Dreamer80 has been a member of Mecca Wrexham for the last two years and discovered online bingo through an in-club promotion for Meccabingo.com and since joining he’s become a huge fan!

Playing online for just a few months now, dreamer80 commented: “I have really enjoyed playing online as there appears to plenty of opportunities to win, which I’ve just proven! My first reaction to the win was complete shock. I didn’t even realise  I’d won the jackpot at first and it wasn’t until the other players in the chat room started to congratulate me, that it started to sink in. To be honest it still hasn’t completely sunk in.

The lucky lady also went on to say, “I haven’t had a chance to think about what I’m going to do with the money yet, but I have a young family and I’m sure it will benefit us all.”

Mecca Bingo has been handing out prizes for almost 50 years now and dreamer80 is the 497th player from Clwyd to win this year. In fact did you know that Clwyd is Mecca Bingo 35th luckiest place in the UK.

The ‘Lucky’ campaign still continues with plenty more opportunities for bingo fans new and existing to win big with Mecca Bingo. Including £20,000 jackpots, the chance to win £100 on 1, 2 line and full house in Ton Up bingo every Tuesday and Thursday, an exclusive Newbie room with free bingo for all new players and a fantastic £50 free play sign up bonus.

Mecca Bingo congratulated dreamer80 and continues to spread the luck to more customers every day, so make sure you keep an eye out at their online bingo site, as you just never know what they will come up with next!

Read the Government’s response

The Government continues to recognise the important social role played by bingo clubs in many communities.

Budget 2009 introduced a package of reforms intended to simplify the bingo tax regime, continuing a process of reform that began in 2003. Bingo participation fees became VAT exempt, and bingo duty was increased to 22%.  The Bingo industry had been campaigning for some time for VAT exemption on bingo participation fees, and the bingo duty increase should not be seen in isolation.

The Treasury’s estimate of bingo’s effective tax rate before the Budget was 24-25%, an estimate agreed with the industry. The effective tax rate on bingo, now at 22%, is comparable to the average effective tax rates on gaming machines, casinos and the national lottery, all of which are taxed within a 20-25% range. Before the Budget the effective tax rate on bingo was estimated at 24-25%, which in turn was down from 35% as recently as 2003.

The bingo industry will benefit from the increased allocation of category B3 gaming machines (machines typically found in bingo halls that can offer up to a £500 prize) that a club may offer. The maximum allocation was increased from 4 to 8 in February 2009. The industry will also benefit from social regulation changes recently implemented by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The changes double the stake and prize limits for category C gaming machines, to £1/£70.

Estimates from BACTA, the amusement machine trade association, suggest that gaming machine revenue could be boosted by as much as 20% following these changes. At Budget 2009 the Government amended the amusement machine licence duty categories to realign with the new regulations.

The Government recognises the challenges faced by the bingo industry, including changing tastes and greater competition in the wider leisure sector. The Government continues to engage with the bingo industry about the state of the sector and the impact of taxation.

Screen Shot of what Giggle Bingo will look like

1. Giggle Bingo will run on the Microgaming platform.
2. A cheeky selection of daily, weekly and monthly promotions
3. An array of other online entertainment
4. Fun chat rooms where bingo community members can stay in touch while enjoying all the games.
5. Players can also style your own personal bingo ball with Bingo Ball for Life.
6. Players receive an instant £10 Pound sign up offer and a 200 percent first deposit match offer of 10 Pounds-100 Pounds.
7. The site will be available in .co.uk and .ca domains.
8. Both 75- and 90-ball bingo are offered.
9. Private bingo rooms and rooms on the network.

As soon as Giggle Bingo goes live this month we will inform you about it. So if you are looking to take a look at them for yourself, don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled.

The team behind Tombola Bingo are always striving to come up with new games for their members to enjoy and as they are an ‘exclusive’ bingo site on the net you will not find their online bingo games to play anywhere else on the net.

