News today that Talarius, the gaming centre operator behind online slots and Bingo site CyberSlotz has seen a big growth in a short period. It’s thought that the Scottish smoking ban that started on 26 March and affects Bingo clubs could be partially responisble.
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Scottish Smoking Ban Halts Carlton’s Expansion Plans
Interesting to see a news report about prominent Scottish chain Carlton holding off expansion plans until losses caused by the smoking ban are clear. It seems in contrast to Gala’s news in April that fears of losses were offset by increased admissions to their clubs. Whilst annual profits are up for Carlton – they fear […]
Rank May Sell Off Prestige Casino
Rank, owners of the Mecca Bingo chain as well as a number of casinos and resturants are in discussion about selling off a prestigious casino from their portfolio – The Clermont Club. According to the article, the London casino is famed for its glamour, and for being a haunt of Lord Lucan. Approaches have been […]
UK Bingo News Round Up
A few stories popped up this last couple of days that I didn’t mention as I was heads down spending some dosh and reviewing Bingo sites for the review section. There’s now a review for Crown Bingo and Bingos UK if you’re looking for an insight into online bingo. A quick round up then of […]
The Secret History Of Bingo
There’s a great article at the Yorkshire Today website that looks at the shady part Bingo played in the funding of the two main parties during the post WW2 years. If you thought the scandals around funding and loans today was pretty shocking, it doesn’t hold a candle to the lenghts parties went too in […]
Crown Bingo Stands Alone
Crown Bingo announce that they are drop there link up with other online bingo clubs and be a stand alone supplier. This means smaller prizes but more chances of winning. Crown are also re-introducing a number of cheap 5p games during the day. Personally, that sounds like the better plan for me. I’d rather have […]
Top Ten Cease Takeover Talks
News from the city that the Bingo Hall chain Top Ten are no longer in talks for a takeover. “Further to the announcement made on 20 April 2006, the Board of Top Ten announces that the preliminary discussions regarding a possible offer for Top Ten have now ceased,”. Read More…(Dead Link)
Bingo News Round Up
Well, as I’ve been busy getting the new site up and running, I didn’t update the news section. So, without further a-do, here’s a round up of the stories I missed over the last couple of weeks. Firstly, a Swindon school’s vandalised pond was restored to full glory thanks to volunteers from the local Gala […]
Playing Bingo Gets A Facelift!
Welcome to the new look Playing Bingo. I’ve made a few changes to make the site more fun for people that enjoy Bingo. Firstly, our news section has changed to a blog format – this means I will be able to keep it update a lot easier and share my thoughts on news and events […]
April 2006 News Stories
TOP STORY: Bank Holiday Blackpool Fun – 25 April 2006 With the Bank Holiday around the corner, Blackpool Bingo has a number of free games and big prizes to celebrate. Read more…(Dead Link) Record Online Jackpot For Luton Lady – 21 April 2006 Lucky Jo Collins from Luton won a massive £162,000 jackpot playing Bingo […]
