As of this week another bingo hall has bitten the dust. Top Ten Bingo in Blackwood, South Wales has been purchased by Picturedrome Cinemas, who are going to restore the venue to its original use as a cinema. Located on the High Street in Blackwood the bingo hall has been going full time since 1998, […]
Category: Land Bingo
Big Gala Bingo Sell Off?
Gala Coral may be selling their Gala Bingo clubs in an effort to ‘clean up’ their operation. Whilst this summer has been one of the best for the past twenty years or so, the bad news for bingo clubs is that numbers have been down during an uncharacteristic run of ‘beer garden weather’. While we’ve […]
Bingo Players Object To 50 Shades Lessons
A Cambridgeshire village hall has been left red-faced today as ‘relationship lessons’ held at the hall have turned out to be lessons in horseplay, whip included! The Peer Rope Cambridge booked the hall for the lessons, but as they began it became clear that rather than traditional relationship advice, this stuff was a bit raunchy, […]
Mecca Group Rank Buy Out Gala Casinos
Whilst you might not have known it, the competition that has been going on for domination of the bingo industry has been running parallel in the casino industry. The Rank Group, owners of Mecca Bingo clubs across the UK, have bought out nearly all of the Coral owned Gala Casinos across the country. Grosvenor casinos […]
Another Battle Lost In the Blue Rinse War
In an effort to alter the demographic of bingo hall players, the Rank Group, owners of the Mecca Bingo chain, have over the past few years been investing in its ‘Full House’ concept. The idea was a simple one, make the venues ‘young person friendly’, and a younger audience will be attracted. The conversions of […]
It’s Official – Bingo Is Good For Health
Recently we have been saying that bingo may be good for your health. We are a bit biased about bingo, so it is good to have a third party view on the subject, and who better than Princeton University who have claimed that the pastime may have a positive effect on Alzheimer’s sufferers. The Neurological […]
Bingo – The Natural Buzz
We’re always talking about how much we love bingo; how it might even be good for your health and longevity, and how it is a cultural treasure. One thing we didn’t think we’d ever be reporting is how it could possibly be a cure for the abuse of cocaine. Apparently, Frankie Cocozza of X Factor […]
Bingo – The Healthy Option?
Not many people make it to their telegram from the Queen, but Gladys Mott of Furnace Green celebrated her 103rd birthday last week, and more than just struggling past the finish line, she is a very active lady. Among other activities, she plays bingo twice a week, without fail. She is a very independent lady […]
Would You Be a Named Winner?
Recently some lucky lady won £29,624 at Flutters bingo hall in Biggleswade in the first national win at the club in two years. Manager Martin Redmond said it was a great coup for the club, and apparently it caused a lot of excitement locally. We don’t know who the winner was, as she didn’t want […]
Portugese Bingo Madness
The comedian Al Murray once commented that if we had less laws we’d be France, and if we had more laws we’d be Germany, I wonder what his take would be on the latest bingo news from Portugal. Thirty Brits were recently arrested for playing bingo in a pub in Portugal without a license. They […]
