Sun Bingo recently took a giant step away from its original online bingo software provider Tombola, and relaunched on the Gamesys platform. The new Sun Bingo site’s main concern is to ensure that it retains its popularity and its original online bingo players too.

Existing players at Sun Bingo that originally played on the Tombola platform are being directed to re-register so that they can continue to play bingo online at Sun Bingo. The original Sun Bingo site was one of the most popluar online bingo sites in the UK. Another surprising fact is that the Sun Bingo website was actually a better performer financially than most of the newspapers operated within the group.

The move to a new online bingo platform signals a leap of faith for Sun Bingo, in trusting that their loyal members will follow them to the new site. Traditional bingo hall players can be die-hard when it comes to making changes and moving to other clubs, but fortunately this doesn’t apply too stringently in the world of online bingo. Online bingo players are always ready to take on a new challenge, so it will be interesting to see just how many of the members registered with the old Sun Bingo site stay with Tombola or re-register with Sun Bingo.

It is still early days yet to have a complete picture of how things are progressing at the new Sun Bingo online bingo site, but the first few weeks will be critical. Many of the favourite games on the old site have been retained, but some have had to be left behind. Sun Bingo definitely has the online bingo experience to make this move a success.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s number one resource for online bingo promotions and the best free bingo games.

Following the acquisition of online bingo company Bingos.com by NetPlay TV earlier this year, the online bingo site will shortly be relocated from Spain to the NetPlay TV headquarters in London, UK.

This unfortunately means a number of redundancies for Mallorcan employees of the online bingo firm Bingos, which will be concentrated in those areas where roles between the two online bingo companies converge.

The takeover of the online bingo firm was originally calculated at 8 million euros. Taking the restructuring costs including redundancies into account, the revised cost of the acquisition of Bingos will be reduced to 7.4 million for NetPlay TV.

Bingos.com is currently operating its online bingo websites in the UK, Spain, Italy and also Poland. All these bingo sites will be implementing the TV Bingo feature within the next few months.

NetPlay TV confirmed that its new Celebrity TV Bingo program will be launched in October in the UK for a daily bingo show on Sky channel 867. Celebrity hosts for the show include, Linda Lusardi, Jim Bowen, Cheryl Baker and many more.

NetPlay TV shares gained more than 7% on the London Stock Exchange following the announcment yesterday.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s number one authority on the best free bingo games and the top online bingo promotions.

Ladbrokes Bingo website underwent a major overhaul in August which has resulted in a brand new look for the online bingo firm. The new website design has been a resounding success, and together with the massive advertising campaign for Ladbrokes Bingo, should make this online bingo site an even stronger market leader in the UK online bingo market.

Ladbrokes Bingo is one of the major players in the UK gaming industry, they and other high street retailers are convinced that online bingo is creating a new wave of wealth for the industry, and Ladbrokes Bingo is certainly not afraid to put its money where its mouth is.

As well as the Ladbrokes Bingo re-vamp, the online bingo company are in the process of spending millions of pounds on their TV advertising campaign. Following the restrictions on this form of advertising being lifted, Ladbrokes Bingo is taking advantage of this competitive marketing tool to promote its online bingo site.   

The new-look Ladbrokes Bingo website has made it easier than ever for online bingo players to use. There are no complicated instructions to follow and Ladbrokes Bingo players no longer have to access the home page first and then the online bingo lobby. Players are able to log straight into Ladbrokes Bingo from the home page without any rigmarole. The online bingo games schedule shows at-a-glance exactly which Ladbrokes Bingo games are up next, making it easy for bingo enthusiasts to play in the biggest online bingo jackpot games at Ladbrokes Bingo.

The totally reformed Ladbrokes Bingo website offers many new bingo games, casino games, bingo promotions and exciting features. New and old players alike will have fun discovering and re-discovering the online bingo delights that Ladbrokes Bingo has to offer.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – where you’ll find the best online bingo promotions and top free bingo games.

As you might have already read in the bingo news, a well known online bingo operator, Mecca Bingo, recently conducted some research and studies into the activities and antics of regular bingo and online bingo players.

Focusing on research mainly gleaned from traditional bingo halls in the UK, together with data gathered from online bingo polls, Mecca Bingo ended up with a surprising insight (for non bingo fans perhaps) into how the great game of bingo affects the daily lives and relationships of bingo players with their non bingo playing partners.

One of the interesting findings of the bingo survey is that winning a bingo jackpot, whether it be down at the local bingo hall, or playing bingo online from the comfort of your own home, adds a definite boost to your sex life! This is according to statements taken from many hot-blooded bingo enthusiasts - now we know why this great game is so popular!

