While the offline bingo world is booming, many experts wonder if online bingo is starting to stagnate. There is no doubt that sites continue to pop up all over the web, however one also has to consider that many older sites are closing down at an equally high rate.
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A bingo player has been charged for stealing almost half a million dollars from her former employer, apparently to support her bingo, pull tabs and casino habits. The woman, who comes from the town of Maplewood in Illinois, US, allegedly stole $527,000 between 22nd November 2002 and 10th September 2009, her last day at work.
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A recent online bingo marriage proposal at a free bingo site proved that players are able to find so much more than fun at their local site. Bingo fan daddybear1 opted to propose to his partner, who is a Chat Host at his favourite site. As this was where the couple met, daddybear1 felt that this was the perfect place to pop the question to his beloved cuckoo2286.
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Italian online bingo has finally been given the go ahead, after courts ruled for a suspension of the laws that regulate the game. Internet bingo was launched in Italy as far back as December 2009; however games were suspended soon afterwards when the administrative courts of the Lazio region ruled that the approval of the decrees regulating the game were not compliant with the country’s overall gaming regulations.
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A man who was part of a shocking bingo hall robbery has been jailed for four years. Craig Stephenson attempted to rob a hall in Norwich on the 3rd of July last year. The 25 year old was tracked down and arrested after police found traces of DNA on a knife that was left at the scene.
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After a recent move to ban traditional rhyming calls at bingo halls in a Suffolk town, players have spoken out about their views on this matter. The reason for the proposed ban is that town counselors had expressed concerns that traditional calls such as Two Fat Ladies and Legs Eleven may be found offensive to some players, creating a concern for the political correctness of these much-loved terms.
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Yet another bingo hall has fallen victim to the ongoing crime wave plaguing halls across the country, this time in South Hampton. A popular Mecca Bingo hall was held up recently when two masked robbers broke in and stole thousands of pounds in cash. A Mecca Bingo spokesperson had this to say about the incident:
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Online bingo fans with Twitter accounts will be thrilled to know that they can now follow Bingo Gringo on Twitter. The ‘best bingo this side of the border’ is also giving away a massive 50,000 loyalty points to all followers each month, with weekly tweets keeping players updated on how they can get their share of the massive bonus on offer.
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Social media micro-blogging platform Twitter has announced the launch of a brand-new online bingo application called TwitterINGO. The application was developed by an interactive marketing agency based in Atlanta. The agency, known as Definition 6, aims to provide Twitter users with the fun and excitement of bingo, through the popular social networking tool enjoyed by millions of users across the world.
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As summer gets underway, the bingo world has been struck with free online bingo fever, with a range of brand new free bingo sites opening up in the past month. This is particularly interesting to see how bingo sites are coping with the recession, and for players this latest boom has a host of advantages.
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