To earn free entries to the Lover’s Joy Pot game, simply play at any of the following online bingo web sites – Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo, BingoStreet, RedBus Bingo, or hostess site Tasty Bingo. As you play, you will earn JoyPot credits. When you wager £10 in bingo games, you get 2 credits, whilst £50 played on their instant games nets you a single credit. If you go bingo via a pot of gold pattern, you receive 5 credits, whilst bingoing on 15 gets you 1 credit.

The credits you earn from playing across all the Joy of Bingo sites are accumulated and shipped to your Tasty Bingo account on 6 February and for every 500 credits you have accumulated, you get a free card in the Joy Love Pot game. You can also buy your way into this big Valentine’s Day bingo game, as tickets can be purchased for £2 each.

When the Joy Love Pot game plays, it will pay out £15,000 in jackpots. Win via a Full House and receive £10,000. A two-liner pays £3K and a 1 liner pays out £2,000. Clearly, there is a lot of joy and love to go around!

The Joy Love Pot game takes place on Valentine’s Day (14 February 2012) at 22:00. In order to play, you must open an account with Tasty Bingo before 6 February 2012. Whilst you are wise to deposit at Tasty Bingo to take advantage of their 200% to £200 deposit bonus, you need not do so in order to play in this big bingo game. With a £15K jackpot on the line, it pays to stay in and play at Tasty Bingo this Valentine’s Day.

All of the Joy of Bingo websites hold a licence to offer Remote Gaming that is issued by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner and numerous safe options are available for you to deposit and cash out when you play at any of the JOB bingo rooms.

Since the 2006 enactment of UIGEA, we have seen several high profile collapses in addition to these voluntary exits. Sites like PokerStars were forced from providing gaming to their large base of US players and other companies like Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet, and Absolute Poker were forced into virtual ghost towns due to seizure of funding targeting payment processors and seemingly illegal transactions between online poker rooms and US players. One could easily say that the once paved road running between legalized online gambling and an in-demand US market full of players was left in rubble.

Whilst this sounds like a lot of doom and gloom, it appears as if the sun has begun to shine or at least is peaking through the clouds as the Department of Justice recently uttered their first musically sounding words since UIGEA went into effect. The DOJ went on the record to lay claims that the Federal Wire Act applied only to sports betting and did not apply to online games unrelated to betting on sports across state borders. This came as great news to online gambling companies as this clearly suggested that those companies not engaging in sports betting were not accountable for crimes under the wire act.

Such an announcement could well have inspired lawmakers in Nevada to begin laying the foundation for legalized online gambling licenced by their state. The Nevada Gambling Commission has begun the process of accepting applications for licencing the rights to offer online poker games. Such movement on these laws deems it only a matter of time before similar laws will be enacted to allow online casino games and online poker games to be offered legally in Nevada and the rest of the USA.

XBingo was recogized in three different categories, which included “Best Side Games offered by a bingo site” – specifically for their unique selection of slots games. The online slots games they offer at XBingo differs greatly from the other Mandalay owned Bingo sites, which includes metropolitan themed City Bingo, Fancy Bingo, music oriented Sing Bingo, and the 2011 Established Bingo Site of the Year award winner Costa Bingo. These bingo rooms find themselves using bingo games software belonging to Brigend Limited, whilst XBingo was launched using its own unique software that was created in-house and features pieces of some of the best gaming software around.

In addition to the best sidegames award, XBingo was also unanimously named the Best New Bingo Site of 2011 by the Internet Bingo awards site. They were the odds on favourite to win this award, as XBingo proved to be the biggest and most successful debut in the history of online bingo.

XBingo’s third award was won in the Best Bingo Software category. This award came as somewhat of a surprise, as Dragonfish and Brigend Limited – both owned by online gaming specialists 888 – had been regarded as the best and most innovative software providers.

Also picking up awards were PayPal (best payment processor), 888Ladies (best assortment of casino games), and iBingo was recognized as the best in mobile gaming. Playtech sites Ruby Bingo and Bet365 Bingo each picked up awards for best free bingo site and best bingo bonus respectively.

We offer congratulations to XBingo and all the other bingo rooms, operators, processors, and networks who were picked up awards in 2011 and look forward to seeing what 2012 will bring.

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While in London for today’s NFL match up between the Chicago Bears and the Glazier owned Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell handed a player a stern $10,000 for calling his wife while his game was still in progress. Pittsburgh Steelers Safety Troy Polamalu had recently been involved in a play that brought him and the opposing team’s Running Back (Maurice Jones-Drew) together. The result of the play saw Polamalu demonstrate symptoms consistent with having a concussion.

