Leading online bingo site now offers a game from Playtech based on the once-popular television quiz programme.
Friday 2nd July 2010
Leading online bingo site MeccaBingo.com is giving fans of the once-popular British television quiz show Blockbusters the chance to enjoy a new game based on the programme.
Blockbusters Bingo is the latest branded offering from Playtech and is available following a deal between its recently purchased Virtue Fusion subsidiary and the Alderney-licensed online bingo site.
The television programme was broadcast in the UK for nearly two decades after making its first appearance in the 1980s while Blockbusters Bingo follows the quiz show’s format and sees traditional bingo numbers replaced by letters on 20 trademark yellow hexagons per ticket.
“Branded online bingo games are among the most popular on MeccaBingo.com and I am sure that Blockbusters Bingo will be another success,” said Angus Nisbet, Head Of Gaming for Rank Interactive, which is the parent firm for MeccaBingo.com.
“Playtech’s Virtue Fusion has created a fantastic product and I am positive it will strike a chord with fans of the show and be well-liked by new players too.”
On top of its standard game, Blockbusters Bingo also contains the special Gold Run feature for those that have been left with only one number to go when the final prize in won. In addition, the Community Blockbusters Bingo Jackpot will be awarded if the first five letters called contain B, I, N, G and O in any order with players taking home a proportionate amount of the total prize based on their game stake in relation to that staked by the other competitors.
“Virtue Fusion has a long-standing relationship with MeccaBingo.com,” said Bob McCulloch, Chief Executive Officer for Virtue Fusion.
“We recently created Britain’s Got Talent Bingo for the site, which was very well received, so we are delighted to have been asked to provide this game as part of its exclusive agreement with Blockbusters.”
