches Multi-Currency Bing
Multi-currency bingo is the solution for multi-currency sites
March 23, 2009 (London, UK) -- Virtue Fusion Alderney (www.virtuefusion.com) launches its ultimate solution for multi-currency sites and is liquidizing its overseas player base. Players from all over Europe (and beyond) will now all link into the same prize pools generating larger and more attractive prize funds for players. Players will not only see game names in their selected language site but they will also see the converted prizes in their base currency.
This is seen as a great achievement by Virtue Fusion Alderney as it now means that operators who wish to share their liquidity across their various currency offerings can do so without having to tap into the Virtue Fusion Alderney networked liquidity. If operators wish to link into the larger prize draws e.g. the BingoLinx games that occur at 6pm and 10.30pm (GMT), they can do so thus creating a "Euromillions" style scenario where players across Europe play for the same prize jackpots.
CEO Bob McCulloch stated, “This puts Virtue Fusion Alderney’s client base in good stead to compete with established Bingo Sites in countries like Spain, Sweden and Denmark etc. We don’t need to build a customer base from scratch as we are able to show large player numbers and prize pools from launch also eliminating the need to expose ourselves to large marketing liabilities."
The system is already set up to include other currencies other than GBP, Euro, Swedish Krona and Danish Krona so when an operator ventures into other territories they are safe in the knowledge that Virtue Fusion can support them in establishing a strong presence abroad with higher prize pools.
About Virtue Fusion Alderney Limited
Virtue Fusion develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gambling industry, primarily targeting existing online gaming operators, bookmakers, land-based operators and media companies. Virtue Fusion continues to be the world's leading developer and licensor of Internet bingo products in the UK. The Virtue Fusion gaming network offers some of the largest bingo prizes to be found with peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. The Group specializes in providing Bingo, networked games such as slots and scratch cards. Some of the world's best-known brands use Virtue Fusion Bingo solutions, including Mecca, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sky, Bet365 and Crown Bingo. Virtue Fusion continues to focus on the UK as its core market whilst launching products into Scandinavia and Europe during 2009. Virtue Fusion operates out of Alderney and is currently applying for a Maltese License.
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March 23, 2009 (London, UK) -- Virtue Fusion Alderney (www.virtuefusion.com) launches its ultimate solution for multi-currency sites and is liquidizing its overseas player base. Players from all over Europe (and beyond) will now all link into the same prize pools generating larger and more attractive prize funds for players. Players will not only see game names in their selected language site but they will also see the converted prizes in their base currency.
This is seen as a great achievement by Virtue Fusion Alderney as it now means that operators who wish to share their liquidity across their various currency offerings can do so without having to tap into the Virtue Fusion Alderney networked liquidity. If operators wish to link into the larger prize draws e.g. the BingoLinx games that occur at 6pm and 10.30pm (GMT), they can do so thus creating a "Euromillions" style scenario where players across Europe play for the same prize jackpots.
CEO Bob McCulloch stated, “This puts Virtue Fusion Alderney’s client base in good stead to compete with established Bingo Sites in countries like Spain, Sweden and Denmark etc. We don’t need to build a customer base from scratch as we are able to show large player numbers and prize pools from launch also eliminating the need to expose ourselves to large marketing liabilities."
The system is already set up to include other currencies other than GBP, Euro, Swedish Krona and Danish Krona so when an operator ventures into other territories they are safe in the knowledge that Virtue Fusion can support them in establishing a strong presence abroad with higher prize pools.
About Virtue Fusion Alderney Limited
Virtue Fusion develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gambling industry, primarily targeting existing online gaming operators, bookmakers, land-based operators and media companies. Virtue Fusion continues to be the world's leading developer and licensor of Internet bingo products in the UK. The Virtue Fusion gaming network offers some of the largest bingo prizes to be found with peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. The Group specializes in providing Bingo, networked games such as slots and scratch cards. Some of the world's best-known brands use Virtue Fusion Bingo solutions, including Mecca, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sky, Bet365 and Crown Bingo. Virtue Fusion continues to focus on the UK as its core market whilst launching products into Scandinavia and Europe during 2009. Virtue Fusion operates out of Alderney and is currently applying for a Maltese License.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
TV Bingo sets sights on prime time - 16th April 2008
The new wave of TV Bingo shows sweeping the nation has – much like online bingo - helped bring the UK’s favourite game into people’s living rooms, but bingo on television is by no means a new phenomenon.
Throughout television history, broadcasters have tried to harness bingo’s popularity, with varying degrees of success. Some colourful celebrities and TV personalities have done their best to engage audiences and deliver the atmosphere of the bingo hall to homes around the world.
As early as 1958, bingo first became a hit on the small screen in the U.S. when American presenter Monty Hall fronted Bingo At Home on the DuMont Television Network. Station manager Steve Krantz came up with the idea for the show, which was so successful that switchboards at Channel 5 burned out when a deluge of calls came in from viewers first bombarded the show’s hotline.
Various European countries took up the idea and aired bingo shows, with a loyal audience emerging in Scandinavian countries. However, bingo failed to attract primetime audiences in the UK, where land-based bingo halls remained the choice of bingo fans.
The struggles faced by land-based bingo in the new millennium and the emergence of online bingo have prompted a string of fresh TV bingo productions, both in the UK and abroad.
Gala Bingo, part of the Gala Coral Group and the UK’s number one bingo operator, launched Gala TV, the first live interactive bingo television channel, in late 2006.
Gala Bingo teamed-up with Endemol UK to produce Gala TV, which is available on the Sky Digital platform, Channel 841. This interactive live bingo and gaming channel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and includes 8 hours of live, presenter-led bingo between 5pm – 1am daily. These live bingo sessions combine experienced bingo callers, who have been selected from Gala Bingo’s clubs across the UK, with experienced TV presenters.
In the U.S., ABC’s National Bingo Night hit screens nationwide in May 2007. Ed Sanders, host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, presented the show, which pitted a solo contestant against a studio audience in a game of bingo.
Despite much hype surrounding the show’s launch, National Bingo Night achieved disappointing viewing figures on its first night and ABC eventually shipped it to rival network GSN.
In the UK, the success of Gala TV prompted competitor productions to emerge, such as BigBoxBingo.
Fronted by Greg Scott and originally broadcast out of Lithuania, each programme features six games of bingo, with cards costing £1.50 each. The show has proved popular and recently moved to studios in London.
Less successful was Bingo Lotto, which aired for six weeks in 2008 on the Virgin 1 and Challenge channels.
Popular comic Joe Pasquali and former Hear’say popstar Suzanne Shaw teamed up to present the interactive show, which invited viewers to pre-buy their tickets in shops and play along with the action.
However, poor ticket sales cut the show’s run short and a second series is rumoured to be in doubt, despite initial plans to air the programme continuously.
The latest TV bingo production promises to marry online bingo and TV simultaneously, and is bringing back some British TV favourites to help present the show. Celebrity TV Bingo will star former Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen, along with comedy duo Cannon & Ball and host Greg Scott.
Should the show achieve the kind of success that Bullseye enjoyed in the 1980s and 90s, bingo on television could finally find a permanent place in the hearts of a nation.
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Throughout television history, broadcasters have tried to harness bingo’s popularity, with varying degrees of success. Some colourful celebrities and TV personalities have done their best to engage audiences and deliver the atmosphere of the bingo hall to homes around the world.
As early as 1958, bingo first became a hit on the small screen in the U.S. when American presenter Monty Hall fronted Bingo At Home on the DuMont Television Network. Station manager Steve Krantz came up with the idea for the show, which was so successful that switchboards at Channel 5 burned out when a deluge of calls came in from viewers first bombarded the show’s hotline.
Various European countries took up the idea and aired bingo shows, with a loyal audience emerging in Scandinavian countries. However, bingo failed to attract primetime audiences in the UK, where land-based bingo halls remained the choice of bingo fans.
The struggles faced by land-based bingo in the new millennium and the emergence of online bingo have prompted a string of fresh TV bingo productions, both in the UK and abroad.
Gala Bingo, part of the Gala Coral Group and the UK’s number one bingo operator, launched Gala TV, the first live interactive bingo television channel, in late 2006.
Gala Bingo teamed-up with Endemol UK to produce Gala TV, which is available on the Sky Digital platform, Channel 841. This interactive live bingo and gaming channel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and includes 8 hours of live, presenter-led bingo between 5pm – 1am daily. These live bingo sessions combine experienced bingo callers, who have been selected from Gala Bingo’s clubs across the UK, with experienced TV presenters.
In the U.S., ABC’s National Bingo Night hit screens nationwide in May 2007. Ed Sanders, host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, presented the show, which pitted a solo contestant against a studio audience in a game of bingo.
Despite much hype surrounding the show’s launch, National Bingo Night achieved disappointing viewing figures on its first night and ABC eventually shipped it to rival network GSN.
In the UK, the success of Gala TV prompted competitor productions to emerge, such as BigBoxBingo.
Fronted by Greg Scott and originally broadcast out of Lithuania, each programme features six games of bingo, with cards costing £1.50 each. The show has proved popular and recently moved to studios in London.
Less successful was Bingo Lotto, which aired for six weeks in 2008 on the Virgin 1 and Challenge channels.
Popular comic Joe Pasquali and former Hear’say popstar Suzanne Shaw teamed up to present the interactive show, which invited viewers to pre-buy their tickets in shops and play along with the action.
However, poor ticket sales cut the show’s run short and a second series is rumoured to be in doubt, despite initial plans to air the programme continuously.
The latest TV bingo production promises to marry online bingo and TV simultaneously, and is bringing back some British TV favourites to help present the show. Celebrity TV Bingo will star former Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen, along with comedy duo Cannon & Ball and host Greg Scott.
Should the show achieve the kind of success that Bullseye enjoyed in the 1980s and 90s, bingo on television could finally find a permanent place in the hearts of a nation.
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The Bingo Affiliates Website Network Dominating Google Search Results
The Bingo Affiliates website network is dominating Google live search results.
Their network includes Amigo Bingo (US Dollar Network), Canadian Dollar Bingo
(Canada), Bingo Francais (France) and Bingo Australia (Australia).
The Bingo Affiliates is the largest multi-language geo-targeted affiliate program on the Internet.
The network is a member of CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com and has been established since 1999.
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Their network includes Amigo Bingo (US Dollar Network), Canadian Dollar Bingo
(Canada), Bingo Francais (France) and Bingo Australia (Australia).
The Bingo Affiliates is the largest multi-language geo-targeted affiliate program on the Internet.
The network is a member of CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com and has been established since 1999.
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Party signs white label deal - 17th March 2009
Party Bingo owner PartyGaming is set to create a bingo and casino service for DM plc after signing a 'white-label' agreement.
DM is a marketing firm specialising in customer recruitment and database management for clients in the UK.
“As the UK market leader in our sector, DM welcomes this exciting opportunity to make our assets work harder by offering customers exciting and entertaining online bingo and casino games,” DM Chairman Adrian Williams told iGaming Business.
”We are delighted to be working with PartyGaming and look forward with confidence to developing a highly successful business-to-business relationship.”
The new gaming service will be DM-branded and is PartyGaming’s second ‘white-label’ agreement this year.
“We are pleased to announce that DM has joined our ‘white-label’ portfolio just a few weeks after we signed an agreement with Cirsa to explore and develop online gaming opportunities in Spanish-speaking countries,” said Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer for PartyGaming.
“We look forward to the development and launch of the DM-branded casino and bingo gaming service, which conforms to our strategy to build a strong business-to-business operation by leveraging our assets and those owned by other companies.”
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DM is a marketing firm specialising in customer recruitment and database management for clients in the UK.
“As the UK market leader in our sector, DM welcomes this exciting opportunity to make our assets work harder by offering customers exciting and entertaining online bingo and casino games,” DM Chairman Adrian Williams told iGaming Business.
”We are delighted to be working with PartyGaming and look forward with confidence to developing a highly successful business-to-business relationship.”
The new gaming service will be DM-branded and is PartyGaming’s second ‘white-label’ agreement this year.
“We are pleased to announce that DM has joined our ‘white-label’ portfolio just a few weeks after we signed an agreement with Cirsa to explore and develop online gaming opportunities in Spanish-speaking countries,” said Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer for PartyGaming.
“We look forward to the development and launch of the DM-branded casino and bingo gaming service, which conforms to our strategy to build a strong business-to-business operation by leveraging our assets and those owned by other companies.”
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Online bingo websites spent over £7million on TV advertising in 2008 according to Nielsen Media Research.
With more than 230 different online bingo sites in the UK, the competition for players’ hearts and minds has become more intense and this trend is borne out by more than £7m spent during 2008.
Leading the spending in 2008 was Foxy Bingo with more than £2.25m spent on TV advertising. The second largest spend was on the new launch of Tombola during 2008, with a spend of £1.75m. Only these two sites spent more than £1m on TV advertising.
Two other sites spent more than £500k; Think Bingo spent more than £750k and Party Bingo spent in excess of £640k. In the £400k+ bracket were Crown Bingo (£427k) and Jackpot Joy (£414k), while the Daily Mail’s 2008 launch of Coffee Break Bingo was backed by a £330k TV campaign. One other bingo site (Littlewoods Bingo) spent more than £100k on TV advertising, spending £193k.
The full list of TV advertisers is completed by seven more online bingo sites which between them spent a further £300,000.
The exact spends according to Nielsen Media Research are as follows;
Foxy Bingo - £2,255,128
Tombola - £1,746,989
Think Bingo - £786,311
Party Bingo - £641,053
Crown Bingo - £427,275
Jackpot Joy - £414,217
Mail Online - £336,786
Littlewoods - £193,925
Bingos - £98,947
Bingo Scotland - £63,370
Love Bingo - £52,070
32 Red Bingo - £39,663
Bingo Palace - £37,435
ScotBingo - £8,390
Mikes Bingo - £4,725
Total £7,106,284
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With more than 230 different online bingo sites in the UK, the competition for players’ hearts and minds has become more intense and this trend is borne out by more than £7m spent during 2008.
Leading the spending in 2008 was Foxy Bingo with more than £2.25m spent on TV advertising. The second largest spend was on the new launch of Tombola during 2008, with a spend of £1.75m. Only these two sites spent more than £1m on TV advertising.
Two other sites spent more than £500k; Think Bingo spent more than £750k and Party Bingo spent in excess of £640k. In the £400k+ bracket were Crown Bingo (£427k) and Jackpot Joy (£414k), while the Daily Mail’s 2008 launch of Coffee Break Bingo was backed by a £330k TV campaign. One other bingo site (Littlewoods Bingo) spent more than £100k on TV advertising, spending £193k.
The full list of TV advertisers is completed by seven more online bingo sites which between them spent a further £300,000.
The exact spends according to Nielsen Media Research are as follows;
Foxy Bingo - £2,255,128
Tombola - £1,746,989
Think Bingo - £786,311
Party Bingo - £641,053
Crown Bingo - £427,275
Jackpot Joy - £414,217
Mail Online - £336,786
Littlewoods - £193,925
Bingos - £98,947
Bingo Scotland - £63,370
Love Bingo - £52,070
32 Red Bingo - £39,663
Bingo Palace - £37,435
ScotBingo - £8,390
Mikes Bingo - £4,725
Total £7,106,284
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Is 3D Online Bingo the Future?
18th March 2009
3D casino's are the latest innovation in the UK online gambling industry, with sites such as Le Croupier and Buzz Luck offering their players new realistic game play.
However is online bingo likely to take the same route? Could we soon be taking a trip to a virtual online bingo hall where you can walk around, play mini games whilst playing bingo? Well the technology is certainly available.
Powerful new software products have allowed online poker operator, PKR, to offer the best in 3D gaming. Features such as emotional actions allow players to behave in a certain way to try and fool their opponents. They can also buy clothing items from the PKR shop.
There's yet to be a bingo hall which provides this sort of game play, but the question is, would it really work with online bingo? Currently hundreds of sites are still packed with players who take part in 2D format games.
Some operators like Bet 365 Bingo offer live callers, shown on a video stream for users to watch. This way they can be assured that the balls called are completely random.
So, 3D software products could be the long term future for the UK bingo industry, but for the time, operators are performing well using platforms provided by the likes of Virtual Fusion and and Parlay.
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3D casino's are the latest innovation in the UK online gambling industry, with sites such as Le Croupier and Buzz Luck offering their players new realistic game play.
However is online bingo likely to take the same route? Could we soon be taking a trip to a virtual online bingo hall where you can walk around, play mini games whilst playing bingo? Well the technology is certainly available.
Powerful new software products have allowed online poker operator, PKR, to offer the best in 3D gaming. Features such as emotional actions allow players to behave in a certain way to try and fool their opponents. They can also buy clothing items from the PKR shop.
