Bingo is a relatively innocent game that causes few problems. For most people bingo is a socially acceptable form of gambling because of the game’s long association with churches and charities. In fact many people do not regard bingo games as gambling but the fact is that bingo is a totally random game of chance. [...]

The occupy Wall Street protests started small in New York City and quickly spread around the world. The participants are protesting corporate greed and the inequitable distribution of wealth.  In the United States the wealth disparity is the largest in 90 years. At some companies shareholders are also revolting against what they see as excessive [...]

According to figures from British bookmakers Paddy Power and BetFair gambling on the new generation of smart phones such as Apple’s iPhone is rapidly increasing. Paddy Power’s chief operating officer Breon Corcoran told reporters that 34% of the company’s active customers are using their smart phones to access the company’s betting services. He also said [...]

Years ago Frank Cronin followed in his father’s footsteps and went to work for the family firm of Edward Thompson, a manufacturer of stationary and printing business. In the 1950’s Frank took and order from a Catholic priest that would transform his life and chance the business forever. Within just a few years the family [...]

In the internet bingo industry marketing has become extremely important. To remain successful and profitable internet bingo operators must create and maintain brand awareness among the millions of internet bingo players. Most major bingo brands use several marketing strategies and many have in house internet marketing specialists and search optimization experts. In the UK experience [...]

UK bingo and casino operator Rank Group were in the news regularly earlier in the year. Throughout the summer there were numerous news reports about the proposed takeover of Rank by Hong Kong based investment group Guoco. The talk and rumors have since died down but recent bingo news reports indicate that Rank suffered a [...]

Since 2006 the bingo industry in the United Kingdom has been plagued by many misfortunes. First came the national smoking ban that resulted in many bingo halls losing over half of their regular players and many were forced to close. Even worse the government imposed higher taxes on bingo than any other form of gambling. [...]

In the UK, bingo halls have been a popular gathering place for pensioners since the postwar years. According to the latest estimates from bingo news sources there are about three million regular bingo players in the United Kingdom. Many live bingo halls host special games to raise money for various good causes. UK based charities [...]

Internet bingo sites are always providing bonuses; cash back schemes and other perks to attract the attention of bingo players and entice them to sign up, make a deposit and play bingo online.  Internet bingo operators are constantly trying to increase their popularity among players. The use of bonuses, discounts and promotions has been a [...]

In addition to cash prizes online bingo sites offer players branded merchandise, luxury vacations, concert tickets and new cars. According to several bingo news sources one popular online bingo operator is having some unusual problems with their latest promotion. William Hiss is currently running their ‘car a day’ giveaway program. William Hill planned to give [...]