Ladbrokes Bingo, in a bid to create the best bingo ad ever to hit our screens, brought the city of Liverpool to a literal standstill recently during shootings.

The UK bingo industry is on the look out to honor those who have one of the most important jobs in any local bingo hall, that of caller.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a bingo advertisement for the UK bookmaker William Hill’s online site, under tough new laws in the country.

The country’s Responsibility in Gambling Trust has said that less than a third of licensed gambling companies in the country, including bingo halls, have made a contribution to combat problem wagering.

The first European Union member state to officially regulate online casino gambling, Malta, has given its approval to Microgaming’s lucrative bingo offering.

British Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, warned the gambling industry, including bingo halls, that they might have statutory levies imposed on them as a way to get them to contribute to the charity Responsibility in Gaming Trust.

Online bingo sites, affiliates and software providers will be happy to note that they will finally be given the recognition they deserve, following the launching of the first Online Bingo Awards.

A disbelieving but excited mother of four from the town of Coatbridge has won what industry experts believe to be the biggest single bingo prize in the history of the game.

Ladbrokes Bingo, which has surprised us in the past few weeks with its stunning new look and user-friendly features, has introduced a particularly exciting new game that has players flocking to this site.

The bingo industry paid tribute to Parlay Entertainment’s innovative software and games last week at the first Online Bingo Awards.

In the latest findings published by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), it was shown that despite new advertising laws pertaining to gambling sites in the country, companies in general did not abuse this legislation.

Bingo players who enjoy this form of entertainment at local clubs throughout the country, are petitioning the government against the double taxation policy imposed on the UK bingo industry.

The UK Advertising Standards Authority, well known for the strictness in which is evaluates the suitability of advertisements for the country’s media, has given the thumbs up to a Foxy Bingo television promotional after a viewer contained about its content.

Celebrating its successful presence in the online bingo industry for the past nine years, one of the world’s biggest companies, Bingo.com gave away great prizes and promotions to all its players – old and new - over last weekend.

Many newcomers to the world of online bingo are surprised to see just how many sites offer other types of casino games, over and above their super bingo game selections. Games commonly found are slots, video poker and keno, to name just a few.

Going with the statistics that a larger proportion of women play online bingo, compared to men, Wink Bingo has tapped into one of the banes of any woman’s life – housework – and launched an entire promotion based just on that!

One of the UK’s leading bingo companies, Gala Bingo, has dealt another blow to the country’s already-floundering bingo industry after it announced yesterday that it would not be participating in the UK National Bingo Game anymore.

Two sisters from the United Kingdom, who took their older sister to court for breach of contract, were awarded their fair share of a £50,000 bingo jackpot by a Chester County Court judge over the weekend.

The Canadian casino software developer, Parlay Entertainment is mulling the offers of no less than three potential buyers after it was placed on the acquisition market.

UK bingo fans are in for a treat with the launch of a new site by industry gaming leaders, 32 Red Plc.

A lucky player at Foxy Bingo, one of the United Kingdom’s most popular online bingo sites, has managed to surprise even herself with a double jackpot win at the bingo room – all within a space of one week.

A petition has been set up on Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s website, demanding that the government cut the ‘double taxation’ placed on bingo.

Since the UK passed its new gambling laws last year, the industry has become highly regulated through new rules and legislation.

One of the most visited bingo sites in the industry, Bingo.com, has joined the fight against a growing problem in the online gambling world – that of online fraud.

Gaming AC, the company behind the popular Winzingo Bingo site, has entered into an agreement with the software giant, Parlay Entertainment to power a new bingo site that will target the growing Spanish bingo market.

Managers of a Mecca bingo hall in Swindon, UK, which became the flagship for the struggle of bingo clubs across the country to keep their doors open to their loyal public, has announced defeat.

Gala Coral, one the UK’s largest gaming operators that owns a large portion of the bingo clubs across the country, is due for a number of staff changes.

A 59 year old great grandmother from Longtown became the latest winner of the National Bingo Game prize – pocketing a whopping £70,000 after playing at the Rex Bingo Club in Carlisle.

British bingo players will be delighted to note the launching of a brand new bingo site that promises to offer a community-centered, exciting bingo experience from Day One.

After closing its doors to its faithful playing public over the weekend, many thought that they had seen the last of the Mecca bingo hall in downtown Swindon, UK.

One of the most popular new bingo offerings this year has been ITV’s Bingo Night Live – an absolutely free live, interactive bingo channel that rewards players with real cash should they win.

Cashcade Limited, the owner and operator of the UK’s second biggest online bingo site, FoxyBingo.co, is seeking to raise the sum of £100-million from a buyer or by selling some its shares, it was revealed this week.

