The story about the bingo manager who got sent to jail for stealing £31,000 from her employers does not surprise me. Although I never saw anything on a huge scale like this, I have seen instances of money being ‘borrowed’ from the staff in clubs that I have worked at. When you are working in […]
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!
Regional Finals: Well Done Andrew
Well Gala’s (thats Gala’s…….not the NBGA!!!!!) caller of the year regional finals have been completed and a big well done to one of my former relief callers, Andrew who scooped the prize for the south-east region. There are 11 regions in the Gala company so Andrew will be faced with 10 other regional finalists in […]
Big Wins…Keep or Share?
I never share with family and friends when I play bingo. Now you may say that is a selfish and ‘scrooge-like’ attitude but I do not want to get into the situation that some people do when they win big! The recent news this week of Sisters going to court to get a share of […]
Back To Bingo!
Didn’t win on the national the other day: all of my bets fell or pulled up………damn it!!!!!!!! but I have had a few days off and managed to go back home to Bognor Regis and had a Sunday night session at the local club there. It’s the first time I’ve been in a hall this […]
Grand National Day!
The Grand national today reminds me of my early days working in an independent bingo club. We would always do a sweep stake with the staff and some of our regulars-it was always good because the race would be between the afternoon and evening sessions so we would all crowd round the TV during our […]
NBGA Or Gala: Which Caller Of The Year Comp To Enter?
For the last couple of weeks I have been on facebook having a right conflab about the bingo caller of the year comp. This all stems from my disappointment that there were hardly any Gala entrants in the NBGA version of caller of the year last year. The consensus seems to be that my calling […]
“Bring It Back Bingo” Celebrities Coming To Gala TV!
Over the weekend there are loads of special offers coming to you on Gala TV (Sky channel 841) Free bingo, rising ladder prizes and comedy bingo are all in the schedule; but one thing you have got to watch out for is a promotion this Saturday called ‘Bring it back bingo’ Over the next four […]
Bingo Budget Blues!
What is going on with this double taxation malarkey? It seems pretty obvious to me: Every other gaming establishment has only got one form of tax to pay, so why is this not the case with the bingo industry? Once again the government are prioritising filling there coffers with our money before looking at the […]
Biggest Ever Winner On Gala TV!
Hello, Just got back from a busy night of work (it is nearly 3am you know!) and i forgot to mention to you guys sooner (what with all the ‘Eggs’ hype!) that our little bingo channel (Sky 841 Gala TV…..plug,plug,plug) gave away our biggest ever win on Sunday 24th February!!!! Margaret1223 called a full house […]
Eggheads 1 Bingo Callers 0!
Well I’m sure you all know by now that the Eggheads trounced the bingo callers of the year last Friday!! It’s strange because even though it is only a week ago in most peoples minds, to me the whole day began over four months ago in Shepherds Bush!! The national bingo game had called me […]
