During last week’s parliamentary meeting, the UK government voted with an overwhelming majority in favor of the proposed tax regime that places bingo clubs under a 22% tax net. This fueled massive protests against the tax hike which has been  labelled as ‘unfair and unequal.’ The online bingo community has unanimously decided to continue with their ‘I’m Backing Bingo” campaign fight against UK government’s decision to continue with the 22% bingo tax  and has declared its support for the bingo halls.

Despite the government tax decision, the official BackBingo.com website continues to receive a lot of traffic clearly indicating the massive support from Bingo enthusiasts. Anyone wishing to affirm their support for the cause just needs to log on to the site. They can also download ‘Back the Bingo’ badges for posting on their Facebook profile or they could  join the ‘Back the Bingo’ campaign on Facebook, sign up for a massive signature campaign featuring on the 10, Downing Street website or  they can choose to write to their local MP about their concerns on this issue.

The ‘I’m Backing Bingo” campaign which was kick-started by Mecca Bingo and the official UK Bingo Association. The campaign aims to mobilize public and parliamentarian support for the protest. Several bingo campaigners were upset with their local parliamentarians. These MPs went against their promises of casting a vote in Parliament against the tax hike and actually  voted in favor of the legislation.

Several MPs, like Dhanda Parmjit who had introduced the Early Day Motion on the floor of the house to begin with, had to vote in favor of the tax hike due to legislative compulsions. A couple of Labor Party members, like Eric Ilsley and Dary Taylor did vote against the hike, but the motion went through. The motion to revoke the proposed tax regime was defeated 283 to 83. 

Watch this space for further development on the I’m Backing Bingo campaign. Hope you are joining it.

Written for www.londonbingo.co.uk by Irene

888 Ladies had been quiet on the bingo promotion front during the past month, but it is back with a bang and taking you to the world of nachos. This fancy holiday won’t cost you half as much and you get to play more bingo when you are on board. You guessed it right! You will be on your way to sailing on a bingo cruise in the waters off the sunny Mexican coast. Not only do you get time by yourself to unwind in an exotic location, you also get to do the thing you love most and win twice as much as you could’ve on land. Sounds like every bingo player’s dream vacation. So you want to know how you can make your dreams come true?

888 Ladies Bingo has got two cabins on the 21st Annual World Bingo Championship Tournament & Gaming Cruise where you can win up to 100,00 in american dollars. There are two cabins and should you win, you can take one person along with you to indulge in this bingo feast. Luxury – check, Comfort – check, Bingo – check, Exotic locations – check, Buff stewards – we’ll just have to wait and see about that. This bingo cruise adventure is said to be one of the biggest highlights of this year and only the truly deserving can make their way on its deck. 888 Ladies is giving one lucky bingo player the chance to sail to happiness through this bingo promotion.

888 Ladies Bingo requires you to purchase tickets for at least 50 bingo games before the 17th of August to qualify for the grand prize. Once qualified, bingo players will be collecting Sombrero points for their games. The entire break up of how many points you earn on each wager will be listed on the website and the final game will be played on the 23rd of August. The game that will decide where you will be escaping for the winter. For those who don’t win, don’t you give up just yet. News on the grapevine is that there is another ticket for the bingo cruise, but 888 Ladies is not giving out the secret on that one yet. It’ll probably be another cracking bingo promotion.

This article was written by Bingokitty for London Bingo

Wink Bingo has a fascinating range of bingo games available to play online. As one of the well established bingo sites, Wink Bingo knows just what the bingo players need, and is very generous when dishing it out. The line up of bingo games ranges from 90 ball bingo to 75 ball bingo. Their 75 ball bingo games have quite a few progressive jackpots, and boy, do they fill up to the brim. All of the jackpots that rollover from the 75 ball bingo games become a part of the progressive jackpot also known as Moneyball. The aptly named progressive jackpot is exactly the image that comes to mind, a giant wad of money rolling from one bingo game to the next, until one lucky winner takes it home.

Wink Bingo hosts the Moneyball progressive jackpot thrice a day in the Hangout bingo room. During the hours of 7pm and midnight, thrice every hour, bingo players try their luck to tip over the progressive jackpot. Winning the progressive jackpot is challenging, and bingo players need to get all the 12 numbers on the Moneyball pattern within 34 calls. It seems like a task, and hence, the jackpot keeps rolling for a long time, until the rightful owner of the jackpot gets lucky on a ticket. However, if you don’t make it within the 34 calls, you can still win, only it won’t be the massive progressive Moneyball jackpot.

Wink Bingo starts off the progressive jackpot with £250, and that is the least you can win. There are also other bingo games with progressive jackpots that are just as impressive. On the 90 ball progressive jackpot games, bingo players need to get to full house within 37 calls. The prize money for the 90 ball progressive jackpot starts at £100. Best part of the deal, is that all the 90 ball bingo games on the online bingo site partake of this progressive jackpot. So whenever you are playing the 90 ball bingo game, keep and eye out, for you could be winning pots of money.

This article was written by Bingokitty for London Bingo