Whilst you might not have known it, the competition that has been going on for domination of the bingo industry has been running parallel in the casino industry. The Rank Group, owners of Mecca Bingo clubs across the UK, have bought out nearly all of the Coral owned Gala Casinos across the country. Grosvenor casinos […]
Author: Gareth
Another Battle Lost In the Blue Rinse War
In an effort to alter the demographic of bingo hall players, the Rank Group, owners of the Mecca Bingo chain, have over the past few years been investing in its ‘Full House’ concept. The idea was a simple one, make the venues ‘young person friendly’, and a younger audience will be attracted. The conversions of […]
It’s Official – Bingo Is Good For Health
Recently we have been saying that bingo may be good for your health. We are a bit biased about bingo, so it is good to have a third party view on the subject, and who better than Princeton University who have claimed that the pastime may have a positive effect on Alzheimer’s sufferers. The Neurological […]
Bingo – The Natural Buzz
We’re always talking about how much we love bingo; how it might even be good for your health and longevity, and how it is a cultural treasure. One thing we didn’t think we’d ever be reporting is how it could possibly be a cure for the abuse of cocaine. Apparently, Frankie Cocozza of X Factor […]
Bingo – The Healthy Option?
Not many people make it to their telegram from the Queen, but Gladys Mott of Furnace Green celebrated her 103rd birthday last week, and more than just struggling past the finish line, she is a very active lady. Among other activities, she plays bingo twice a week, without fail. She is a very independent lady […]
Would You Be a Named Winner?
Recently some lucky lady won £29,624 at Flutters bingo hall in Biggleswade in the first national win at the club in two years. Manager Martin Redmond said it was a great coup for the club, and apparently it caused a lot of excitement locally. We don’t know who the winner was, as she didn’t want […]
Portugese Bingo Madness
The comedian Al Murray once commented that if we had less laws we’d be France, and if we had more laws we’d be Germany, I wonder what his take would be on the latest bingo news from Portugal. Thirty Brits were recently arrested for playing bingo in a pub in Portugal without a license. They […]
Harry Potter Bingo
It’s great to hear of celebs playing bingo in a good old fashioned bingo hall, we’re sure a lot of them play online, but I doubt they are going to admit to that as they may fear it would ruin their credibility. While there’s nothing wrong with playing bingo online it’s also a privacy issue, […]
Playing Bingo Commissions Bingo Photographer
Playing Bingo have commissioned photographer Michael Hess to photograph more bingo halls in the UK. We already have some of his photographs, but, we loved them so much we decided to commission him to take some more. The original photographs were from his book Bingo And Social Club which was published in 2010, and was […]
New Club Pages Added
Being as it is Spring, we’ve decided to do a bit of spring cleaning on the site, which has meant creating some new Lost Halls pages to replace the Club Pages of halls that have closed down over the years. It is always sad to find out a club has closed, but, the good news […]