There's yet to be a bingo hall which provides this sort of game play, but the question is, would it really work with online bingo? Currently hundreds of sites are still packed with players who take part in 2D format games.
Some operators like Bet 365 Bingo offer live callers, shown on a video stream for users to watch. This way they can be assured that the balls called are completely random.
So, 3D software products could be the long term future for the UK bingo industry, but for the time, operators are performing well using platforms provided by the likes of Virtual Fusion and and Parlay.
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Obama Bingo Raises money for Sue Ryder Charity
19th March 2009
Kezia Obama is a self confessed bingo fan. As a regular player at her local Gala hall, Kezia became a celebrity overnight when her son in law Barack Obama won the US Presidential election late last year.
Obama who was the first African American President in the U.S won by a huge majority and was sworn in earlier this year. Meanwhile his stepmother Kezia, who lives in the UK, was busy raising money for charity with popular gaming brand, Gala Bingo.
Kezia held her own online game during the inauguration which raised £10,000 for the Sue Ryder charity. Gala Bingo therefore decided to match however much Kezia's game raised, bringing the total to an impressive £20,000.
She said in a statement, “It is great that I have been able to use my good fortune to help Sue Ryder Care, thanks to galabingo.com."
Bridget Auger spokeswoman for the charity, said: “We’re thrilled that galabingo.com’s recent initiative raised such a fantastic amount of money for Sue Ryder Care.
"On behalf of the charity I’d like to extend a sincere thanks to everybody who got involved and to galabingo.com for its ongoing support."
Gala Bingo hold numerous Charity games throughout the year, and Foxy Bingo also helped raise an massive £150,000 for Comic Relief last week.
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Kezia Obama is a self confessed bingo fan. As a regular player at her local Gala hall, Kezia became a celebrity overnight when her son in law Barack Obama won the US Presidential election late last year.
Obama who was the first African American President in the U.S won by a huge majority and was sworn in earlier this year. Meanwhile his stepmother Kezia, who lives in the UK, was busy raising money for charity with popular gaming brand, Gala Bingo.
Kezia held her own online game during the inauguration which raised £10,000 for the Sue Ryder charity. Gala Bingo therefore decided to match however much Kezia's game raised, bringing the total to an impressive £20,000.
She said in a statement, “It is great that I have been able to use my good fortune to help Sue Ryder Care, thanks to galabingo.com."
Bridget Auger spokeswoman for the charity, said: “We’re thrilled that galabingo.com’s recent initiative raised such a fantastic amount of money for Sue Ryder Care.
"On behalf of the charity I’d like to extend a sincere thanks to everybody who got involved and to galabingo.com for its ongoing support."
Gala Bingo hold numerous Charity games throughout the year, and Foxy Bingo also helped raise an massive £150,000 for Comic Relief last week.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
The Online Bingo Market
The online bingo industry has been growing for several years now, but many believe the market has become saturated with increasing numbers of operators.
Sites such as Foxy and Gala Bingo have dominated the online industry, however sports bookie's, casino and poker sites have also opened their own branded bingo sites.
This has created packed out online market full of new bingo products, resulting in increased competition. Gala and Foxy have dominated for so long, many industry experts believe that most players have already signed up and played at the sites.
Instead they are now trying their luck at other less known operators. Affiliate sites have made the market place easier to navigate, pointing customers to the sites which best suit them, whether its deposit bonuses, excellent customer service or special prize draws.
Several sites have now been setup which specialize in certain types of games, like chat or guaranteed jackpots.
New products are being introduced every year and it's only a matter of time before 3D halls are introduced with chat functions.
So it seems the future is still very bright for internet bingo.
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Sites such as Foxy and Gala Bingo have dominated the online industry, however sports bookie's, casino and poker sites have also opened their own branded bingo sites.
This has created packed out online market full of new bingo products, resulting in increased competition. Gala and Foxy have dominated for so long, many industry experts believe that most players have already signed up and played at the sites.
Instead they are now trying their luck at other less known operators. Affiliate sites have made the market place easier to navigate, pointing customers to the sites which best suit them, whether its deposit bonuses, excellent customer service or special prize draws.
Several sites have now been setup which specialize in certain types of games, like chat or guaranteed jackpots.
New products are being introduced every year and it's only a matter of time before 3D halls are introduced with chat functions.
So it seems the future is still very bright for internet bingo.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Casino Rewards Launches Major Online Lottery
Entertaining and eye-catching money-spinner set to take Internet by storm
BONDI JUNCTION, AUSTRALIA, February 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- 2009 looks set to be a huge year for CasinoRewards.com, currently one of the largest Microgaming online casino operators. With no less than 18 prestigious online casinos under its belt and number 19 rumoured to be on its way, and the popular casino loyalty program RewardsAffiliates.com coming away with yet another award at the recent Casino Affiliate Programs award ceremony in London, the online casino behemoth is going from strength to strength.
Now, stepping into new waters, Casino Rewards is introducing a clean-cut, visually striking and highly entertaining online lottery game to its line up of successful online casinos.
RewardsRiches.com features a daily, weekly and monthly draw, offering new ways to win and the enormous jackpots for which Casino Rewards is famous. Players pick their numbers and wait for the draw to reveal whether the rolling balls have fallen in their favour.
Years ahead of archaic and ugly online lottery sites, Rewards Riches is presented in an attractive and modern interface, with intuitive game-play and entertaining graphics and animation. The site is also available in French with multilingual support as standard thanks to the Casino Rewards help team, on hand 24/7.
Online casino forums are alight with rumours of thousands of lucky players who are taking advantage of a special 5 free ticket launch promotion, with draw jackpots currently sitting at $250,000, $500,000 and an incredible $1,000,000! Anyone can join in the fun for free by signing up at a Casino Rewards partner casino (www.casinorewards.com/main/partners.asp).
With almost $2 million in prize funds and tickets available from only a dollar, Rewards Riches provides an attractive alternative to online slots and card games, premiered by Casino Rewards, respected and trusted name in online gambling entertainment.
Casino Rewards/Rewards Affiliates
Established in 2000, Casino Rewards has positioned itself as a respected industry leader, operating 18 multilingual online casinos alongside an award winning affiliate program Rewards Affiliates. Each online casino features free play and sign up bonuses, over 300 video slots, table and card games and 24/7 multilingual support.
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BONDI JUNCTION, AUSTRALIA, February 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- 2009 looks set to be a huge year for CasinoRewards.com, currently one of the largest Microgaming online casino operators. With no less than 18 prestigious online casinos under its belt and number 19 rumoured to be on its way, and the popular casino loyalty program RewardsAffiliates.com coming away with yet another award at the recent Casino Affiliate Programs award ceremony in London, the online casino behemoth is going from strength to strength.
Now, stepping into new waters, Casino Rewards is introducing a clean-cut, visually striking and highly entertaining online lottery game to its line up of successful online casinos.
RewardsRiches.com features a daily, weekly and monthly draw, offering new ways to win and the enormous jackpots for which Casino Rewards is famous. Players pick their numbers and wait for the draw to reveal whether the rolling balls have fallen in their favour.
Years ahead of archaic and ugly online lottery sites, Rewards Riches is presented in an attractive and modern interface, with intuitive game-play and entertaining graphics and animation. The site is also available in French with multilingual support as standard thanks to the Casino Rewards help team, on hand 24/7.
Online casino forums are alight with rumours of thousands of lucky players who are taking advantage of a special 5 free ticket launch promotion, with draw jackpots currently sitting at $250,000, $500,000 and an incredible $1,000,000! Anyone can join in the fun for free by signing up at a Casino Rewards partner casino (www.casinorewards.com/main/partners.asp).
With almost $2 million in prize funds and tickets available from only a dollar, Rewards Riches provides an attractive alternative to online slots and card games, premiered by Casino Rewards, respected and trusted name in online gambling entertainment.
Casino Rewards/Rewards Affiliates
Established in 2000, Casino Rewards has positioned itself as a respected industry leader, operating 18 multilingual online casinos alongside an award winning affiliate program Rewards Affiliates. Each online casino features free play and sign up bonuses, over 300 video slots, table and card games and 24/7 multilingual support.
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Lotto loss hits agents, by James Campbell - Herald Sun - 1st March 2009
Documents leaked to the Sunday Herald Sun reveal the dire plight of Intralot's lotto agents.
Hundreds of documents show that between the end of September last and January, 204 of the company's 769 agents - who each paid between $8000 and $10,000 for their licences - lost money each week selling the company's products.
Another 196 agents each made less than $22 a week from selling Intralot's Keno, Lucky Lines, Bingo and scratchies.
The worst performing product was Lucky Lines, which averaged only $44 a week across all the agencies. Sales of Bingo have also been a disaster for the company, with agents averaging only $53 in sales each week.
The best performer was the company's scratchies, which averaged $1287 in sales.
The documents show many agencies went weeks without selling a single Lucky Lines, Bingo or Keno ticket.
The revelations come as a group of lotto agents is considering taking legal action against the Greek gambling giant.
"We've spoken to lawyers and are working out our next step," an agent said yesterday.
Intralot's Australian chief John Katakis said on Thursday that two-thirds of the company's agents were now making money.
But Lotto Agents Association of Victoria chief Peter Judkins rejected the claim, saying the Sunday Herald Sun's figures were consistent with what his members had been telling him.
"They appear to be in line with the anecdotes we've been hearing," he said.
"There are approximately 300 to 400 retailers who are nowhere near covering their costs."
Rebecca Harrison, a spokeswoman for Gaming Minister Tony Robinson, said he met regularly with stakeholders.
"In a meeting with LAAV this week, the minister noted agents' concerns about Intralot's performance," she said. (Credit: Herald Sun)
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Hundreds of documents show that between the end of September last and January, 204 of the company's 769 agents - who each paid between $8000 and $10,000 for their licences - lost money each week selling the company's products.
Another 196 agents each made less than $22 a week from selling Intralot's Keno, Lucky Lines, Bingo and scratchies.
The worst performing product was Lucky Lines, which averaged only $44 a week across all the agencies. Sales of Bingo have also been a disaster for the company, with agents averaging only $53 in sales each week.
The best performer was the company's scratchies, which averaged $1287 in sales.
The documents show many agencies went weeks without selling a single Lucky Lines, Bingo or Keno ticket.
The revelations come as a group of lotto agents is considering taking legal action against the Greek gambling giant.
"We've spoken to lawyers and are working out our next step," an agent said yesterday.
Intralot's Australian chief John Katakis said on Thursday that two-thirds of the company's agents were now making money.
But Lotto Agents Association of Victoria chief Peter Judkins rejected the claim, saying the Sunday Herald Sun's figures were consistent with what his members had been telling him.
"They appear to be in line with the anecdotes we've been hearing," he said.
"There are approximately 300 to 400 retailers who are nowhere near covering their costs."
Rebecca Harrison, a spokeswoman for Gaming Minister Tony Robinson, said he met regularly with stakeholders.
"In a meeting with LAAV this week, the minister noted agents' concerns about Intralot's performance," she said. (Credit: Herald Sun)
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Bingo beyond the Fringe, by Ashleigh Wilson - The Australian - 2nd March 2009
There was a bingo theme at the launch of the Adelaide Fringe program in January. The singer Kamahl was there, pulling out numbers that referred to a particular page of the program. They were calling it Fringe Bingo, and earlier that day, an oversized bingo ball, with an artist inside, was rolled down Rundle Mall.
The ever-smiling Fringe director, Christie Anthoney, thinks the lottery metaphor is appropriate, saying "everyone's a winner". But it can just as easily describe the lucky-dip nature of the festival, a melange of performing and visual arts where you never really know what you're going to get. More than any other arts festival in Australia, there are no guarantees about what will happen.
The formula is risky. But it's also part of the appeal of the Adelaide Fringe, which opened in an array of colour on Friday night, when thousands of people ignored soaring heat to pack the streets of the city, trying to grab a glimpse of the parade or of artists performing extracts from their work. The event runs for 23 days and is set to take over every corner of the city. Everyone involved, from artists to administrators to promoters, has a stake in itssuccess.
"It's the festival of the new," Anthoney says. "I like to say it's the freshest festival in Australia. The largest, and the freshest."
Anthoney lists some of the "crazy statistics" of the festival, which is modelled on the Edinburgh Fringe. Indeed, it prides itself on being the second-biggest arts festival in the world behind Edinburgh. Those involved in Adelaide are quick to rattle off the numbers: 517 shows, 4977 performances, 259 venues, 293 premieres. The challenge is how to bring all those different elements together into some kind of coherent whole and then to determine what acts to see, and what to miss.
Size alone is not what makes the Adelaide Fringe unique among the nation's summer arts festivals.
Having only two years ago become annual, it no longer finds itself tied to the biennial Adelaide Festival of the Arts. That separation underlines how the fringe has forged its own identity in the crowded festival circuit, where its irreverent, all-inclusive spirit has been embraced by the city and artists alike. And it comes at a busy time for Adelaide, which is also making room for the city's film festival and WOMADelaide this month.
This year is Anthoney's third as Fringe director. She has travelled to Edinburgh annually for the past 17 years, working at the festival and looking for ideas. One of the differences between the Adelaide and Edinburgh fringe festivals, she says, is that only Adelaide includes curated events, such as the opening night show on Friday. Otherwise, the controlled chaos of the formula is the same: artists of varying backgrounds and abilities register with the festival to perform. It's usually their responsibility to find a venue, and they also take all the risks. No one is excluded, as long as they pay their own way and get their applications in on time.
"There is no selection process for the Adelaide Fringe," Anthoney says. "It is an absolutely open festival. The only way in which somebody would be rejected as such is if they missed the deadline."
This, of course, brings the real possibility of a festival of duds, although the opposite is also true. By all accounts, the quality remains high,with little-known acts attracting exposure and giving audiences an insight into some of the work being developed beyond thenation's mainstream arts companies.
The festival stage, Anthoney says, is also a testing ground for new shows: she mentions how the Adelaide Fringe was the first in Australia to experience La Clique, the burlesque show that has built an enthusiastic following at other arts festivals.
"It's a democratic festival really," Anthoney says. "Once you analyse the results you see what artists believe people want, and then you analyse the ticket sales and it tells you again what people want."
While it doesn't help with travel costs, the Fringe gives advice to artists about how to best present, market and publicise their event, and it takes only a small administration fee from the box office. It also runs a program called Honeypot, where promoters and venue directors from across the country and the region are invited to travel to Adelaide.
Funding is modest: $1.1 million from the South Australian Government, plus sponsorships and other income sources. As a result, there are none of the big-ticket blockbuster shows you would expect at big arts festivals; their absence, however, seems appropriate. One of the artists this year says audiences need to work a little harder to find the gems in the program, without relying on organisers to point them in the right direction. Word of mouth is crucial, and it's often not clear what the highlights are until the final week. For the artists involved, the risks - and the rewards - are clear.
"It's one of those festivals where you've got to find out for yourself what's on," says Adelaide choreographer Aidan Munn, whose two-person dance show Virus, at the Fringe later this month, is inspired by Japanese anime and set in a post-apocalyptic city.
Nine years ago, Munn, a former dancer with Australian Dance Theatre, took part in another Adelaide Fringe project, a street theatre piece called Buzz. On the back of the support it received in Adelaide, he took the show to several festivals in Europe, including Edinburgh.
"There's a circuit out there with festivals similar to the Adelaide Fringe, so once you're on that as an artist, it's a good way to get your work seen."
Another artist to take advantage of the circuit is Matthew Zajac, a Scottish actor whose first attempt at playwriting, The Tailor of Inverness, has its Australian premiere at the Fringe. The story centres on Zajac's father, a tailor from Poland who settled in Scotland after World War II before changing his identity and life story. It was first presented by Scotland's Dogstar Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, and one of the prizes it won paid for it to travel to Adelaide. Zajac still finds it hard to believe the reception his work has received. "It's been quite overwhelming," he says.
The Fringe takes place in a range of venues, from formal theatre spaces to makeshift performance areas, including a disused prison and abandoned shopfronts.
One of the most popular is the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Set in Adelaide's East End, the garden is a collection of stages and performance spaces that attracts huge crowds every night. Performers range from Tim Freedman, David Bridie and Frente to one of this year's must-see acts, the musical cabaret show A Company of Strangers in the Spiegeltent. Fringe staff forbid themselves from endorsing any one act, but there have been some excited whispers about this performance in the past few weeks.
Perhaps the most popular part of the Fringe, though, is the comedy program. With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival starting next month, the Fringe, once again, serves as a warm-up gig. Many well-known comedians are making an appearance, including Tom Gleeson, Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes.