Here is a quote from Tombola Bingo about their all new game – Bingo 50 is another way to play poptastic bingo. Pop, watch and wait as your bingo numbers are popped off! The prize you win varies with the price you pay – the difference is you still have an equal chance to win. The jackpot prize ranges from £250 to £1,000.

To find out more about their all new bingo game and to get popping on bingo 50, simply join Tombola Bingo now!

Lucky Pick is the newest weekly free game to land at Tombola Bingo which all of their depositing players can access. At present this game pays out around £20,000 each week and to play all you need to do is log onto Tombola Bingo and take your ‘Lucky Pick’.

If you are a new players to Tombola Bingo you might be interested to know that all first deposits are met with a 100% cash match bonus up to £25. This will give you double the amount of online bingo play first time round on them.

You will find many different variations of the bingo game to select from at Tombola Bingo including bingo 90, bingo 75, bingo 90, bingo lite and now of course the all new bubble wrap bingo, bingo 50. Other exclusive games which can be played at Tombola Bingo include hamster race, cinco bandit and roller coaster.

With thousands of online bingo winners every day and around £3 million won each week, Tombola Bingo are certainly a bingo site worth checking out.

Each week throughout June there will be something new to be in with the chance of winning at Jackpotjoy Bingo and this is the amazing prize line up they have got planned.

Week 1 – 7 Entertainments centres will be won each day
Week 2 – 7 family holidays to Florida will be won this week
Week 3 – One brand new Fiat 500 car will be won per day, so there will be 7 of them up for grabs!
Week 4 – 7 guaranteed £1,000 will be won each day this week

As you can see for yourself that is one amazing prize bingo offering at Jackpotjoy Bingo online in June and it is one that we have never ever before seen on offer in just the one month at the exact same bingo site. Jackpotjoy Bingo have not stopped their either because as well as giving away all those fab prizes 7 x £7,7777 guaranteed bingo game will play out in June and this is the exact dates and times you will see them hit their bingo site.

5 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
12 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
19 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
25 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
26 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
26 June – 11pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777
27 June – 9pm ? Card Price 77p – £7,777

One thing is for sure in this Jackpotjoy Bingo gaming event of the year……..there is going to a whole lot of happy bingo winners at their online bingo site in June!

You can join the fun with Scratch 2 Cash online with the free £5 no deposit required bonus they offer all new players at their site and if you decide you like what you find, you can also take them up on our exclusive 150% match up bonus upon your first deposit, (up to the value of $,€,£ 300)!

To claim your exclusive 150% deposit bonus offer just call this toll free number once you have registered with Scratch2Cash – 08082-387557 – Quoting the reference “Bingo Babble“.

As they say, “The BIG JACKPOT is just a scratch away! So…What are you waiting for??? You can Click here to play online scratch games and joining the original scratch card wed site online.

They even have a bingo scratch card to play at their site and we can tell you that these games are as interactive as you will find anywhere on the World Wide Web! You really have got to take a look for yourself, to see exactly what we are talking about.

Scratch2Cash is a wholly owned subsidiary of NG International Ltd, a Malta based company. NG International Ltd is a fully licensed operator (LGA/CL4/400/2007) under the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta. Scratch2Cash has over 30 exciting games with 1 in 3 chances of winning. The jackpot offered is up to a (currency) of £200,000.

Press Release

Broadcast journalist and author Peter Snow is hoping he’ll be lucky (7) for the Jubilee Sailing Trust as he launches a new online charity bingo site designed to help raise funds for the charity.

Peter is calling on bingo fans and charity supporters to sign up today to www.jstbingo.org.uk which offers players the opportunity to support and raise much-needed funds for the charity – while taking part in fun and exciting games where they can win fantastic prizes (including a brand new VW Beetle or £12,000 prize money) and big guaranteed jackpots (£5,000).

Jubilee Sailing Trust will receive 25% of revenue generated from players who have chosen to support it. Funds raised will enable the charity to continue promoting the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge and adventure of sailing tall ships on the open sea.

