3rd Qtr ‘05 Charitable Bingo Allocations Climb by More Than 6% Above Corresponding Period last Year
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (November 30, 2005) -- One hundred and fifty local jurisdictions received $2.8 million from the conduct of Charitable Bingo during the 3rd quarter of 2005, an increase of more than six percent over the same quarter one year ago...............................Subscribers

Mayor Suspends Bingo 2-Ball
PHILIPPINES (November 24, 2005) – The Baguio City Mayor has reportedly declared the barangay bingo raffles, which is being operated by a group of barangay chairmen and a private company, as unlawful..............................Subscribers

Bingo Allocations to Local Jurisdictions Up by More than 11%
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (August 26, 2005) -- One hundred and fifty-four local jurisdictions received $2.9 million from the conduct of Charitable Bingo during the 2nd quarter of 2005, an increase of more than 11 percent over the 1st quarter.................................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.10

Bingo Attracts New Profile of Online Gambler
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 2, 2005) -- Online gambling has long been the purview of men. Billboards in the Tube for casino and poker websites show men celebrating their wins in front of a laptop, whether at the barbershop or the pub. Online gambling has enjoyed explosive growth...................................Subscribers

Bingo Machine Supplier Agrees to Settle Price-Fixing Complaint
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (June 23, 2005) -- The state's largest supplier of electronic bingo games has agreed to pay a fine to settle a complaint that it engaged in illegal price-fixing................................Subscribers

Gaming Control Board to Assume Control of Bingo, Raffle Operations
SANTA FE, New Mexico, USA (June 25, 2005) - Anything to do with bingo and raffle operations will be turned over from the state Alcohol and Gaming Division to the New Mexico Gaming Control Board on July 1..............................Subscribers

Lottery Board Charges Bingo Machine Supplier with Price Fixing
AUSTIN, Texas (June 21, 2005) -- A bingo machine supplier has reportedly been charged with fixing prices and selling its products directly to charities..............................Subscribers

Lottery Officials to Market Test Televised Bingo Game
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Jun 10, 2005) -- State Treasurer Timothy Cahill is reportedly studying a proposal to launch a televised bingo game as a way to boost Massachusetts Lottery revenues..................................Subscribers

National Bingo Organiser Seeks to Boost Game's Allure
LONDON, United Kingdom (June 9, 2005) - The National Bingo Game Association (NBGA) is launching a heavyweight drive to boost the game's appeal. The move comes ahead of a shake-up that will see the introduction of new game times and prices..............................Subscribers

Multimedia Games to Supply Player Tracking System for Electronic Charity Bingo
AUSTIN, Texas (June 6, 2005) -- Multimedia Games, Inc. announced today that the Company's Players Passport® player tracking system has been selected by Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc., operator of the VictoryLand dog track in Shorter, Alabama, for use in conjunction with the facility's electronic charity bingo operations. VictoryLand also plans to deploy a second component of Multimedia's MGAMe™ Casino Management System, Slot Reporting, which provides the necessary tools to analyze current and historical slot machine performance...............................Subscribers

Senate Approves Electronic Bingo Measure, But Draws the Line at VLTs
AUSTIN, Texas (May 12, 2005) – A proposed change in state law governing electronic bingo games was approved 25-6 by the Senate as an amendment to House Bill 3......................Subscribers

UK Firm Announce the Launch of Two 90-number Bingo Sites
LONDON, UK (January 29, 2005) -- The UK's only play-for-cash, 90-number Bingo sites are now live.Parlay Entertainment Inc. announced today the launch of two new Bingo sites targeting the United Kingdom's emerging online Bingo market.........................Subscribers

Charities Benefit From New Bingo Legislation
OHIO, USA (January 13, 2005) -- Ohio authorized charitable gaming in 1976 after voters passed a ballot issue. During the late 1990s there was a marked increase in the use of proceeds for personal profit and the operation of instant bingo by nonprofits that didn't qualify as charitable organizations, the so-called "store front" bingo operations..........................Subscribers

Charitable Bingo Allocations Up Nearly 9% Over Same Period Last Year
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (January 7, 2005) - One hundred and fifty-four local jurisdictions received their charitable bingo allocations for the third quarter of 2004........................Subscribers

Judge Rules Electronic Bingo Machines Are Gambling Devices
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, USA (January 6, 2005) -- First District Judge James Burke ruled on Wednesday that electronic bingo is illegal in Wyoming are............Subscribers