Tombola Acquired by Rivals in Mega Cash Transaction We have some hot bingo news to bring you Fleas and if you’re an active member of Tombola, this may end up affecting you! Flutter Entertainment, the folks behind Paddy Power and Betfair, have just snapped up Tombola in a cash bid said to be worth £402million!… Read more »
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Tombola Enters 5th Year Sponsoring I’m A Celebrity
I’m A Celeb is Coming and Lots of Great Fun! I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here is almost upon us, and to mark its return, Tombola, who are entering their fifth year of sponsoring ITV’s biggest reality TV show, have promised a jam-packed line-up of promotions, competitions, and fun! Instead of sunny Australia,… Read more »
Mecca Bingo Need Your Help to Break New Record
As Simple As a Happy Birthday Message! This year marks six decades of being in the bingo business for Mecca Bingo and we’ve already witnessed bingo tickets at 1961 prices with 2021 prizes, enhanced prize pools and even free spinner wheels, but to mark this monumental occasion, they want to celebrate with a bang, and… Read more »
Safer Gambling Week 2021 Gets Underway
A Reminder to Stay on Top of Your Spending! Safer Gambling Week is upon us, and the chances are you’ve received an email or seen references to it on social media, but what is it? The cross-industry annual event is an initiative held during the first week of November to promote safer gambling in the… Read more »
A Kidnap, Ransom, and a Spanish Bingo Fiasco
Strange But True Gets a Bingo Twist A 47-year-old woman from Spain has found herself in the global media spotlight this week after her bingo actions led to her being arrested. There she was with her pen poised ready to dab the next number when the police come storming in. Clutching her from her table,… Read more »
Quick-Thinking NHS Worker Wins £118K for Syndicate Group
A Simple Change Resulted in a Mega Windfall There was a huge jackpot up for grabs in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 8th October, a jackpot of £174,236,090, and due to it being such a large prize, millions of people decided to try their luck – one of those was a lucky NHS hospital worker… Read more »
GrooveGaming Gets into the (Bingo) Groove with Metronia
Specialising in Bingo and Other Gaming Products! Aggregator and platform GrooveGaming (GG) has teamed up with a global leader in video bingo Metronia, developer of Bingo Totall and Bingo Choice, the first multiplayer video bingo offered on a single platform. Metronia’s gaming DNA dates back to 1978 when the company began supplying traditional bingo halls… Read more »
Unlucky for Some Thief Caught Red-Handed in ‘Ganja’ Bingo Hall
Climbing ‘Higher’ Than Ever to Pocket Some Cash! Abandoned bingo halls have long been the target of illegal activity, usually the drug growing kind, but it is unusual for the same venue to hit the headlines three times. After closing in 2018, the former Gala Bingo hall in Kettering, England became a popular destination among… Read more »
Breaking Bingo News: A New Way to Play Bingo from Pragmatic Play is Coming!
Amalgamation of Bingo Dabbing and Slot Spinning Fun! We’ve some hot-off the press news to bring you this week Fleas, and it involves bingo dabbing, slots pinning, wager-free winning and jackpots! The details are a little sketchy but what we do know is this upcoming bingo variant is going to be a huge hit, especially… Read more »
NE England to Benefit from £800K to Tackle Problem Gambling
In 2016, GamCare revealed the Northeast of England had the highest levels of gambling related harm with at least 26% of people admitting to hiding their gambling habit. As a result of these shocking statistics, the area was hailed as the gambling capital of Britain. Spiralling debts, crime and violence have escalated in recent years… Read more »