Peter said: “Bingo is a fun game for all ages, and playing online means people can do so from the comfort of their own home too. This is a great way to support the dedicated work of the Jubilee Sailing Trust – while at the same time having the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes – I really hope people will sign up today”.

Amanda Butcher, chief executive, Jubilee Sailing Trust, who joined Peter at the launch, said: “We’re thrilled that Peter has joined us today to help Jubilee Sailing Trust kick-off this exciting new fundraising initiative – and hope bingo fans will also give us their support.”

Players on www.jstbingo.org.uk will receive a 100% cash-match bonus on their first deposit – from just £10 and up to £250. Bingo costs as little as 25p per ticket, and there are also 5p and 10p games available. Players will also have the opportunity to interact with their fellow charity supporters and the general bingo community through online community chat rooms.

To play games for Jubilee Sailing Trust visit www.jstbingo.org.uk.

It is becoming more and more apparent that lots of casino sites on the net are cottoning onto the fact that launching an online bingo site in addition to their casino site is the way forwards, as bingo and casino games do seem to go pretty much in hand with one another now. We are not sure yet what software bingo platform Golden Lounge Bingo will be launching on, as we understand the launch of this bingo site is still in the early stages of planning and they are still in talks with bingo software providers.

Globalcom, which is owned by 888 Holdings and Virtue Fusion seem to be two of the most popular online bingo software platforms at the moment, but I have to say we are on the edge of being overrun by these bingo sites at present, because they may come under many different hats and names, but they ultimately bring players the exact same bingo experience…………nothing different and nothing new!

A lot of Virtue Fusion bingo sites are networked also, so you may have signed up at an online bingo site on this network like Bunny Bingo, but you will be playing online bingo against players from other bingo sites on the net that also run on the virtue fusion network like Bingo Chest and so on. There are a couple of online bingo sites that do run on Virtue Fusion software that are not networked though and these include Ladbrokes Bingo and Mecca Bingo.

Explanation of bingo sites –

A networked bingo site means that the site you are playing at is linked to other bingo sites on the internet.

A standalone bingo site means that you will only be playing online bingo against players registered with that particular bingo site.

We will aim to keep our readers fully informed of all developments relating to the launch of Golden lounge Bingo, including what bingo platform they will be using.

At present we do not know what online bingo software platform Chili Gaming will be launching their new bingo site Chili Bingo on, so we will aim to keep our readers updated on this issue as events unfold, we do however know that they are in talks with some of the most biggest bingo software providers on the net, so here’s hoping that Chili Gaming go down the route of launching their bingo site on a good online bingo software platform and not one of the poorer ones currently out there.

Accourding to Chili Gaming, it is their vision to offer both online entertainment and state of the art technology with all our gaming products…..they say that they also guarantee safety, fun responsible gaming and fair play.  Chiligaming has also signed exclusive contracts with two international ambassadors: Liz Lieu and Fabrice Soulier. This strategy, supplemented by the visibility of the management of the company, aims to strengthen the brand and image to convey both a virtual world with a human touch.

The Chili Gaming network was actually founded back in June 2006, so they have already been around a fair while, which is a good sign. It will be interesting to see just what their all new online bingo site Chili Bingo will look like and more importantly, what it will offer online bingo players on the net.

Upon hearing the news of sharons bingo, I couldn’t resist heading over to her new online bingo site to see just what it was all about for myself. As soon as you log on you are met by Sharon holding her dog, you will then go on to see that her online bingo site offers you a free £10 bingo bonus, when you make your first deposit of £10.

The latest online bingo promotions are interchangeable on the homepage of sharons bingo, so they are worth watching for a few minutes to see all the different bingo offers currently taking place, alternatively you can just click on the “promotions page” and take a look there. 1tg and 2tg players are going to be in for a bit of a Sharon Osbourne treat, when playing at her bingo site, because if you get either 1tg or 2tg on special games that take place you will automatically become a sharons bingo winner and get 50p credited to your bingo account.

