I never share with family and friends when I play bingo. Now you may say that is a selfish and ‘scrooge-like’ attitude but I do not want to get into the situation that some people do when they win big! The recent news this week of Sisters going to court to get a share of […]
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Another Big Bingo Prize Dispute Settled
I’ve covered a couple of stories recently about big Bingo prize wins going to court as they’ve been disputed, with the winner refusing to share with their Bingo partners. Well, another one has just been through the legal system in Chester, and this time the judge made the winner split her £50,000 win three ways. […]
Bingo Hall Boss Steals £31,000 From Hall
Bit of a downbeat news story in the Sunderland Echo about Helen Walker, boss of the Yoden Way Buckingham Bingo who was sentenced to 15 months for stealing £31,000 from the club safe. She was also guilty of fraud for £500 cashing vouchers that were intended for customers. It’s shocking to see a crime of […]
Swindon Mecca Bingo Closure Update
Just a quick update on yesterday’s post about the closure of the Swindon Mecca Bingo. This Is Wiltshire has a follow up story that the hall’s new owners, the Borough Council will be talking to Mecca Bingo about keeping the hall running for a time. Personally, I think it’s clutching at straws for the disappointed […]
Swindon’s Mecca Bingo Hall Closed
Just a quick mention of the news from This Is Wiltshire about the closure of Swindon’s Mecca Bingo. The club closed on Saturday, much to the dismay of its members who’d set up a petition to try and save the club. Once again, it’s a smaller old style of club that’s suffered, the members’ loss […]
Back To Bingo!
Didn’t win on the national the other day: all of my bets fell or pulled up………damn it!!!!!!!! but I have had a few days off and managed to go back home to Bognor Regis and had a Sunday night session at the local club there. It’s the first time I’ve been in a hall this […]
Yorkshire Ladies Prefer Online Bingo To Sex
The Yorkshire Evening Post has an interesting little article on research carried out by 888 Ladies. There’s a mass of figures about the game’s prominence in the Yorkshire area with claims that over 30,000 women are playing online bingo in Yorkshire, winning £18m a year in the process. Don’t get too excited though by the […]
Grand National Day!
The Grand national today reminds me of my early days working in an independent bingo club. We would always do a sweep stake with the staff and some of our regulars-it was always good because the race would be between the afternoon and evening sessions so we would all crowd round the TV during our […]
Bingo Halls In The News, Sales, Conversions And Innovations
Over the last couple of weeks, there’s been a number of stories I’ve seen featured about actual Bingo halls. Here’s a quick round up of the news and headlines about those halls. The newest story sees Carlton Bingo selling two of its Scottish clubs. The two clubs are the Station Road Carlton Bingo in Grangemouth, […]
NBGA Or Gala: Which Caller Of The Year Comp To Enter?
For the last couple of weeks I have been on facebook having a right conflab about the bingo caller of the year comp. This all stems from my disappointment that there were hardly any Gala entrants in the NBGA version of caller of the year last year. The consensus seems to be that my calling […]
