Betsson offer bingo from NYX Interactive to their players. The bingo client works well but I believe that Betsson do a mistake when they open up the bingo client on top of their portal page. Today Image 1. Betsson’s bingo window Today the bingo client open up in the same window as the Betsson [...]
Read more“Suggestion Box” is a nice feature that PaddyPower has in their bingo section. It is just like a small banner in the bottom right corner, and when a player clicks on it a new window opens up where players can give feedback to PaddyPower regarding the bingo. This is a very simple and cheap way [...]
Read moreNYX Interactive has acquired Cashball Ltd, a bingo operator, from Bonnier Group. It is a good move since every game developer needs to be in close to the actual players. NYX Interactive will by running their own operation be able to try out new features and approaches much easier than if they had to do [...]
Read moreHave you ever forgotten what your username is for a gaming portal? I have! I’ve registered for on a lot of gaming portals and it is always a hassle to find a username that isn’t already taken. And when I finally figure one out then I have a hard time remembering it if I come [...]
Read moreToday most gaming portals offer bingo, casino, games, poker and a sportsbook. Is this the best way? Look at Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and PartyGaming who promote brands for one kind of game. For instance players go to PokerStars to play poker, but when you go to for instance bwin, Unibet, Ladbrokes and many more gaming portals [...]
Read morePlaying together with friends is always fun. But it isn’t easy to do at gaming portals today. So I am looking forward to when we’ll see online tournaments in bingo, casino and poker where you play as a team with your friends against other teams. The nice part with this is that you can make [...]
Read moreI wrote about bingo back in the beginning of december, Why do all bingo clients look the same? Where are the innovations?, but there are a few companies doing some innovations. We have seen Live Casinos (where you play online against a real dealer) for a while and now it is showing up in bingo [...]
Read moreThis year’s International Gaming Expo (IGE), incorporating ICEi, is over and I’m back home. My reflections from the expo are mixed. Most positive: I was impressed by Net Entertainment and Betsoft’s games. The quality in their games is really good. It is especially interesting to see that Betsoft incorporate their controls as a part of the game. [...]
Read moreDo you develop gaming software? Do you prototype? If you do prototyping then great! If you don’t, then it is time to start doing it! A prototype is a representative model of the final product. Why should you build prototypes? Prototyping is an interative and generative process. You’ll never get the best solution at your [...]
Read moreWhen will we see new innovations when it comes to online bingo? Today almost every bingo client have the same functionality: Buy tickets/Play bingo Play minigames Chat There are great opportunities to create an online bingo that is much more integrated with social media. Why not let players do stuff (besides chatting)? And when will [...]
Read moreCashcade and their Foxybingo.com won the Bingo Operator of The Year 2009 award at the EGR Awards yesterday. This made me curious about their bingo portal and I went their to register an account to try it out. But why do I have to give away my credit card details right away? I want to [...]
Read moreThis week I’ve looked at the Parlay5 bingo client by Parlay. I’ve played on the Rehab Bingo skin. All bingo clients on the market today looks very similar and they all offer the same things, a bingo client where you can: Play bingo Play other games (minigames inside the client or games in new windows) [...]
Read moreThis weeks 20 minute redesign will be the Parlay Entertainment’s bingo client (Parlay5). So make sure you check back on sunday for the redesign. /Staffan
Read moreMaria Bingo is one of the few bingo portal having community features. On their portal players have their own personal page including blog, photos, friends and more. I think this is a step i the right direction. Especially since bingo really is a social game with alot of chat in it. On Maria Bingo they [...]
Read moreI always get annoyed when something interupts what I am doing. Recently when I was at Svenska Spel and their bingo I got a pop up while trying to buy bingo tickets for the next round. I was selecting tickets when a pop up alert saying “It is 30 seconds until the game starts. Don’t [...]
Read moreVirgin Games has announced that they will create a one-account solution for their bingo, casino and poker games. This means that the players only need one login to play the different games and have one money wallet. A one-account solution is great and I for one will look forward to try it out. Will the [...]
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