I have to start by saying that I find this story particularly shocking. According to the report in the Daily Mail, pensioner and longtime member of the Mecca Bingo, Rosalyn Clemson has been banned from every single Mecca Bingo in the UK. Her crime was organising a trip for other club members to a rival […]
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Ton Up Your Bad Selves!
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned about bingo’s oldest player at 102. Well, another centenarian has now entered the ‘record’ mix as perhaps being the player who has travelled the furthest to take part in a session of bingo!!!!! Jean is a former Scot who is now based in Canada, who, for her 100Th […]
2009 Online Bingo Award Nominations Announced
With the 2009 Online Bingo Summit barely weeks away, the nominations have been announced for the 2nd Annual Online Bingo Industry Awards. Interesting to note there’s been some changes in the way the votes will be awarded this year. Following last year’s event I had concerns that the voting for the event was unfair as […]
Derelict Glasgow Bingo Hall Destroyed
Spotted this story on the BBC earlier about the fire that caused a lot of damage at the derelict County Bingo hall on Eglington Street in Glasgow. The building shut back in 2003 as a bingo hall, and has been disused ever since. The building was on the Buildings At Risk list but unfortunately The […]
888 Looking To Buy Cashcade
According to the Telegraph, on of the UK’s leading online bingo networks is the target of some pretty hefty competition to buy it. Cashcade, the people behind top flight bingo site such as Foxy Bingo and Cheeky Bingo are currently being vigorously pursued by a number of gaming companies. As well as its own network, […]
The Bingo Association Tackle The Government With Facebook
There’s been a few more stories floating around about the backlash against the rise in bingo tax at the last budget. Here’s another one this time from Rochdale, and one from Lothian. Interestingly, The Bingo Association has turned to the world of web 2.0 to try and get their message across with a campaign on […]
Online Bingo Battle – Virtue Fusion Vs St Minver
One other thing that’s caught my attention as well the last couple of weeks is the movement of sites from the St Minver network to Virtue Fusion. Rather than throw it in with the other rash of stories in the last post, it’s something I wanted to look at in a bit more detail, given […]
Bingo Splurge – Big Catch Up
It’s been a busy month for me, I’ve had a number of work related things to sort out, and spent almost a week in Amsterdam rubbing shoulders with operators and fellow webmasters at a couple of conferences targeting affiliates. There’s been a lot happening that I just haven’t had the chance to cover. So, for […]
You’ll Never Get Rid Of The Dabbers…Part 2…The Debate!
My main piece this month is a follow up to last months discussion over modern technology coming into the bingo clubs today. I ended the blog by stating that you can never get rid of the paper bingo but after reading articles this month I am not so sure. A woman was reported to have […]
How Low Can You Go?
What sort of lowlife would go to a social club to steal a pensioners handbag? THIS sort of man would and did. The good news is that he got caught: The bad news is that he got let off with just a community order. Bingo has always been known for being a friendly place where […]
