Hello again, Sorry folk’s about not posting for a while…..it’s been a busy time with me as I have been moving house and visiting the family back in Bognor Regis: I am now away from the rather weird sounding Fishponds area of Bristol and am living in the more Regal sounding ‘Kingswood’. After rearranging rooms, […]
Category: Brett’s Corner
Get yourself comfy and pull up a web page – share a few minutes with the Bingo Caller Of The Year 2006 and Gala TV caller. Brett has been dropping by monthly with his own personal column, exclusive to Playing Bingo. Brett has written about his experiences as a bingo caller and is an ambassador for the game. Funny experiences, calling tips and lots of bingo related anecdotes are expected!
Hands Off Our Balls! Players Storm The Capital
The bingo industry have finally joined forces, along with customers and have stormed parliament to urge the government to reduce the bingo tax laws: Well, when I say storm; I really mean that on one of the hottest days of the year around three hundred players and staff visited the capital to stage a peaceful […]
Stop The Bullying Players…No Matter How Old They Are!
You would think in today’s climate that there would be plenty of seats available in the bingo hall to accommodate everyone. Well not for a 96 year old pensioner from Scotland who has now been banned from every club in the country after punching a manager in the face!!!! After finding out that her regular […]
I Like Very Much…Its Nice
Remember a couple of years ago when Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ invaded America causing mayhem, not to mention several lawsuits. Well his new alter-ego ‘Bruno’ has started where Borat left off; only this time he has upset the US bingo community!! A woman who ran a charity bingo game in America is suing the former […]
Watch Out Taxman…Bingo Wants It’s Money Back!
Yeah!!!!!!! Gordon Brown might have been perplexed the other day when the bingo player ranted at him about the unfair taxation on the bingo industry, but he will be fully aware of the game now as the bingo companies will be seeking to reclaim around £500 million for being overcharged on tax on ancilliary games. […]
Where’s My Hair?
Just a selfish little thing. I searched for my name on Youtube and this little gem popped up!!!!! Me on the automated bingo TV service. Thanks to the person that uploaded it (I think I know who you are!!) Click and watch it and maybe I’ll get a million hits!!!
You Don’t Need To See To Play Bingo!
Here is a story about a blind woman in the states who has won a battle to make electronic tickets audible when a claim is found so that she can stop the game. Apparently in the US, up until this judgement the consoles played on in bingo clubs there had to be silent. Over in […]
Ton Up Your Bad Selves!
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned about bingo’s oldest player at 102. Well, another centenarian has now entered the ‘record’ mix as perhaps being the player who has travelled the furthest to take part in a session of bingo!!!!! Jean is a former Scot who is now based in Canada, who, for her 100Th […]
You’ll Never Get Rid Of The Dabbers…Part 2…The Debate!
My main piece this month is a follow up to last months discussion over modern technology coming into the bingo clubs today. I ended the blog by stating that you can never get rid of the paper bingo but after reading articles this month I am not so sure. A woman was reported to have […]
How Low Can You Go?
What sort of lowlife would go to a social club to steal a pensioners handbag? THIS sort of man would and did. The good news is that he got caught: The bad news is that he got let off with just a community order. Bingo has always been known for being a friendly place where […]