With competition in the online bingo world getting tighter each day, bingo sites know that they have to pull all the stops to get players to try out their products.

Just weeks after Parlay Entertainment announced that it would be launching a new European-facing bingo network with Chartwell Technology in the summer, the company has said that it would be undertaking another bingo network project.

Clearly expressing his frustration at Gordon Brown’s policy aimed at stifling the entertainment industries in the United Kingdom, the head of Rank Bingo and Casino Group, Ian Burke slammed the government’s “myopic and inconsistent policy-making” and called attention yet again to the fact that hundreds of local bingo halls are facing closures.

Last week, delegates to the annual eCrime Congress in London, were warned by Gala Coral gambling company that a new, presumably unstoppable botnet denial-of-service attack was possible at any commercial site on the internet.

The old saying “Third Time Lucky” certainly hit home for 20 year old Emma from Glasgow when this young lady hit the jackpot on her third visit to the local Mecca Bingo hall.

A woman who walked into her local Gala Bingo hall to pass the time while her husband watched a soccer match, was delighted when she walked right back out with £187,000 in her back pocket!

One of the UK’s most popular online bingo sites, Bingo Liner, has announced the launching of a brand new bingo game schedule that is sure to delight players out there.

Although errors don’t usually happen in the online bingo industry, there are times when they unfortunately pop up, causing sites acute embarrassment.

Foxy Bingo, the popular online bingo room, had a hugely successful month in June, giving away lots of prizes through guaranteed jackpots on an almost daily basis.

Platinum Play’s Bingo Ball for Life promotion is certainly making news in recent weeks. When the promotion was launched, online bingo players reacted in great excitement because they were finally given the opportunity to ensure that their lucky numbers REALLY worked for them.

Keen to attract the crowds to its bingo halls, the UK operator, Mecca Bingo has announced a long list of promotions that players can enjoy at all the company’s land based locations during the month of May.

In its latest industry report for the second quarter of the year, 888 Holdings showed that the company was on a definite road to recovery after it was badly affected by the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Enforcement Act in the United States in 2006 – thanks to its online bingo offering.

Riding on the wave of online bingo’s rising popularity in the United Kingdom and Europe, two gambling industry icons have decided to pool their considerable experience and knowledge to create a new bingo network.

In a bid to keep abreast with the competition, one of the world’s top online wagering sites, Jackpot City, has announced that it is raising the welcome bonus in its world renowned bingo room.

High street bingo halls in the United Kingdom that were forced to close over the years, or those that are at the risk of shutting their doors, are being remembered by an online bingo site in the hope of preserving their memory and special character.

A 64 year old bingo playing grandmother is still shocked over her win of over £1 million at a Gala Bingo hall in Basildon, UK over the weekend.

Britain’s ITV1 has decided to do away with its controversial Play TV service and introduce instead a free bingo show called Bingo Night Live.

After seeing its shares slide three fifths last year as a result of an indoor smoking ban and new gambling legislation in the United Kingdom, Rank Group Plc reported a substantial rise in its stock prices in London yesterday.

Thanks to the excellent performance of its online bingo brand, 32Red has reported very good results for the first half of this year.

While the land-based bingo industry in the United Kingdom is currently going through a slump, according to market statistics, it seems to be another story for the online bingo industry.

The bingo industry paid tribute to Parlay Entertainment’s innovative software and games last week at the first Online Bingo Awards. The evening was held at the third annual Online Bingo Summit in London that attracted over 200 industry leaders and competitors.

After closing its doors to its faithful playing public over the weekend, many thought that they had seen the last of the Mecca bingo hall in downtown Swindon, UK. However, it seems like the bingo hall may just get a new lease of life if council members get their way.

A disbelieving but excited mother of four from the town of Coatbridge has won what industry experts believe to be the biggest single bingo prize in the history of the game. Saraya Lowell, 38, won the National Bingo Game Platinum Jackpot over Easter weekend at her local bingo hall, taking home an incredible £1,167,795.

Bingo players who enjoy this form of entertainment at local clubs throughout the country, are petitioning the government against the double taxation policy imposed on the UK bingo industry.

In the latest findings published by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), it was shown that despite new advertising laws pertaining to gambling sites in the country, companies in general adhere to the legislation.

A petition has been set up on Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s website, demanding that the government cut the ‘double taxation’ placed on bingo

Cashcade Limited, the owner and operator of the UK’s second biggest online bingo site, FoxyBingo.com, is seeking to raise the sum of £100-million from a buyer or by selling some its shares

The owners of an historical UK bingo building located in London have sold it to a church to the tune of £9-million.