Another plus for Gala, they’re about to launch new hand-held consoles that the smokers are allowed to play out on their smoking breaks. There are plans to put 120 machines into 170 clubs, as well as applying for outside licenses. I’m still wondering why they’re not trying some sort of mobile phone solution? I’m no […]
Category: Land Bingo
Article On Swansea Mecca Closure
Wales Online have an interesting article that looks in-depth at the closure of the Mecca Bingo in Swansea, and further facts and figures on the Bingo and the smoking ban. Will the smoking ban be the death of bingo? (Dead Link)
Musselburgh Bingo Hall Closes Its Doors
And continuing the doom and gloom that’s fast taking over the Bingo world, news from Lothian that the Hayweights Club in Musselburgh will be closing down today. The final session will be played tonight when there’s a party for the remaining members. It’s a real shame this ban is contributing to the problems of many […]
Prince William’s Bingo Club To Close In Weeks
Following the news from Mecca yesterday of the planned closure of 9 Bingo halls, Get Reading have an article on the closure of the Reading Mecca Bingo. Readers may recall the club has a royal member on its books, as Prince William played there back in October 2006. The club is set to close its […]
Mecca Bingo To Close Nine Halls
It seems the England and Wales smoking ban is already starting to bite at Mecca Bingo. The company has announced the closure of nine Bingo halls around the UK today. Clubs in Fulham, Islington, Kingston-upon-Hull, Liverpool, Reading, Sheffield, Swansea, Welling and Wolverhampton have all been earmarked to be closed and 230 staff positions affected. The […]
Leeds Bingo Hall Robbery
Police from Leeds are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery yesterday at the Gala Bingo on Stonebridge Lane, Farnley, Leeds. Three robbers, one armed with a fireman raided the hall and forced staff to hand over the contents of their tills. Anyone with information should contact the Pudsey Weetwood Police Helpdesk on 0113 241 […]
Gala Bingo Gets A Red Nose
With just a month until the next Red Nose Day, here’s some Bingo related news I missed. Gala Bingo are one of the partners for this year’s event on March 16th. Gala Bingo Clubs, gala-bingo.co.uk, and Gala TV – the world?s first interactive bingo television channel – will be offering dedicated Comic Relief Bingo games, […]
Ulverston Bingo Hall Closure Rumours
This story from Barrow In Furness sounds like it has some roots in the approach of the smoking ban. Rumours have begun circulating amongst the club’s regulars that the historic Roxy Bingo and Social Club on Brogden Street in Ulverston may close. There’s not a lot of detail in the story, but reading between the […]
Bingo Boss Wins Customer Service Award
News of a top award for Stuart Booth the manager of the Mecca Bingo Club on Hartlepool Marina. Managing to beat of the challenge of another 100 competitors, he won the Sunrise Customer Service Champion award consisting of prize money of £2,000 and a trophy. I have to say, it takes a special kind of […]
Mecca Bingo Get Pro-Active, Nearly…
News from Mecca Bingo in Fishergate, York that they’re in the process of getting permission to erect a large smoking shelter at the front of the club in preparation for the ban in July. Read more… Sigh… They’re just not getting it are they? I hope they have more planned than this. Mecca are not […]