It's not exclusively top-heavy, with several lesser-known comedians using the Fringe to perfect their craft. Among them is 26-year-old comic Mujahid Ahmed, who describes himself as the nation's only Sudanese-Australian comedian. "I've got total control of the market," he says.
Ahmed is based in Adelaide, where he arrived in 2001 after leaving his home in the United Arab Emirates (he says he chose Adelaide after seeing figures showing it had Australia's lowest cost of living). Before the UAE, his family lived in Sudan, but left when he was a small child after his father's job as a journalist made life in the troubled African country difficult. He last visited Sudan in 2002, when he says he was forcibly conscripted into the army at the airport.
"I think (comedy) comes across as a natural gift of people from Africa," he says. "As a defence mechanism they can make humour out of something that is quite bleak." Ahmed, who commutes to other Australian cities for work in comedy, has performed with others at previous fringe festivals. This year is his first as a solo act on the program. He has been doing comedy for less than four years and he uses his act to make fun of stereotypes about Africa, and Sudan in particular. "Most (Australians') interactions with anything from Africa are a combination of Tarzan and (1980 film) The Gods Must Be Crazy," he says. "So it gives you a bit of an angle to play on."
Since there is no curator at the Fringe, any themes that may appear in the program emerge organically, with no single guiding influence. This year, there's a lightness in tone among many of the acts and a reluctance to take themselves too seriously.
But there's still a long way to go. Yesterday, among the half-filled bars and cafes, and performers handing out flyers for their shows, was a sign reminding passers-by that three weeks remain: "Pace yourself," itsays.
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The ever-smiling Fringe director, Christie Anthoney, thinks the lottery metaphor is appropriate, saying "everyone's a winner". But it can just as easily describe the lucky-dip nature of the festival, a melange of performing and visual arts where you never really know what you're going to get. More than any other arts festival in Australia, there are no guarantees about what will happen.
The formula is risky. But it's also part of the appeal of the Adelaide Fringe, which opened in an array of colour on Friday night, when thousands of people ignored soaring heat to pack the streets of the city, trying to grab a glimpse of the parade or of artists performing extracts from their work. The event runs for 23 days and is set to take over every corner of the city. Everyone involved, from artists to administrators to promoters, has a stake in itssuccess.
"It's the festival of the new," Anthoney says. "I like to say it's the freshest festival in Australia. The largest, and the freshest."
Anthoney lists some of the "crazy statistics" of the festival, which is modelled on the Edinburgh Fringe. Indeed, it prides itself on being the second-biggest arts festival in the world behind Edinburgh. Those involved in Adelaide are quick to rattle off the numbers: 517 shows, 4977 performances, 259 venues, 293 premieres. The challenge is how to bring all those different elements together into some kind of coherent whole and then to determine what acts to see, and what to miss.
Size alone is not what makes the Adelaide Fringe unique among the nation's summer arts festivals.
Having only two years ago become annual, it no longer finds itself tied to the biennial Adelaide Festival of the Arts. That separation underlines how the fringe has forged its own identity in the crowded festival circuit, where its irreverent, all-inclusive spirit has been embraced by the city and artists alike. And it comes at a busy time for Adelaide, which is also making room for the city's film festival and WOMADelaide this month.
This year is Anthoney's third as Fringe director. She has travelled to Edinburgh annually for the past 17 years, working at the festival and looking for ideas. One of the differences between the Adelaide and Edinburgh fringe festivals, she says, is that only Adelaide includes curated events, such as the opening night show on Friday. Otherwise, the controlled chaos of the formula is the same: artists of varying backgrounds and abilities register with the festival to perform. It's usually their responsibility to find a venue, and they also take all the risks. No one is excluded, as long as they pay their own way and get their applications in on time.
"There is no selection process for the Adelaide Fringe," Anthoney says. "It is an absolutely open festival. The only way in which somebody would be rejected as such is if they missed the deadline."
This, of course, brings the real possibility of a festival of duds, although the opposite is also true. By all accounts, the quality remains high,with little-known acts attracting exposure and giving audiences an insight into some of the work being developed beyond thenation's mainstream arts companies.
The festival stage, Anthoney says, is also a testing ground for new shows: she mentions how the Adelaide Fringe was the first in Australia to experience La Clique, the burlesque show that has built an enthusiastic following at other arts festivals.
"It's a democratic festival really," Anthoney says. "Once you analyse the results you see what artists believe people want, and then you analyse the ticket sales and it tells you again what people want."
While it doesn't help with travel costs, the Fringe gives advice to artists about how to best present, market and publicise their event, and it takes only a small administration fee from the box office. It also runs a program called Honeypot, where promoters and venue directors from across the country and the region are invited to travel to Adelaide.
Funding is modest: $1.1 million from the South Australian Government, plus sponsorships and other income sources. As a result, there are none of the big-ticket blockbuster shows you would expect at big arts festivals; their absence, however, seems appropriate. One of the artists this year says audiences need to work a little harder to find the gems in the program, without relying on organisers to point them in the right direction. Word of mouth is crucial, and it's often not clear what the highlights are until the final week. For the artists involved, the risks - and the rewards - are clear.
"It's one of those festivals where you've got to find out for yourself what's on," says Adelaide choreographer Aidan Munn, whose two-person dance show Virus, at the Fringe later this month, is inspired by Japanese anime and set in a post-apocalyptic city.
Nine years ago, Munn, a former dancer with Australian Dance Theatre, took part in another Adelaide Fringe project, a street theatre piece called Buzz. On the back of the support it received in Adelaide, he took the show to several festivals in Europe, including Edinburgh.
"There's a circuit out there with festivals similar to the Adelaide Fringe, so once you're on that as an artist, it's a good way to get your work seen."
Another artist to take advantage of the circuit is Matthew Zajac, a Scottish actor whose first attempt at playwriting, The Tailor of Inverness, has its Australian premiere at the Fringe. The story centres on Zajac's father, a tailor from Poland who settled in Scotland after World War II before changing his identity and life story. It was first presented by Scotland's Dogstar Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, and one of the prizes it won paid for it to travel to Adelaide. Zajac still finds it hard to believe the reception his work has received. "It's been quite overwhelming," he says.
The Fringe takes place in a range of venues, from formal theatre spaces to makeshift performance areas, including a disused prison and abandoned shopfronts.
One of the most popular is the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Set in Adelaide's East End, the garden is a collection of stages and performance spaces that attracts huge crowds every night. Performers range from Tim Freedman, David Bridie and Frente to one of this year's must-see acts, the musical cabaret show A Company of Strangers in the Spiegeltent. Fringe staff forbid themselves from endorsing any one act, but there have been some excited whispers about this performance in the past few weeks.
Perhaps the most popular part of the Fringe, though, is the comedy program. With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival starting next month, the Fringe, once again, serves as a warm-up gig. Many well-known comedians are making an appearance, including Tom Gleeson, Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes.
It's not exclusively top-heavy, with several lesser-known comedians using the Fringe to perfect their craft. Among them is 26-year-old comic Mujahid Ahmed, who describes himself as the nation's only Sudanese-Australian comedian. "I've got total control of the market," he says.
Ahmed is based in Adelaide, where he arrived in 2001 after leaving his home in the United Arab Emirates (he says he chose Adelaide after seeing figures showing it had Australia's lowest cost of living). Before the UAE, his family lived in Sudan, but left when he was a small child after his father's job as a journalist made life in the troubled African country difficult. He last visited Sudan in 2002, when he says he was forcibly conscripted into the army at the airport.
"I think (comedy) comes across as a natural gift of people from Africa," he says. "As a defence mechanism they can make humour out of something that is quite bleak." Ahmed, who commutes to other Australian cities for work in comedy, has performed with others at previous fringe festivals. This year is his first as a solo act on the program. He has been doing comedy for less than four years and he uses his act to make fun of stereotypes about Africa, and Sudan in particular. "Most (Australians') interactions with anything from Africa are a combination of Tarzan and (1980 film) The Gods Must Be Crazy," he says. "So it gives you a bit of an angle to play on."
Since there is no curator at the Fringe, any themes that may appear in the program emerge organically, with no single guiding influence. This year, there's a lightness in tone among many of the acts and a reluctance to take themselves too seriously.
But there's still a long way to go. Yesterday, among the half-filled bars and cafes, and performers handing out flyers for their shows, was a sign reminding passers-by that three weeks remain: "Pace yourself," itsays.
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Youth Enjoying Bingo in America
Sexy calls, exotic drinks and a mod ambiance are attracting a younger demographic
March 10, 2009 (InfoPowa News) -- The trend toward hip young players gravitating to bingo in Europe is also being experienced in the United States, aided by a cool ambiance, amusingly sexy calls, exotic booze and in-your-face advertising on the theme "Not Your Grandma's Bingo," reports the Miami Herald this week. And the 20- to 30-somethings are responding in droves, attending bingo sessions at places with names like "Cosmic Bingo," from the Midwest to Miami.
Organizers have replaced tradition with modern calls and fun action, for example where multiple players achieve bingo simultaneously and instead of a tie being called a dance-off is the cry, which sees impromptu shake-your-booty competitions with the prize going to the dancer who gets the most applause. Elsewhere, the younger set have a ball waving glosticks and there's plenty of noise and laughter.
The new-look bingo has triggered interest in the game from a younger demographic that previously may have had the perception that it was a rather staid pastime favoured by an older generation.
The Miami Herald illustrates the point by reporting on Minnesota's Mystic Lake Casino. In 2007, after a decade of declining bingo attendance, the casino opened a new bingo hall and launched ''Cosmic Bingo'' -- a youth-oriented Friday and Saturday night bingo party that includes dance music, humor with plenty of sexual undertones, and lots of neon lights. When Cosmic Bingo crowds began to exceed 200 people, the casino was ''thrilled,'' Director of Gaming Operations Don Damond told the newspaper.
More recently, attendance has topped 500. ''There's a huge draw of 18-to 20-year-olds who can't go to bars yet, so they're looking for entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights," Damond said.
The Cosmic Bingo concept has since spread to Arizona, Maryland and Oregon, among other places.
''I wish we could have patented it,'' Damond said.
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March 10, 2009 (InfoPowa News) -- The trend toward hip young players gravitating to bingo in Europe is also being experienced in the United States, aided by a cool ambiance, amusingly sexy calls, exotic booze and in-your-face advertising on the theme "Not Your Grandma's Bingo," reports the Miami Herald this week. And the 20- to 30-somethings are responding in droves, attending bingo sessions at places with names like "Cosmic Bingo," from the Midwest to Miami.
Organizers have replaced tradition with modern calls and fun action, for example where multiple players achieve bingo simultaneously and instead of a tie being called a dance-off is the cry, which sees impromptu shake-your-booty competitions with the prize going to the dancer who gets the most applause. Elsewhere, the younger set have a ball waving glosticks and there's plenty of noise and laughter.
The new-look bingo has triggered interest in the game from a younger demographic that previously may have had the perception that it was a rather staid pastime favoured by an older generation.
The Miami Herald illustrates the point by reporting on Minnesota's Mystic Lake Casino. In 2007, after a decade of declining bingo attendance, the casino opened a new bingo hall and launched ''Cosmic Bingo'' -- a youth-oriented Friday and Saturday night bingo party that includes dance music, humor with plenty of sexual undertones, and lots of neon lights. When Cosmic Bingo crowds began to exceed 200 people, the casino was ''thrilled,'' Director of Gaming Operations Don Damond told the newspaper.
More recently, attendance has topped 500. ''There's a huge draw of 18-to 20-year-olds who can't go to bars yet, so they're looking for entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights," Damond said.
The Cosmic Bingo concept has since spread to Arizona, Maryland and Oregon, among other places.
''I wish we could have patented it,'' Damond said.
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Online Bingo On The Rise – Now It's Matchmaking
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 bingo online. 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."
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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 bingo online. 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."
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Revenues Up For Bingo.com
16th February 2009
Bingo.com Limited, operator of popular online gaming site Bingo.com, has released its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of last year revealing a 17 percent increase in year-on-year total revenues.
Although total revenues for the final quarter of 2008 were $1.32 million, this represented a 15 percent decrease over the third quarter. In addition, revenues produced from gaming operations rose 23 percent to $1.28 million, which was down 13 percent from the previous period.
For the year, the Anguilla-based firm reported that revenues amounted to $5.64 million while total loses came in at $1.16 million, which was a decrease of 19 percent compared to $1.43 million for 2007.
'The fourth quarter of 2008 was another strong quarter of growth for Bingo.com as we saw increased gaming revenues across all our products,' said Tarrnie Williams, Chief Executive Officer for Bingo.com.
'However, like many international companies, we have been negatively affected by the dramatic volatility of the currency market, particularly the fall of the UK Pound Sterling and the strengthening of the United States Dollar in relation to other world currencies.
'To help alleviate our future exposure to currency risk and to aid our expansion into new markets, we will shortly be implementing a multi-currency product feature to our gaming software that will allow for simultaneous gaming activity in Pounds Sterling, United States Dollars, Euros and other currencies we choose to offer.
“We continue to follow our business plan, which has been successful to date at securing significant numbers of bingo and slots players in the United Kingdom.
“In addition, through leveraging our recently acquired Maltese gaming license, we are creating a number of additional language and market-specific initiatives in anticipation of launching in several new markets in 2009.”
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Bingo.com Limited, operator of popular online gaming site Bingo.com, has released its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of last year revealing a 17 percent increase in year-on-year total revenues.
Although total revenues for the final quarter of 2008 were $1.32 million, this represented a 15 percent decrease over the third quarter. In addition, revenues produced from gaming operations rose 23 percent to $1.28 million, which was down 13 percent from the previous period.
For the year, the Anguilla-based firm reported that revenues amounted to $5.64 million while total loses came in at $1.16 million, which was a decrease of 19 percent compared to $1.43 million for 2007.
'The fourth quarter of 2008 was another strong quarter of growth for Bingo.com as we saw increased gaming revenues across all our products,' said Tarrnie Williams, Chief Executive Officer for Bingo.com.
'However, like many international companies, we have been negatively affected by the dramatic volatility of the currency market, particularly the fall of the UK Pound Sterling and the strengthening of the United States Dollar in relation to other world currencies.
'To help alleviate our future exposure to currency risk and to aid our expansion into new markets, we will shortly be implementing a multi-currency product feature to our gaming software that will allow for simultaneous gaming activity in Pounds Sterling, United States Dollars, Euros and other currencies we choose to offer.
“We continue to follow our business plan, which has been successful to date at securing significant numbers of bingo and slots players in the United Kingdom.
“In addition, through leveraging our recently acquired Maltese gaming license, we are creating a number of additional language and market-specific initiatives in anticipation of launching in several new markets in 2009.”
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Monday, February 09, 2009
Google Follows the Money Trail to Gambling
UK allows gambling companies to advertise on TV and Google jumps on board to allow online casinos and bingo to advertise on their UK domain. It's a wise financial decision and Google knows it.
In an about turn on their own policies regarding online gambling, Google now allows commercials by online casinos and bingo operators on their UK portal.
The news comes after a global four-year ban by Google's Adword service. Online Casinos will now flood Google UK web space as they do battle for British customers.
Financial reasons
Google realizes that they stand to lose revenue by continuing to block online gambling commercials. Despite heavy pressure from the US to block online gambling ads, Google wants to be sure that it is in line with current local business practices.
Online bingo is keen to get involved by promoting their game online. Advertising budgets are swelling as these new opportunities open up. Bingo companies are biting at the chance to promote their game on television and online portals.
It's all good news for bingo brands such as PartyBingo, Virgin Bingo and affiliate programs such as The Bingo Affiliates will be looking to make the most of the new opportunities that present.
On the surface Google advertising has hit the jackpot with these new developments.
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In an about turn on their own policies regarding online gambling, Google now allows commercials by online casinos and bingo operators on their UK portal.
The news comes after a global four-year ban by Google's Adword service. Online Casinos will now flood Google UK web space as they do battle for British customers.
Financial reasons
Google realizes that they stand to lose revenue by continuing to block online gambling commercials. Despite heavy pressure from the US to block online gambling ads, Google wants to be sure that it is in line with current local business practices.
Online bingo is keen to get involved by promoting their game online. Advertising budgets are swelling as these new opportunities open up. Bingo companies are biting at the chance to promote their game on television and online portals.
It's all good news for bingo brands such as PartyBingo, Virgin Bingo and affiliate programs such as The Bingo Affiliates will be looking to make the most of the new opportunities that present.
On the surface Google advertising has hit the jackpot with these new developments.
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
Bingo bloke Tanveer Ahmed's outrage at Logie 'injustice' - Sydney Confidential - The Daily Telegraph - 26th March 2008
Here's one for A Current Affair to gatecrash Seven's studios over: the No Bingo bloke reckons he's been dudded out of a Logie nomination.
