The National Bingo Association has welcomed the decision to allow cross-border combined bingo games, as was announced in this month’s Budget Red Book.
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West Midlands Police call the balls at Moxley bingo game
West Midlands Police are more used to 999 calls than 90-ball bingo calls, but officers on a crime prevention day at Moxley People’s Centre on March 20th found themselves taking to the podium to help residents with their weekly game.
Bingo in the Budget: Mega-link games on the horizon
With the headline rate of gambling duty on bingo unchanged in the 2013 Budget, you might think there’s little cause for celebration – however, while operators must still pay 20% of their takings in tax, players could still see prize money go up under the measures outlined by George Osborne.
Ladbrokes-Playtech deal to launch Vegas, mobile and tablet titles
A newly struck deal between Ladbrokes and software developer Playtech will see new ‘Vegas’ branded titles, mobile and tablet games appear across the Ladbrokes online gaming network.
Bingo Association membership doubles as Gala rejoin
The Bingo Association’s membership – and, therefore, its lobbying power on issues like gambling duty – has doubled in the space of six months, the organisation reports.
Gambling Commission publishes bingo advice for UK police
British police services this month got a reminder from the Gambling Commission of how the Gambling Act 2005 applies to bingo premises – and what that means for law enforcement officers when they attend such premises.
WinTingo.com goes live on Microgaming’s Quickfire platform
WinTingo.com has launched on the Quickfire gaming platform from software developer Microgaming, giving its members access to an array of online slots, bingo games, casino table titles and video poker.
Lucky Pants Bingo lives up to its name for Cornish player
A Cornish player found Lucky Pants Bingo to be as good as its name suggests recently – not while playing on the site’s bingo games, but while trying out one of its Microgaming-powered online slots titles for an escape to a virtual world of sunshine and sandy beaches.
William Hill ‘donates’ to Responsible Gambling Trust after RTP error
William Hill and Inspired Gaming Group have both agreed to donate to the Responsible Gambling Trust to make up for an error that saw players of Reel King told to expect the wrong average Return To Player (RTP) percentage.
‘Sawtooth’ betting pattern could help online gambling sites to spot addiction
Gambling addiction is a concern for online betting operators, who are committed to responsible gaming policies, but have little to no direct interaction with their customers. New research published in the journal International Gambling Studies outlines one potential way to recognise problem gambling quite easily, based on members’ wager sizes. The ‘sawtooth’ wagering pattern described… Read more »