Yesterday we told you about Mecca Bingo raising money for the Whizz Kidz, well we have more charity bingo news for you – this time from Gala Bingo. They too are celebrating raising more money than they anticpated as they have smashed their 2009 target of raising £1m for the company’s nominated charity partner, Sue Ryder Care. Not satisfied with conquering Everest and holding the world’s...

The 29th January is your last chance to win a share of a £20,000 prize pot for just 2p with Sky Bingo. The game, which has already ran twice since the relaunch of the new look site, takes place at 9.30pm n Sky Bingo’s Value and Premium Room and as expected, Sky are encouraging all bingo players to take part. Previous lucky winners of this massive Jackpot game have included Claire M from Essex and...

Many online bingo articles, including those here at Bingo Blog, tend to focus on what’s happening at the UK bingo rooms in the coming weeks and what you, the bingo player, can do or win. So it’s nice once in a while to post up news of charitable efforts being made by bingo brands. In this case it’s Mecca Bingo who have done some excellent work raising money for young people’s mobility...

Joining Moon Bingo on the TV advert campaign trail is Keith Chegwin! Whilst celebrity endorsements for bingo sites have come and gone, Cheggers and Cheggers Bingo have plodded away nicely on the St Minver bingo network. We think this is Keith’s first foray into TV advertising the bingo site. The advert is fairly basic and sees Keith on top of a hillside shouting “Cheggersbingo.com”....

The latest free to play for real cash prizes bingo site, Moon Bingo are heading to the small screen with a TV advertising campaign. Tagged as “one small step for man, one giant leap for bingo”, they boldly go where no other bingo site has gone before… the moon! The advert features two female bingo players planting a flag and then having a bit of a bingo boogie to celebrate. Moon...

Wink Bingo were are Bingo Site of 2008 but have they done enough to be at the top of the tree in 2009. If it wasn’t for the emergence of free play bingo for real cash sites like Cheeky and Costa then they’d be a real contender. As is they’ve just missed out, but that’s not to say it’s not been another phenomenal year for Wink Bingo. In fact 2009 ended on a massive high...

Readers of Bingo Blog will know that Jackpotjoy are one of our favourite bingo sites. During 2009 they celebrated their 7th Birthday but has it been a vintage year for them? Compared to the likes of Wink, Cheeky and Foxy we think 2009 has been another quiet, but steady year for Jackpotjoy. They opened up the New Year by finally opening their second 90 Ball Full House Bingo room, about six months later...

In February 2009 the online bingo world changed dramatically with the launched of Cheeky Bingo, a free to play bingo site that offered players the chance to win real money. Launched by Foxy Bingo owners Cashcade, the site quickly grew into a popular bingo destination. With the credit crunch the idea of winning free money was a natural attraction for many people. The launch of Cheeky no doubt also influenced...