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Online Bingo, over the past few years, has become something of a phenomenon. It's proved to be almost completely recession proof, and it's not being played by the people you think it's being played by. As numerous studies into why online bingo is such a success have shown, the people playing it are there equally for the potential of winning as for the social interaction side of it – visit any...

The mainstream business press – and the geek underground – has been buzzing this last week with the news that Disney has successfully purchased Marvel for a reported $4 billion. The company's shareholders are notably happy about the purchase. You would expect, with such a deal, that legions of Marvel fanboys are somewhat nervous about the outcome. The type of material Marvel puts out does not gel at all with the...

UltimateBet is a well known online poker site, and part of the Cereus network. Like many online poker and gambling sites, it has in the past suffered from an exclusionary policy which makes it accessible only from a computer running Microsoft Windows. But not any more. UltimateBet recently announced a Mac version of it's popular poker software which is 100% compatible with the latest versions of OS-X. This is going to...

We recently reported on a range of new games that online bingo software developer Gtech had released for their online bingo platform through their subsidiary G2. It seems that Yahoo! was ever so impressed with the new titles, because it's recently been announced that Gtech's contract to provide them with online bingo software (as well as other gaming titles) has been extended by 2 years. Some readers may not be aware...

Raising money for charity is a great way not only to generate publicity but also to give something back to the community, and Gala Bingo, the UK based online bingo site, is well known for its efforts in this area. But this year they're going to extremes no other online bingo site has ever dreamed of. A team of 24 Gala Bingo employees are going to attempt an assault on Mount...

It has been more than two months since we've seen any movement at all on the Durrrr Challenge. In fact, ever since the announcement that Tom Dwan was involved in a televised version of the Durrrr Challenge, it's almost been assumed that the original had been shelved. But it is not so. The Durrrr Challenge came crawling back from the grave this week in a surprise resurrection. Perhaps it was because...

Online casino fans rejoice – there was a recent announcement that William Hill has signed a deal with PaySafeCard, and will now offer the service as both a deposit and a withdrawal method at its online casino. Will Hill is an extremely old and well established casino that has been in business for the better part of a century, and an early adopter of the online platform. The PaySafeCard, for the...

Titan Poker has stepped up their award-winning service with the recent launch of the all new Club Titan loyalty program. VIP level at the new Club Titan is determined by the previous month's play only. That means more players than ever before can participate in this generous program, even with as little as 1,000 points per month! Club Titans' points are easy to redeem and players can clearly see how their...

It's a sad sign of the current state of the economy that certain casinos are closing their doors – but this usually happens out on the street, not online. However, the news is out that Linx Media have gone bankrupt. Linx Media owned an operated such popular online casinos as BetOnBet, EuroLinx, and Linx Casino. Rumours of the impending doom of Linx Media had been starting to trickle around the online...

Online poker site PKR recently announced its third annual Live Poker Event, which will be talking place in London. Members of the online poker site will have the opportunity to meet each other in the flesh and face off in a poker tournament that is expected to generate well over a hundred thousand dollars in prize money. The main event of the evening will be a 150 seat poker tournament with...