Well, I’ve been busy the last week running through the information I gathered at the 2008 Online Bingo Summit. I attended the event last month in London and took lots of notes which I’ve been shaping it into a number of articles and opinion pieces for the site. You can read all the Bingo Summit […]
Blog
Gambling And Social Responsibility Forum – MMU September
I’ve been speaking to the Bingo historian Dr Carolyn Downs again this last week, and as it will be of interest to people in the industry I said I would mention this event she’s involved with. The Gambling And Social Responsibility Forum will me held at the Manchester Metropolitan University on the 2nd of September […]
Michael Edwards Wins Gala Bingo Caller Of The Year
The grand final of Gala Bingo’s in house calling competition was held yesterday in Birmingham. Seven callers from around the regions of the UK met to contest the title in a special session. For the second year in a row, the title was won by Michael Edwards of the Stratford Gala Bingo. Brett Hyrjak was […]
Gala Bingo Caller Of The Year 2008 Grand Final
ITS SUNDAY 29TH JUNE TODAY AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT UP TO 10am: Me and the missus are on the motorway travelling to Birmingham to watch the gala caller of the year grand final. It’s going to be a weird one for me as this will be my first competition where i will be […]
Double The Slots For Bingo Industry
So, the long awaited announcement is in. Bingo clubs in the UK have been given a small helping hand from the government in the form of an easing of restrictions on the amount of high stakes gaming machines allowed. The Gambling Act 2005 restricted the amount of these machines (classified as B3) allowed in clubs […]
Bingo Association Awaits Slot Machine Announcement
The Bingo Association posted yesterday that it was impatient at the lack of a response from the Government. It’s been more than 50 days since to the Minister for Sport’s promises of good news for the industry with regards to change the limits of £500 jackpot slots allowed in Bingo clubs. Their protestations might just […]
Big News Roundup – Closures, SkyBingo, Gala TV, Rank And Callers Competition
With the Online Bingo Summit this week, and the run-up to it previously, I’ve let lots of little stories slide under the radar and go unmentioned. So, to right that wrong, here’s a bit of a headline blast for you. First up I wanted to flag a couple of Bingo hall closures, which as you […]
Gala TV Soft Launch On The Internet!
I know this is some more shameless plugging……..but I don’t care! One of the most common comments I get from bingo players when I speak to them about Gala TV is that ‘oh I haven’t got Sky so I can’t watch it!’. Well that’s no excuse now because you can now watch and play with […]
2008 Online Bingo Awards – The Results
I’m just relaxing now after two hectic days at the 3rd Online Bingo Summit in London. I’ve not had a chance to stop since the event began, so I thought I’d quickly catch up with a post about the 1st Online Bingo Awards, which were presented last night as a part of the summit. The […]
2008 Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition Cancelled
Why do these big stories always come when I’m away on my flaky internet connection? Luckily Brett was in there getting the story up in my stead over on his blog. My heart sank when I saw the headline earlier, but due to what the National Bingo Game Association calls ‘considerable challenges’, the 2008 Bingo […]