Forget about unpaid prize money, Tanveer Ahmed reckons the real scandal out of Channel 7's shelved game show, National Bingo Night, was the ball girl getting a nom for best new talent on TV and not him.
The cult hero is not happy and he's talking tough to Confidential.
"The process of selection for Logie nominees must be called into question when the Bingo Commissioner (him) gets knocked back behind Renee Bargh, the ball girl," he railed.
"Realistically, the show flopped but the popularity and impact of the Bingo referee character (him again) was far beyond the short lifespan and lukewarm ratings of the program."
Over to you, Tracy Grimshaw. (Credit: News.com.au)
Greg Tingle comment...
Tanveer Ahmed might like to try his luck at online bingo, since Channel Seven ripped his bingo show off the air after the scandal surfaced. Did anyone believe that the bingo show he hosted was not rigged? I've got an affiliate program perfect for Mr Bingo. Tanveer, your welcome to pitch us here at Media Man Australia and Casino News Media - its TINGLE, not BINGO. This should be some good fodder for news media. As News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch says, "Big will not beat small anymore, it will be the fast beating the slow". Be watching for The Australian newspaper gambling feature, The Punt, coming this March.
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Forget about unpaid prize money, Tanveer Ahmed reckons the real scandal out of Channel 7's shelved game show, National Bingo Night, was the ball girl getting a nom for best new talent on TV and not him.
The cult hero is not happy and he's talking tough to Confidential.
"The process of selection for Logie nominees must be called into question when the Bingo Commissioner (him) gets knocked back behind Renee Bargh, the ball girl," he railed.
"Realistically, the show flopped but the popularity and impact of the Bingo referee character (him again) was far beyond the short lifespan and lukewarm ratings of the program."
Over to you, Tracy Grimshaw. (Credit: News.com.au)
Greg Tingle comment...
Tanveer Ahmed might like to try his luck at online bingo, since Channel Seven ripped his bingo show off the air after the scandal surfaced. Did anyone believe that the bingo show he hosted was not rigged? I've got an affiliate program perfect for Mr Bingo. Tanveer, your welcome to pitch us here at Media Man Australia and Casino News Media - its TINGLE, not BINGO. This should be some good fodder for news media. As News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch says, "Big will not beat small anymore, it will be the fast beating the slow". Be watching for The Australian newspaper gambling feature, The Punt, coming this March.
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Online Bingo vs Venue Bingo
Online Bingo is one of the fastest growing internet gambling games in the world.
Smoking bans has forced players out of their local halls and many, as a result, have taken up online bingo.
In principle the games are the same, but the experience is very different. Players buy cards online with a set of numbers and a computer randomly generates balls which are called out and marked off by players. Numerous versions of the game can be found online including 90,80 or 75.
Playing online can be considered very different. Players log in to their own private bingo account where they can deposit any amount of money. All users need is a PC, Internet connection and bank account, all of which the majority of households have.
Funds are then deposited by the click of a button into the players account and they can use this to purchase cards for games scheduled at a specific time. Some operators such as Party Bingo and Virgin Bingo have games taking place every couple of minutes others are more spaced out.
If a player wins playing online, the money is directly transferred to their bingo account which can then be withdrawn into their standard bank account.
Online promotions are also available which offer players cash bonuses, special prize games, monthly prize draws and much more. These are often a major attraction for new players who look to make the most of loyalty programs and specials.
Offline bingo has struggled for several years now, however some operators are introducing new sheltered areas where players can take part in bingo games whilst smoking and socializing.
Hitwise, one of the worlds most respected online measurement companies, reports that online bingo continues to grow in popularity, and many industry insiders are predicting that online bingo will soon equal the popularity of online poker, but the majority of bingo players will be female (up to approximately 70%), while online poker players are 80% male, 20% female.
Many gaming operators now have their own bingo portals, and the leading bingo operators such as The Bingo Affiliates have bingo broken down into geographic regions, such as Australian (Bingo Australia), Canada (Canadian Dollar Bingo) and France (Bingo Francais.Com)
More detailed information on the world of online bingo vs tradition bingo coming soon.
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Smoking bans has forced players out of their local halls and many, as a result, have taken up online bingo.
In principle the games are the same, but the experience is very different. Players buy cards online with a set of numbers and a computer randomly generates balls which are called out and marked off by players. Numerous versions of the game can be found online including 90,80 or 75.
Playing online can be considered very different. Players log in to their own private bingo account where they can deposit any amount of money. All users need is a PC, Internet connection and bank account, all of which the majority of households have.
Funds are then deposited by the click of a button into the players account and they can use this to purchase cards for games scheduled at a specific time. Some operators such as Party Bingo and Virgin Bingo have games taking place every couple of minutes others are more spaced out.
If a player wins playing online, the money is directly transferred to their bingo account which can then be withdrawn into their standard bank account.
Online promotions are also available which offer players cash bonuses, special prize games, monthly prize draws and much more. These are often a major attraction for new players who look to make the most of loyalty programs and specials.
Offline bingo has struggled for several years now, however some operators are introducing new sheltered areas where players can take part in bingo games whilst smoking and socializing.
Hitwise, one of the worlds most respected online measurement companies, reports that online bingo continues to grow in popularity, and many industry insiders are predicting that online bingo will soon equal the popularity of online poker, but the majority of bingo players will be female (up to approximately 70%), while online poker players are 80% male, 20% female.
Many gaming operators now have their own bingo portals, and the leading bingo operators such as The Bingo Affiliates have bingo broken down into geographic regions, such as Australian (Bingo Australia), Canada (Canadian Dollar Bingo) and France (Bingo Francais.Com)
More detailed information on the world of online bingo vs tradition bingo coming soon.
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Saturday, February 07, 2009
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Gala Bingo fight the Smoking Ban - 4th February 2009
Hundreds of UK bingo halls have faced closure in recent years after the 2007 smoking ban was brought in to action. Companies such as Gala Bingo have been forced to shut several of their bingo halls after players numbers dropped and the increased taxation damaged revenues.
Several traditional bingo halls closed around the country and the industry's future looked bleak. However Gala have recently introduced new covered outdoor smoking shelters, which allow players to smoke whilst taking part in bingo games.
The Fenton Gala Bingo hall is one of the first to open the new shelters and managers hope to re-attract players ,who left due to the smoking ban, and get them back to playing live bingo.
The shelters will feature electronic bingo boards holding games with Jackpots up to £1000. Bingo halls have been in desperate need of upgrading and Gala are certainly leading the way for technologically advanced bingo gaming!
One major reason for people visiting and playing bingo at halls is the social element. Friends would meet up once a week play catch up with each other and relax playing a few games of bingo.
The smoking ban resulted in many leaving halls but shelters, such as the one built in Felton, hope to reintroduce the social attraction of playing bingo.
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Several traditional bingo halls closed around the country and the industry's future looked bleak. However Gala have recently introduced new covered outdoor smoking shelters, which allow players to smoke whilst taking part in bingo games.
The Fenton Gala Bingo hall is one of the first to open the new shelters and managers hope to re-attract players ,who left due to the smoking ban, and get them back to playing live bingo.
The shelters will feature electronic bingo boards holding games with Jackpots up to £1000. Bingo halls have been in desperate need of upgrading and Gala are certainly leading the way for technologically advanced bingo gaming!
One major reason for people visiting and playing bingo at halls is the social element. Friends would meet up once a week play catch up with each other and relax playing a few games of bingo.
The smoking ban resulted in many leaving halls but shelters, such as the one built in Felton, hope to reintroduce the social attraction of playing bingo.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
CAP bingo awards baffle industry
The 2nd Annual Casino Affiliate Programmes Awards, which were held last night in London, saw three winners in the bingo categories.
Two winners were widely accepted as being reasonably fair within the industry but most bingo insiders were left baffled by the decision to award Playtech the title of Best Bingo Software.
One bingo software rival said: “I could name six bingo software companies with better software than Playtech. They have hardly any licensees and their product is obviously not competitive in the market. To be frank, the judges must have been smoking something pretty strong to come up with this verdict.”
They added: “It's a shame because it definitely detracts from the overall credibility of the awards”.
The other winners in the CAP awards for bingo were Jackpot Joy/Market Ace for Best Bingo Affiliate and Bingo Port for Best Bingo Affiliate. Both of these awards were widely considered to be reasonable within the bingo industry and a fair reflection of the hard work put in by both sites over the past year.
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Two winners were widely accepted as being reasonably fair within the industry but most bingo insiders were left baffled by the decision to award Playtech the title of Best Bingo Software.
One bingo software rival said: “I could name six bingo software companies with better software than Playtech. They have hardly any licensees and their product is obviously not competitive in the market. To be frank, the judges must have been smoking something pretty strong to come up with this verdict.”
They added: “It's a shame because it definitely detracts from the overall credibility of the awards”.
The other winners in the CAP awards for bingo were Jackpot Joy/Market Ace for Best Bingo Affiliate and Bingo Port for Best Bingo Affiliate. Both of these awards were widely considered to be reasonable within the bingo industry and a fair reflection of the hard work put in by both sites over the past year.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Norsk Launches New Bingo Concept, Powered by Parlay Software
Electronic game introduces a new dimension of bingo to land-based players
MarketWire
22nd January 2009
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO - Parlay Entertainment Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEI), the world's leading supplier of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, has teamed with Norsk Bingo AS to launch a new concept in bingo entertainment.
In the fall of 2008, Norsk deployed the first 20 of what will soon be 2,000 touch-screen tabletop kiosks in 30 bingo halls throughout Norway. This is a new and innovative way for Norwegian players to access bingo online, while still in their favourite hall. All game play and access is controlled by radio frequency cards which let players activate their accounts and manage financial transactions. Players access a kiosk by simply flashing the card in front of it. From there they can play Parlay Bingo using a touch screen.
Perry Malone, CTO and co-founder of Parlay Entertainment, said: "Parlay has always been a leader in the online bingo industry. And we're pleased to be part of this latest innovation. The collaboration between Norsk and Parlay sets a new direction for both the online and land-based bingo industries, and is further evidence of the wide-ranging convergence that is sweeping through this sector. An innovative offering like this can help reinvigorate the land-based industry, whilst at the same time bring online bingo to a wider audience."
Norsk's Lars Bakken Elvsveen agrees. "Norwegians have a great love for bingo and this gives them the opportunity to enjoy a new dimension of the game. Bringing Parlay's online bingo games to our existing bingo halls is a winning combination for all. Players have more ways to play and win and we introduce the excitement of the electronic game to our traditional land-based players."
Parlay will be exhibiting at ICEi - part of the International Gaming Expo - at London's Earls Court, January 27-29, marking the eighth consecutive year that Parlay has supported this conference. We welcome all visitors to drop by our stand #5350.
About Parlay Entertainment
Parlay Entertainment Inc. is the world's leading developer and dominant licensor of Internet bingo solutions. As the inventor and holder of Internet bingo patents(1), Parlay was the first company in the world to develop and deploy a commercial Internet bingo product. Parlay Bingo is available in both 75-ball and 90-ball versions and is complemented by a full suite of lottery and casino games. Our multi-player, multi-platform technology is used to power more online bingo sites in more countries than any other software provider in the world. Some of the world's best-known brands use Parlay Bingo solutions, including Virgin, Yahoo!, Paddy Power, NetPlay TV and Bingos.co.uk, as well as the St. Minver and TGN bingo networks. Parlay's head offices are in Oakville, Canada with offices in Bridgetown, Barbados and Valletta, Malta.
For more information on Parlay solutions and services, please visit our website at www.parlaygroup.com.
This document may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial and operating results of Parlay Entertainment Inc. that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that predictions and other forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in the forward-looking statements.
(1) United States Patent No. 6,585,590, Canadian Patents No. 2,340,152 and 2,618,843, with other Patent applications pending in other countries.
(c) 2009 by Parlay Entertainment Inc.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept any responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
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Peter Trinz
Senior Vice President
(905) 337-6550
Email: ptrinz@parlaygroup.com
Website: www.parlaygroup.com
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22nd January 2009
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO - Parlay Entertainment Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEI), the world's leading supplier of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, has teamed with Norsk Bingo AS to launch a new concept in bingo entertainment.
In the fall of 2008, Norsk deployed the first 20 of what will soon be 2,000 touch-screen tabletop kiosks in 30 bingo halls throughout Norway. This is a new and innovative way for Norwegian players to access bingo online, while still in their favourite hall. All game play and access is controlled by radio frequency cards which let players activate their accounts and manage financial transactions. Players access a kiosk by simply flashing the card in front of it. From there they can play Parlay Bingo using a touch screen.
Perry Malone, CTO and co-founder of Parlay Entertainment, said: "Parlay has always been a leader in the online bingo industry. And we're pleased to be part of this latest innovation. The collaboration between Norsk and Parlay sets a new direction for both the online and land-based bingo industries, and is further evidence of the wide-ranging convergence that is sweeping through this sector. An innovative offering like this can help reinvigorate the land-based industry, whilst at the same time bring online bingo to a wider audience."
Norsk's Lars Bakken Elvsveen agrees. "Norwegians have a great love for bingo and this gives them the opportunity to enjoy a new dimension of the game. Bringing Parlay's online bingo games to our existing bingo halls is a winning combination for all. Players have more ways to play and win and we introduce the excitement of the electronic game to our traditional land-based players."
Parlay will be exhibiting at ICEi - part of the International Gaming Expo - at London's Earls Court, January 27-29, marking the eighth consecutive year that Parlay has supported this conference. We welcome all visitors to drop by our stand #5350.
About Parlay Entertainment
Parlay Entertainment Inc. is the world's leading developer and dominant licensor of Internet bingo solutions. As the inventor and holder of Internet bingo patents(1), Parlay was the first company in the world to develop and deploy a commercial Internet bingo product. Parlay Bingo is available in both 75-ball and 90-ball versions and is complemented by a full suite of lottery and casino games. Our multi-player, multi-platform technology is used to power more online bingo sites in more countries than any other software provider in the world. Some of the world's best-known brands use Parlay Bingo solutions, including Virgin, Yahoo!, Paddy Power, NetPlay TV and Bingos.co.uk, as well as the St. Minver and TGN bingo networks. Parlay's head offices are in Oakville, Canada with offices in Bridgetown, Barbados and Valletta, Malta.
For more information on Parlay solutions and services, please visit our website at www.parlaygroup.com.
This document may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial and operating results of Parlay Entertainment Inc. that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that predictions and other forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in the forward-looking statements.
(1) United States Patent No. 6,585,590, Canadian Patents No. 2,340,152 and 2,618,843, with other Patent applications pending in other countries.
(c) 2009 by Parlay Entertainment Inc.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept any responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Parlay Entertainment Inc.
Peter Trinz
Senior Vice President
(905) 337-6550
Email: ptrinz@parlaygroup.com
Website: www.parlaygroup.com
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Since 1999
Market your own Front-End or our
Established Brands
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Over 40 years combined online bingo experience
Why Market Online Bingo?
Bingo is the most profitable form of online gaming!
Player’s see Bingo as entertainment therefore payouts run less than 25% meaning more commissions for you
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CAP Awards Bingo
29th January 2009
CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com ("CAP"), the world's largest and longest-running affiliate marketing directory for the online gaming industry, has announced the winners to this year's CAP Awards 2009.
The Bingo category awards winners were:
Best Bingo Affiliate Program: Jackpot Joy / MarketAce
Best iGaming Bingo Software: Playtech
Best Bingo Affiliate Manager: Pierrick, Virgin Games
Best Bingo Affiliate: BingoPort.co.uk (Roo Wright)
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CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com ("CAP"), the world's largest and longest-running affiliate marketing directory for the online gaming industry, has announced the winners to this year's CAP Awards 2009.
The Bingo category awards winners were:
Best Bingo Affiliate Program: Jackpot Joy / MarketAce
Best iGaming Bingo Software: Playtech
Best Bingo Affiliate Manager: Pierrick, Virgin Games
Best Bingo Affiliate: BingoPort.co.uk (Roo Wright)
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Soap actors star in 'bingo lingo - Metro - 27th January 2009
ITV Bingo has created two new 'rooms' dedicated to Coronation Street and Emmerdale - adding a new soap twist to the fast-growing online game.
Traditional calls of 'two fat ladies' and 'legs 11' have been given the elbow in the online 'venues', powered by Party Gaming - and instead the likes of 'Betty's hot pot with wine/number nine', 'Zoe's institutionalized/number 25' and 'Trisha crushed by a chimney/number 53' will be used.
