The Rank Group, the company behind Mecca Bingo are set to further cut back on their Bingo holding with news that they plan to sell off around 10 of their 103 Bingo Halls. This news is on top of the nine clubs closed in recent months. The clubs are the ones most under threat from […]
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Baby Named After Bingo Club
Bit of a quick end of the news style story from Metro today. Congratulations to Shelly Smith on the birth of her new baby girl. She went into labour at the Castleford Gala Bingo Club, and as a result – named her Mika Jade Gala. Good job she never went into labour in the Castleford […]
Smoking Ban Starts In Northern Ireland
Given all the news on the smoking ban recently, I forgot to mention that the ban is now in place in Northern Ireland. The ban came into effect from Monday 30th April and is expected to have the same impact on the Bingo industry in Northern Ireland as it did in Scotland. The ban is […]
Carlton Bingo’s Profits Hit Hard By Smoking Ban
News today from the Scotsman that the independent Scottish chain Carlton Bingo have suffered a massive drop in profits following the first year under the smoking ban. They posted their annual accounts yesterday showing a drop of 62% in the profits. The chain has already closed three of its halls, and there’s concerns that more […]
Exeter Bingo Smokers Denied Shelter
Smokers at the Mecca Bingo on North Street in Exeter are set to get rained on as their local council has rejected plans for an external smoking shelter. They were concerned that the shelter wouldn’t compliment Grade II listed building.
Bingo Petition Delivered To No 10
Three generations of a Bingo playing family have delivered a petition to Downing Street. The ‘Stop Destroying My Bingo’ petition was started back in February by the Bingo Association. Members could sign the petition either by printing off the form online or picking one up at their local club – 230,000 Bingo players put their […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 Kicks Off
This month sees the opening of the annual National Bingo Game Association’s Bingo Caller Of The Year competition. Any callers wanting to enter should first check their home club to see if there’s an entry form there. Failing that, the form can be downloaded (PDF) from the National Bingo Game’s site. Here at Playing Bingo, […]
Lancaster Hall To Be Turned Into Homes
Although it’s a bit late for the old Gala Bingo Hall in Lancaster which closed back in February, it looks like the building could find a new life. Lancaster today reports the hall is up for sale with tenders being invited to purchase with the potential to turn it into a mixture retail and housing […]
Post Ban Smoking Articles
The smoking ban’s been with us a couple of weeks now, so I thought it would be a good time to have a look at some related articles. Firstly, there’s been all sorts of plans for a smoking shelters outside Bingo halls. This story from Bristol on the Mecca Bingo in Barton Hill and their […]
Keighly Bingo Hall Raid
News from West Yorkshire of another Bingo hall being targeted last weekend. In this case a pair of masked robbers armed with hammers scared the cleaner into letting them into the Gala Bingo hall where they set about the fruit machines and stole cash. Police are asking that anyone with information call Keighley CID on […]