Sharons Bingo Homepage

Clive Cottrell, head of marketing of Gala Coral Group’s Remote Gambling Division, said: “We’re delighted that Sharon Osbourne has decided to extend her relationship with us by launching her own bingo website. Sharon has proved immensely popular with our customers over the past two years so it seems a natural progression for her to have a dedicated website.”

Sharons Bingo brings with it an array of instant games to select from like footballers wags, girls night out, magic potion etc, the list is pretty endless really. You have got to hand it to Gala Bingo, because the concept of Sharons Bingo will no probably prove to be a great one, as she is a very popular lady in the UK and has quite a large fan base. If you love bingo and Sharon, then this could be the online bingo site for you.

Basically roulingo is a new game designed around bingo and roulette. Roulingo will be played on a (1 – 36) call board and the roulette table is what will be used to randomly generate numbers between these figures. Here is a screen shot of what roulingo will look like.

As the game of roulingo is not live yet we are unable to test it out for you and give our honest opinion of what we think of the game itself, but from the screenshot of the game that we have seen, the software does look like it could do with some more twists and tweaks.

How did roulingo come about? Well this is what the person behind roulingo had to say, make of it what you will – “Sat at home at the point of desperation for one number when in ran Roulingo my pet, Who knocked over my game of bingo. I kicked it out and started playing Roulette, In ran Roulingo again and Knocked the Roulette game. This time I shouted “Roulingo Roulingo eureka”.

As to whether roulingo will take of “who knows” but I have to say we did like the concept behind Roulingo here at Bingo Babble, as bingo coupled together with roulette, does have a nice twist to it!

Online bingo is a forever changing world that is for certain, what is on offer one day at an online bingo site on the net, might not be the next and throughout the years that the bingo scene has been on the internet from 1996, we have seen many an online bingo site come and go during this time.

The good and trusted online bingo sites on the net, like Foxy Bingo, Wink Bingo, 888 Ladies Bingo, Ladbrokes Bingo, Mecca Bingo, Gala Bingo and so on always seem to move with the times and they certainly know how to pull out all the punches with their online bingo promotions. As yet we do not know what Elvis Bingo is likely to bring to online bingo players, but we have heard a whisper that Virtue Fusion will be there software of choice……….and the rest for the moment is remaining firmly under wraps.

It is always interesting to take a look at a new online bingo site that launches, some online bingo sites hit the nail on the head right from the very start like Wink Bingo, but others just don’t seem to pull in the crowds, if you know what I mean. Wink Bingo seemed to capture online bingo players imaginations right from the very moment they landed on the world wide web and they have been entertaining them with their great online bingo promotions and offers ever since.

What the future will hold for “Elvis Bingo” if it does launch on the net like predicted is still unknown but one thing is for sure, we will be there to make sure a readers are fully aware of just what this online bingo site offers, if and when it does hit our computer screens.

Cheeky Bingo is meant to run on Globalcom software and according to reports it is also meant to be another cashcasde owned online bingo site and for those of you that don’t know the Cashcade group are currently owners of renowned online bingo sites such as Foxy Bingo and Think Bingo etc. If this news is anything to go by then the launch of Cheeky Bingo will be one to watch out for.

We do believe that the launch of Cheeky Bingo is now imminent as it was thought that it may have hit our computer screens in the later part of 2008, but to date it has still not landed on the internet. Hopefully the waiting for this new bingo site will soon be over and we can give you a full first hand report on just what it does offer online bingo players on the net.

Globalcom software is the choice for many a great online bingo site, Wink Bingo launched onto the net nearly one year ago on Globalcom software and they have already gone on to become one of the top played at online bingo sites on the net. As to whether cheeky Bingo will reach the same standing as quick as Wink Bingo did, will remain to be seen, so for now we can only wait in anticipation as to what this online bingo site will be like and what offerings it will have for bingo players on the net.