Controller of ITV Play, William Van Rest, said: "When we designed these rooms we knew we were combining two of the nation's great loves, soaps and bingo, but we never imagined it would spark a change in the fundamentals of the game.
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Traditional calls of 'two fat ladies' and 'legs 11' have been given the elbow in the online 'venues', powered by Party Gaming - and instead the likes of 'Betty's hot pot with wine/number nine', 'Zoe's institutionalized/number 25' and 'Trisha crushed by a chimney/number 53' will be used.
Controller of ITV Play, William Van Rest, said: "When we designed these rooms we knew we were combining two of the nation's great loves, soaps and bingo, but we never imagined it would spark a change in the fundamentals of the game.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Foxy Bingo stake up for sale? - 25th January 2009
A 20% stake in Foxy Bingo may be up for sale after one of its investors said they were looking to sell assets.
Independent News & Media plc, Ireland's largest publisher and the owner of the Independent newspaper in the UK, said that it was looking to offload non-core assets to meet a €200 million payment due later this year.
The bond was expected to have been met by the sale of INM' stake in Australian media company APN News and Media.
Analysts said likely candidates for a sale were INM's 20% stake in Cashcade, the owner of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo and Bingo Scotland, or its stake in Verivox, a price-comparison site in Germany, and an African outdoor advertising operation.
INM said it would be “pursuing alternative strategies to secure sufficient capital to both de-leverage and de-risk its balance sheet, with a focus on free cash flow generation”.
Cashcade has been the subject of interest from various companies in the past 12 months, including 888.com and investment vehicle Praesepe. A bid from 888.com was rumoured to have got within days of completion, only for investors to back out of loaning the money for a takeover because of the credit crunch.
Other investors in Cashcade including Michael Buckley, who is the company chairman, Michael Tabor, the super wealthy investor and former bookmaker and Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond. The management team owns approximately 20 per cent of the business.
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Independent News & Media plc, Ireland's largest publisher and the owner of the Independent newspaper in the UK, said that it was looking to offload non-core assets to meet a €200 million payment due later this year.
The bond was expected to have been met by the sale of INM' stake in Australian media company APN News and Media.
Analysts said likely candidates for a sale were INM's 20% stake in Cashcade, the owner of Foxy Bingo, Think Bingo and Bingo Scotland, or its stake in Verivox, a price-comparison site in Germany, and an African outdoor advertising operation.
INM said it would be “pursuing alternative strategies to secure sufficient capital to both de-leverage and de-risk its balance sheet, with a focus on free cash flow generation”.
Cashcade has been the subject of interest from various companies in the past 12 months, including 888.com and investment vehicle Praesepe. A bid from 888.com was rumoured to have got within days of completion, only for investors to back out of loaning the money for a takeover because of the credit crunch.
Other investors in Cashcade including Michael Buckley, who is the company chairman, Michael Tabor, the super wealthy investor and former bookmaker and Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond. The management team owns approximately 20 per cent of the business.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Kentucky governor to appeal bingo domains case - 23rd January 2009
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will appeal a court ruling that prevents the state from seizing domain names used by online gambling sites.
A Kentucky Court of Appeal ruling had said that domain names did not constitute ‘gambling devices’ and therefore were not liable to seizure. The 2-to-1 court ruling had been greeted by online gambling advocates as an important victory.
J. Michael Brown, Kentucky’s Secretary of Justice and Public Safety, said: “The Commonwealth will continue its action to protect Kentucky citizens from illegal internet gambling operations.
“The evidence [presented in the original lower court case] demonstrated that illegal and unregulated activity is occurring in Kentucky and that millions of dollars are being lost as a result of that activity.
141 domains were shortlisted for seizure, including some top US bingo names such as usabingo.com, bingoknights.com, winabingo.com and bingoworkz.com. Others targeted include leading poker site such as pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com and ultimatebet.com and major sports betting sites such as sportsbook.com and www.sportsbetting.com.
Joe Brennan Jr., chairman of iMEGA, who represented many of the domain owners, said: “We’re not surprised that Gov. Beshear and Secretary (J. Michael) Brown filed their appeal. They both invested a lot of political capital in this suit. They likely feel they can’t back down.
“Their attorneys took this on a contingency fee-basis, and have reportedly sunk over a million dollars of their own money in this suit, and other suits like this that they reportedly prepared for other states. Without a win in Kentucky, it will be hard to get those other suits off the ground, and they’ll have taken huge losses on their own gamble.”
The appeal is expected to be heard in April 2009.
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A Kentucky Court of Appeal ruling had said that domain names did not constitute ‘gambling devices’ and therefore were not liable to seizure. The 2-to-1 court ruling had been greeted by online gambling advocates as an important victory.
J. Michael Brown, Kentucky’s Secretary of Justice and Public Safety, said: “The Commonwealth will continue its action to protect Kentucky citizens from illegal internet gambling operations.
“The evidence [presented in the original lower court case] demonstrated that illegal and unregulated activity is occurring in Kentucky and that millions of dollars are being lost as a result of that activity.
141 domains were shortlisted for seizure, including some top US bingo names such as usabingo.com, bingoknights.com, winabingo.com and bingoworkz.com. Others targeted include leading poker site such as pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com and ultimatebet.com and major sports betting sites such as sportsbook.com and www.sportsbetting.com.
Joe Brennan Jr., chairman of iMEGA, who represented many of the domain owners, said: “We’re not surprised that Gov. Beshear and Secretary (J. Michael) Brown filed their appeal. They both invested a lot of political capital in this suit. They likely feel they can’t back down.
“Their attorneys took this on a contingency fee-basis, and have reportedly sunk over a million dollars of their own money in this suit, and other suits like this that they reportedly prepared for other states. Without a win in Kentucky, it will be hard to get those other suits off the ground, and they’ll have taken huge losses on their own gamble.”
The appeal is expected to be heard in April 2009.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
NYX to Launch New Bingo Software at ICE(i)
New features give operators the flexibility to fully customize the product
January 19, 2009 (InfoPowa News) -- Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive plans to launch a new and innovative bingo product at the forthcoming International Gaming Exhibition, taking place next week at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
The company claims that the new software is of modern design and includes many new features that give operators the flexibility to fully customize the look and feel of the product while increasing player enjoyment and loyalty.
"The idea behind the new design was to create a 'live bingo experience'. The new client feels light, flexible and quickly responds to every click," said a company spokesman this week. "Design features, shapes, the movement of components and information display interact to create a very user-friendly client, enticing the visitor to play bingo, and get more out of their bingo game play.
"Operators have more freedom to brand their bingo than before, and the client also enables individual branding for each bingo room, and even per individual bingo game," he added.
Staffan Lindgren, CEO of NYX Interactive, said, "Whilst this new client is quick to market, it's also very flexible and modular so that both operators and their players get the bingo they want."
Players do not need to leave the online bingo room to transfer funds, manage profiles, view game play history, send a query to customer service, manage weekly spending limits or play a wide range of mini games, and can jump between rooms without having to go via the lobby in the new software.
The player also has the option to close down the chat area to view more tickets. Players who have not yet registered can watch a game in play to get a preview of the benefits of signing up, and can register via both the lobby and the bingo room itself.
The community feature that is a significant element in NYX bingo software has been further developed in the latest version. Players can see what rooms their friends are playing in when logging in and can initiate private chats and read each other's profiles in the bingo room. NYX bingo also has a library of avatars and emoticons to make the chat experience more personal. (Credit: InfoPowa News)
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January 19, 2009 (InfoPowa News) -- Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive plans to launch a new and innovative bingo product at the forthcoming International Gaming Exhibition, taking place next week at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
The company claims that the new software is of modern design and includes many new features that give operators the flexibility to fully customize the look and feel of the product while increasing player enjoyment and loyalty.
"The idea behind the new design was to create a 'live bingo experience'. The new client feels light, flexible and quickly responds to every click," said a company spokesman this week. "Design features, shapes, the movement of components and information display interact to create a very user-friendly client, enticing the visitor to play bingo, and get more out of their bingo game play.
"Operators have more freedom to brand their bingo than before, and the client also enables individual branding for each bingo room, and even per individual bingo game," he added.
Staffan Lindgren, CEO of NYX Interactive, said, "Whilst this new client is quick to market, it's also very flexible and modular so that both operators and their players get the bingo they want."
Players do not need to leave the online bingo room to transfer funds, manage profiles, view game play history, send a query to customer service, manage weekly spending limits or play a wide range of mini games, and can jump between rooms without having to go via the lobby in the new software.
The player also has the option to close down the chat area to view more tickets. Players who have not yet registered can watch a game in play to get a preview of the benefits of signing up, and can register via both the lobby and the bingo room itself.
The community feature that is a significant element in NYX bingo software has been further developed in the latest version. Players can see what rooms their friends are playing in when logging in and can initiate private chats and read each other's profiles in the bingo room. NYX bingo also has a library of avatars and emoticons to make the chat experience more personal. (Credit: InfoPowa News)
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Online bingo - market comparison
June 2008
The popularity of online bingo websites has quadrupled since 2004 and, though the market is dominated by familiar names from the offline world such as Gala Bingo, The Sun, and Ladrokes, an increasing number of web-only bingo games are capturing market share.
According to data from Hitwise, the web intelligence service, the popularity of Bingo in the UK has pretty much doubled since July 2007 alone, based on UK visits.
The picture of online bingo as a growing market is backed up by Google Trends, which shows a four-fold increase in UK searches for the term “online bingo” since late 2004.
Which bingo websites are popular?
According to the Hitwise data, the biggest player in the online bingo market is Gala Bingo with more than 25% market share of UK visits.
Gambling - Bingo » All sites » Weekly rankings for the week ending 07/06/2008 » Ranks by 'Visits'
Rank Website Market Share
1 Gala Bingo 25.13%
2 Foxybingo.com 14.03%
3 Sun Bingo 12.33%
4 Ladbrokes Bingo 9.36%
5 Wink Bingo 4.78%
6 Mecca Bingo 3.53%
7 Sky Bingo 2.62%
8 Mirror Bingo 2.61%
9 ITV Bingo 1.96%
10 888Ladies.com 1.90%
Source: Hitwise UK 11.6.08
Gala is the biggest name in the traditional world of bingo rooms, with 175 clubs, 5 million members and 32 million admissions every year. Gala claims a 40% bingo market share overall (offline and online, presumably), so it clearly faces tougher competition on the web.
Foxybingo.com, ranked second here, is unlikely to be familiar to traditional bingo players because it lacks a high-street presence, but has made a significant impact in the online world. The Hitwise data below shows that Foxy Bingo has closed the gap in the past year from more than 20% to just over 10% share of UK visits.
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The popularity of online bingo websites has quadrupled since 2004 and, though the market is dominated by familiar names from the offline world such as Gala Bingo, The Sun, and Ladrokes, an increasing number of web-only bingo games are capturing market share.
According to data from Hitwise, the web intelligence service, the popularity of Bingo in the UK has pretty much doubled since July 2007 alone, based on UK visits.
The picture of online bingo as a growing market is backed up by Google Trends, which shows a four-fold increase in UK searches for the term “online bingo” since late 2004.
Which bingo websites are popular?
According to the Hitwise data, the biggest player in the online bingo market is Gala Bingo with more than 25% market share of UK visits.
Gambling - Bingo » All sites » Weekly rankings for the week ending 07/06/2008 » Ranks by 'Visits'
Rank Website Market Share
1 Gala Bingo 25.13%
2 Foxybingo.com 14.03%
3 Sun Bingo 12.33%
4 Ladbrokes Bingo 9.36%
5 Wink Bingo 4.78%
6 Mecca Bingo 3.53%
7 Sky Bingo 2.62%
8 Mirror Bingo 2.61%
9 ITV Bingo 1.96%
10 888Ladies.com 1.90%
Source: Hitwise UK 11.6.08
Gala is the biggest name in the traditional world of bingo rooms, with 175 clubs, 5 million members and 32 million admissions every year. Gala claims a 40% bingo market share overall (offline and online, presumably), so it clearly faces tougher competition on the web.
Foxybingo.com, ranked second here, is unlikely to be familiar to traditional bingo players because it lacks a high-street presence, but has made a significant impact in the online world. The Hitwise data below shows that Foxy Bingo has closed the gap in the past year from more than 20% to just over 10% share of UK visits.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Report - Bingo attracts new online gamers
The online competitive intelligence service Hitwise announced recently that with the appearance of online possibility to play bingo, gambling web pages have managed to attract a new profile of online gamer.
According to the analysis performed by Hitwise, gambling websites all together attract 8 per cent fewer visits from female users of Internet than average for all websites. Particularly, male users represents 3 in 5 visits to sport betting sites, however in contrast, bingo web pages reportedly account for 3 in 5 visits from female users.
Hitwise informs that the online gaming industry has experienced fast growth, and in order to maintain this growth gambling web pages have to attract new viewers, such as women, who used to be underrepresented on gaming web pages.
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According to the analysis performed by Hitwise, gambling websites all together attract 8 per cent fewer visits from female users of Internet than average for all websites. Particularly, male users represents 3 in 5 visits to sport betting sites, however in contrast, bingo web pages reportedly account for 3 in 5 visits from female users.
Hitwise informs that the online gaming industry has experienced fast growth, and in order to maintain this growth gambling web pages have to attract new viewers, such as women, who used to be underrepresented on gaming web pages.
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Online Casino and Bingo big Hit with Women says Hitwise
Online Casino and Bingo big Hit with Women says Hitwise
The phenomenal success of online gambling seems to have been mirrored by another unpredicted rise, the unprecedented number of women now being drawn to bingo websites.
A survey carried out by Hitwise revealed that although fewer women use regular betting sites, bingo website visitors are invariably female in 3 out of every 5 cases.
“The industry has enjoyed explosive growth and in order to continue to gain market share, gambling sites will need to lure new audiences,” explained Hitwise Research Director, Heather Hopkins. “Women have traditionally been underrepresented on gambling websites but bingo is changing that. So-called ‘soft-gambling’ opens the doors to a new audience.”
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The phenomenal success of online gambling seems to have been mirrored by another unpredicted rise, the unprecedented number of women now being drawn to bingo websites.
A survey carried out by Hitwise revealed that although fewer women use regular betting sites, bingo website visitors are invariably female in 3 out of every 5 cases.
“The industry has enjoyed explosive growth and in order to continue to gain market share, gambling sites will need to lure new audiences,” explained Hitwise Research Director, Heather Hopkins. “Women have traditionally been underrepresented on gambling websites but bingo is changing that. So-called ‘soft-gambling’ opens the doors to a new audience.”
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Since 1999
Market your own Front-End or our
Established Brands
Global Multi-Language Brands
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Why Market Online Bingo?
Bingo is the most profitable form of online gaming!
Player’s see Bingo as entertainment therefore payouts run less than 25% meaning more commissions for you
Player retention/loyalty is the highest of all online gaming
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CAP Euro Bingo companies and speakers
Exhibitors to appear at CAP Euro include:
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Virgin Bingo
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Income Access Bingo Partners
Maria Bingo
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Representatives at the conference include:
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Exhibitors to appear at CAP Euro include:
Party Bingo
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Maria Bingo
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Representatives at the conference include:
Crown Bingo
Love Bingo
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Event Bingo
Paddy Power Bingo
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Bingo popularity growing in Australia
Bingo, both in clubs, and online bingo, continues to grow in Australia.
Website portals such as Media Man Australia and Casino News Media have seen bingo related searches and traffic continue to grow over the last quarter, and this trend is expected to continue.
Numerous news reports are also indicating the continuing popularity of bingo, including the BBC, ABC, Hitwise, CasinoAffiliatePrograms and Online Casino News.
More on this and more details come to hand.
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Website portals such as Media Man Australia and Casino News Media have seen bingo related searches and traffic continue to grow over the last quarter, and this trend is expected to continue.
Numerous news reports are also indicating the continuing popularity of bingo, including the BBC, ABC, Hitwise, CasinoAffiliatePrograms and Online Casino News.
More on this and more details come to hand.
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Codere hit by Argentinian bingo loss - 4th January 2009
Spanish gaming group Codere has been told that its licence to run a bingo hall in La Plata, Argentina has been blocked.
Regulators in Buenos Aires said that the application for the Bingo Platense bingo hall had been rejected; Codere immediately said they planned a legal appeal of the decision as they believed they had met all requirements for a licence renewal.
Pending the appeal Codere has been told they can carry on running the Platense bingo hall until June 2009.
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Regulators in Buenos Aires said that the application for the Bingo Platense bingo hall had been rejected; Codere immediately said they planned a legal appeal of the decision as they believed they had met all requirements for a licence renewal.
Pending the appeal Codere has been told they can carry on running the Platense bingo hall until June 2009.
