Electronic Bingo Operators Move Ahead with Plans Despite Court Ruling MONTGOMERY, Alabama (November 16, 2009) - Electronic bingo operators in Alabama aren't calling off opening celebrations at multimillion-dollar casino venues despite a state Supreme Court decision that raised questions about the future of the popular games..............Subscribers

Brazilian Businessmen Want Legislators To Treat The Bill To Legalize Bingos
BRAZIL (November 13, 2009) -- Businessmen of the sector and legislators in favour of the bingo legalization in Brazil are taking action for the project to be treated in the Chamber of Representatives. Through letters and daily e-mails, they show the need of the law to be approved....................Subscribers

Bingo is Celebrating its 10th Birthday
WOHLAUF, Austria (November 10, 2009) - Bingo is celebrating its 10th Birthday. To properly celebrate this anniversary, an additional five €10.000 will be offered at the drawings on 14 and 21 November 2009. Bingo is also giving away tips.......................Subscribers

Funding Change Concern To Charities
No stability in year-to-year grants
BRITISH Columbia, Canada (November 8, 2009) -Charities that rely on the local bingo hall for some of their operating dollars are about to lose that decades-old connection to their community........................Subscribers

Spin3 Boosts Its Portfolio of Instant-Win, Lottery-Style, Mobile Games With Bingo Bonanza
LONDON, UK (September 24, 2009) - Leading full service mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3™, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has announced the launch of its new bingo-themed instant-win game, Bingo Bonanza, exclusively developed for web-enabled Smartphones.....................Subscribers

First Half 2009 Charitable Bingo Gross Receipts Top Same Period In 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (September 8, 2009) - Charitable Bingo games continued to create more revenue for the sponsoring non-profit organizations during the first and second quarters of 2009, with gross receipts exceeding.......................Subscribers

BingoLotto to Launch at 22,000 Tesco Checkouts
UNITED KINGDOM (August 26, 2009) -- A charity TV lottery that raised £100,000 for sports bodies during its six-week pilot last year is now launching nationally with game-cards going on sale at every Tesco checkout................Subscribers

Tribe Plans ‘Upscale’ York County Bingo Hall Which Will Offer $100,000 Payouts
CATAWBA INDIAN NATION, South Carolina (July 29, 2009)  - The Catawba Indian Nation plans to open a high-stakes bingo hall in York County by the end of the year that would create around 200 jobs - and offer $100,000 payouts..................Subscribers

MPs Reject Amendment, UK Bingo Tax to Remain at 22%
LONDON, UK (July 24, 2009) -- Supporters of the UK bingo industry were left disappointed last week after MPs voted against an amendment to the Finance Bill that would have seen bingo tax remain at 15% as opposed to the increased rate of 22%, and reduced the burden on the country's struggling bingo clubs.................Subscribers

Bingo Players Angry Over New Taxing System
CHESTER, U.K. (June 22, 2009) - Bingo players in Chester have taken a stand against what some believe to be an "unfair tax rise," ................Subscribers

Electronic Bingo Machine Decision Would Potentially Have Statewide Impact
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (June 21, 2009) - The conflict of opinions between the governor and his attorney general over electronic bingo gambling machines has become so intense that the Alabama Supreme Court is having to decide on the issue..................Subscribers

Key Characteristics for Bingo Machines
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (June 5, 2009) -- The UK Gambling Commission has published a list of key characteristics for bingo machines, as a result of a number of gaming machine manufacturers developing new machines which they claim offer bingo.......................Subscribers

Charitable Bingo Allocations For 2009 1st Quarter Up 2.9%
AUSTIN, Texas (May 18, 2009) – For permitting the conduct of Charitable Bingo in their communities, 138 cities and counties across Texas received a total of $3.1...................Subscribers

Bingo! Cashcade Doubles Its Money And Looks For A Buyer
LONDON, United kingdom (May 10, 2009) – Cashcade, the owner of online gaming website Foxy Bingo, has hired investment bank Jefferies to find a buyer for all or part of the business, which last year saw its pre-tax profits more than double to £11 million......................Subscribers

Missouri House Votes to Remove Many Bingo Regulations
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (April 22, 2009) -- Missouri would drop or loosen many of its bingo regulations under legislation approved Wednesday by the House that critics claimed amounts to an expansion of legalized gambling..................Subscribers

Legislators Begin Review of Charitable Gaming Laws
RICHMOND, Virginia (April 9, 2009) – A sweeping review of the state's charitable gaming laws commenced yesterday with a small work group of lawmakers reviewing how the state regulates bingo and other games legalized solely to raise money for charities........................Subscribers

California Charities Warned To End Electronic Bingo
SACRAMENTO, California (April 4, 2009) – According to local media reports the state attorney general's office is warning charitable bingo parlors to stop using casino-style machines after a federal appeals court ruled the games are illegal...............Subscribers

2008 Was A Good Year For Charitable Bingo
TEXAS, USA (March 18, 2009) -- Charitable bingo in Texas had its best year since the game was legalized in 1981, with total receipts surpassing $684 million in 2008, according to the latest report from the Texas Lottery Commission................Subscribers

Bingo Legislation Introduced to Put it Under the Jurisdiction of the State
ALABAMA, USA (March 6, 2009) -- Bingo legislation was introduced in the Alabama House and Senate on Thursday, which would take bingo operation, taxation and regulation out of local hands and put it under the jurisdiction of the state..................Subscribers

Bingo Card Tax Repeal Approved by House Panel
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 19, 2009) -- A House committee advanced a bill on Wednesday eliminating the penny tax on bingo cards................Subscribers

National Gambling Study Shows Online Bingo Play Steady
UNITED KINGDOM (February 4, 2009) -- The UK Gambling Commission’s quarterly survey of online gambling habits show that online bingo sites have maintained their market share...............Subscribers

Bingo Machines And Lottery Limits Legislation
BIRMINGHAM, UK (January 30, 2009) -- The ‘Gaming Machines in Bingo Premises Order’ and the ‘Variation of Monetary Limit Order’ were both debated in the House of Lords on January 28, 2009.
The Gaming Machines in Bingo Premises Order will increase the number of Category B3 gaming machines that bingo halls can offer customers, while the Variation of Monetary Limit Order increases the maximum proceeds for individual society lottery draws.
Both Orders were passed.
The UK Gambling Commission will signpost the Statutory Instruments when they become available.
SOURCE: UK Gambling Commission.

Bingo Site to Launch Advertising Blitz on the UK
UNITED KINGDOM (January 27, 2009) -- Bingo.com has secured a gaming license, which will allow it to advertise in the UK. The company is planning a major blitz in the UK, after the license was granted by the European Union (EU)..................Subscribers