Buzz Bingo have been emailing their members about Buzz Balance, a single wallet solution that allows them to use their funds both online and in their retail clubs. It’s due to launch in the near future, rolling out to clubs in September and October 2020, and is billing itself a secure method to use your […]
Category: Land Bingo
Buzz Bingo To Close 26 Clubs
Sad news for retail bingo today as Buzz Bingo announces the closure of 26 of its halls in the wake of the Covid 19 lockdown and restrictions on business. The list of clubs that will not reopen is as follows. Chatham Salford Salisbury Antelope Park Banbury Boston Bournemouth Bridlington Carlisle Chorley Cramlington Derby Foresters Edinburgh […]
Will Your Bingo Club Reopen?
So, it’s been announced by Boris, Bingo Halls can reopen from the 4th of July after the big coronavirus lockdown of past months. However, the big question is, will they? At the moment there’s not a lot of detail out there about what the plans are. With the 4th of July ten days away, we […]
How To Organise A Game Of Street Bingo
As lockdown continues, and we’re all missing our trip out to the local bingo hall – but there is still hope. I’ve been seeing groups of people playing bingo in the street as this goes on, it’s becoming a popular way of breaking the quarantine boredom, having a bit of social fun and raising morale. […]
Could Coronavirus Kill Off Your Local Bingo Hall?
As the dangers of Coronavirus (Covid-19) are being sensationally played-out across the media, it’s starting to feel like we’re on the brink of something unprecedented. There are lots of concerns about the dangers posed, lots of fear and panic-buying gripping the public, often misplaced and misinformed. As I write, Italy spends its first days in […]
Donna Kunyo Wins Bingo Caller Of The Year 2019
Congratulations to Donna Kunyo who won the National Bingo Game Bingo Caller Of The Year 2019 last night at the grand final in Birmingham. Donna was crowned the winner from the 6 regional finalists, bagging the coverted title of Caller Of The Year (the first for 12 years!) and a £1,000 cash prize. Donna will […]
The Return Of The Bingo Caller Of The Year
Feels like a lifetime ago that we were last covering the Bingo Caller Of They Year, when Blake Robson took the crown from our very own columnist Brett Hyrjak back in 2007. That was 12 years ago, and while there have been some poorly publicised chain only competitions in the intervening decade and a bit, […]
Buzz Bingo, Bringing The ‘Buzz’ Back?
For many years now retail bingo has been trying to shake the image of the blue rinse brigade. If you visit your local club you’ll find a more younger demographic in attendance than you might expect and Gala Leisure are hopeful that this becomes the norm as Gala rebrands to Buzz Bingo! The new […]
Club 2000 Boasts £50K National Game Bingo Winner
A regular player at the Club 2000 Bingo hall on Aspects Leisure Park in Bedford recently landed herself an impressive National Bingo game win, one worth £50,000! The 52 year old who is a support worker, a mother of five and grandmother of 14 is understandably over the moon but has chosen to remain anonymous. […]
Gala Bingo, Scunthorpe To Make Changes
The Gala Bingo club in Winterton Road, Scunthorpe opened in November 1996 with an investment of a whopping £4.5 million. Back then the venue used to host live shows and celebrities like Roy Walker, Little and Large, Bobby Davro and Cannon and Ball have all appeared there. However, since the drop in numbers the hall […]
