While it is difficult to find the true meaning of anything, it appears one potential true meaning of bingo to strike off the list is money, well, according to the Mirror anyway. That’s not to say that they are wrong though, as lately a lot of people, including politicians have been coming forward to support […]
Category: Land Bingo
Wolf Whistle Bingo Ban
When it comes to behaviour in bingo clubs, because of the generally sedate nature of the setting, nothing outrageous really happens, especially if you compare with pubs and clubs. There has been the occasional scuffle caused by queue jumping, but as a rule most outbreaks tend to be a storm in a teacup. The latest […]
Bingo Taxation Petition Delivered To Downing Street
A petition with over 300,000 signatures has at last been handed in to Downing Street in the hope that it will show our political leaders how important the bingo industry is to many people across the country. The signature forms in support of the Boost Bingo campaign were delivered in four trolleys by a celebratory […]
Changes And Improvements To The National Bingo Game
If any of our readers have visited the Creative Corner here at Playing Bingo then you will know that it was quite a few years ago that I first visited a land based bingo hall. Once I’d realised that it wasn’t all blue rinses and walking frames, I was a regular before switching my focus […]
Tory Turn About For Bingo?
The world of politics is a we all now know, a game played by mainly public school educated career minded individuals. The whole process of politicking has long since dropped the straight policy model, and is now a full-on American style popularity contest with the tweet being almost as important as the white paper. Bandwagons […]
Last Call For Bingo Blake
Jobs come and go, but if you find a job you love it’s great if you can hang on to it, which is what bingo caller Blake Robson has been doing for the past 23 years. Mind you, if you’re a club with the man voted Bingo Caller Of The Year you’d be reluctant to […]
Sale Mecca Player Scoops New Jackpot
They say all good things come to those who wait and that has turned out to be true for the very lucky Pat Alcock of Manchester, who has just scooped the first Mecca Bingo National Jackpot at the tender age of 74. She won a whopping £115,000 on Saturday at the local club in Sale. […]
Corrie Comes To Mecca Bingo
Coronation Street is the nation’s favourite soap (that’s official, it regularly outdoes East Enders in the viewing figures!). Bingo is one of the nation’s favourite games, and we’re talking about people actually playing, not watching the game. So it’s great when the two of them come together as they did recently when Coronation Street star […]
Time To Get Rid Of eBingo?
Ever since electronic bingo was introduced it has been subject to mixed opinions. Some players see it as a good thing as it moves bingo into the 21st Century, others see it as a bad thing precisely because of that, they don’t want to be moved in the 21st Century, they’d rather the old one. […]
Charity Bingo In Braunton
Bingo is not just about bingo halls and clubs, the game takes places in countless small venues across the country every week. And, the main reason many events are held is to raise money for charity. Of course the big chains do their bit for charity, most noticeably over Christmas with several clubs setting up […]
