Ben

Ben is the Editor and content coordinator of Two Little Fleas

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Weekly round up of the best offers – August

Good afternoon bingo lovers! It is that time of the week again! The weekend is finally here! And, to celebrate, we have decided to let you know about the best happenings in the bingo world as our little gift to you. Here is our round-up of the best offers this week: Mecca Bingo: Make your… Read more »

Weekend round-up – the very best bingo offers

Good afternoon bingo lovers! It is that time of the week again! The weekend is finally here! And, to celebrate, we have decided to let you know about the best happenings in the bingo world as our little gift to you. Here is our round-up of the best offers this week: 1. Angry Bingo may have just… Read more »

Poker star asks for leniency

A leading poker player has called for leniency to be given when poker tournament directors hand out punishments. Daniel Negreanu expressed his unhappiness with punishments on his blog last week. Mr Negreanou, who is known as Kid Poker, wrote about how a player in a €1,000 Estrellas Poker Tour tournament stood slightly up from his… Read more »

Unibet strikes distribution deal with Odobo

The online gaming operator Unibet has struck a distribution deal with the games developer and content marketplace company, Odobo. As part of the deal, Unibet customers in regulated markets will now have access to the games available through Odobo. The contract between the two firms will cover Odobo’s Play game discovery channel, the company’s HTML5… Read more »

Gamblers have pigeon brains, according to researchers

According to new research, gamblers show the same tendencies as pigeons when they make risky decisions. Researchers at the University of Warwick, led by Dr Elliot Ludvig of the University’s Department of Psychology, conducted tests that found that both human gamblers and pigeons were 35% more likely to gamble for high-value than low-value rewards. The… Read more »

Computer bingo patents dismissed in US

The US Court of Appeals has ruled that two patents concerning computerised bingo are not valid. The case stemmed from a dispute between two bingo competitors in the States: Planet Bingo and Video King. The two companies provide electronic bingo services to casinos as well as several other clients. The first patent was filed in… Read more »

Lazard to sell Gala Coral bingo halls

Bankers at Lazard have been hired by the Gala Coral Group to find a buyer for its 135 bingo clubs in a move that is believed to then clear the way for a £2bn-plus flotation of its remaining betting and gaming business. Gala Coral is the largest bingo operator in the UK, ahead of the… Read more »

Galaxy Bingo to launch this September

Two Little Fleas can exclusively reveal that a new bingo site is to launch on the Live Bingo Network this September. The site is called Galaxy Bingo, and from the sneak preview that we have exclusively seen, the site will have a space theme. Like all sites on the Live Bingo Network, Galaxy Bingo will be… Read more »

Lotto UK deny Scottish artwork funding

An art gallery’s bid for lottery funding in order to create a public artwork at the site of one of Scotland’s most famous victories over England has been rejected, reports the BBC. The Guardians of Scotland Trust were hoping to celebrate William Wallace’s victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 with a piece of… Read more »

Painter and decorator who won the lottery thrown out of pub

A painter and decorator who won the lottery has found out that money can’t buy him everything. Willie Sibbald last week won £7 million in the national lottery, but was still turned away from a pub that he had previously been thrown out of for drunken behaviour. The 48-year-old from Edinburgh went to The Grapes… Read more »