Bingo has always had a reputation as being for the older generation with references often made about “purple rinses” (or blue for that matter) and bingo wings but for quite some time now land based bingo halls have been working to attract the younger generation through the doors. The world of online bingo hasn’t suffered […]
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102 Years Old And Still Playing Bingo
In the past there have been numerous studies that reveal playing bingo can keep the mind active and it would appear for one centenarian this certainly seems to be the case. The Chronicle Live posted a news article about 102 year old Isabella Bell who continues to play at her local club and what’s more, […]
Bingo Bytes Testimonial Farce
Click here to play at Bingo Bytes There are so many online bingo brands available to choose from on the Internet but unfortunately not all are of a high standard. Bingo Bytes is one such brand and a look around their home page soon makes you realise why if you look closely enough. The home […]
Introducing The 1st Playing Bingo Short Story Competition
Budding authors take note, Playing Bingo is launching a brand new competition that will be right up your street. We’ve got some great prizes up for grabs in our Short Story Competition, with a top prize of £300; and, unlike many other short story competitions it’s free to enter, as long as you’re over 18 […]
Marwyn Gaming Purchase More Bingo Halls
There’s been movement in the retail bingo over the last couple of years that the site here fell quiet, and I’ve spotted a number of clubs in our club finder who’ve changed hands / owners whilst checking through. As there’s no central place to check on who runs which bingo clubs here in the UK, […]
New History Piece By Dr. Carolyn Downs
Those of you out there that enjoy a good delve into history and culture of UK bingo are in for a treat. The historian Dr. Carolyn Downs is back with another history piece, this time taking a look at bingo’s famous number names, their origins and meanings, and their place in the English language. The […]
A Full House For Bingo Player
The News And Star newspaper recently ran a story title “Cumbrian Woman ‘Wins’ A Husband At Bingo” about a player who bagged herself a hubby thanks to a visit to her local bingo hall. This is winning with a difference and there’s now a full house for this bingo player as she has two children […]
Designing Your Online Bingo Homepage
One of my jobs here at Playing Bingo is to review all of the online bingo sites available on the internet so as you can imagine, with over 350 brands, I am kept quite busy! What never fails to amaze me about the design of many a brand online today is the complete disconnection with […]
MummyWoo Wins Jackpot At BingoCams Celebrity Event
Click here to play at BingoCams BingoCams hosted their first ever Celebrity Event on Friday 6th April where Brooke Kinsella took to the webcams to give away a whole plethora of prizes including a £1,000 guaranteed jackpot. The lucky winner was ‘Mummywoo’ but the event had more than this jackpot on offer with a “well-known” […]
Gavin Henson Defended By Brits Bingo
Click here to play at Brits Bingo There are many online bingo sites that have used celebrities to endorse their product; we have seen Jordan front Foxy Bingo in the past, Vic Reeves was once the face of 888 Ladies and Gavin Henson is the face of Brits Bingo. Today saw the news that Nestle […]
