This story from Barrow In Furness sounds like it has some roots in the approach of the smoking ban. Rumours have begun circulating amongst the club’s regulars that the historic Roxy Bingo and Social Club on Brogden Street in Ulverston may close. There’s not a lot of detail in the story, but reading between the […]
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Bingo Boss Wins Customer Service Award
News of a top award for Stuart Booth the manager of the Mecca Bingo Club on Hartlepool Marina. Managing to beat of the challenge of another 100 competitors, he won the Sunrise Customer Service Champion award consisting of prize money of £2,000 and a trophy. I have to say, it takes a special kind of […]
Parlay Betting On Bingo
Parlay are the people behind what in my opinion is the best online bingo software, and the have a new spin on their online bingo offering. They’re in the process of launching a new side game to the Bingo called Bingo Bets™. This new game allows the player to bet on all sorts of game […]
Mecca Bingo Get Pro-Active, Nearly…
News from Mecca Bingo in Fishergate, York that they’re in the process of getting permission to erect a large smoking shelter at the front of the club in preparation for the ban in July. Read more… Sigh… They’re just not getting it are they? I hope they have more planned than this. Mecca are not […]
Neteller Chiefs In The Firing Line
More knock-on news revolving around the implementation of the USA’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The Canadian CEO and largest stake holder of the internet payment firm have been arrested and charged with “conspiring to transfer funds with the intent to promote illegal gambling” – although not under the hotly controversial UIGEA. As a result […]
Byron Bingo Superclub For Hucknall
Well, despite all the doom and gloom in the industry about the coming year, some people still have faith in Bingo as a winning business venture. Plans are afoot to take over the Byron Cinema in Hucknall, near Nottingham, and expand the current Bingo club creating a super club in the high street building they […]
Smoking Ban Tax Breaks
The Sunday Times has a report about the Bingo industry’s campaign to get a large tax break to offset the damage likely to be caused by the smoking ban when it comes in this year. Shockingly, the industry is forecasting that as many as 200 clubs could close – a quarter of all the UK’s […]
Lancaster Players Mourn Loss Of Local Gala
News of a Gala Bingo hall closure from Lancaster. The hall on King Street has been home to Bingo for some 35 years, and sounds like it’s another of those classy old cinema style buildings rich in Art Deco and history. It’s always sad to see another one go the way of the dodo. Regulars […]
Press Release Following The Online Bingo Europe Conference
The inaugural Online Bingo Europe conference was held in London at the start of December. The CEOs of a number of top online bingo operators met up to discuss developments in online gaming and plans for the year ahead. Here’s a round up of what events provided by the conference organisers, Bullet Busincess On December […]
Bingo’s Core Problems – And Some Potential Solutions
I’ve already mentioned the importance of the coming year to the bricks and mortar Bingo industry in my last post. If you’re new to the subject you may be wondering why there’s so much panic and concern given the fast approaching smoking ban. Brand Republic have a great article entitled ‘Bingo faces core problem’ which […]