Winning a traditional bingo hall jackpot definitely perks up the mood of the lucky bingo winners, and two thirds of winners surveyed said they were definitely in the mood for some loving when they arrived home after a bingo jackpot win.

What was surprising was the amount of secrecy involved when winning a bingo jackpot - with up to 37% of winners keeping stum about their lucky bingo win! Partners would be treated to an amorous night between the sheets without knowing the reason why - not that it probably mattered to them at the time!

More than a third of regular bingo players said that they enjoyed to play bingo more, and found it more exciting than being with their partner. When asked about what they would do if they hit a bingo jackpot of £25,000 or more, 25% of bingo enthusiasts said that they would leave their partner!

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s best resource for all things online bingo including the latest and greatest online bingo promotions.

Bet365 Bingo have dreamed up with an exciting new game called Joker Jackpot. In the form of a multiplayer card game which has been successfully blended with a twist of online bingo, there are multiple prizes to be won in each game, plus a double jackpot including a progressive jackpot!

To play Joker Jackpot just login to your Bet365 Bingo account and enter the Joker Jackpot room - you should already have a bingo chat name to enter the game, or you can select one before you start playing Joker Jackpot.

You can play Joker Jackpot at Bet365 Bingo for as little as 25p per hand. Online bingo players need not fear this game, as it's very easy to play, and very similar to traditional online bingo, just with an interesting extra twist (or two!).

Each time a new card is drawn from the pack, online bingo players cards will be marked if it matches the drawn card. Players at Bet365 Bingo will be competing against each other to get the 'J' pattern to win the prize. The two additional jackpots in this great new game from Bet365 Bingo make it even more exciting. Once the 'J' pattern prize has been won, the game continues and the next target to aim for is to match all nine cards to win another great online bingo prize.

The two jackpots in this game make for a double online bingo attraction at Bet365 Bingo. The Joker Jackpot is won if a player gets a winning hand in 16 drawn cards or under which means a cool £1000!

The lucky Bet365 Bingo player who wins the 'Super Joker Jackpot' will need to get a winning hand in 16 drawn cards or under, with the last card being the almighty Joker, to scoop up the progressive jackpot of at least £10,000!

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s top online bingo portal with the latest and greatest online bingo promotions.

On August 26, Sun Bingo ceased operating on the Tombola software Platform. Owners of the Sun Bingo operation decided that they wanted to have more control over their online bingo site and switched platforms over to the Gamesys online bingo software platform. Up until now Gamesys has been the exclusive software provider for Jackpotjoy bingo.

The new Sun Bingo site launched with a dramatic flourish and much excitement in the online bingo world, with Sun Bingo offering a huge bundle of prizes worth £100,000 even before the launch was scheduled to take place.

These fantastic prizes consisted of brand new fitted kitchens worth up to £10,000 a throw – a very worthwhile prize for Sun Bingo enthusiasts, especially as all they had to do to be in with a chance to win was to pre-register at the new Sun Bingo site.

If Sun Bingo continues with this new mode of flamboyant prizes it will surely be a hit among online bingo fans everywhere. This kind of offer bodes well for new members of Sun Bingo – if you can win a kitchen just for registering imagine what you can win once you start to play online bingo!

Sun Bingo is a sister site of the News of the World Bingo, both of these online bingo sites are operated by the same newspaper group. Sun Bingo has been a consistent top performer in the past, well known for it’s exceptional online bingo community. Let’s hope that the change in software will continue the onwards and upwards trend for Sun Bingo.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s top online bingo authority and the best place to find the latest and greatest bingo promotions!

JackpotCity Bingo have made a generous policy change in their online bingo bonus structure by increasing the value of their £10 Free bonus for new bingo members  up to £20 Free. The company hopes that this will have major effect on their already popular standing in the competitive online bingo industry.

The move has come in direct response to market research and feedback from existing online bingo players at JackpotCity Bingo who basically wanted to see more freebie action at the online bingo hall.

JackpotCity Bingo say they are happy to be able to be able to provide one of the most competitive online bingo welcome bonuses in the industry.

JackpotCity Bingo already has a lot going for it in terms of online bingo - a 200% first deposit bonus, free bingo games every alternative day, faster than most payouts, and a host of entertaining and rewarding online bingo promotions that are always popular with fans of online bingo.

