The Bingo Association have posted a couple of news posts the last couple of days that will be of interest to the operators out there. First up, there’s a reminder that all VAT Reclaims for the period between 1973 – 1996 have to be lodged by the cut-off deadline of March the 31st. I have […]
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Gala Bingo Loses Its Credit Insurance Cover
Just a quick heads up on this story about the withdrawal of Gala Coral Group’s credit insurance by the insurers Euler Hermes. Gala aren’t alone in this, a number of other big retail chains have also had their cover pared back as a result of the current financial situation. Over at Bingo News they have […]
It’s Like Four Seasons In One Day…As Crowded House Once Sang!
Crikey! Have you looked out of the window recently! Its like the north pole out there. What I can’t seem to fathom though is how come on Monday the transport system ground to a halt and increased my journey time from London to Bristol from just over 2and a half hours to just over 4 […]
The Results Of The BingoPort.co.uk Player Awards 2009
Well, it’s been a busy weekend for me here in London, catching up with people who work in the online bingo field and finding out about some of the interesting things planned for online bingo players in the near future. More on that in later posts. The main draw for myself happened on Friday night, […]
BingoPort.co.uk Player Awards
Following on from my moan about the pointless Which Bingo Awards earlier this month, it’s refreshing to see another large online bingo portal come up with something a bit closer to the kind of awards I’d like to see for the industry. The BingoPort.co,uk Player’s Choice Awards is open to the site’s large membership to […]
Should Retail Bingo Take A Lesson From The Underground Rebel Bingo Club?
I was intrigued by a story on the wires today about a special Bingo night called the The Underground Rebel Bingo Club. The weekly event takes place in The Mission Room in Exmouth Market in Finsbury, London. The event is a mix of cabaret and Bingo that’s fast attracting the sort of audience that traditional […]
He’s Back – Foxy Bingo’s £10million Marketing Spree
I’ve spotted a lot of talk on a number of bingo blogs about a teaser advert featuring a spinning mirrorball flying to earth, with the sting “He’s Back” and “£1 Million Must Be Won”. There was a lot of speculation around who the ‘he’ could be on a number of sites, and you could enter […]
A Couple Of Good News Bingo Stories
It’s always good to see positive stories about the game of Bingo, and the last couple of days there’s been a couple of nice features around the online press worthy of mention. First up, my favourite UK online bingo provider tombola continue to lead the marketplace and grow. In fact it’s growing so much that […]
The Deal Regent Closes – New Lost Halls Page
I spotted the news story early last week about the closure of the Regent Bingo in Deal, Kent. The club is an independently run one, and has been in the Bingo business since the mid 60s and remarkably, run by the same person since its opening. The club’s managing director Robin Bloom blames the smoking […]
More On The Presidents Step Mum
The last post about Obama’s mum was taken from a local newspaper’s website………..now she’s nationwide baby yeah!!!!! Appearing in the majority of the papers yesterday was the story of Kezia going to her Step-sons inauguration with various plugs from different companies along the way!!!!! I hope she has a great time; but one piece of […]
