Big news in the online bingo world – the Bingo network provider Globalcom Limited has been bought by the online gambling firm 888.com. The Chief Executive Officer of 888, Gigi Levy said it was purchased with the aim of “diversifying our product offering”. 888 are not the first of the UK’s big, publicly traded, online […]
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Tearful Farewell To Islington’s Mecca Club
The Islington Gazette run a story on the closure of the Essex Road Mecca Club. It’s a sad time for many of the regular elders – even with a bus service being laid on, there will be no replacing what’s been lost. It will have been like a second home to many of the regulars […]
Gala To Drop Sharon Osbourne?
I missed this news from last week, but it’s worth repeating. Apparently, Gala Bingo are considering dropping Sharon Osbourne as their celebrity face for their brand. Given the amount of work and branding that Sharon’s invoved in, the decision to replace will not be taken “lightly.” Now, I’ve sort of mentioned this use of personalities […]
Brett’s Corner – March 2007
Welcome to Brett’s Corner – a monthly column by the 2006 Bingo Caller Of The Year and GalaTV caller Brett Hyrjak. Bingo Caller Of The Year: My Journey So Far My first experience of calling was a daunting one, as I had been working in Bingo for about two months, and I knew that the […]
Play Bingo At Gala, Get Nectar Points
Gala Bingo have signed up to the Nectar loyalty scheme, creating what’s claimed to be the first “long-time loyalty scheme for bingo players”. It’s not unusual for clubs to give people the chances to earn points for prizes for attending, so this is will not be too strange for your average Bingo player. From June […]
Brett Hyrjak Interview
Brett Hyrjak sprung to fame around these parts back in November 2006, when he won the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year competition. I caught up with him to ask him a few questions about preparing for the competition and what’s happened since. The full interview with Brett Hyrjak is the first in the new […]
Ladbrokes Bingo – As Seen On TV
Online Bingo is getting some major exposure on TV the last few months, and Ladbrokes Bingo are the latest to raise brand awareness with a couple of TV adverts that start running this week. What’s more, it’s the first time in its 120 year history that Ladbrokes have advertised directly on the television, so this […]
William Hill Drops Out Of Chase For Rank
Well, I posted before about the chance that William Hill might have been up for a takeover bid at Rank. However, David Harding, Chief executive at William Hill has put pay to the speculation stating that William Hill would not be making a move on Rank. He cites the current climate as one of the […]
Brighouse Bingo Blow
Bingo players in the West Yorkshire town of Brighouse could soon find their beloved Bingo hall shutting down. According to a report at Brighouse Today, The Kingsway Bingo Hall in Huddersfield Road has had its future put in doubt with a submission of plans to the local council for a change of use of the […]
Opening Night At Preston’s New Bingo Club
We highlighted the opening of new Bingo halls recently, showing that all was not just doom and gloom in the Bingo world. Preston Today have a gallery of the opening night at the new Buckingham Bingo hall on Gateway Park in New Hall Lane. Almost a 1000 Bingo players were there for the event which […]
