A new gallery has just been added to our Lost Halls section courtesy of Charles S.P. Jenkins, a keen photographer who has supplied us with a lovely set of photographs that he took himself. The gallery is of Gala Bingo in Powis Street, Woolwich, London, and like the previous set of the Slough Adelphi, includes […]
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Two Big Wins At Opera Bingo
Opera Bingo only have three clubs, so for two to pay out fairly big wins in the space of a week is good going. The first win was last Sunday at Opera Bingo in Whitehaven, when a lucky lady won £28,500. Then, last Tuesday, a £23,000 jackpot was scooped at Workington Opera Bingo, another Cumbria […]
Slough Gala Bingo Gallery, New Lost Halls And Club Finder Additions
The exterior of Slough Gala Bingo For those of you with an interest in the halls we feature at the site, I’d like to highlight some of the new galleries and pages recently added. Kicking off are a collection of photographs kindly provided by Charles Jenkins, providing a great record of the decor, fittings and […]
Prisoners Win Bingo Cash
It has been announced today that an inquiry is to be launched after it was reported that prisoners in some of Britain’s most high profile jails have been given cash prizes for playing bingo games while incarcerated. The inquiry will centre on activities in Wakefield Prison and other top security jails, where some of the […]
Ellesmere Mecca Bingo Do More For Charity
Click here to play at Mecca Bingo Staff at Ellesmere Port Mecca Bingo have already gained a good reputation for their charitable works in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. We reported a while back about their progress, so we thought we’d follow up with what they are up to at the moment. Their latest […]
Can Big Bingo Chains Attract Online Players From Their Clubs?
Click here to play at Gala Bingo Gala Bingo have just starting promoting an online bingo offer to their land based club members. Anyone who plays in their local club on the 25th of October 2012 will receive a bonus code that will enable them to access 10 hours of Free Superbooks, with £10,000 in […]
Money Saver Visits Bingo Hall
Money Saving expert Martin Lewis of Breakfast TV fame recently visited Point Bingo in Bracknell? So, why was the money saving guru visiting a bingo hall? Was he out scouting for the best in bingo promotions? Was he merely doing what the other patrons were, enjoying a casual flutter? Or was he up to something […]
Bingo Brings Community Together
Having recently remarked on the idea of bingo as being an exemplar of ‘community’, it’s pleasing to see that bingo is back in North Edinburgh, and it’s taking place in a community centre. More poignantly, the setting up of the sessions are part of a funded project aimed at helping communities. So, it would appear […]
Bingo And John Major?
There was a recent article in The Economist about the sad demise of many bingo halls. The article was a succinct description of bingo’s ‘place within society’, including a ‘potted history’ of bingo over the last century and also a bit of a lament. The one thing about the article this author disagrees with is […]
Miles Baron Is New Bingo Association Chief Executive
The Bingo Association has announced that their current Chief Executive, Paul Talboys, has resigned with effect from today. Miles Baron is to take up the post as of Monday 8th October. Mr Talboys has been with the Association since May 2000, and has obviously seen the bingo industry through arguably its most turbulent era, one […]
