Canadian professor backs online gambling regulation

A leading Canadian academic has called for the liberalizing of Canada’s online gambling industry as a way of providing better regulation to reduce gambling’s harmful effects.

June Cotte, a marketing associate professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, believes like any sane person that regulating online gambling is a far better way to control problem gambling than to criminalize gambling.

“One potential solution is to allow legitimate corporate sponsors, like the corporations that run the major casinos in Las Vegas or the government sponsors in Canada, to enter into a newly regulated market for online gambling,” said Cotte. “Just as legalised commercial gambling in casinos allows governments to regulate it, so, too, could the legalisation of online gambling allow for better regulation and attempts to reduce the growth of problem gamblers.”

Let’s hope more voices like this are heard in Canada which runs the serious risk of following the very flawed approach of the US. As we all know, online bingo and many online bingo hall operators were badly burned by the implementation of the notorious UIGEA legislation in the US. It actually forced Canadian online bingo games software developer Cryptologic to seek the friendlier shores of Europe rather than risk a Canadian version of UIGEA coming about – the lose was all Canada’s.

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Gala continues a worth bingo tradition

Charity and bingo have a wonderful history of going together and the online bingo world has definitely taken up the bingo tradition of giving to those in need with a number of online bingo games charity events.

The latest effort comes from Gala Bingo, one of the big names in both land bingo and bingo online, which has taken up the challenge of fund raising for the Sue Ryder Care charity, an organization that helps those with some of the more terrible illnesses that stalk our society.

If you get the chance, try visiting Gala Bingo to support this fundraiser, if only to give something to those in need. It’s good to see one of online bingo’s leading brands take the lead in such a worthy cause.

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Say bingo with flowers

The famous Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is about to become a part of the online bingo community thanks to an interesting promotion by online bingo hall Crown Bingo.

In a statement from Crown Bingo.com we learn:

“In honour of this fantastic display of horticulture, we are giving you the chance to win a bouquet of flowers for every day the show is on (the 8th to the 13th July).

“To win a beautiful summer flower arrangement, all you have to do is buy the most cards in room 2 throughout the day. You do not need to do anything else, just sit back, play and you could win yourself a fantastic bunch of flowers!”

This flower show is part of the legacy left by Henry VIII, who never had the chance to play online bingo, who built one of the finest gardens in the world at Hampton Court Palace. Today it is the home of the one of the world’s largest horticultural shows. Up to 150 specialist nurseries take part.

So all you green thumbed online bingo games players out there, if you fancy some pretty flowers to put beside your gaming computer, go to Crown Bingo and start playing bingo online.

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More room for online gaming at ICE in 2009

We all know online bingo is growing as an industry, just like the rest of the online gaming industry - and to prove it Clarion Gaming has revealed that the interactive area at next year’s International Casino Exhibition (ICEi) will include 40% more room to meet demand from remote gaming companies.

The show, scheduled for between 27–29 January, 2009, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London is a major gaming industry event which saw 69 exhibitors from twenty different jurisdictions take part in 2008.

Anthony Medica, Clarion Gaming’s Sales Executive responsible for ICEi, commented: “2008 was a record-breaking year on a number of fronts. The final attendance figures confirmed that 2 861 unique i-gaming professionals drawn from 68 jurisdictions made the journey to London, a year-on-year increase of 21.2 percent. These factors contributed massively to generating what was a universally positive response from all of our various stakeholders.”

He further added: “The international remote gaming community continues to see ICEi as its exhibition of preference and demand for the additional space is strong with all indicators pointing to there being another great show in 2009.”
Online bingo games are expected to be one of the growth success stories for the rest of 2008, so watch out for a large bingo online presence when this event roles round next year.

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Crumbs from the government glad i am in online bingo and not ordinary bingo

Well, we got the announcement everyone was expecting regards the government’s attempt to help the land bingo industry by upping the number of jackpot slot machines in bingo halls. They now can look forward to a whole eight machines instead of the four – should double their profits, that!

I think this is pretty ‘scraping the barrel’ stuff for land bingo which is losing customers hand over fist at the moment. Some blame the smoking ban and the tax laws – I blame a wholesale attitude change by people who want to play bingo online instead of in some tired musty old hall.

In the online bingo industry we don’t need to substitute bingo games for something else to succeed in bingo. Our players can play slots if they want, but the real attraction at any online bingo hall - as any Bingo Street visitor will tell you - is the actual bingo action!

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Celebrate Fathers Day with Crown Bingo!

This June is man month at Crown Bingo. Here are some special bingo promotional offers you may want to take advantage of to make him happy.

Monthly Prize Draw

This month any player who deposits £10 will be entered into the draw to win a Sony 32” digital LCD TV, perfect for the footie (or a Sex and the city marathon!). The draw will be made on the last day of the month, and the lucky winner will be notified within 24 hours.

Friday 13^th

On Friday 13^th themed Chat Games will be played throughout the day for the chance to win Friday the 13^th on DVD, spooky!

Fathers Day

Sunday 15^th June on the hour between 10am and 6pm full house winners will receive a Nivea for men gift set, then at 7pm the full house winner will receive £50 red letter day vouchers.

Charity Bingo – Orchid Cancer Awareness (Testicular Cancer)

June 23^rd will be charity bingo day this month. Between 7pm-9pm 50% of prize pool will be donated to Orchid Cancer Awarness, so don't forget that the more you play bingo the more Crown Bingo will give away! As well as this charity pins will be given away throughout the day.

Feel lucky? Play at Crown Bingo to win!