A bill that would not allow charities to get new video bingo machines was killed by the House gambling oversight committee in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. With the current session ending June 28th, there probably won’t be enough time to discuss it any further.

Video bingo machines function in a way that resembles slots. For this reason, video bingo machines are employed in places where gambling is not legal but bingo is…

Bingo club operators are looking to introduce ‘Bingo Gardens’ to help the smokers that are no longer allowed to puff n’ play in Scottish bingo halls. The players would be given a hand held bingo device to continue gambling in the Bingo Garden.

The bingo industry emerged last year as the biggest casualty of the smoking ban in Scotland. Admissions declined markedly, hitting prize money on the “main stage” bingo games.

Online payment processing firm Neteller announced details for the return of around $60 million, which was seized by the US Attorney’s Office earlier this year, to its US customers.

No date has been set for the implementation of its agreed Distribution Plan, but Neteller said that it would be communicating further details to its customers via email, their website and through press releases once all the details are finalized.