After being treated by team doctors, Polamalu borrowed a mobile phone from a staff physician to dial his wife to assure her that he was alright.

Whilst the rules of the NFL are clear involving use of telephones on the sidelines, the player in question was not spouting off on twitter, nor was the injured player calling into a local talk show from the sidelines as other players have done in the past. The player had been injured and was attempting to set the mind of his family at ease – thus being a family man. The spirit of the law is to reduce and prevent sideline antics involving a phone. The Steelers safety does not plan to appeal his fine. You can bet, however, that there will be discussion behind the scenes regarding the spirit of the law and the letter of the law within the National Football League in the upcoming days and weeks.

Troy Polamalu is active for today’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, which is a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII in which the Steelers were victorious by a 27-23 margin. This was amongst one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever.

For news, betting tips, and advice on where to bet the NFL or your favourite sport online, visit The Sports Geek. The Sports Geek is a fine resource for locating the best sports betting sites online.

Camelot is licensed to operate the National Lottery in the UK and they want to ensure that The Health Lottery isn’t breaching any of the strict regulations set in place by the UK Lotteries Commission. The Health Lottery has already fallen into a bit of hot water this month due to their terminals being tampered with. The retail terminals have been tampered with and it has caused many potential clients to shy away from participating in the new lottery geared towards health charities.

Some people have also been questioning how much money has actually been getting donated to the health charities that the new The Health Lottery supports. Some critics have stated that the lottery donates less money than the National Lottery and they feel that they should be donating at least the same amount of Camelot. The Health Lottery claims to be set-up to benefit health charities, but they’re currently donating less than Camelot, which makes it seem like a profitable venture rather than a charitable venture.

Whether there will be legal action or not from Camelot has yet to be seen, but one thing that’s for sure is these two will remain competitors in the UK lottery market for as long as The Health Lottery is in business. The Health Lottery is much smaller than the National Lottery in the UK, so I’m sure Camelot isn’t worried about the increased competition. However, they will make sure that The Health Lottery is abiding by all of the rules and regulations set in place by the UK Lotteries Commission.

If you want to play huge lotteries on a daily basis you should try playing some of the lotteries available at the top bingo sites. Many online Bingo sites have excellent online lotteries on a daily basis that are very rewarding and have plenty of unique prizes. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with The Health Lottery, but initial sales have been good regardless of the bad press the new lottery has received the past couple weeks.

Triangulation is a slot machine game that’s way more exciting than traditional slots. The goal is to spin the slot and form triangle shapes from the triangles on the game grid. Playing Triangulation will be confusing initially for new players, but once you get the hang of the slot it’s tons of fun. There are tons of ways to win on the slot machine and with bonus/wild symbols on the grid it isn’t hard to win a big prize from playing the new Triangulation game on Microgaming Quickfire or Viper.

Another new game that was released on both Microgaming platforms is Spingo. The new Spingo game is very entertaining and players will find that it’s a slight mix of bingo and roulette. The graphics are incredible and the game features a 3D wheel where bingo balls come out of and land on a Mini Roulette Wheel. The game is exciting and you can win a fair amount of money playing Spingo if you’re lucky enough. There is no strategy for playing Spingo, but the game is very fun and is inexpensive to play.

Microgaming also released the Isis slot machine in multiplayer format this month. Players will now be able to play against each other while playing the slot, which is always more fun. There are several social features on the multiplayer games and it makes it more fun than playing by yourself. The multiplayer Isis slot will only be available on the downloaded version of the Microgaming software suite, which is available at many leading online casinos.

In the past few months Microgaming has been busy developing plenty of new games and it’s great to see all of the new games available in various online casinos. Microgaming is definitely a leader in the online casino industry and they continue to improve upon their offering with incredible games that are built to entertain. I’m sure there will be more casino games released next month on the Microgaming Quickfire platform, so make sure you check out the platform if you haven’t yet.

CIRSA is the leading online gambling group in the Spanish market and they’ve just inked a new deal with Microgaming. CIRSA will be leasing the Microgaming software and will be operating a poker room, casino plus bingo room. CIRSA definitely has a lot of reach in the Spanish market and the company should be able to grow into one of the bigger brands using the Microgaming software over the next 3-10 years.

