If the proposed Community Gaming Center in Quebec pushs through, it will benefit greatly from Quebecs tax exemption law, provided that the project will generate at least $50,000 dollars in local revenues. The proposed Community Gaming Center will be the new home of Good Time Bingo.
Full StoryState officials allowed the bingo operators proposal of a 50% percent tax cut. Charities can hire consultants and any arrangement that they agreed regarding pay will be between the two of them. A new law, House Bill 1744 states that charities must get a minimum of 35% of the revenues from games oper ...
Full StoryThe new Bingo Center owner, New Amoskeag, terminated the leases of charities using its premises. UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center and Prayer Hall stands to lose up to $180,000 in revenues over the next year unless they find a suitable venue to continue their games.
Full StoryThe ACCA is holding a bingo night on Friday which will feature several new payouts promotions for their players. The new promotions are designed to increase the popularity of the bingo games and give non-winning players the chance to win without a 'bingo.'
Full StoryRank Group and Pub Group Green King both reported sales drops in the recent months following the implementation of the Scottish smoking ban. The results may serve as a harbinger of things to come as Britain prepares for its own smoking ban in 2007.
Full StoryA former volunteer on the Santa Clara Vanguard organization, Charlotte M. Lucianim has been accused of embezzling funds from the youth group worth more than $50,000 thousand dollars. The Santa Clara Vanguard is an organization which supports its bugle and drums group composed of teenagers from all o ...
Full StoryThe implementation of the Scottish smoking ban is taking its toll on some businesses already. Bingo halls and pubs are already starting to see revenue drops as they get their first quarterly returns since the ban started. This is not a bright prospect for British and Welsh merchants who face a simil ...
Full StoryFor the second time around, Blackpool Bingo, one of the industrys leading name in online gaming will held its freeplay 6xPounds Sterling: 100 Jackpot Games starting on June 2, 2006. The Blackpool management considered helding the free play for a second time because many participants from the first t ...
Full StorySenator Jim Barcia of Michigan sponsored a bill which will allow bingo operators to raise their jackpots so that they could compete with casinos on equal ground. The Bill is already approved by both the Senate and the House, with only the final vote missing and Governor Granholms signature missing t ...
Full StoryThe District Court ruled in favor of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma regarding the formers dispute with the National Indian Gaming Commission. The argument is all about the issue on whether the Wyandotte tribe followed the federal law that prohibits Indian Tribes from building casinos on land that t ...
Full StoryLittlefield Corporation announce the resignation of their Chief Financial Officer, Troy Zinn which is effective immediately. The company has not given the reason on Zinns abrupt resignation and expects to have a replacement named no earlier then two months from now..
Full StorySpinnaker won the rights to develop the website of the National Bingo Game Association which boasts Gala and Mecca as some of their members. Spinnaker won the rights for the website after battling it out with The Workroom.
Full StoryThe bingo halls in Ontario have been greatly affected by the smoking ban that took effect on May 31st. To cope up with the situation, Peter Lindsay, one of the owners of the bingo halls in the area requested the City Council reduce the licensing fee that the bingo halls have to pay.
Full StoryBishop Fred Henry of Calgary and the Calgary Catholic School district had a difference of opinion regarding the issue of using bingo and casino as means to generate revenue for additional funding. Bishop Henry sees it as morally wrong while the board says that the intention behind it is pretty pract ...
Full StoryThe Choctaw Indian Tribe of Mississippi and state officials are discussing an agreement regarding a new casino gaming establishment in Jackson County and some changes to the previous one that was agreed and signed upon by Chief Philip Martin and the then Gov. Kirk Fordice of Mississippi.
Full StoryA 59-year old British grandmother, Val Philipps, won the jackpot of 100,000 UK Pounds in Breckland Club located in Brandon, England. The National Bingo Game is considered one of the largest computerized games in United Kingdom after Lottery.
Full StoryThe March Conservative Club hosted a bingo night attended by Mayors and civic dignitaries led by Councilor Jan French. The fundraiser raised a total of 530 UK Pounds that will be added to the money that will be given to local charities in the community.
Full StoryLisa Galvin. a 38 years old mother of three, won the Jackpot amounting to 100,000 UK Pounds at Gala Bingo Club. She won the Jackpot prize on the National Bingo Game in what is already her 3rd big win at the bingo club.
Full StoryFive armed men broke into the Gala Bingo Club in Basildon. The suspects made their escape aboard their motorcycles after committing the crime. No one was hurt in the whole incident a;though the robbers did take an employee hostage at one point.
Full StoryThe Clear Springs Volunteer Fire Department Company announced that they are suspending their bingo fundraisers until the first week of August. The reason is that some employees of the department that are involved in the fundraisers are being investigated for allegations of wrongdoings related to the ...
Full StoryMurphys will hold its annual Heritage Day Celebration this Sunday. Organizers of the festival have prepared a varied of activities that visitors will enjoy like bingo games, parades, lunch, brass band music and more.
Full StoryRank Gaming and Leisure Group, which owns Mecca Bingo and Hard Rock Cafe, plans to sell some of its bingo halls and casinos across the country. Ranks decision has been heavily influenced by the sharp drop in their revenues at Mecca Bingo Halls following the Scottish smoking bans implementation.
Full StoryParty Gaming recently acquired PartyBingo.com. PartyBingo.com is already in the process of adding a lot more interesting features to its site which include a chat feature, bigger jackpots and more. These changes will be unveiled at the end of the month.
Full StoryThe ACCA bingo hall are offering this month a variety of promotions and activities for their regular players. One of them is the monthly 'birthday celebrations' in which a player receives a free gift from the organizers if their birthday is that month and they are present at the Friday bingo night.
Full StoryOnline bingo site Blackpool Bingo will offer a free-play special for the third time this July 14. Blackpools reason for doing it is because of their players enthusiastic response to the first two editions of the game and the publicity that it generates for the bingo site.
Full StoryA grandmother living in Southend has recently won the 20,000 UK Pounds jackpot prize from her favorite Mecca Bingo club in Greyhound Way. When asked on what she will do with her winnings, she said that she will spend it on her pets, who are her constant companions.
Full StoryLac la Hache Bingos progressive jackpot is already $2,700 dollars and still going up. Just last friday, players were forced to play in darkness because of a power failure. The whole problem was solved with the help of candles, which lit the entire area and allowed th egame to resume.
Full StoryACCA is celebrating 'Birthday Night' every second Friday of the month. ACCA offers lots of exciting games and prizes including powerball. The prices for the games are at reasonable rate that everyone can afford.
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