If you are looking to check out some of the online casinos and bingo halls that have been fortunate enough to receive full approval from the online gambling independent player protection organization eCOGRA, you are in luck. Some wonderful online destinations have recently been awarded that powerful and marvelous distinction. So far the eCOGRA organization has been going strong working hard on its goal for a solid five years. In that time they have managed to accredit some 126 different online casinos and poker sites. The way you know that a site has been desgnated as worthy enough for this honor is that the casino site will bear the special Safe and Fair seal of approval.

Just recently, three new online casino and bingo parlors have received the seal. One of them is an online gambling operation based out of Vienna called Interwetten. The other two lucky recipients are a couple of fantastic online bingo sites. In order to earn this positive recognition, the online casino sites must undergo a series of testing and strict monitoring by the folks at eCOGRA in order to be deemed worthy.

Many sites have been monitored in this way and have failed to make the cut. But if you are a lover of casino games, you should consider this good news for you because it is all done for your protection. In your free time you should be writing a tear-stained thank you note to the good people at eCOGRA. The latest additions this time are All Bingo Club and Platinum Play Bingo. Congratulations to these fabulous sites!

The wonderful people behind the scenes of Platinum Play Bingo have every reason to be walking with a little more bounce in their step than normal. The immensely popular online bingo hall was recently recognized for its tremendous success and earned two incredibly awards at the WhichBingo.co.uk awards. The United Kingdom site delivered the awards for Site of the Year 2008 and New Site of the Year within the past several days and for New Site of the Year, Platinum Play made an astonishing fourth place finish and for the Site of the Year award they were so close yet so far away in the runner-up position.

Platinum Play Bingo may be relatively new to the scene of online bingo action but they have definitely made their mark in a highly competitive industry. While many sites have failed to catch on and build a solid following of loyal players, Platinum Play Bingo has had the opposite experience. Players flock to their site in droves searching for a top quality and highly entertaining online bingo experience.

The only site that ended up standing in their way of total glory was Jackpot Joy which took the top prize in the Site of the Year category for 2008. But nonetheless, it was quite an honor to be recognized for sure. Platinum Play has only been on the market for less than a year and to be able to garner this level of recognition in such short a period of time is truly remarkable and it speaks very well for the future of the site, especially since 23 other bingo sites were competing for the award.