Nov
11th

Bingo Data Thief Found Guilty

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

For most computer users identity theft is a very real concern. Victims of identity theft have told nightmarish stories of ruined credit, foreclosures and other crimes. For many victims it takes years to recover and many victims have had their credit rating permanently damages. Internet bingo players put their trust in bingo sites to use [...]


Nov
10th

Bingo Hall Raid A Waste of Time Says Op-Ed Author

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

The recent harassment of a newly opened bingo hall in Cork Ireland has generated a lot of press. Most of the coverage has shown the police in a bad light and one superintendant said he intends to prevent any form of gambling in ‘his’ jurisdiction. The Rock Creek bingo hall in Cork has been forced [...]


Nov
8th

Woman Steals Big Bucks To Fund Bingo Addiction

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

Generally bingo players are a law abiding lot which is why any crime committed by a bingo players usually receives media attention. Most people associate bingo with churches and charities and many still think of most bingo players as little old ladies and pensioners. While that stereotype may hold true for many live bingo halls [...]


Nov
6th

Irish Bingo Hall Wins Legal Battle

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

Bingo is big business in the United Kingdom and there is hardly a town or hamlet without its own High Street bingo hall. In addition Great Britain is also the world’s largest internet bingo market and it is estimated that over three million people in the country play online bingo games regularly. Bingo is considered [...]


Nov
4th

The New Prohibition

Author: beatnikjd | Files under casino

My grandfather was a law enforcement officer during Prohibition. I still have photos of him and his deputies destroying bottles and barrels of bootleg whisky. At home, however, prohibition was not enforced. My grandfather made his own home brewed beer and thought nothing of it. Despite the laws most forms of alcohol were still readily [...]


Nov
3rd

William Hill Ends Takeover Talks

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

On November 2nd 2011 British bookmaker and internet gaming giant William Hill revealed that takeover talks with the Lady Lucks brand have been scrapped. William Hill walked away from talks with Gibraltar-based Probability, a company that claims to have one million customers in the UK for its internet bingo, poker and casino game operations. In [...]


Nov
2nd

Rank Group Posts Significant Online Growth

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

Recently the Rank Group which operates 99 bingo halls throughout the UK released trading results. Rank also operates Mecca bingo online. The figures showed a decline in land based bingo revenues but also showed that online bingo revenues have grown by 25%. The results are for the 16 weeks leading up to the 16th of [...]


Nov
2nd

Free Bingo Bonuses Guide

Author: beatnikjd | Files under Uncategorized

This one is catered for all you who play Online Bingo UK, we think, you’re going to love these tips on how to improve your chances at claiming tons of Bingo! These tips are brought to you by Paul who is a bingo expert and manages Bingo HQ online community. So listen up ladies, these are some [...]


Nov
1st

UK Government Worried About Problem Gambling

Author: beatnikjd | Files under bingo news

The UK gambling commission has recently released some very interesting figures that clearly demonstrate that remote gambling on computers, laptops and mobile devices has increased in the UK. Although the commission reported an increase of just 0.1% in the number of lottery and online bingo players the number of people gambling on web ready phones [...]