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Jackpotjoy Scoops Three Nominations!
27th November 2008
Jackpotjoy is delighted to announce that it’s been nominated for three top awards at the BingoPort.co.uk’s Players Choice Awards.
The site, most famous for its huge jackpots and prize laden Price is Right Bingo, is now up for Best Chat Team, Best Innovation and Best Operator – a range that reflects the site’s ability to be succeed across the board.
So how does it feel to be nominated for the Best Chat Team award?
Jackpotjoy Bingo Product Owner James Goddard told us: “It’s no surprise that our chat team has been nominated for this award. It’s a fantastic accolade. Every hour of every day they work hard to make sure our players feel welcome, secure and entertained.”
No wonder the chat team has been nominated! Alongside running a variety of chat games and competitions this hard working team maintain Jackpotjoy’s bustling forum and keep a lot of happy customers entertained.
Innovation has always been close to Jackpotjoy’s heart, and their nomination here was a credit to the London based development team.
2008 will always be remembered as the year the site went mobile – they are currently offer 3 top mobile games, but there was a lot more. They can also now offer CUTIES, a series of chat games that look set to raise the bar how users interact with gaming sites.
James is understandably pleased with Jackpotjoy’s record. When asked, he proudly gushed: “when it comes to online gaming it’s fair to say – you heard it first, you saw it first…you played it first at Jackpotjoy.com.
But there’s more to the site than the Chat and Innovation Teams, there’s a united and strong crew behind Jackpotjoy whose efforts are reflected in the sites nomination in the main Best Operator category, the nomination Goddard was most pleased by.
“This is a great boost,” he told us. “The company’s doubled in size in 2008, but we’ve kept our exemplary service, cutting edge gaming and - of course - our astonishing jackpots. Bring on 2009!”
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Jackpotjoy is delighted to announce that it’s been nominated for three top awards at the BingoPort.co.uk’s Players Choice Awards.
The site, most famous for its huge jackpots and prize laden Price is Right Bingo, is now up for Best Chat Team, Best Innovation and Best Operator – a range that reflects the site’s ability to be succeed across the board.
So how does it feel to be nominated for the Best Chat Team award?
Jackpotjoy Bingo Product Owner James Goddard told us: “It’s no surprise that our chat team has been nominated for this award. It’s a fantastic accolade. Every hour of every day they work hard to make sure our players feel welcome, secure and entertained.”
No wonder the chat team has been nominated! Alongside running a variety of chat games and competitions this hard working team maintain Jackpotjoy’s bustling forum and keep a lot of happy customers entertained.
Innovation has always been close to Jackpotjoy’s heart, and their nomination here was a credit to the London based development team.
2008 will always be remembered as the year the site went mobile – they are currently offer 3 top mobile games, but there was a lot more. They can also now offer CUTIES, a series of chat games that look set to raise the bar how users interact with gaming sites.
James is understandably pleased with Jackpotjoy’s record. When asked, he proudly gushed: “when it comes to online gaming it’s fair to say – you heard it first, you saw it first…you played it first at Jackpotjoy.com.
But there’s more to the site than the Chat and Innovation Teams, there’s a united and strong crew behind Jackpotjoy whose efforts are reflected in the sites nomination in the main Best Operator category, the nomination Goddard was most pleased by.
“This is a great boost,” he told us. “The company’s doubled in size in 2008, but we’ve kept our exemplary service, cutting edge gaming and - of course - our astonishing jackpots. Bring on 2009!”
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JackpotCity.com Online Bingo Launches December Crimbo Promo
Gibraltar (PRWEB) November 29, 2008 - The festive season is a time for giving and that's exactly what JackpotCity.com Online Bingo is doing by offering all its online bingo players, new and old, the chance to win a massive Crimbo shopping spree worth £2,500!
The great thing is, is that it's so easy to enter! If you are a new player you simply need to open a new account and start playing. If on the other hand you are have been playing at JackpotCity.com Online Bingo for awhile then simply carry on doing what you enjoy most - playing bingo!
During the course of each week leading to up to the 14th of December 2008, JackpotCity.com Online Bingo will be running daily special promotions and weekend promotions that will earn points for all participating players. Every point earned gets accumulated until the Crimbo Promo final play off (it takes place on the 14th of December) giving players the final opportunity of earning huge amounts of points to win the grand prize of a £2500 shopping spree.
The daily and weekend promotions that will be held will vary from day to day, but will constitute online bingo chat games, bingo quizzes, playing the most bingo in a day plus much, much more. Each promotion will be assigned a different amount of points, so be sure to play as many of the games as possible.
About Carmen Media Group:
Carmen Media owns many of the world's oldest and most respected online gaming sites including The Gaming Club Online Casino The Gaming Club Online Casino (founded 1995), Jackpot City Online Casino, River Belle Online Casino (founded 1997) and Lucky Nugget Online Casino, as well as Cool Hand Online Poker Room.
Carmen Media products and online gaming brands are promoted through the industry leading gaming affiliate program ReferBack, thereby affording its partners opportunities to market English, French, Italian, German and Spanish products.
About JackpotCity.com Online Bingo
JackpotCity.com Online Bingo is operated by Virtue Fusion, Alderney - the world's biggest online bingo software provider.
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The great thing is, is that it's so easy to enter! If you are a new player you simply need to open a new account and start playing. If on the other hand you are have been playing at JackpotCity.com Online Bingo for awhile then simply carry on doing what you enjoy most - playing bingo!
During the course of each week leading to up to the 14th of December 2008, JackpotCity.com Online Bingo will be running daily special promotions and weekend promotions that will earn points for all participating players. Every point earned gets accumulated until the Crimbo Promo final play off (it takes place on the 14th of December) giving players the final opportunity of earning huge amounts of points to win the grand prize of a £2500 shopping spree.
The daily and weekend promotions that will be held will vary from day to day, but will constitute online bingo chat games, bingo quizzes, playing the most bingo in a day plus much, much more. Each promotion will be assigned a different amount of points, so be sure to play as many of the games as possible.
About Carmen Media Group:
Carmen Media owns many of the world's oldest and most respected online gaming sites including The Gaming Club Online Casino The Gaming Club Online Casino (founded 1995), Jackpot City Online Casino, River Belle Online Casino (founded 1997) and Lucky Nugget Online Casino, as well as Cool Hand Online Poker Room.
Carmen Media products and online gaming brands are promoted through the industry leading gaming affiliate program ReferBack, thereby affording its partners opportunities to market English, French, Italian, German and Spanish products.
About JackpotCity.com Online Bingo
JackpotCity.com Online Bingo is operated by Virtue Fusion, Alderney - the world's biggest online bingo software provider.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
Would-be contractor cries foul over bingo - MetroWest Daily News - 2nd January 2009
The overseers of the state Lottery were under fire as a jilted potential contractor sued them over their failure to implement a bingo pilot program.
The startup firm, Bingo Innovative Software LLC, claims that state Treasurer Tim Cahill and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh steered lottery work to a politically connected company, Scientific Games.
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The startup firm, Bingo Innovative Software LLC, claims that state Treasurer Tim Cahill and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh steered lottery work to a politically connected company, Scientific Games.
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
ABC hastens call on 'Bingo Night', By JOSEF ADALIAN - Variety - 13th March 2007
ABC is betting big on bingo.
Net that struck it big with "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is fast-tracking production on six episodes of "National Bingo Night," a primetime gameshow that will give viewers the chance to win major prizes by playing along a home.
Andrew Glassman ("Average Joe") created and will exec produce the skein via his Glassman Media shingle.
VP: not Grandma's game
Alphabet isn't wasting any time getting "Bingo" on the air, scheduling it to air Fridays at 9 p.m., starting May 18. Ed Sanders ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") will host.
"The feel of the show is like a slot machine on your television," ABC senior VP of alternative John Saade told Daily Variety. "It's colorful and fast-moving. It doesn't look like Grandma's bingo."
Skein will be set on what's being called a "bingoplex," an ultrasleek set that features what Saade called a "terrifyingly large" mechanism for dispensing the bingo balls.
Interactivity has become a major buzzword in network circles in the past year, with all the webs now adding "text and win" game elements to their primetime reality skeins.
ABC's "Bingo" will be lower-tech, allowing anyone with a computer and a printer to simply print out a special bingo card from ABC.com and play along at home. Winners will redeem their prizes -- gift certificates, coupons, merchandise -- online.
Saade said the net is exploring alternate distribution methods for viewers without computer access.
For auds who don't want to play along, there will be a parallel onscreen, in-studio game that unfolds as the bingo numbers are being called.
"The contestant is playing a slightly different game (than the viewer) that's related to the numbers coming down the chute," Saade said. That contestant will be playing against the in-studio audience for a chance at a major cash prize.
Each hourlong episode will feature three games of bingo.
Saade said Glassman came in and pitched his idea last year.
"We had been looking for the right interactive idea, and this one was so simple and clean," he said. "It couldn't be easier."
ABC is hoping "Bingo" can serve as a long-term solution to its Friday night woes.
"I think Friday night works well for this show," Saade said. "It's a fun time for people to watch with their families. This feels like a kickoff to the weekend."
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Net that struck it big with "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is fast-tracking production on six episodes of "National Bingo Night," a primetime gameshow that will give viewers the chance to win major prizes by playing along a home.
Andrew Glassman ("Average Joe") created and will exec produce the skein via his Glassman Media shingle.
VP: not Grandma's game
Alphabet isn't wasting any time getting "Bingo" on the air, scheduling it to air Fridays at 9 p.m., starting May 18. Ed Sanders ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") will host.
"The feel of the show is like a slot machine on your television," ABC senior VP of alternative John Saade told Daily Variety. "It's colorful and fast-moving. It doesn't look like Grandma's bingo."
Skein will be set on what's being called a "bingoplex," an ultrasleek set that features what Saade called a "terrifyingly large" mechanism for dispensing the bingo balls.
Interactivity has become a major buzzword in network circles in the past year, with all the webs now adding "text and win" game elements to their primetime reality skeins.
ABC's "Bingo" will be lower-tech, allowing anyone with a computer and a printer to simply print out a special bingo card from ABC.com and play along at home. Winners will redeem their prizes -- gift certificates, coupons, merchandise -- online.
Saade said the net is exploring alternate distribution methods for viewers without computer access.
For auds who don't want to play along, there will be a parallel onscreen, in-studio game that unfolds as the bingo numbers are being called.
"The contestant is playing a slightly different game (than the viewer) that's related to the numbers coming down the chute," Saade said. That contestant will be playing against the in-studio audience for a chance at a major cash prize.
Each hourlong episode will feature three games of bingo.
Saade said Glassman came in and pitched his idea last year.
"We had been looking for the right interactive idea, and this one was so simple and clean," he said. "It couldn't be easier."
ABC is hoping "Bingo" can serve as a long-term solution to its Friday night woes.
"I think Friday night works well for this show," Saade said. "It's a fun time for people to watch with their families. This feels like a kickoff to the weekend."
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Perth, Western Australia: National Bingo Night, by Stephen Corby - The Sunday Times - 17th October 2008
It might sound counter-intuitive, but giving away large sums of money to complete strangers is, apparently, enormously enjoyable.
Tim Campbell, of Home and Away fame, loves doing just that as host of Seven's new interactive game show, National Bingo Night.
“It's a really good feeling and a bit of an ego trip, because you're in control of this game and you're allowed to give away big money,'' he says.
“So you take all the credit, but it's not your cash.
“Right from the first contestant on the show, who did really well, I just felt so good when people won, and with some people winning $50,000, they're pretty happy, too.
“But then with those people who didn't win, I'd feel really bad for them. I'd be there after the taping, apologising to them.''
The televised version of bingo _ a game that seems to become a compulsory part of life once you reach retirement age _ is giving everyone in the country the chance to cash in, and make Campbell seem even more generous.
You can play along with the game card found in today's Sunday Times (and another next Sunday) _ with $10,000 up for grabs.
“It's great because you can win some cash and it doesn't cost you anything to enter,'' Cambell says.
“If I wasn't on the show already I'd be getting a few mates together, taking it back to the '80s and dagging it up a bit, with my game cards and maybe some Cheezels.''
While National Bingo Night is Campbell's first turn at being a game show host, it's not his first crack at the art of number calling.
“I have called bingo, I did it for three months in the food court of a shopping centre, every Thursday, in Melbourne,'' he says.
“I didn't bother to learn all the calls _ like legs 11 and so on _ so I just made up my own ridiculous calls every time. Most people enjoyed that but the regulars did give me dirty looks.
“I did a lot of shopping-centre work in my time to support being an actor, instead of being a waiter.
“Some actors would say `Oh no, I couldn't', but so far my career has been about being a dag and its working.''
Campbell admits to being a lover of game shows, and a big fan of Andrew O'Keefe's work on Deal Or No Deal, but says he didn't want to model his hosting persona on anyone.
“I just jumped in there and relied on my idiotic instincts to get me through,'' he laughs.
“I never thought I'd be hosting a gameshow and when they offered it to me I just thought `Oh my God, now I'm Eddie McGuire.'
“But I had a ball with it. I was worried about the concept of the show at first and having to stick to a script, but it's just a matter of me understanding how the game works, taking control and having fun with it.
“I guess I'm a bit of a ham anyhow, so that helps.
“It's based on bingo, so it's not rocket science.''
When TV Guide spoke to Campbell, he was just half an hour away from ending his career on Home and Away, after three years playing Dan Baker, but that doesn't mean he's giving up acting to become the next Tony Barber.
“I'm just about to go and film my exit storyline, then I'm off to Perth to do the musical Rent, then I go to Sydney and Melbourne to do Shout, and I get to play Johnny O'Keefe, which will be great,'' he says.
“It's kind of weird leaving Home and Away, and I think I might shed a tear or two.
“It's the social aspect I'm going to miss, because as clichéd as it sounds they actually are a great bunch of people, the cast and crew. It will be a lifestyle change, but you've got to try new things.
“I've got the game show and the musical theatre but I want to jump on to another drama next year, because acting will always be number one for me.''
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Tim Campbell, of Home and Away fame, loves doing just that as host of Seven's new interactive game show, National Bingo Night.
“It's a really good feeling and a bit of an ego trip, because you're in control of this game and you're allowed to give away big money,'' he says.
“So you take all the credit, but it's not your cash.
“Right from the first contestant on the show, who did really well, I just felt so good when people won, and with some people winning $50,000, they're pretty happy, too.
“But then with those people who didn't win, I'd feel really bad for them. I'd be there after the taping, apologising to them.''
The televised version of bingo _ a game that seems to become a compulsory part of life once you reach retirement age _ is giving everyone in the country the chance to cash in, and make Campbell seem even more generous.
You can play along with the game card found in today's Sunday Times (and another next Sunday) _ with $10,000 up for grabs.
“It's great because you can win some cash and it doesn't cost you anything to enter,'' Cambell says.
“If I wasn't on the show already I'd be getting a few mates together, taking it back to the '80s and dagging it up a bit, with my game cards and maybe some Cheezels.''
While National Bingo Night is Campbell's first turn at being a game show host, it's not his first crack at the art of number calling.
“I have called bingo, I did it for three months in the food court of a shopping centre, every Thursday, in Melbourne,'' he says.
“I didn't bother to learn all the calls _ like legs 11 and so on _ so I just made up my own ridiculous calls every time. Most people enjoyed that but the regulars did give me dirty looks.
“I did a lot of shopping-centre work in my time to support being an actor, instead of being a waiter.
“Some actors would say `Oh no, I couldn't', but so far my career has been about being a dag and its working.''
Campbell admits to being a lover of game shows, and a big fan of Andrew O'Keefe's work on Deal Or No Deal, but says he didn't want to model his hosting persona on anyone.
“I just jumped in there and relied on my idiotic instincts to get me through,'' he laughs.
“I never thought I'd be hosting a gameshow and when they offered it to me I just thought `Oh my God, now I'm Eddie McGuire.'
“But I had a ball with it. I was worried about the concept of the show at first and having to stick to a script, but it's just a matter of me understanding how the game works, taking control and having fun with it.
“I guess I'm a bit of a ham anyhow, so that helps.
“It's based on bingo, so it's not rocket science.''
When TV Guide spoke to Campbell, he was just half an hour away from ending his career on Home and Away, after three years playing Dan Baker, but that doesn't mean he's giving up acting to become the next Tony Barber.
“I'm just about to go and film my exit storyline, then I'm off to Perth to do the musical Rent, then I go to Sydney and Melbourne to do Shout, and I get to play Johnny O'Keefe, which will be great,'' he says.
“It's kind of weird leaving Home and Away, and I think I might shed a tear or two.
