I’ve been seeing a number of stories about Bingo halls re-zoning themselves into two separate premises to allow them to double up on the number of Class B3 machines they can get into one venue. There’s a loophole in the laws that allows this splitting of premises to happen, and many a Bingo hall is […]
Author: David
A Couple Of Positive Bingo Stories
With so much doom and gloom in the retail industry, the last few months have had a few beacons of light in the shape of the ‘potential’ tax rebate for Mecca and the change in the amount of Class B3 machines allowed in clubs. Well, I’d like to continue that trend with a couple more […]
Bingo Mugging – Take Steps To Protect Yourself
There’s been a lot in the press this last week about a pensioner who was mugged leaving a Mecca Bingo club in Manchester. Lees Bins was attacked from behind as he left the club, and had £1,000 of winnings on him at the time which were stolen. It was a bit of an ordeal for […]
Bingo Babble – New Interviews, Bingo Hall History And Lost Hall
I can’t quite recall who said it, but someone at the 3rd Online Bingo Summit described a number of people as ‘Bingo nerds’. Well, I guess I must be one, as this will be Bingo babble to most people, but I’m actually really excited to be making this post as I’ve got a load of […]
Rank Confirms HMRC To Appeal VAT Ruling
Here’s on appeal case we’ll all be hoping gets thrown out for the good of the industry. In a statement the Rank Group has said the HMRC will appeal against the VAT and Duties Tribunal ruling that would give the company a £36 million VAT rebate. It’s not expected the appeal will be held until […]
Camelot’s Bingo Advert Banned
There’ll be smiles from the Bingo Association on this one. The Advertising Standards Authority has agreed with them that Camelot’s add which depicted a closed Bingo hall was indeed denigrating the Bingo industry. After some careful consideration, the ASA has stated the ad must not be shown again. You can read the ASA’s full adjudication […]
Playing Bingo’s 3rd Online Bingo Summit Coverage
Well, I’ve been busy the last week running through the information I gathered at the 2008 Online Bingo Summit. I attended the event last month in London and took lots of notes which I’ve been shaping it into a number of articles and opinion pieces for the site. You can read all the Bingo Summit […]
Gambling And Social Responsibility Forum – MMU September
I’ve been speaking to the Bingo historian Dr Carolyn Downs again this last week, and as it will be of interest to people in the industry I said I would mention this event she’s involved with. The Gambling And Social Responsibility Forum will me held at the Manchester Metropolitan University on the 2nd of September […]
Michael Edwards Wins Gala Bingo Caller Of The Year
The grand final of Gala Bingo’s in house calling competition was held yesterday in Birmingham. Seven callers from around the regions of the UK met to contest the title in a special session. For the second year in a row, the title was won by Michael Edwards of the Stratford Gala Bingo. Brett Hyrjak was […]
Double The Slots For Bingo Industry
So, the long awaited announcement is in. Bingo clubs in the UK have been given a small helping hand from the government in the form of an easing of restrictions on the amount of high stakes gaming machines allowed. The Gambling Act 2005 restricted the amount of these machines (classified as B3) allowed in clubs […]
