The UK's shortest professional bingo caller has been unveiled as the mascot for FreeBingoHunter.com, a new information portal that helps players find the best sites for free bingo.

At four-foot in height, 25-year-old Jason Owen is a former finalist for Bingo Hall Caller Of The Year and will also soon help establish a second site at BingoMinis.com aimed at those who enjoy shorter games.

Owen stated that the new sites are hoping to cash in on the growth in young females affected by the credit crunch who stay in to play free bingo. The game used to be the domain of the over-60s but recent figures have shown that 48 per cent of all new players are women aged between 18 and 34 attracted by rewards in excess of one million dollars.

'Women of whatever shape or size love bingo and online bingo gives them the chance to carry on their busy lives while socialising and winning prizes,' said Owen.

Owned by English firm QuickThink Media Limited, FreeBingoHunter.com stated that the online bingo market in the UK has grown by 80 percent over the past six months to be worth in excess of one billion dollars a year. In addition, figures released by the National Bingo Association indicate that four out of five of the three million people playing bingo in the country are women and Owen even has his own groupies, Jason's Bingo Bunnies.

'The Bunnies love FreeBingoHunter.com because it helps them find the best value free bingo games and prizes all on one website,' said Owen.

'The Bunnies were the ones who spurred me on to go for my dream. We may be in a recession but bingo has bucked the trend since the days of the Romans. While bingo halls maybe closing online bingo is here to stay. I'd bet my hat on it.”

A report released recently by leading information portal BingoPort.co.uk indicates that the number of players in the UK online bingo market has increased by 80 percent over the past six months.

The increase relates to the average number of free bingo players that were active at any one time from the beginning of May to the end of October and BingoPort.co.uk stated that the figure was in line with its predictions.

“We have been tracking the UK online bingo industry for over 18 months now and we are starting to see some fascinating and positive trends coming through,” said Scott Logan, Director for BingoPort.co.uk.

“We are, of course, watching the UK and global financial crisis closely but our data suggests active online bingo player numbers should continue to rise in the foreseeable future.”

BingoPort.co.uk is also gearing up to hold its Players Choice Awards 2009 in London in January, which will celebrate some of the industry’s best. The Awards draw upon data collected by the bingo information portal along with survey information from its membership base of online players.

“BingoPort.co.uk collects a huge amount of information in the UK online bingo industry,” said Logan.

“The volume and variety of data collected allows us to measure playing bingo trends using a number of different methodologies. One of the key measures we do focus on is tracking the number of online players actively playing in a bingo room at any one time.”

“Overlaying this data with analysis of live promotions, jackpot data and other marketing campaigns also allows us to measure what techniques work in the industry and, more importantly, what players respond to. With this data, we are now able to accurately recognise the best online bingo operators through the trends and behaviours of the online bingo players themselves.”

Independent Technology Ventures, owner of Think Bingo, one the oldest established UK bingo sites, and Bingo Scotland, has announced plans to launch its third standalone UK Bingo site in the form of Think Bingo Plus.

The new website is set to be a venture into uncharted territory for the group, who has previously restrained from offering its bingo customers any non-bingo orientated distractions.

However, the new site will offer players a selection of online slots and other instant games. A Think Bingo spokesperson explained, 'Most of our members at Think Bingo and Bingo Scotland love the fact that there are no slots to tempt them. Of course some free bingo players do want the option and this is one of the reasons why we are launching the new plus brand.'

Think Bingo Plus is set for release in October this year on the back of a significant advertising campaign, developed through companies My Front Room and Target Media, and will also be the first site to launch using Aqua Bingo’s new online bingo software (Version 2).

Pre-registration is now underway at ThinkBingoPlus.com, with the company also announcing that it will be re-branding both Think Bingo and Bingo Scotland later this month.

NetPlay TV, the London-based and Alternative Investment Market-listed interactive gaming company, has announced the launch of a Swedish version of its popular free bingo product, Bingos.com.

The firm revealed that its new Swedish online bingo site is initially set to launch online with the integration of television and mobile products taking place shortly thereafter.

Bingos.com currently operates as an Internet site targeted at the UK, Spain, Italy and Poland and NetPlay TV stated that launching the domain for Sweden would further establishes it as a European leader in online bingo. It announced that the addition of another country to its already established sites in English, Spanish, Italian and Polish would benefit all players because the prize fund would be further increased.

'We are really excited about the Swedish online bingo launch,” said Dominic Mansour, Chief Executive Officer for EuroBingo.com.