“It's the social aspect I'm going to miss, because as clichéd as it sounds they actually are a great bunch of people, the cast and crew. It will be a lifestyle change, but you've got to try new things.
“I've got the game show and the musical theatre but I want to jump on to another drama next year, because acting will always be number one for me.''
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The History of Bingo
Bingo, or Housie as it is called in Australia and New Zealand, began life as long ago as the 16th century. Its roots lie in Italy where a state run lottery game funded the nation's coffers. That Italian lottery was a direct ancestor of the game of bingo as we know it today.
Bingo then spread throughout Europe where it appeared in many guises. In the late 19th century it was popular in Germany as an educational tool to help teach maths and multiplication: it is still widely used as a teaching aid today.
The game of bingo really took off in the Unites States where it was used as a way of raising funds for charities. Bingo was originally played with beans and was immediately daubed Beano in the US bingo is a shortened version of 'Bean-Go' which Americans started calling the game.
A New York businessman saw the commercial possibilities of bingo and hired a mathematician called Carl Leffler to devise more combinations in bingo cards: in months Leffler invented 6000 different cards. He is said to have then gone insane - the first of many people to be driven to distraction by bingo.
It wasn't until the 1960's that bingo came back across the Atlantic and that bingo as a pastime took off in Britain. Eric Morley, the man who presided over the Miss World pageant, saw bingo as way of filling the cinemas, variety theatres and dance halls that had been left empty by the rise of television. It was Morley that reinvented bingo as a commercial concern.
Morley was greatly helped by the relaxation of Britain's gambling laws. Strangely, bingo was never frowned upon like other forms of gambling and was seen as an enjoyable, sociable hobby for everyone. Before long Eric Morley's company Mecca led the bingo craze.
Unlike the entertainments that it replaced bingo proved a sure fire way of filling the buildings that TV had left redundant. It gradually became more sophisticated with Random Number Generating machines replacing the original contraptions that were used to draw numbers: the old machines not only looked homemade they also allowed for games to be fixed very easily.
Bingo's unique vocabulary also took root at this stage with the, now everyday, phrases like 'Two Fat Ladies' becoming popular. A Caller of the Year contest is still held annually in Britain. Today the larger bingo halls do not use the old vocabulary but it lives on in holiday resorts and social clubs.
And the bingo halls themselves were modernised. No longer did they have the atmosphere of old cinemas mourning the loss of their silver screen stars. The hall's now had the feel of purpose built bingo venues. Indeed in the 1980's purpose built bingo halls began to appear, the first opened in Canton in Cardiff. Many venues now offer a full night out with people meeting up early to enjoy meals and drinks before the game starts.
Bingo seems to live outside the normal dictates of fashion and social trends. In 2004 more people went to bingo halls than went to football matches in the UK and bingo continued to attract celebrities like Elle MacPherson and Mariah Carey.
Bingo has embraced the internet and online bingo is now a multi-million pound business in Britain. In one way, however, bingo has stayed loyal to its roots with a major feature of online bingo being the chat options that online bingo sites offer. Even with new technology bingo has remained a very social game.
Like the traditional game of bingo the US led the way in the online bingo craze. But the UK now enjoys the fastest growing online bingo market. Many players enjoy both online bingo and traditional bingo halls, although the internet has an appeal to younger generations with 90% of online players under the age of 50.
Online bingo sites tend to offer both the traditional British 90 ball game and the US 75 ball game. The sites, like many traditional bingo halls, offer all round entertainment with slot machine and card games as well as multiple bingo rooms that you can play bingo in and now they even offer free bingo games to new players.
Both online and offline bingo continues to thrive. From unlikely beginnings in Italy it has spread across the world and continues to enthral and frustrate players today. And, with the growth of online bingo, it seems likely that bingo will continue to delight millions for a long time to come.
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Bingo then spread throughout Europe where it appeared in many guises. In the late 19th century it was popular in Germany as an educational tool to help teach maths and multiplication: it is still widely used as a teaching aid today.
The game of bingo really took off in the Unites States where it was used as a way of raising funds for charities. Bingo was originally played with beans and was immediately daubed Beano in the US bingo is a shortened version of 'Bean-Go' which Americans started calling the game.
A New York businessman saw the commercial possibilities of bingo and hired a mathematician called Carl Leffler to devise more combinations in bingo cards: in months Leffler invented 6000 different cards. He is said to have then gone insane - the first of many people to be driven to distraction by bingo.
It wasn't until the 1960's that bingo came back across the Atlantic and that bingo as a pastime took off in Britain. Eric Morley, the man who presided over the Miss World pageant, saw bingo as way of filling the cinemas, variety theatres and dance halls that had been left empty by the rise of television. It was Morley that reinvented bingo as a commercial concern.
Morley was greatly helped by the relaxation of Britain's gambling laws. Strangely, bingo was never frowned upon like other forms of gambling and was seen as an enjoyable, sociable hobby for everyone. Before long Eric Morley's company Mecca led the bingo craze.
Unlike the entertainments that it replaced bingo proved a sure fire way of filling the buildings that TV had left redundant. It gradually became more sophisticated with Random Number Generating machines replacing the original contraptions that were used to draw numbers: the old machines not only looked homemade they also allowed for games to be fixed very easily.
Bingo's unique vocabulary also took root at this stage with the, now everyday, phrases like 'Two Fat Ladies' becoming popular. A Caller of the Year contest is still held annually in Britain. Today the larger bingo halls do not use the old vocabulary but it lives on in holiday resorts and social clubs.
And the bingo halls themselves were modernised. No longer did they have the atmosphere of old cinemas mourning the loss of their silver screen stars. The hall's now had the feel of purpose built bingo venues. Indeed in the 1980's purpose built bingo halls began to appear, the first opened in Canton in Cardiff. Many venues now offer a full night out with people meeting up early to enjoy meals and drinks before the game starts.
Bingo seems to live outside the normal dictates of fashion and social trends. In 2004 more people went to bingo halls than went to football matches in the UK and bingo continued to attract celebrities like Elle MacPherson and Mariah Carey.
Bingo has embraced the internet and online bingo is now a multi-million pound business in Britain. In one way, however, bingo has stayed loyal to its roots with a major feature of online bingo being the chat options that online bingo sites offer. Even with new technology bingo has remained a very social game.
Like the traditional game of bingo the US led the way in the online bingo craze. But the UK now enjoys the fastest growing online bingo market. Many players enjoy both online bingo and traditional bingo halls, although the internet has an appeal to younger generations with 90% of online players under the age of 50.
Online bingo sites tend to offer both the traditional British 90 ball game and the US 75 ball game. The sites, like many traditional bingo halls, offer all round entertainment with slot machine and card games as well as multiple bingo rooms that you can play bingo in and now they even offer free bingo games to new players.
Both online and offline bingo continues to thrive. From unlikely beginnings in Italy it has spread across the world and continues to enthral and frustrate players today. And, with the growth of online bingo, it seems likely that bingo will continue to delight millions for a long time to come.
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New Look SkyBingo
15th December 2008
Players at SkyBingo will see the Launch of the new look at skybingo.com. Now with the complete makeover of the site it has links to top tips and advice, like exercise guidance, weekly horoscopes, make up and beauty tips, and mouth watering recipes.
The online Chat room has also been improved with a more structured Schedule in which every week, users can chat online with four of the experts. As well as all of this the themes at Sky Bingo have undergone changes to make them more interactive and user friendly.
Also to add to the usual options, players will now enjoy a number of new promotions and competitions on the new-look site including Santa’s Little Snappers where they can send in their festive digital photos and receive a £5 Christmas Bingo Bonus in their account.
Head of Marketing at Sky Bingo Emma Crowe said, “We wanted to redesign and update the site to give our customers a more personal feel when they log on. This new-look site helps them not only navigate around the site easier but with the advanced chat options, users can now email the experts and ask them specific questions and advice.”
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Players at SkyBingo will see the Launch of the new look at skybingo.com. Now with the complete makeover of the site it has links to top tips and advice, like exercise guidance, weekly horoscopes, make up and beauty tips, and mouth watering recipes.
The online Chat room has also been improved with a more structured Schedule in which every week, users can chat online with four of the experts. As well as all of this the themes at Sky Bingo have undergone changes to make them more interactive and user friendly.
Also to add to the usual options, players will now enjoy a number of new promotions and competitions on the new-look site including Santa’s Little Snappers where they can send in their festive digital photos and receive a £5 Christmas Bingo Bonus in their account.
Head of Marketing at Sky Bingo Emma Crowe said, “We wanted to redesign and update the site to give our customers a more personal feel when they log on. This new-look site helps them not only navigate around the site easier but with the advanced chat options, users can now email the experts and ask them specific questions and advice.”
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Popularity Increasing For Online Bingo
According to figures released this week by search engine giant Google, playing bingo over the Internet is becoming increasingly popular across every age group and gender and is the mightiest rival to online poker.
Although virtual poker has long been thought of as the most popular Internet gaming pastime, Google revealed that bingo has rapidly caught up and is now engaged in a race to decide which game is the most dominant.
"Due to the presence of so many bingo operators, competition is becoming more and more intense forcing bingo sites to offer more and more benefits, bingo bonuses and added benefits to ensure loyalty and traffic," read a statement from Google.
"Although bingo has been considered to be a female game in the past, the taboo has diminished as more and more male players are traced in the chat rooms of online bingo halls. The wide offerings and the quality of the service are the main reasons of the increasing popularity."
Another reason for the growing popularity of bingo is the fact that the game is very easy and straightforward to play. Google stated that, unlike poker, online bingo players do not need to wager major amounts of money as cards can be bought for very little.
In addition, it stated that bingo is an online game that can be played while browsing the Internet with attention not mandatory, unlike poker. In the modern game, play is almost automatic, as players are not expected to call out bingo when they've won. All they must do is purchase their cards on time before a session begins.
Finally, the majority of online bingo sites now offer chat rooms with around-the-clock support enabling players to meet, talk and share views on their favourite games.
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Although virtual poker has long been thought of as the most popular Internet gaming pastime, Google revealed that bingo has rapidly caught up and is now engaged in a race to decide which game is the most dominant.
"Due to the presence of so many bingo operators, competition is becoming more and more intense forcing bingo sites to offer more and more benefits, bingo bonuses and added benefits to ensure loyalty and traffic," read a statement from Google.
"Although bingo has been considered to be a female game in the past, the taboo has diminished as more and more male players are traced in the chat rooms of online bingo halls. The wide offerings and the quality of the service are the main reasons of the increasing popularity."
Another reason for the growing popularity of bingo is the fact that the game is very easy and straightforward to play. Google stated that, unlike poker, online bingo players do not need to wager major amounts of money as cards can be bought for very little.
In addition, it stated that bingo is an online game that can be played while browsing the Internet with attention not mandatory, unlike poker. In the modern game, play is almost automatic, as players are not expected to call out bingo when they've won. All they must do is purchase their cards on time before a session begins.
Finally, the majority of online bingo sites now offer chat rooms with around-the-clock support enabling players to meet, talk and share views on their favourite games.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
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That's 31 chances to make your December a Grand one! All you need to do is make sure you come and play 90 Ball Bingo between 9pm and 10pm to be in with a chance to win!
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Introduction
Bingo is a game in which you choose to wager on randomly-configured bingo card of 15 numbers. Twenty numbered Bingo balls are presented, and your outcome is based on the number of matches that occur between your randomly-configured bingo card and the presented numbers.
To start, select either the same card from the previous proposition (even if he has never played before and a default initial card is displayed), or select a new one to wager on. You do not have the control of picking individual numbers, but rather pick an entire card of randomly-generated numbers by clicking the NEW CARD button. When a new card is displayed, the highlighting of the previous proposition's outcome disappears, and the numbers that are displayed on the new Bingo card are highlighted on the outcome board, as described above. Also, the actual Bingo balls that were displayed in the previous proposition disappear. You can continue to play the same card over and over, or you can choose to change the card by clicking the NEW CARD button again. This allows you to continue to change the card until you see one that you would like to wager on.
After you have selected your Bingo card and have placed your wager, click the PLAY button to initiate the proposition.
The proposition will not be initiated until the PLAY button is clicked, even if the maximum wager amount of 10 has been reached.
If you choose to play again with the same Bingo card and the same bet amount, simply click the PLAY button again. If you do not have sufficient credits to wager the same amount as the previous wager, the PLAY button will not be displayed until the wager has been lowered, or until funds have been deposited.
The playfield paytable lists the awards, if any, for matches of 1 out of 15, to 15 out of 15, based on the current wager amount. This paytable updates dynamically as you increase or decrease your bet.
Amount "Paid" (winnings) for last game. This displays nothing if a game is in progress. During a win (payout), this amount increments from 0 to the amount won on that round.
Amount "BET" for the current game, if a game is in progress. Displays the "LAST BET" amount otherwise.
The New Card button is only available prior to the proposition, not during.
Bet Up and Bet Down
The Bet up and Bet down buttons increase or decrease the player's wager.
These buttons are only available prior to the proposition, not during.
Play
The Play button initiates the proposition. It can be used to bet a new amount and Bingo card, or to re-bet the same bet amount and same card as the previous wager. It is not displayed if the player does not have sufficient credits (as many as the previous wager), unless the wager amount is lowered, or funds are deposited.
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Bingo is a game in which you choose to wager on randomly-configured bingo card of 15 numbers. Twenty numbered Bingo balls are presented, and your outcome is based on the number of matches that occur between your randomly-configured bingo card and the presented numbers.
To start, select either the same card from the previous proposition (even if he has never played before and a default initial card is displayed), or select a new one to wager on. You do not have the control of picking individual numbers, but rather pick an entire card of randomly-generated numbers by clicking the NEW CARD button. When a new card is displayed, the highlighting of the previous proposition's outcome disappears, and the numbers that are displayed on the new Bingo card are highlighted on the outcome board, as described above. Also, the actual Bingo balls that were displayed in the previous proposition disappear. You can continue to play the same card over and over, or you can choose to change the card by clicking the NEW CARD button again. This allows you to continue to change the card until you see one that you would like to wager on.
After you have selected your Bingo card and have placed your wager, click the PLAY button to initiate the proposition.
The proposition will not be initiated until the PLAY button is clicked, even if the maximum wager amount of 10 has been reached.
If you choose to play again with the same Bingo card and the same bet amount, simply click the PLAY button again. If you do not have sufficient credits to wager the same amount as the previous wager, the PLAY button will not be displayed until the wager has been lowered, or until funds have been deposited.
The playfield paytable lists the awards, if any, for matches of 1 out of 15, to 15 out of 15, based on the current wager amount. This paytable updates dynamically as you increase or decrease your bet.
Amount "Paid" (winnings) for last game. This displays nothing if a game is in progress. During a win (payout), this amount increments from 0 to the amount won on that round.
Amount "BET" for the current game, if a game is in progress. Displays the "LAST BET" amount otherwise.
The New Card button is only available prior to the proposition, not during.
Bet Up and Bet Down
The Bet up and Bet down buttons increase or decrease the player's wager.
These buttons are only available prior to the proposition, not during.
Play
The Play button initiates the proposition. It can be used to bet a new amount and Bingo card, or to re-bet the same bet amount and same card as the previous wager. It is not displayed if the player does not have sufficient credits (as many as the previous wager), unless the wager amount is lowered, or funds are deposited.
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GamCare certify 888ladies - 8th December 2008
With online gaming it is difficult to ensure operator morality. There are some associations however that police sites, determining whether or not they are following ethical practices regarding the protection of players.
GamCare is one of these associations and issues certificates to companies it believes to be deserving. The certificate is issued by GamCare, the British National Association for Gambling Care Educational Resources & Training to certain gambling operators.
Today 888.com one of the leading gambling and entertainment companies on the web made the announcement ‘888ladies.com’ has been awarded the GamCare certificate, which reflects 888ladies.com’s good practice and commitment to the protection of players.
888.com has millions of members worldwide who enjoy its casino, bingo and poker rooms and receive an online gaming experience like no other.
The company believes that the certificate has been extended to the bingo arm of its company, in recognition of the fact it shares the same principles with GamCare.
Deeming responsible gaming to be paramount, 888 also encourages practices to avoid problem and underage gambling.
888.com’s main aim is to provide quality entertainment to people who enjoy gambling, by giving them the opportunity to do so in a safe, fun, fair, regulated and secure environment.
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GamCare is one of these associations and issues certificates to companies it believes to be deserving. The certificate is issued by GamCare, the British National Association for Gambling Care Educational Resources & Training to certain gambling operators.
Today 888.com one of the leading gambling and entertainment companies on the web made the announcement ‘888ladies.com’ has been awarded the GamCare certificate, which reflects 888ladies.com’s good practice and commitment to the protection of players.
