What is the secret to a long and healthy life? A report a few years ago suggested that bingo kept the mind active and improved the brains functions, which could explain how this lady is celebrating her 102nd birthday!!!!! Anne from Bradford celebrated this momentous occasion by going down to her local bingo to have […]
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!
Justice In The Bingo
A man has been jailed for 4 years after trying to guarantee themselves a win in bingo…..by robbing the place. After an attempt to rob a social club, Shaun Grooby then moved on to his local bingo club in Aylesbury where he managed to gain access to the clubs safe and £25,000 in cash. Fortunately […]
A Journalist Who Has Actually Been To A Club For Longer Than Five Minutes
Check out this meaty article from the local press recently about modern day bingo. The thing I like about this is that the journalist writing the article has actually made the effort to get away from the ‘easy’ stereotypical view of the bingo industry. It actually portrays a truer view of the industry and also […]
You’ll Never Get Rid Of The Dabbers
A story has grabbed me this month about a club that has decided to turn it’s back on the 21st century bingo…..and is giving the traditional game another chance. For those of you that are not in the know the bingo world has changed in club in the last couple of years. Go to your […]
All The 999s – Lifesaving Time!
Nice sweet story in the press this week regarding a woman who’s life was saved by an off-duty paramedic whilst down at the bingo. Luckily the paramedic was at the right place at the right time because he was only dropping off his wife at the club and not playing himself. Heart attacks, unfortunately are […]
Another Club Closes
Well, another week, another bingo hall closes……..as the recession hits the country big style, a flagship club in Preston has to shut its doors just 2 short years after a big grand opening!!!!!! What makes it more poignant for me is that one of my bingo buddies and north-west bingo caller of the year Allen […]
The Boy’s Are Back In Bingo
The lads are back in the bingo!!!!.……although in a strictly online sense of the word. Apparently there study has found that nearly 1 in 5 players in the online bingo world are now male….. Now, regular readers of this website will know that we support the bingo playing men of this country; I’m a man […]
Prize And Party
Was browsing through one of the groups on a well known networking site and stumbled across a topic about Prize and Party and how to generate more income from these ancillary games. It’s a topic that is potentially crucial to the survival of the bingo industry; especially when you have to factor into it the […]
Bleeding Eck!
Hark at this article about a pensioner being booted out of her local bingo club because she was smoking a ‘pretend cigarette’!!!!!! Has the country gone well and truly mad; or is it just the bingo manager at this particular club. Apparently the pensioner was removed because it was ‘in the best interests of the […]
Still Holding Back On VAT Cuts
You would think that in a recession the government would be doing everything that they can to maintain the economy and keep people in work. However this still does not apply to the bingo industry who are still being unfairly taxed; with the ultimate result being club closures and job losses. Over 100 clubs have […]
