Endemol UK, a leader in entertainment programming has announced it has signed an exclusive brand and software licence agreement with global online bingo licensor Virtue Fusion (Alderney). The exclusive deal licenses Virtue Fusion to develop a 'Deal or No Deal' bingo game, which will combine elements of the successful TV show and traditional bingo games. The innovative Deal or No Deal bingo game is scheduled to be rolled out on the Virtue Fusion network at the end of October.

Online bingo and its side games introduced to keep players entertained is increasingly the scene for major wins in the UK, and this week Bet365 reported on the good fortune of a woman player using the handle 'Efpraxia,' who scooped a life-changing £430,900 progressive slot jackpot on the popular site.

The operator of the online bingo site Bingo.com, Bingo.com Limited, has released its unaudited financial results for Q2,2009 showing a twelfth consecutive losing quarter, attributed to rising marketing costs.

Online gambling software developer and provider Microgaming has launched eight new Bingo side games that include video slots, scratchcards, casual games and UK-pub style slot games.

Many players were scratching their heads this week over an unusual T&C at an online bingo and casino gaming venue: it calls for a 15x playthrough requirement before any withdrawal is allowed - whether the player has taken a bonus or not!

Despite it's high profile disdain for online gambling business in the United States, e-cash processor PayPal appears to have no such reservations in the European market, where it continues to sign up top gambling groups for its services.

The Guardian newspaper in the UK reports that a charity bingo hall in a suburb of Los Angeles in the United States has generated millions of dollars for Jewish settlements in disputed territory in the Middle East through regular nightly sessions over the past 20 years.

Major Internet player wins this week include a £1.3 million hit for a £2 wager at Mecca Bingo, and £114,649 on an 80p stake at William Hill.

A current study by the specialised research group Mintel shows that online bingo has now become a passion for wealthy young professionals, reports This is London.

Virtue Fusion Alderney, the burgeoning supplier of Internet bingo solutions to several major online gambling groups, cracked the Best Bingo Software 2009 award at the annual Online Bingo Summit held June 16 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.