888.com has millions of members worldwide who enjoy its casino, bingo and poker rooms and receive an online gaming experience like no other.
The company believes that the certificate has been extended to the bingo arm of its company, in recognition of the fact it shares the same principles with GamCare.
Deeming responsible gaming to be paramount, 888 also encourages practices to avoid problem and underage gambling.
888.com’s main aim is to provide quality entertainment to people who enjoy gambling, by giving them the opportunity to do so in a safe, fun, fair, regulated and secure environment.
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New Look For Online Bingo Site
Leading online gambling operator Paddy Power has announced the debut of a redesigned bingo site at Bingo.PaddyPower.com featuring a new promotions ticker to ensure players always know what is happening.
Launched just in time for Christmas, the new-look site allows players to participate in online 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 games 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.
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Launched just in time for Christmas, the new-look site allows players to participate in online 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 games 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.
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Paddy Power Bingo Hits the Jackpot Again!
DUBLIN, Dec 17, 2008 -Award winning online bingo site, Paddy Power Bingo.com (http://bingo.paddypower.com), has undergone a major revamp and now offers players an even more fun and exciting playing experience.
Since its launch in 2006 Paddy Power Bingo.com has become one of the UK's most popular online bingo sites and now pays out over GBP1million in cash prizes to bingo players each month. Paddy Power Bingo.com also boasts more cash prizes per player than any other online bingo site.
The re-launched website hosts a huge range of clever new features including an all new homepage, intuitive and simple to navigate menus, new account features including a reduced GBP5 minimum deposit and an all new news and community section.
From a design perspective the new look site has dispensed with the traditional Paddy Power green in favour of more "female-friendly" pink and yellow colour palette throughout.
Earlier this year Paddy Power Bingo.com took the prestigious Best New Comer award at this year's Bullet Business Bingo Awards, seeing off tough competitions from several blue-chip contenders.
Paddy Power said, "Our aim for Paddy Power Bingo.com since its original launch in 2006 was to offer players the friendliest and most fun online bingo experience. Our customers have given a unanimous thumbs up and hopefully this latest revamp will add even more enjoyment to the playing."
To celebrate the launch of the all new website, Paddy Power Bingo.com are running a Christmas promotion where they will be giving away four GBP1,000 Shopping Spree prizes during the month of December.
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Since its launch in 2006 Paddy Power Bingo.com has become one of the UK's most popular online bingo sites and now pays out over GBP1million in cash prizes to bingo players each month. Paddy Power Bingo.com also boasts more cash prizes per player than any other online bingo site.
The re-launched website hosts a huge range of clever new features including an all new homepage, intuitive and simple to navigate menus, new account features including a reduced GBP5 minimum deposit and an all new news and community section.
From a design perspective the new look site has dispensed with the traditional Paddy Power green in favour of more "female-friendly" pink and yellow colour palette throughout.
Earlier this year Paddy Power Bingo.com took the prestigious Best New Comer award at this year's Bullet Business Bingo Awards, seeing off tough competitions from several blue-chip contenders.
Paddy Power said, "Our aim for Paddy Power Bingo.com since its original launch in 2006 was to offer players the friendliest and most fun online bingo experience. Our customers have given a unanimous thumbs up and hopefully this latest revamp will add even more enjoyment to the playing."
To celebrate the launch of the all new website, Paddy Power Bingo.com are running a Christmas promotion where they will be giving away four GBP1,000 Shopping Spree prizes during the month of December.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Your Number's Up: Bingo Arrests - Sky News - 22nd December 2008
Six British tourists have been arrested and nine others released without charge for playing bingo in Turkey, say reports.
The holidaymakers were taking part in a charity fund-raising night when police raided the Pyramid Bar in the popular tourist destination of Altinkum.
The six men and women were questioned for several hours and then each fined £55, it is claimed.
Bingo is against the law in Turkey as it is seen as an unregulated form of gambling.
The raid was the second one in Altinkum in the past 15 months.
In the first one, seven British tourists were fined for playing the banned game.
The latest operation followed complaints that the bar was allowing gambling to take place on its premises.
The Daily Mail told how the arrests have angered regulars as the bingo was part of a charity night to raise money towards the medical expenses of a British woman recovering from cancer.
The event had been arranged by friends of Ruby Myerscough, 60, who moved to the resort from Burnley, the paper said.
Pauline Ellington, who has lived in Altinkum for three years, was quoted as saying: "I hope I don't get a criminal record for playing bingo.
"We have been hauled out of there as if we are common criminals. It is disgusting as the night was for a good cause."
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The holidaymakers were taking part in a charity fund-raising night when police raided the Pyramid Bar in the popular tourist destination of Altinkum.
The six men and women were questioned for several hours and then each fined £55, it is claimed.
Bingo is against the law in Turkey as it is seen as an unregulated form of gambling.
The raid was the second one in Altinkum in the past 15 months.
In the first one, seven British tourists were fined for playing the banned game.
The latest operation followed complaints that the bar was allowing gambling to take place on its premises.
The Daily Mail told how the arrests have angered regulars as the bingo was part of a charity night to raise money towards the medical expenses of a British woman recovering from cancer.
The event had been arranged by friends of Ruby Myerscough, 60, who moved to the resort from Burnley, the paper said.
Pauline Ellington, who has lived in Altinkum for three years, was quoted as saying: "I hope I don't get a criminal record for playing bingo.
"We have been hauled out of there as if we are common criminals. It is disgusting as the night was for a good cause."
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Online Bingo (Wikipedia)
Online bingo is the game of bingo (US|UK) played on the Internet. Global Betting and Gaming Consultants estimates the global gross gaming yield of bingo (excluding the United States) was $0.5 billion USD in 2006; they forecast it will grow to $1.0 billion USD by 2010.
Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. Online bingo halls usually offer online casino games as well as the bingo, but the actual bingo play works almost exactly like playing online poker or online casino games, with everything being virtual. One notable feature of online bingo is the chat functionality. Successful online bingo sites foster a sense of community and interaction between players.
Getting started
Some operators require players to download free software to play their games. Other operators use Java or Flash based games that allow you to play immediately online after registering a player account.
To win the largest prizes, users must fund an account, but free bingo games are also available offering players a way to win smaller amounts of money with no risk of gambling. Some online bingo sites offer no deposit bingo with sandbox play. This will allow the player to get the hang of the system without a cash investment, but no monetary value can be gained.
Most sites accept a standard range of e-wallet funding options, such as Neteller, Firepay, Citadel, Toggle Card, and PrePaidATM. Sites often provide a number of incentives to deposit, including matching bonuses where the site will reward depositing players by matching a percentage of their deposit.
Recently, the USA government has passed laws that limit banks ability to process credit cards for US citizens. The laws prevent US based payment providers from taking payments for online gaming.
How to play
Bingo is one of the easiest games to play and the online version is no different. Playing bingo online, players can make use of optional features which make playing the game easier, such as auto-daub. Auto-daub automatically marks off the numbers on cards as they are called, so players don't have to. Most software providers support other gaming features as "Best Card Sorting" and "Best Card Highlighting" where players cards are sorted and highlighted by closest to bingo. Some of these features are designed to free players to enjoy the communal pleasantries of the chat features.
There are also a great variety of games to play to suit just about every interested bingo player. Most of the top sites offer several bingo games. Some inexpensive game rooms appeal to the player who may want to play for just a 10 cents or 10 pence. Some bingo games only allow players to purchase the same amount of cards so you are not constantly competing against the "high rollers" out there who buy many cards for the same game.
According to the Internet Bingo Blog, there are over 357 online bingo sites currently operating. The most popular country for online bingo is the United Kingdom followed by the United States, Canada, and Sweden. Growth in online bingo is spurred by many countries banning smoking in public places as a high percentage of bingo hall players are smokers. With online bingo, smokers can smoke while playing bingo online.
Chat
The chat application brings a different dimension to gaming. This is where all the players of a game can meet and chat during games of bingo. Whereas in land-based bingo where talking is strictly forbidden during a game, it is actively encouraged in online bingo. Chat functions as an effective retention tool, aimed especially at the predominantly female audience.
It is customary for players to congratulate winning players with comments like "WTG," or "Way To Go." Much like instant messaging, online bingo chat communities have their own acronyms which are often used in replace of often repeated sentences.
CM stands for "chat monitor". The CM works for the bingo site as the host of a chat room and plays a role in welcoming players and creating a friendly and communal atmosphere in the room. This includes, but is not limited to, congratulating players when they win a game as well as playing chat games in-between bingo. Most sites have a chat protocol known as chat etiquette or chatiquette.
Popular chat games include Odds and Evens, Dodgeball, Roulette, At the Races, Birthday Bingo, Lucky Gem, Keno and Bullseye. On a busy site you can expect to win roughly four to eight times the amount it costs to buy a bingo ticket if you win one of these games.
90 Ball versus 75 Ball
There are two types of bingo played around the world. North America plays 75-ball bingo on a 5x5 card with the centre square usually marked 'free'. In the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and parts of South America they play a 90-ball game, marked on a 9x3 card. Both types of bingo are prominent online.
The desired pattern which players aim to achieve in 75 ball can vary dramatically, from a simple single line to more complicated themed patterns. The aim of the game, however, is always the same: to mark off the numbers to achieve the desired pattern.
Speed Bingo is a variation played exactly the same, but numbers are simply called much quicker.
In 90-ball bingo, each card has three horizontal lines and nine columns. Each line contains five numbers, meaning each card has 15 numbers. The first column contains numbers from 1-9, the second column contains numbers from 10-19, the third column contains numbers from 20-29, all the way through to the final column which contains numbers from 80-90.
A game of 90 ball bingo will normally be played in three stages: one line, two lines and Full House. In a "one line" game players need to mark a complete horizontal line across one card (i.e., 5 numbers marked). The aim of a 'two lines' game is to complete any two marked lines horizontally across one card (i.e., 10 numbers marked). Finally a "Full House" means all the numbers marked off on one card (all 15 numbers), as in a regular coverall game. The prize split differs for each stage of the game. The Full House is always the largest prize in any one game.
Bingo networks
There are a number of sites that will have the same promotions, similar graphics, the same bingo rooms and the same CMs. This occurs because they are part of a bingo "network". In simple terms, this means a number of different sites (or "front ends") are playing with the same numbers for the same jackpot (i.e., the same back end). Multiple sites act as doorways to a single game, leading to larger pools of players in chat rooms and more sizeable pots to win, in an arrangement known as White Label Gaming. While the bingo software is the same, the brand owners are responsible for the look and feel of the site, together with any promotions they wish to offer. This is an important feature of online bingo in that it is critical that any site have enough players to have a decent sized game. Hence, the bingo network that "shares" players.
Online bingo in the UK
Bingo is now the most popular leisure activity in the UK for women between 20 and 25 years old. The UK market has seen an influx in big brand names launching bingo games on their already established websites. Huge brand names such as Yahoo!, Virgin, AOL UK and most recently MSN UK are all now associated with the UK online bingo market.
Gala Bingo the biggest land based bingo operator in the UK is also now online.
Much of the information pertaining to the popularity of online bingo is speculatory, but one monitoring website asserts over £600 million is spent per year on online bingo tickets.
The market share of the industry leaders was also released, based on
Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. Online bingo halls usually offer online casino games as well as the bingo, but the actual bingo play works almost exactly like playing online poker or online casino games, with everything being virtual. One notable feature of online bingo is the chat functionality. Successful online bingo sites foster a sense of community and interaction between players.
Getting started
Some operators require players to download free software to play their games. Other operators use Java or Flash based games that allow you to play immediately online after registering a player account.
To win the largest prizes, users must fund an account, but free bingo games are also available offering players a way to win smaller amounts of money with no risk of gambling. Some online bingo sites offer no deposit bingo with sandbox play. This will allow the player to get the hang of the system without a cash investment, but no monetary value can be gained.
Most sites accept a standard range of e-wallet funding options, such as Neteller, Firepay, Citadel, Toggle Card, and PrePaidATM. Sites often provide a number of incentives to deposit, including matching bonuses where the site will reward depositing players by matching a percentage of their deposit.
Recently, the USA government has passed laws that limit banks ability to process credit cards for US citizens. The laws prevent US based payment providers from taking payments for online gaming.
How to play
Bingo is one of the easiest games to play and the online version is no different. Playing bingo online, players can make use of optional features which make playing the game easier, such as auto-daub. Auto-daub automatically marks off the numbers on cards as they are called, so players don't have to. Most software providers support other gaming features as "Best Card Sorting" and "Best Card Highlighting" where players cards are sorted and highlighted by closest to bingo. Some of these features are designed to free players to enjoy the communal pleasantries of the chat features.
There are also a great variety of games to play to suit just about every interested bingo player. Most of the top sites offer several bingo games. Some inexpensive game rooms appeal to the player who may want to play for just a 10 cents or 10 pence. Some bingo games only allow players to purchase the same amount of cards so you are not constantly competing against the "high rollers" out there who buy many cards for the same game.
According to the Internet Bingo Blog, there are over 357 online bingo sites currently operating. The most popular country for online bingo is the United Kingdom followed by the United States, Canada, and Sweden. Growth in online bingo is spurred by many countries banning smoking in public places as a high percentage of bingo hall players are smokers. With online bingo, smokers can smoke while playing bingo online.
Chat
The chat application brings a different dimension to gaming. This is where all the players of a game can meet and chat during games of bingo. Whereas in land-based bingo where talking is strictly forbidden during a game, it is actively encouraged in online bingo. Chat functions as an effective retention tool, aimed especially at the predominantly female audience.
It is customary for players to congratulate winning players with comments like "WTG," or "Way To Go." Much like instant messaging, online bingo chat communities have their own acronyms which are often used in replace of often repeated sentences.
CM stands for "chat monitor". The CM works for the bingo site as the host of a chat room and plays a role in welcoming players and creating a friendly and communal atmosphere in the room. This includes, but is not limited to, congratulating players when they win a game as well as playing chat games in-between bingo. Most sites have a chat protocol known as chat etiquette or chatiquette.
Popular chat games include Odds and Evens, Dodgeball, Roulette, At the Races, Birthday Bingo, Lucky Gem, Keno and Bullseye. On a busy site you can expect to win roughly four to eight times the amount it costs to buy a bingo ticket if you win one of these games.
90 Ball versus 75 Ball
There are two types of bingo played around the world. North America plays 75-ball bingo on a 5x5 card with the centre square usually marked 'free'. In the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and parts of South America they play a 90-ball game, marked on a 9x3 card. Both types of bingo are prominent online.
The desired pattern which players aim to achieve in 75 ball can vary dramatically, from a simple single line to more complicated themed patterns. The aim of the game, however, is always the same: to mark off the numbers to achieve the desired pattern.
Speed Bingo is a variation played exactly the same, but numbers are simply called much quicker.
In 90-ball bingo, each card has three horizontal lines and nine columns. Each line contains five numbers, meaning each card has 15 numbers. The first column contains numbers from 1-9, the second column contains numbers from 10-19, the third column contains numbers from 20-29, all the way through to the final column which contains numbers from 80-90.
A game of 90 ball bingo will normally be played in three stages: one line, two lines and Full House. In a "one line" game players need to mark a complete horizontal line across one card (i.e., 5 numbers marked). The aim of a 'two lines' game is to complete any two marked lines horizontally across one card (i.e., 10 numbers marked). Finally a "Full House" means all the numbers marked off on one card (all 15 numbers), as in a regular coverall game. The prize split differs for each stage of the game. The Full House is always the largest prize in any one game.
Bingo networks
There are a number of sites that will have the same promotions, similar graphics, the same bingo rooms and the same CMs. This occurs because they are part of a bingo "network". In simple terms, this means a number of different sites (or "front ends") are playing with the same numbers for the same jackpot (i.e., the same back end). Multiple sites act as doorways to a single game, leading to larger pools of players in chat rooms and more sizeable pots to win, in an arrangement known as White Label Gaming. While the bingo software is the same, the brand owners are responsible for the look and feel of the site, together with any promotions they wish to offer. This is an important feature of online bingo in that it is critical that any site have enough players to have a decent sized game. Hence, the bingo network that "shares" players.
Online bingo in the UK
Bingo is now the most popular leisure activity in the UK for women between 20 and 25 years old. The UK market has seen an influx in big brand names launching bingo games on their already established websites. Huge brand names such as Yahoo!, Virgin, AOL UK and most recently MSN UK are all now associated with the UK online bingo market.
Gala Bingo the biggest land based bingo operator in the UK is also now online.
Much of the information pertaining to the popularity of online bingo is speculatory, but one monitoring website asserts over £600 million is spent per year on online bingo tickets.
The market share of the industry leaders was also released, based on