Well, following their case of unfair taxation under EU laws on fiscal neutrality, The Rank Group announced it has today received £59.1 million from the UK Government. Initially reports mentioned they expected to get £36 million back from the HMRC, so I’m wondering if the amount they received is for a number of years worth […]
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Welcome To The White List – Antigua and Barbuda
If you work in online bingo and run adverts for Bingo sites like I do here, then you’ll be aware of the DCMS and UK Gambling Commission’s white list of approved regions for the operation of online gaming. Technically it’s against regulations to be displaying adverts for sites licensed in areas that aren’t on the […]
Sisters In Bingo Winnings Brawl
It’s not the first time I’ve featured a story about a National Bingo Game prize causing friction between friends and relatives, but this one has a bit of a twist. Instead of featuring a dispute around a share of the National Bingo prize, this one features a dispute about how the money is spent. The […]
Gala Bingo Pulls Out Of The Bingo Association
News from the Bingo Association that Gala Bingo have pulled out of the UK trade body. I suppose it’s not surprising, following their departure from the National Bingo Game, it seems Gala Bingo are intent on going it alone at the moment. It was interesting to see the Bingo Association’s spin on the departure, stressing […]
Improved Sales At Mecca Whilst Gucco Increase Their Stake
Some good news in these times of credit crisis and financial turmoil for Rank. They’ve seen an improvement in sales, with a rise in spending per person of 8%, and better overall sales of 2%. I won’t go into the financials here too much, you can get all the figures and background over at the […]
ITV’s Bingo Night Live Sets World Record
The late night show on ITV Bingo finally gave away its Golden Jackpot, which has steadily been growing since the show started earlier this year. The prize of £60,000 was won on Friday by Michael from Margate, and in the process the show set a Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Online Bingo Game. […]
A History Of Bingo In The UK By Carolyn Downs
I’m really pleased to introduce this new piece in the history section of the site – A History Of Bingo In The UK. It replaces my old hobbled together history of Bingo in the UK with a scholarly piece by the historian Carolyn Downs. The piece focuses on the earliest origins of the game and […]
The End Of The Day Cliché Awards – Online Bingo Advert Clichés
Sigh… There’s been a whole slew of Bingo adverts on the TV recently, and not a single one of them has managed to move me to write anything positive about them. Instead all I’m seeing is cliché after cliché trotted out to try and inspire me to try one cookie cut Bingo site after another. […]
Bingo For Breakthrough 2008 Kicks Off
Without the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year competition to remind me of the time of the year, I’d forgotten it was time for that other now popular annual event, Breakthrough For Bingo. Once again, clubs up and down the country will be turning pink for Bingo For Breakthrough Week – which this year will […]
New Report On UK Bingo Clubs
Just spotted a new market report on UK Bingo clubs, thought it was worth a mention. Unfortunately, at £450, I’m not likely to read the report any time soon, but I’m sure it will come in useful for some bigger Bingo businesses out there. The report by Snapdata International Group includes the following sections of […]
