Analysts have explained this take over as a phenomenal deal with excessive benefits. Whilst the buy out was extremely expensive analyst Peel Hunt said “PartyGaming feels that this was a sensible enhancement and estimate profits will increase by 4% in the first year making profits reach £99m before tax and by 2010 they should be reaching £115m”.

Whilst this is of course a fantastic deal for PartyGaming it has left the rest of the online bingo operators feeling threatened and completely left behind as PartyGamng stride to be market-leaders leaving little room for competition. If PartyGaming go on to make more purchases then we may see them take over the entire online gaming world.

The film called Bingo Confidential is a story about a friendship group who developed relationships through similar likes and dislikes. A loved one close to all of them passes away and leaves $1 million in his will but the twist of the story is that he doesn’t name who it is left to. He strangely requests that his 6 closest friends play a game of bingo to determine who wins the life changing prize. Each character plays a very different role and they all have their individual reasons for needing the money most.

We can proudly announce that it is starring an English actor who plays Nigel Ramsay in it whose character began as a bingo caller in the UK and then moved to America to try and secure a singing career when he met his new group of bingo buddies!

The final details and release date of the film are yet to be confirmed as it is getting a lot more attention than expected so may hit the cinema before giving bingo fans the chance to own it on DVD!

The prize is an iPod varying in how many lines you win:

* 1 line= iPod Shuffle
* 2 lines= iPod Nano
* 3 lines= iPod Touch

This isn’t the only fantastic foxy offer available, you can also buy more 1p pre purchase tickets for the chance to win £500 this Sunday and if you play bingo online this Friday at 9pm there is a GUARANTEED JACKPOT of £10,000.

There’s even more rooms to play in at foxy so there’s even more chance to win big!

However, the headline that identified women as increasingly accounting for the rise in gambling success, in particular online gambling sites, and more specifically bingo site, like Mecca Bingo.

In stereotype female fashion, I was shocked that the article seemed somewhat surprised that women had taken an interest in gambling and it appeared sexist to assume that women are ‘unfit’ to gamble.

The increase and success of online gambling and in particular bingo is down to the fact that it has provided the opportunity for millions to actively engage in pleasure maximizing activities from the comfort of their own home, with the chance to win big cash prizes.
This method of gambling appeals more to women because of the easy access and availability of gambling resources. However for men, whilst online gambling still holds its convenience the atmosphere and competition is lost which seems to have higher importance.

Historically it appears that women act as a threat to men and gambling operators because it is assumed that women do not place all their winnings into future bets which is simply not how gambling is seen to work.

This assumption however is doubtful since both males and females seek pleasure through gambling and regardless of being successful when betting, both sexes continue to return to gambling sites.

In addition to this, advertisements for online gambling and in particular Bingo appear to treat women as their target audience which appears strange as the main aspect of Bingo is the mingling and interaction. It appears that online bingo has finally found the way to a female’s heart, offering her regular cash prizes with bonuses available.

With bingo sites offering amazing promotions and offers it really no wonder, more people than ever are clicking on and joining in.
Hundreds of sites are launching themselves into the industry and fighting fiercely to gain their share of the online bingo population.

One such site is Posh Bingo, who recently re-launched their site, and have dedicated two of its bingo rooms to free bingo, giving away £40,000 a month in cash prizes.

All day, every day, players are given the opportunity to win real cash for free.

If you were to ask some people in the world of bingo they would say the the free bingo concept was starrted by Cheeky Bingo who only themselves launched in February.

The industry as a whole even spent over £7million last year on advertising, with the likes of Foxy Bingo spending a quarter of that alone.

With other sites like, Minxy Bingo, Wink Bingo and Bet365 Bingo all advertising on tv as well at the moment.
I think it safe to say the UK online bingo industry is going strong, helping keep a silver lining in an otherwise grey cloud economy.

Named Bingomood.com the new site offers all new players £15 free on sign up, as well as having a huge range of games for them to try too.

The group also has launched a new ad campaign to coincide with the site going live. STV Creative linked up with The Union, a Scottish ad agency to create the advert, in which members in an aerobics class sing and dance to “I’m in the mood for bingo”.

According to Alistair Brown, head of new media at STV, the adverts show the social side of playing online bingo and how fun it can be.

STV Bingo, which is marketed by Cashcade Ltd, has reportedly preformed well over the last year, and has been one of the reasons behind the launch of the new site Bingomood.com

In STV Group’s results for 2008, were revealed to uk bingo news sources, and showed gross revenues for bingo were up by 19%.

Yes that’s right, Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy Osbourne and self confessed bingo lover, has finally come out with her own bingo site.

She’s teamed up with Gala Coral, to create it, much like Sharon it is very bright pink and in your face.

It’s been long coming really, with all the promotions she’s done for Gala bingo it was only a matter of time before she ventured out on her own.

Bingo Fans and fans of Sahron Osbourne will love the site. and pretty much every page has an animation of Sharon Osbourne, so she never leaves you alone.

The site has only been live for a few weeks, but players have already flocked to the site, especailly as it’s giving away £10 free to all new sign up’s.

The site has a realy friendly feel to it, with the chat rooms buzzing.

I would definitely recommend that you try out Sharons Bingo

Recently they even had a re-vamp of their online bingo website.
Now while some will say there was no need, or that it has made the site somewhat too simplistic. I’d say yes the site was fine how it was, but the revamp has, if anything made it better.

The site is easier to navigate, there is a larger range of games, and a whole line up of new promotions. Personally I think players will like the re-vamp, it’s bright and colourful, but changes with each page so it doesn’t get repetitive

Mecca Bingo are also doing a first in launching an Online Bingo Championship. Apparently it’s never been done before and they’re giving players the opportunity to qualifier for it in the first 3 weeks of April.

A 3 Huge jackpot games for the qualifiers will see more than £30,000 up for grabs.

Mecca Bingo definitely know how to launch, don’t they?

According to the report by Which bingo the biggest spender of all was Foxy Bingo spending a whopping $3.27million.

But it seems new bingo site Tombola.co.uk planned to make a statement by spending over $2.5million too.
Between the two, Foxy Bingo and Tombola.co.uk, they spent more than the rest of the industry put together.

Judging from these figures, its understandable why the online bingo market is still growing at the rate it is. With operators pumping so much into advertising, they are bound to get a large number of players joining the ranks.

Other big spenders included Think Bingo and Party Bingo both spending around the $1million mark.

What was surprising in the report hoever was that, both Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo, two of the largest bingo operators in the UK, were not on the ‘big spenders’ list. Neither spent anything on television advertising for 2008.

Believed to be the future of online gaming industry, mobile gaming is definitely making itself known.

Gone Bingo along with a few other online bingo operators has joined the racks in the mobile gaming market.

Online casino operators have had some success with their products such as video poker and roulette and slot games, and with the competitiveness of the online bingo market it would seem a good opportunity for Gone Bingo to expand its reach.

Unfortunately accessibility will depend on the mobile handset of each user, as online bingo games are not available across all formats yet.

Java MIDP 2.0 and 176 pixel screens are needed for the games to work, however with most new handsets having these specifications as standard if not better, it is likely that the majority of users will be able to player on the phones.