Bingo loving, Mrs Obama’s charity Bingo room is set to feature at Gala Bingo Online between 14th and 23rd January, where players will be able to take part in one hour of Obama bingo between 8pm and 9pm during the week and from 7pm to 8pm of a weekend. Every £1 spent by Gala Bingo Players in this Charity Obama bingo room, Gala Bingo will be donating 10p to Sue Ryder Care and this could really top up the fund for this very worthwhile charity indeed.

Mrs Obama said: “I am delighted to help galabingo.com raise funds for the Sue Ryder Care charity. It is a really positive way of celebrating Barack’s Inauguration. And I am very excited about seeing Barack again in Washington.”

The Sue Ryder Care Charity was selected to be their choosen charity after an overwhelming vote by the Gala Coral employee’s back in July 2008 and they are aiming to raise £1 million pounds for them by 2010, through a number of different initiatives. The support now given to Gala Bingo in their charity plight, should help them on along their way somewhat.

Chief Executive at Sue Ryder Care, Paul Woodward, said: “It’s great news that Mrs Obama has decided to lend her support to help raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Care. We hope as many people as possible get involved and join in the fun. By supporting Sue Ryder Care in this way people across the country can help us make a real difference to the lives of thousands of people we care for each year.”

Playing bingo with Gala Bingo over the next week looks like it is going to be very exciting and to play online bingo in a room that is linked somewhat to the next president of the US, has never been heard of before and what a great cause this is.

The mascot for Minxy Bingo is a cat called (Minxy) hence the name and Gala Coral certainly picked a good bingo software platform (virtue fusion) to launch their new site on that is for sure. The sign up offer at Minxy Bingo is pretty much the same at what Gala Bingo offers themselves, where a deposit of £10 would give you £20 free, which equates to a 200% first deposit offer(at Gala Bingo this offer is currently, deposit £5 and get £20 free).

No other bonuses are offered on any further deposits made here, but as this does away with (wagering requirements) it is not really a bad thing. You win, you withdraw, with no worry about whether you have met their wagering requirements!

There is one fundamental difference between Gala Bingo online and Minxy Bingo and that is Gala Bingo are not networked in any which way, which means to take part in any of the bingo games offered at their online bingo site, you need to be register directly with Gala Bingo. On the other hand, Minxy Bingo, like a fair few other bingo sites that run on the virtue fusion software are (linked) and this means that although you could be playing online bingo at Minxy Bingo, you could be taking part in the same bingo game with other players registered at different bingo sites on the net.

This in itself can mean bigger prize pots for you to take part in and good bingo offers, so a bingo site that is networked can be a good thing, on the down side for those of you that like playing bingo in smaller bingo rooms (less players) player numbers in bingo rooms on networked bingo sites can be quite high.

It looks like Webroute have have been lucky engough to get bingopoly at their online bingo site and this great game puts the world’s fastest growing online gaming pursuit, which we know is online bingo together with the world’s most love board game “monopoly” and comes up with bingopoly! Monopoly the board game has been played by millions of families around the world for many years and it was great when this game launched on the net in the form of a themed casino game for us to play and now it looks like we are going to be able to partake in it along with our online bingo.

This new tournament style bingopoly game will see bingo players gain points from landing on certain streets and properties and it goes without saying really that the more points you get the whilst playing this online bingo tourney, then the better your chances will be of getting into the top three winning positions when the tourney ends. It looks like you are going to have one eye on your bingo tickets and the other eye on the game of bingopoly if you partake in this bingo tourney as keeping track of this one seems a bit like a mind field for the chat hosts that will be running the game.

Webroute issued a press release with some key features relating to their new bingopoly game and it seems just like the original board game, moves you make could be perilous as a penalty of 20 points will be levied against any player that is unlucky enough to win bingo on a number that could see them sent to the paupers prison. I do remember that on the board game you would be sent to jail, which relates to the same thing. They have also added some little extras of their own like “flat broke” and “stinking rich” and these cards give players the chance to win an instant cash bonus and extra points.