”This further establishes us as the strongest pan-European online bingo brand. The high Internet penetration and propensity to playing bingo makes Sweden a key market for us. We are fortunate to be in a position to be able to quickly launch into any new market throughout Europe by building upon our existing liquidity.'

NetPlay TV revealed that bingo is a popular game in Sweden with more than 100 land-based bingo halls and 575 non-profit bingo licenses in issue. In addition, the Scandinavian nation has one of the highest propensities to free gambling in Europe with more than 85 percent of the population participating in gambling.

“This, aligned with one of the highest levels of Internet penetration throughout Europe, makes Sweden a very attractive market,” read a statement from NetPlay TV.

source: onlinecasinonews.com

Online bingo is fast becoming the new online gambling craze – forget a game for old ladies played in churches and stuffy halls; online bingo game is an exciting and original play.

Instead of simply ticking off numbers on a card, there are now several new and action-packed variations of uk bingo game. It’s become something of a phenomenon.

In addition, online bingo sites run like online casinos, with sign-up bonuses, great promotions and a convenient interface with customer support. Many sites are also offering credit card-style cashback bonuses.

Some people are predicting that, after poker, online bingo game might well be the next sensation.

source: onlinecasinonews.com

Renowned online bingo game site William Hill is set to expand its horizons with the launch of their newly-designed website, catered to fit the needs of their players.

As part of the improvements, William Hill undertook extensive player research to make sure that their new website fitted the needs of the players who would be using their services and play free bingo game. The greatest part of their relaunch is undoubtedly their new online bingo site.

William Hill spokeswoman Jennie Prest said, 'William Hill Bingo is the first part to launch after a brand review of our whole website and we are delighted with the look and feel of it. We really listened to what players want and expect from a good uk bingo game site and we think we've delivered that and more.'

The bingo lobby includes 90 ball, 80 ball and 75 ball and jackpot games with a new game starting every few minutes. The new homepage means that most games can be accessed easily with a simple click of the mouse.

In the UK, players have the chance to take part in a Guinness World Record attempt tomorrow night for the world’s largest online bingo game by signing up with ITV’s Bingo Night Live.

The Golden Jackpot Friday competition is giving players the opportunity to win $104,565 for free simply for registering online and playing bingo at home using a computer or by taking part in front of the Bingo Night Live television programme on ITV1 beginning at 11:45 in the evening.

Presenters Michael Underwood and Nichola Dixon will be presenting the show and expect thousands of bingo jackpot hopefuls around Great Britain watching from the edge of their seats.

“The Golden Jackpot bonus has been building for ages and growing bigger every night,” said Underwood.

“It has almost been won quite a few times so we can’t wait for Golden Jackpot Friday when we can either give one lucky viewer $104,565 or lots of viewers share it. It’s also really exciting to be part of the Guinness World Record attempt ­ I am confident we can get everyone in the UK behind us to help us reach it.”

Winners could slash their mortgage, buy a new car or take the family for a luxury holiday. Prizes will include 126.3 ounces of gold, 75 season tickets to Manchester United’s Old Trafford, 150 pairs of Christian Louboutin Very Croise sandals and having their average household gas and electricity bill taken care of for 48 years, four months and 16 days.

“This will be a brand new entry in the Guinness Book of Records, a great night for Bingo Night Live and, more importantly, it’s a fantastic opportunity for our players,” said Michael Kelpie, Executive Producer for Bingo Night Live.

source: onlinecasinonews.com

In UK, Bingo is very popular with people play bingo game on national scale. In terms of participation the National Game stand second, with the fact that Bingo clubs spread throughout the country as gaming in bingo parlors for monetary prizes necessitate membership in a bingo club. For mobile Bingo Great Britain is the growth market, besides these now the future of Bingo is a bit risking. This is because United Kingdom is going to be undertaking some changes in the coming months.

The new regulation when come into effect in the coming months will bring a smoking ban in land based casinos. Like other gamblers, Bingo players are likely to be smokers and when the new regulation of smoking ban comes into action then many of the players prefer not to play bingo online in land-based bingo halls. And if they want to smoke they have to wait for the intermissions and other breaks to move outside to have a smoke that results in spending less on acknowledgments inside the casino. This will lead the game to be not enjoyable for the player and sometimes he feels irritable of not being smoking. So they prefer to stay home than playing Bingo or otherwise they choose to try online Bingo to have fun.

To manage this situation, Bingo parlor operators are making campaign for the new smoking policy by now. Bingo players can regulate to gaming in non-smoking bingo halls that will help the Bingo world from destruction.