Free bingo games are available at JackpotCity Bingo twice daily between 1-2pm and 7-9pm. Online bingo games are available around the clock, also a selection of slots and online casino games including favourites such as Crystal Balls, Ladies Leisure and Cleopatra's Chest. Brand new games recently added to the JackpotCity Bingo collection are Pirates Plunder, Snow Queen's Magic and Pet Luck.

JackpotCity Bingo is powered by Virtue Fusion, the world's biggest online bingo software provider.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s number one authority for those who like to play bingo online with the best bingo promotions you’ll find!

Just a few days ago we reported at BingoStreet.com that the US Republican party, commonly known as GOP (Grand Old Party), had unexpectedly withdrawn online gambling prohibition from their platform.

The provision that prohibited internet gambling of all forms, including online bingo, poker and casino games, was removed from the Republican platform by a draft committee. This caused a huge speculative buzz around the world that the days of the UIGEA prohibition might be coming to an end.

However the Republicans backtracked on their earlier policy revision, and just a few hours later the exact same provision was reinserted into the platform and the draft committee adjustment was nulled.

The Poker Players Alliance had been lobbying the Republican party to remove the online gambling prohibition from the GOP platform, with many comments posted on the GOP website urging for the removal of restrictive laws against online poker.

In the wake of the UIGEA, many Americans still continue to play games online, a fact supported by the many US facing online casinos, online bingo sites and poker sites with the 'US friendly' tag.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the number one authority for online bingo promotions and free bingo games in the UK.

Tombola Bingo is the newest online bingo site to open its doors to the bingo playing public. News of the much publicised split between Sun and NOTW online bingo sites and their software provider, Tombola, hit the headlines last week and created much speculation in the online bingo industry. Tombola has now evolved into Tombola Bingo, and the two sites have decided to go their own way.

For the new emerging Tombola Bingo, this is their first foray into operating their very own online bingo site, however they are not without considerable experience in the online bingo market.

Tombola Bingo, aka Tombola, has been a solid member of the bingo industry on an international basis for almost 50 years, originally the chief supplier of bingo tickets to the land-based industry. More recently Tombola diverged into the world of online bingo and TV bingo, developing its own online bingo software and providing complete online bingo solutions for Sun Bingo and NOTW Bingo (News of the World) until last week’s split.

Tombola Bingo are retaining the bingo memberships and will be managing existing members of the old sites, who are still able to login to the site with their Sun and NOTW bingo account data. Players from the old sites have been assured that any funds in their previous accounts have already been safely transferred to the new Tombola Bingo site. Players will still be able to play their favourite online bingo games, and the CM’s have made the move with Tombola to ensure continuity of the friendly online bingo community.

Tombola Bingo are entering the online bingo market with a huge advantage, in that their software is unique – a comparatively rare event in today’s plethora of online bingo websites. Favourite online bingo games such as Bingo 80, Bingo 90 and Bingo 75 are all available at Tombola Bingo, as well as popular games such as Battleships, Cinco and Hamster Race. Tombola Bingo have also introduced some new and exciting games, including Bingolite.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the UK’s number one authority on online bingo promotions and the best source for free bingo games!

Last week in Florida a long drawn-out legal battle over bingo halls finally ended after 13 years, with an Orlando judge ordering Florida's Attorney General to pay $5.3 million in damages in favour of the bingo halls.

For Gordon Paget, 69, it has been a long legal battle which has taken it's toll. But for his business partner Philip Furtney the winning judgement has come too late, he died last year aged 69.

In the mid-1990's, the two businessmen opened a string of bingo halls across Florida in locations such as Kissimmee and Orlando. In 1995 bingo news headlines were made when authorities accused the partners of breaking bingo regulations, and the bingo halls were raided and shut down. The two men were then indicted on racketeering charges by a state grand jury in Orlando.

Furtney spent many weeks imprisoned in the Orange County jail, and was acquitted by a jury in 1999, with authorities dropping charges against his partner Paget. However this didn't put an end to the legal dispute, with the attorney general's office pressing for a lawsuit for the bingo businessmen to pay damages.

In 2005 the bingo case went before the Orange County jury again, and was decided in favour of the state. After an appeal, a new trial was finally held in June this year after Furtney's death 9 months previously.

The final judgement was issued on Aug 20 by Senior Judge Lawrence V. Johnston with his ruling that the Attorney General's Office had no right to close the bingo halls and seize property, awarding $5.3 million in damages to the bingo hall partners, allbeit postmortem for Furtney.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com - your one-stop resource for online bingo with the latest online bingo news and online bingo articles.