Well, if you’re ever on holiday in Turkey, leave your Bingo dabbers and tickets at home, or you could wind up in trouble with the Turkish law. Two Bingo players from North Wales found themselves in just such a situation this week. Sarah Holland and Carla Harrison were seized by police for playing a game […]
Category: Land Bingo
Felixstowe Bingo Hall One Of The Best In UK – News Story
The Evening Star carries a report about the recently refurbished Palace Bingo in Felixstowe. The hall has benefited from a £1m+ makeover with improved facilities and disabled access. The club’s owner Patrick Duffy has described it as ‘the best in the country.’ It’s good to see the smaller players like Palace continuing to invest in […]
And A Quick Bingo News Round Up
As I’ve been busy preparing for and attending the Online Bingo Summit, I’ve been a bit neglectful of the news, so here’s a quick round up of some other interesting Bingo news from the last week or so. We’ll start with some big jackpot news. Mecca Bingo can claim the crown for creating the first […]
First Two Regional Finals Won In Calling Competition
The NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year is well and truly under way now, and the first couple of results are in. The North West head was held on the 19th at the Mecca Bingo Club, Moor Lane, Bolton. The heat was won by Allen Musa from Preston’s Buckingham Bingo. The North East heat was […]
South Wales Bingo Halls Experiencing Loss Of Sales
icWales have an article on the Bingo industry in south Wales, where, 6 months into the smoking ban, a clearer picture of losses related to the ban is appearing. According to a survey carried out by the South Wales Echo, many clubs are reporting a loss of between 15 and 20 per cent. Whilst so […]
Theatre To Bingo And Back Again
The Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline was home to a Bingo hall for 40 years until it closed last year. Like many old style Bingo halls, it had originally been a theatre that was re-purposed for the great game in the golden age UK Bingo back in the 60s. When the club closed last year, it […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 – Regional Heats
It’s come around again like a shot. The annual competition to find the best Bingo caller in the UK, the NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 begins its competitive stages with the regional finals on September the 19th. The first regional heat will be to find the North West winner and take place in […]
Weight Loss Bingo Caller Promotes Local Walk
The Manchester Evening News has a piece of the Bingo caller Charlie Walduck. His story is pretty remarkable. With a little help from This Morning’s Dr Chris Steel and a whole lot of walking, the formally overweight caller was able to shed a massive 30 stone of weight. Now he’s helping to spread the message […]
Summer Rain Clouds Have Bingo Silver Lining
With all the doom and gloom forecast ahead of the Smoking Ban, it’s good to see the game surviving and thriving. There seems to be lot in the press about the growth of the game recently. It’s too early to see the impact that the much heralded 2005 Gambling Act will bring to the game’s […]
More Bingo Millionaires In The Pipeline
It seems like the Bingo world is going big money bonkers at the minute. We’ve just had the Kerchingo game from Gala Bingo, which created the UK’s first online bingo millionaire. There’s been an alternative multi site pooled million pound prize floating around before that, despite being what I feel is less than honest about […]
