Agency Hired to Aid Online Bingo Firm
LONDON, UK (December 14, 2007) -- One of the UK's largest online bingo operators has enlisted agency support to make the most of extra trade afforded by the smoking ban.............Subscribers

Critics Claim Lottery Commission Change to Definition of Bingo Device Could Expand Gambling
TEXAS, USA (December 13, 2007) – According to local media reports the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) elected last week to initiate a rulemaking process to potentially change the definition of a bingo.................Subscribers

UK Gaming Operator Wins Licence to Run Bingo Games in China
Gala Coral Seeks to Expand to China
LONDON, UK (December 15, 2007) -- Gala Coral, the private equity-backed gambling operator, has secured a licence from the Chinese province of Hebei to open what would be the country’s first bingo club................Subscribers

NS Gaming Corporation Helps Bingo Charities Help Communities
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada (December 7, 2007) -- Charity bingos have long been an important economic contributor to local communities. With its Charitable Sector Support Program, the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (NSGC) is working to help that tradition continue..............Subscribers

Bingo Prize Biggest Ever in Nova Scotia
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada (December 9, 2007) -- Two friends from Port Wade shared the biggest legal bingo prize in Nova Scotia history last week...................Subscribers

$100 Million Contributed to Non-Profit Organizations by the Société des bingos du Québec During Its Ten Years of Existence
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, Canada (November 30, 2007) – Loto-Québec and the Forum des OSBL are pleased to be marking the 10th anniversary of the Société des bingos du Québec (SBQ), an important player within the bingo industry..............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.11

Charities Push For Vote on Bingo Bill, Concerned at Delay
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (November 26, 2007) -- Leaders of an association of charities have reportedly expressed concern at the delay in voting on a bill they believe would help nonprofits raise money....................Subscribers

Bingo Industry on Brink of Collapse
LONDON, UK (November 18, 2007) -- Bingo operator Rank’s chief executive Ian Burke has reportedly said that the industry is on the brink of collapse......Subscribers

Interactive Bingo Game Show Tops Ratings With An Average Audience Of Close To 2.2 Million Viewers
AUSTRALIA (October 23, 2007) -- National Bingo Night, the interactive bingo game show proved to be ratings worthy with its premiere clocking up an average of some 2.18 million viewers nationally across its ninety minute telecast.......Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.5

Bingo Industry Failing To Tap Revenue, Report Says
ONTARIO, Canada (October 13, 2007) -- Windsor's bingo industry is reportedly failing to attract $25 million of potential wagering, according to a new study commissioned by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.........Subscribers

Bingo Hall Pays Out Second Million
GLASGOW, Scotland (October 15, 2007) -- A player who won £1m playing bingo at the weekend is the second seven-figure prize-winner at the same Glasgow hall in just three weeks.......Subscribers

Bill Would Ease Rules For Charity Bingo Games
HARRISBURG, PA (October 12, 2007) -- Lawmakers are reportedly considering a bill to overhaul the rules for bingo games......Subscribers

Class Action Lawsuit Claims Bingo Halls Are ‘Illegal Gambling’
ALABAMA, USA (October 6, 2007) -- A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of people who in the past year have reportedly lost money in Walker County bingo halls..........Subscribers

Live BINGO is on the Cards for ITV
UNITED KINGDOM (October 1, 2007) -- ITV is set to replace its controversial late-night premium-rate phone-in competitions with a live interactive bingo TV show........Subscribers

Gaming Commission Director Gives Bingo-Based Games a Closer Look
MISSOURI, USA (September 25, 2007) -- Missouri Gaming Commission director Gene McNary has reportedly been discussing the issue of allowing gaming [slot] machines in Missouri’s charitable bingo halls with officials at several affected state agencies.........Subscribers

New Gaming Laws Make First Bingo Millionaire
UNITED KINGDOM (September 22, 2007) -- New UK gaming laws, which now allow Bingo clubs to offer huge linked jackpots, have produced the first bingo club millionaire...........Subscribers

Online Bingo More Than Just a Numbers Game
DUBLIN, Ireland (September 13, 2007) -- Since RehabBingo.com entered the Irish online gaming market over 18 months ago, up to €16.5m in cash prizes has been awarded and vital funds for new services for people with disabilities in Ireland have been raised..........Subscribers

State Lifts Alcohol Ban at Bingo Sites
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 31, 2007) -- The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-0 today to lift a longstanding ban on serving alcohol where bingo is played............Subscribers

Bingo Clubs to Launch First National Rollover Game
UNITED KINGDOM (August 30, 2007) -- The National Bingo Game Association is putting GBP3.8 million behind the launch of a game that offers the biggest prize in licensed UK bingo.........Subscribers

Attorney General Issues Ruling on Electronic Bingo Machines
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (August 16, 2007) – A memo, issued on Friday by the Attorney General's Division on Gambling Control, reiterates a long-standing Attorney General's position that bingo involves paper games, ink daubers and live callers..........Subscribers

Bingo Drive To Go Hi-Tech
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 16, 2007) -- An overhaul of bingo is planned in Victoria, with the State Government reviewing the rules governing how it is played.............Subscribers

Bingo Industry Under Threat
BIRMINGHAM, UK (June 8, 2007) -- Britain's bingo halls are under threat from casinos, internet gambling and an "unfair" tax system..........Subscribers

Committee Approves Bill to Allow High Stakes Electronic Bingo Games
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, USA (April 4, 2007) -- A House committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize high stakes electronic bingo games at greyhound tracks in Birmingham and Mobile...........Subscribers

New Bingo Terminals Pose A Threat To Limited Payment Machine Industry
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (February 15, 2007) -- New casino-type gaming terminals in Gauteng bingo halls were mushrooming in an unregulated way and were posing a threat to the limited payment machine industry............Subscribers

eBingo Pilot Sites Performing Well Above Projections
ONTARIO, Canada (February 9, 2007) --The Ontario Charitable Gaming Association (OCGA) has partnered with Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation (OLG) to provide training and support to eBingo sites.............Subscribers

McGuinty Government Greenlights Expansion Of eBingo Pilot
TORONTO, Canada (February 2, 2007) -- New eBingo pilots in Windsor and other identified communities will help to determine the next steps in achieving the long-term sustainability of the bingo industry..........Subscribers

Netplay to Launch Home Bingo Channel
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 29, 2007) -- The new owner of collapsed Monday lottery owner Chariot is planning to launch interactive television bingo targeted at players who want to play and smoke at the same time.........Subscribers

Parlay Entertainment Puts a New Spin on an Old Game with Bingo Bets™
OAKVILLE, Ontario, Canada (January 23, 2007) -- Parlay Entertainment Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEI), the world's leading supplier of Internet bingo software, is pleased to announce the release of Bingo Bets™, a patent-pending game that breaks new ground in the online bingo marketplace.........Subscribers

Review of Bingo Regulations
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 2007) -- In 2002, the Victorian
Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) identified that at that time, the existing structure for the payment of prizes and calculation of expenses from bingo did not always result in a reasonable share of proceeds going to the community and charitable organisations that held permits to conduct bingo............Subscribers

Bingo Operators Call For Tax Breaks and Keno License
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 14, 2007) -- Britain’s biggest bingo operators are joining forces to persuade the government to make changes to the industry to offset the impact on their clubs of the ban on smoking...........Subscribers