I do beleive that “binogopoly” was created by a Nickie Shute, bingo writer and founder of balls up bingo. The lady spent many pain stacking hours creating the game for bingo players to enjoy and she put her very own twists and turns on the game to make it one of the best bingo tourneys to play on the net, and as it can currently only be found at Blackpool Club Bingo, you will need to check out their online bingo site to take part in it!

It was interesting to read a press release that they issued today about their new bingo site and how they have seen their player base increase tenfold since their launch and it looks like it has even taken then by a bit of a surprise.

In the press release it stated that, “32Red’s online bingo product is being advertised alongside a promotion offering all new players a £10 free online bingo bonus, allowing them to try the software, games and chat at no cost to the player. 32Red Bingo Marketing Manager, Mark Quayle also said, “Generous sign-up bonuses and player rewards have always been a feature of 32Red, and our bingo is no different. Not only do we give £10 free on joining but also a 100% match on first deposits and 25% on all subsequent deposits for life.”

Microgaming online bingo software currently only offers the bingo player two versions of the online bingo game to play and these include both traditional 90 ball bingo and 75 pattern ball bingo, 32Red Bingo however only offer you 90 ball bingo to play at their bingo site. The is some very good features about their site as you will find live chat, fun chat games, 24/7 chat moderator and technical support plus a huge array of casino games to play and that is no surprise seen as they have been running great casino sites for many years.

Mark Quayle also added, “We can’t believe how quickly our network of players has grown, with a real sense of community developed in just a few months. You need only look at the chat and the responses to our newsletters to see it”.

It was the castle Bingo club in Bridgend that proved a very lucky place to play bingo for 38 year old Claire Evans. Claire currently works as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities and she had this to say to the national gaming body after her fantastic bingo win.

“It was fantastic,” she said, “Everybody was so pleased for me. I’m going to buy my husband the new motorbike he wants and then I’ll be wise and put the rest in a savings account.” She also went on to say that she was still in complete and utter shock when she won and she still can’t quite believe it now!

To celebrate her great national bingo game win the Castle Bingo club are going to be holding a party night and all members that are present on the night will get to share in the celebrations where their will be free food and bubbly going round as well as some free games of bingo to, so if you live in the Bridgend area, then keep a look out for party night to take place here.

Claire’s bingo winnings were made up as follows, as when you hit the national bingo jackpot prize you get to win three times. First she won the jackpot prize of £27,895 by calling up on this super game in 44 numbers, which was the lowest call throughout all the 470 participating bingo clubs, she also won the regional prize of £2,242 and Castle Bingo’s own in house prize of £138!

Gala Bingo certainly seems lucky for this lady and this time her own mum and sister joined in her joy as they were with her when she won this huge cash sum on the National Bingo Game. As we all know when you strike it rich on the National Bingo games jackpot prize, lady luck comes your way three times as you get to win three fantastic cash amounts and this is how the woman’s bingo winnings were made up.

First she won the National games jackpot prize for the evening of £20,000, it did stand at £60,000 on the night but two other lucky bingo players also called on the full house in 46 numbers, which meant this huge prize was split equally three ways. The Lady however took the regional prize of £989 and Gala Bingos own in full house prize of £133, which gave her total bingo winnings for a night out at the bingo of just over £21,000!

This is what the joyful lady had to say about her super bingo win: “I couldn’t believe it when they told me how much I had won,” said the happy woman, “You never think that anything like that will ever happen to you. I’m in shock.”

It has been reported by the national gaming body that the lady often frequents her local Gala Bingo hall at least two or three times a week and she has been a member with them since it opened its doors. The lady works in a factory and it has been said that she intends to spend some of her big bingo win on a new kitchen and a holiday.