While it is difficult to find the true meaning of anything, it appears one potential true meaning of bingo to strike off the list is money, well, according to the Mirror anyway. That’s not to say that they are wrong though, as lately a lot of people, including politicians have been coming forward to support […]
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What’s New At Brand New Bingo?
When it comes to naming your online bingo brand it would seem that operators are finding it more and more difficult. The latest to launch is called Brand New Bingo and whilst it is just as the name suggests currently, it won’t be for long. The word new has many connotations – something that has […]
Wolf Whistle Bingo Ban
When it comes to behaviour in bingo clubs, because of the generally sedate nature of the setting, nothing outrageous really happens, especially if you compare with pubs and clubs. There has been the occasional scuffle caused by queue jumping, but as a rule most outbreaks tend to be a storm in a teacup. The latest […]
Numerous Online Bingo Site Closures
Often the news we bring you here at Playing Bingo is about new brands that are launching on line, it’s quite a rarity to be reporting on the closure of a brand but in February 2013 quite a few shut their virtual doors! February also heralded the arrival of some new brands (Tickety Boo Bingo […]
Bingo Taxation Petition Delivered To Downing Street
A petition with over 300,000 signatures has at last been handed in to Downing Street in the hope that it will show our political leaders how important the bingo industry is to many people across the country. The signature forms in support of the Boost Bingo campaign were delivered in four trolleys by a celebratory […]
GSN Buys Bash Gaming For Undisclosed Sum
Bingo Bash is one of the biggest social bingo apps available with more than 4 million monthly users, so a $170 million estimate doesn’t seem awfully high for the acquisition of Bash Gaming by GSN Games that has just been announced. Social bingo and casino apps are big business and Bingo Bash is no different. […]
Changes And Improvements To The National Bingo Game
If any of our readers have visited the Creative Corner here at Playing Bingo then you will know that it was quite a few years ago that I first visited a land based bingo hall. Once I’d realised that it wasn’t all blue rinses and walking frames, I was a regular before switching my focus […]
Tory Turn About For Bingo?
The world of politics is a we all now know, a game played by mainly public school educated career minded individuals. The whole process of politicking has long since dropped the straight policy model, and is now a full-on American style popularity contest with the tweet being almost as important as the white paper. Bandwagons […]
Bingo Riot Bites The Dust
We’ve seen quite a shakeup in the online bingo industry this year, and this weekend we’ve heard about yet another site closing its doors. We visited Bingo Riot, on the Winners Bingo Network over the weekend, but the site has gone, completely vanished and players are being redirected to Play 2 Win on the same […]
Last Call For Bingo Blake
Jobs come and go, but if you find a job you love it’s great if you can hang on to it, which is what bingo caller Blake Robson has been doing for the past 23 years. Mind you, if you’re a club with the man voted Bingo Caller Of The Year you’d be reluctant to […]
