A representative from Bingosupermarket attended the Bingo Summit today. The two day event included an awards ceremony this evening and the outcomes were somewhat surprising. Nominations for "Online Bingo Operator 2010" were:
Foxy Bingo, Tombola, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Wink Bingo

The winner is TOMBOLA

Nominations for "Best Online Bingo Information Portal 2010" were:
Bingobase, Whichbingo, Bingostreet, Bingoport, Ohmybingo

The winner is BINGOPORT

Nominations for "Best Newcomer 2010" were
Tea & Bingo, Caesars Bingo, Bingo Hollywood, Tasty Bingo, Red Bus Bingo

The winner is TEA AND BINGO

Nominations for "Best Bingo Affiliate Programme 2010" were
Income Access, Virtue Affiliates, Joy of Bingo, Maria Bingo, 888 Affiliates

The winner is INCOME ACCESS

Nominations for "Online Bingo Software 2010" were
Dragonfish, Virtue Fusion, Gamesys, Cozy games, Parlay Entertainment, Nyx Interactive

The winner is VIRTUE FUSION

Nominations for "Best Marketing Campaign 2010" were
Foxy Bingo (The one you want), Tombola (Emmerdale sponsorship), Tea & Bingo (Stop motion TV ad), Red Bus Bingo (Advertising on Red Buses), Ladbrokes (Rolling balls)

The winner is FOXY BINGO (THE ONE YOU WANT)

Nominations for "Best Online Bingo Innovation 2010" were
Virtue Fusion (Deal or no deal), Alvin5 (Bingo Apps), Tombola (Bingo Roulette), Costa Bingo (Facebook integration), Amuso (Weakest link), Cozygames (Multi-hall bingo)

The winner is VIRTUE FUSION

A full report on the sumit and the awards ceremony will follow in the next few days

Speakers at the 5th Annual Bingo summit include:
Simon Collins (Cashcade)
Nicky Senyard (Income Access)
Phil Fraser (Which Bingo)
Gabi Campos (Dragonfish)
Angus Nisbet (Mecca Bingo)
Raj Ramanandi (Bingobase & Tea and Bingo)
Catriona Campbell (Foviance)

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