Many online gambling markets are still very uncompetitive and the Spanish market is one of those. Not many operators want to worry about entering a market that they don’t understand. CIRSA has plenty of experience in the Spanish gambling market on the internet and they should have no problem gaining a loyal base of players. CIRSA mentioned that they were extremely happy to sign the deal with Microgaming due to the incredible reputation that Microgaming has in the online gaming industry.

CIRSA is excited to offer the Microgaming software suite to their players and I’m sure the Spanish market is happy to have a new place to gamble online. CIRSA has a great reputation in the Spanish market and this is a deal that should be very good for both parties. Microgaming does a lot of hands on work with the companies that license their software and they’ve already announced that the brand is excited to get to work on the CIRSA platform.

CIRSA will be operating an all-in-one gambling portal for the Spanish market that includes a poker room, casino, bingo room and lots of speciality games. Lots of online casinos are translated in Spanish for the Spanish market, but none of them have as much experience in the market as CIRSA. If you’re looking to play with a reputable Spanish gambling site you don’t need to look any further than the new CIRSA platform. We look forward to the first of many New Bingo Sites released on the Microgaming software in the upcoming months.

Whilst other bingo sites such as Foxy Bingo and Mecca Bingo have designed mobile apps intending to attaract mobile players, iBingo becomes the first online bingo room designed specifically with the mobile user in mind. iBingo uses software developed by Cozy Games to power their bingo site. In additiion to a strong selection of bingo games, iBingo players can take up playing scratch games, choose from numerous different slots games, and even sit in on a table-game such as Deuces Wild or Blackjack!

To celebrate their grand opening and to entice new players, iBingo offers a free £15 bonus just for registering and signing up. On top of the £15 free bonus, players who deposit to iBingo earn a 200% depositors bonus and up to 400% when reloading! Also worth mentioning is that whilst iBingo is targeting the mobile phone bingo player, they warmly welcome those playing bingo by way of Mac, PC, or Laptop as well.

Owned by Chelbis Company Limited, we expect great things from iBingo. We additionally would not be surprised to see other bingo rooms pop up in the very near future that target the mobile gamer.

The Rank Group, which owns the Mecca Bingo, Grosvenor and G Casinos brand, is one of the largest casino operators in the UK. The Rank Group currently owns more than 61 venues (including bingo halls and casinos) and even runs the biggest live poker tournament in England – the GUKPT (Grosvenor UK Poker Tour).

In terms of profitability, the Rank Group’s high street bingo brand Mecca Bingo brought in a total revenue of £236.5 million in 2010. With the bingo market rapidly expanding within the UK the takeover of Gala Bingo could provide the perfect platform for growth. Mecca Bingo (you can read a review of Mecca Bingo Online here) has been successful by providing a range of high street bingo halls for players (70%+ women) to play and enjoy 90 ball bingo games and jackpots. Mecca Bingo is also responsible for the biggest record cash payout – £1 million!

Unlike Mecca Bingo, Gala Bingo has suffered in recent years. Gala Bingo is currently selling £650 million worth of bonds in order to help refinance £1.2 billion. The news of Gala Bingo’s despondent financial situation has brought many take-over theories to the headlines, with the Rank Group being one of the first names on the list.

Although Rank chief executives failed to confirm takeover rumours of Gala Bingo, they did say that if Gala was on the market for the right price then they would be interested.

Gala Bingo currently has more than 5 million members, 1.2 million of which are active players. In addition to live outlets, Gala also runs their own online bingo site which offers both 75 ball, 90 ball and even 80 ball speed bingo games. If you’re a new bingo player and want to play at Gala Bingo quickly before they get taken over than you can claim at £20 free welcome bonus if you deposit £5.

Other promotions and games at GalaBingo.co.uk include £10k in prizes every week, VIP rewards, penny games and slots from as little as 1p per ticket and an opportunity to qualify for the ultimate bingo championship 2011. The ultimate bingo championship will be run in Gibralter and has more than £100,000 in cash prizes for players to win!

There are a number of different bingo games which can be played online.
The most popular bingo games are both 90 ball and 75 ball bingo. 90 ball bingo tends to be popular across America whilst 75 ball bingo is popular across Europe country’s.
These two games are available at almost every online bingo site, along with other fun casino games which are often referred to as side games.

80 ball bingo is a recent invention from bingo sites, which is quickly being added by sites thanks to the popularity of the game amongst online bingo players.
80 ball bingo is a twist between the 75 and 90 ball games and is perfect when you want a game that is quicker then 90 ball, but longer then 75 ball games.