Sad news of another small club closure from Belper in Derbyshire. The town’s Bingorama club in King Street has been forced to close citing both the smoking ban and current tax regime as creating an ‘economically unviable’ business. The club is owned by Stylus Sports – it’s been in business for 37 years. UPDATE: The […]
Category: Land Bingo
A Tale Of Two Bingo Callers
For those of you interested in the art of calling Bingo, we have a double whammy of content to enjoy today. Our regular columnist and the reigning Bingo Caller Of The Year, Brett Hyrjak, is back with his latest piece. It sees him writing about his part in the current competition, where he’s been touring […]
Avoid Prize Share Disputes With Our Agreement
Following on from the recent posts about big money Bingo prize share disputes, I thought I’d take action myself in an attempt to help UK Bingo players avoid these disputes in future. In the last post I mentioned that maybe the clubs could provide a form that people can could use to formalise the agreement […]
Last Of The Bingo Caller Of The Year Heats
Well, the stage is now set for an epic showdown of Bingo calling talent in London on the 25th November. The last two regional heats of the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year were held in the last week – so we now have the full line up for the event. The Wales heat was […]
Southampton Bingo Hall Closes Its Doors
Another independent Bingo Hall has closed its doors over the weekend, as a direct result of the effects of the Smoking Ban. The New Century Bingo Club in Woolston, Southampton had its final session yesterday. Like many of the smaller clubs around the UK, the hall had previously been a cinema until it was converted […]
England’s First Mecca Millionaire
I can’t keep up with these million pound games! Mecca were expecting 1 winner every 45 days with their massive new Mecca Millionaire prize. It’s been a bit busier than expected though, this Friday saw the third million pound prize go to an unnamed player at the Mecca Bingo Club in Stevenage. Let’s hope this […]
More Profit Woes – Rank Share Downgraded, Top Ten’s Profits Below Expectations
Following on from the recent post about Rank’s share price slide, there’s more bad news on the shares front. Given the current state of their shares and uncertainty over profit levels for the rest of 2007, the HSBC has downgraded the stock from overweight to neutral. It’s not good news for the chain, but they […]
Legal Dispute Over 2nd Million Pound Prize
Well, just days after all my fuss over the 2nd Mecca Millionaire, the story has taken an unexpected turn for the worse. The previously unnamed pensioner has now been named as Jean McCullagh of the South Lanarkshire village Uddingston. According to the BBC’s news report, she’s in dispute with the 3 people she was playing […]
Lucky Club Bags 2nd Mecca Millionaire Prize
Well, this is just an awesome story – the 2nd Mecca Millionaire prize has been won. What makes it amazing is that it was won at the same club as the first one – Mecca’s Glasgow Forge. The £1,000,000 prize has been won there twice in 21 days, which considering the game was projected to […]
Bingo Association Report On Social Interaction
The Bingo Association released information last weekend on a report they commissioned into social interaction in the community. It makes for an interesting read on the people’s community habits, and the effects of Bingo hall closures on the community. The findings are not good. The research was carried out by The Henley Centre and points […]
