While this is not a merger, it does show a pattern by which major industry movers are seeking alliances and relationships amongst themselves to enhance their competitive advantage.

We all know that 888.com is a major online bingo operator through its 888ladies.com online bingo hall while CryptoLogic is a major provider of online bingo games software.  It will be interesting to see how this relationship pans out over the year and if it will provoke similar deals between other major online bingo industry players.

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UK-based online bingo games operators and online bingo players alike will be heartened by the general dissatisfaction expressed by the nation’s peers over what they say is an unfair policy penalizing those merely seeking to access the French market under European Union Treaty terms.

One Lord James pointed out that the penalty for downloading child pornography was the same in France as for making a small bet with a British bookie.

Lord Davies claimed French policy does not defend the French consumer (the usual excuse given for state-run gambling monopolies), but only protects French state gambling monopoly.

“The European Commission has made it clear that the French law is not acceptable within the framework of the European Community, and as a consequence we have no intention of following that atrocious example,” Lord Davies said.

My Comment:  Here, Here!  Play bingo online in France!  Here, here!  What, What!  No British online bingo halls in France!  Disgrace!  Battle of Agincourt!  Hmmph!  Here, here!  I resign! . . . chortle, chortle chortle, . . .

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“For decades, this gambling center seemed nearly immune to the economic swings of the rest of the country. But these days, the city built on excess is seeing a troubling sign: moderation. Gambling revenue and hotel occupancy are down. Resorts are slashing room rates and offering coupons or free nights. Casino operators are firing hundreds of workers, and their stock prices have plummeted since October. Credit is drying up for hotel and condominium projects planned before the slowdown arrived.”

However, I think some of us in the online bingo world may have an insight into this situation, most likely due to witnessing a similar decline taking place amongst our cousins in the land-based bingo industry.

I don’t think it’s any real secret that many gamblers are taking their game online and that the growth we have seen in online gaming, particularly in the market for people who play bingo online, may be contributing to a slowdown in land-based gaming.

Naturally, there will be a huge resistance by land-based gabling operators to admit that their current downturn is in any way linked to the upsurge in online gambling.  We’ve seen this in the reactions by land-based bingo here in the UK where online bingo and online bingo halls are hardly ever acknowledged as a reason for that sectors downturn.

There are no real numbers out there yet correlating a decline in traditional gambling with the move to its online variation, but I think any study in this direction will uncover some interesting facts about today’s gaming customers – it makes more sense these days to save the cost of a trip to a casino by simply logging on to their favourite site instead.

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According to a WhichBingo.co.uk report, one of Foxy’s  bingo online games was designed to run as a coverall jackpot, but then somehow found itself on the online bingo hall’s site masquerading as a lucrative guaranteed jackpot.  The result was very lucky online bingo player getting the win in 60 calls and a corresponding £50,000 prize.

FoxyBingo has honored the prize without a quibble despite the game really being worth only £500 as a coverall.  In my opinion, had Foxy decided to fight this and argue that a mistake had been made it would have been very bad for business – not just for Foxy Bingo, but for the industry as a whole.  Players will appreciate Foxy’s gesture in paying out the money and online bingo is better off because of it.

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Now we have a report by a respected source saying that online gambling is the third fastest growing industry on the Internet.  If this is true, and we have no reason to doubt it, then that means online bingo games and online bingo halls must also still be one of the fastest growing online gambling sectors.

For the record, online news site ZDNet is reporting that latest US statistics for February and March 2008 show an increasing interest in online gaming with the industry garnering the third largest percentage monthly increase.

Online gambling followed radio entertainment with a 27% growth and gay and lesbian themed sties at 26%.  Online gambling came in at 14%.

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It means bingo online will continue to grow and that means Bingo Street players can expect to see ongoing increases in prizes and jackpots throughout the UK online bingo industry.

It means we’re all in the right game and that online bingo is here to stay.

And who has the best prizes, jackpots and bonuses in online bingo?

You might want to try starting with Bingo Street’s Top 5 rated online bingo sites.  As of today, the list is:

1. Wink Bingo
2. BlackPool Club Bingo
3. JackpotCity Bingo
4. Bingo Fabulous
5. Champagne Bingo

Here’s where you will find the best in free online bingo with the greatest chance of winning big time money.  Really, the only problem is which one to choose for tonight’s online bingo fix.

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Clarion Gaming is a useful site online bingo and gaming services and its new electronic report claims to lay out all the new rule changes for gambling advertisements in the UK.  If there is anybody out there who has already had a peak at this report, I’d love to hear any comments you have.

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If you have a friend who wants to play online bingo, simply refer them to BlackPoolClub Bingo and you will earn £10 when they sign up and make their first deposit.

BlackPoolClub Bingo have made this extremely easy to do. All you have to do is go to the cashier and click on the Invite a Friend button. Enter their email addresses and then wait for the credits to come in. The great thing is that there is no limit to how many friends you can refer.

As soon as they deposit you’ll be well on your way to great extra bonuses. Make sure your friends download BlackPoolClub Bingo by clicking on the link in the email they receive so they know who to credit.

So don’t forget to invite your friends today for a game of online bingo at BalckPoolClub Bingo.

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Cards will cost between 50p and £1 and players will be able to win anything from £100 to £1,000.

It warms my heart to see this kind of commitment by a Bingo Street-rated online bingo operator and I hope we will see more of it. It will be interesting to see how Wink responds to this now that they have set the standard.

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A UK judge has ruled in favour of two women who sued their sister for a share of a £50,000 land bingo. Linda Kenny and Doreen Thomas have successfully sued their sister Edna Sexton over a broken promise share bingo winnings.

Mrs Sexton originally won the £50,000 playing bingo at the Buckingham Bingo Palace in Hunts Cross, Liverpool, in June 2007.  she subsequently refused to share the prize win with two sisters who argued there had been a standing agreement between the three to divvy out all winnings.

The judge awarded the sisters £17,463 each – and here’s where I called this right; Kenny and Thomas say Sexton has already spent the cash!

I wonder if she spent any of it playing online bingo games or joining one of the many UK online bingo halls you can visit on Bingo Street.  I bet she now wishes she had now that she has to fork out nearly £35,000 she no longer has.

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