There’s been a lot on Bingo in the mainstream media the last week. We already mentioned the Guardian’s piece on St Minver’s survey, but there’s been a couple more notable items since then that I’ve not had a chance to mention and catch up on. First up, the business section of The Times Online has […]
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St Minver’s Bingo Survey And Its Flaws
The Guardian website run an article yesterday on the returns from a recent Bingo survey run by the online bingo network St Minver. The results show that as many as one in ten Bingo players will give up playing at Bingo halls because of the smoking ban – and one in three will play less […]
Brett’s Corner – May 2007
Welcome to Brett’s Corner – a monthly column by the 2006 Bingo Caller Of The Year and GalaTV caller. All The Luck Of The Balls… Bingo superstitions. They’re a strange thing aren’t they? Every time I play bingo at my local club I always try and buy my tickets for the game as late as […]
The American Invasion
Bit of a day looking at some important Bingo news from across the pond – partially because it will impact on UK Bingo players and partially because they roused my attention enough to mention them. We’ll start with some fall-out from the farce in hypocrisy and moralization known as the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement […]
Mecca To Sell Halls
The Rank Group, the company behind Mecca Bingo are set to further cut back on their Bingo holding with news that they plan to sell off around 10 of their 103 Bingo Halls. This news is on top of the nine clubs closed in recent months. The clubs are the ones most under threat from […]
Mecca Admissions Fall
A year after the smoking bans introduction in Scotland a year ago, Mecca has revealed it’s seen a 10% drop in admissions. It’s also seen a like-for-like drop in sales of 17%. Things are starting to improve as the spending per customer is increasing. The news follows Carlton Bingo’s announcements of its drop in profits […]
Baby Named After Bingo Club
Bit of a quick end of the news style story from Metro today. Congratulations to Shelly Smith on the birth of her new baby girl. She went into labour at the Castleford Gala Bingo Club, and as a result – named her Mika Jade Gala. Good job she never went into labour in the Castleford […]
Smoking Ban Starts In Northern Ireland
Given all the news on the smoking ban recently, I forgot to mention that the ban is now in place in Northern Ireland. The ban came into effect from Monday 30th April and is expected to have the same impact on the Bingo industry in Northern Ireland as it did in Scotland. The ban is […]
Carlton Bingo’s Profits Hit Hard By Smoking Ban
News today from the Scotsman that the independent Scottish chain Carlton Bingo have suffered a massive drop in profits following the first year under the smoking ban. They posted their annual accounts yesterday showing a drop of 62% in the profits. The chain has already closed three of its halls, and there’s concerns that more […]
Exeter Bingo Smokers Denied Shelter
Smokers at the Mecca Bingo on North Street in Exeter are set to get rained on as their local council has rejected plans for an external smoking shelter. They were concerned that the shelter wouldn’t compliment Grade II listed building.
