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Come mid-June, a handful of online bingo sites will be bestowed with brag-worthy honors. If you haven’t heard already, the annual Online Bingo Summit is all set to go down on June 17-18th in London, England, which by many accounts is considered one of the central online bingo hubs in the world. In addition to the normal lineup of awards, this year’s summit will have even more to offer with the inaugural addition of the Bullet Business Bingo Awards sponsored by Playsafecard.

Great for the online bingo sector, the awards have come to be associated with a high degree of credibility and prestige. And while it will be interesting to see whether Jackpot Joy takes home some accolades of their own (one of their members are on the judging panel), the fact remains that the people involved with the summit know their online bingo rooms. There’s no doubt the Online Bingo Summit has thus far proven to be a worthwhile venture for the online bingo sector as a whole. In fact, the aim of the awards from Day One has been to give the online bingo industry the recognition it deserves alongside the regulated online casino gambling industry, poker and sports betting.

Thanks to bingo sites like those of the Bingo Workz network and software giants like Parlay Entertainment, the bingo industry has come a long way in a very short time. Speaking of Parlay, they too have a representative on the judging panel, who is none other than Parlay Entertainment’s European Managing Director, Steve Cook. Other panelists include Phil Fraser of the online bingo room directory, Which Bingo, David Hunter of Paysafecard, Michael Braga of the online casino and bingo room, Jackpot Joy, Steven Baldwin of the Bingo Association, Jessica Luthi of Affiliate Program Advice, and Ravi Virpal of Bullet Business.

As for the accolades themselves, these include, “Best Online Bingo Operator”, “Best Online Bingo Software”, “Best Affiliate Program”, “Best Marketing Campaign”, “Best Online Bingo Portal” and “Best Newxomer”. It will indeed be interesting from both a player and industry-insider perspective to see who comes away with top honors. The great news is that the online bingo industry has become such a breeding ground for gaming responsibility and excellence, that even those sites who don’t walk away with a ribbon still make for great places to wager online.

The latest online gambling operator to add skill games to their portfolio (specifically, the GameAccount suite of online skill games), is none other than the ubiquitous Stan James. The bookmaker announced a multi-year deal that will give online gamblers access to GameAccount’s popular Gim Rummy, Backgammon and Blackjack games through a Stan James online betting account.

Now offering multi-table tournament action and a complete software upgrade with new navigation enhancements, the GameAccount platform has become a favorite with leading European and UK facing sportsbooks and all-in-one betting sites offering everything from online casino games and poker to sports betting and obviously, skill games.

In other UK gambling news, the UK Gambling Commission’s most honorable Director, Andrew Lyman, has announced he will be stepping down from his position so as to pursue more other interests in the online gambling sector. What this amounts to is a senior executive role with the Association of British Bookmakers - a role which Lyman will no doubt transition into very nicely.

Having been more heavily involved in the regulatory and licensing aspects of the gambling sector, which is what you would certainly expect from the Director of one of the busiest gambling commissions in the world, Lyman said he is looking forward to being part of a group that has more “commercial” interests. I suppose it would be safe to say that also translates into making more money. Smart man, if you ask me.

Before shipping out, Lyman will spend his remaining time on internal project work (whatever that means). All I know is that it’s different than his normal duties as Director, although I can’t help but wonder if it entails making coffee and manning the water cooler. All jokes aside, the UK Gambling Commission’s Chief Executive, Jenny Williams, said the Commission is sorry to see Lyman go, but is relieved with the knowledge that he will continue working in the gambling industry and further helping to promote responsible gambling practices amongst casinos and bookmakers from the other side.