Well, despite all the doom and gloom in the industry about the coming year, some people still have faith in Bingo as a winning business venture. Plans are afoot to take over the Byron Cinema in Hucknall, near Nottingham, and expand the current Bingo club creating a super club in the high street building they […]
Category: Land Bingo
Smoking Ban Tax Breaks
The Sunday Times has a report about the Bingo industry’s campaign to get a large tax break to offset the damage likely to be caused by the smoking ban when it comes in this year. Shockingly, the industry is forecasting that as many as 200 clubs could close – a quarter of all the UK’s […]
Lancaster Players Mourn Loss Of Local Gala
News of a Gala Bingo hall closure from Lancaster. The hall on King Street has been home to Bingo for some 35 years, and sounds like it’s another of those classy old cinema style buildings rich in Art Deco and history. It’s always sad to see another one go the way of the dodo. Regulars […]
Bingo’s Core Problems – And Some Potential Solutions
I’ve already mentioned the importance of the coming year to the bricks and mortar Bingo industry in my last post. If you’re new to the subject you may be wondering why there’s so much panic and concern given the fast approaching smoking ban. Brand Republic have a great article entitled ‘Bingo faces core problem’ which […]
Goodbye 2006, Hello 2007 – Bingo New Year
Well, Happy New Year to all our readers – been as it’s the time of year, I thought I’d share some of my selected highlights from 2006, and thoughts for what will happen in 2007 for Bingo in the UK, off and online. In 2006 the biggest news has been the Scottish Bingo industry’s losses […]
Northern Ireland To Get Sunday Bingo
I wasn’t aware of this – but in Northern Ireland, Sundays are a no-no when it comes to Bingo and gambling. This could be set change in the near future – proposals have been set to allow changes to the Sunday gambling laws following a concerted push by horse racing bookies and fans. Plans are […]
Farepak Losers Become National Winners
I don’t often bother with the daily stories of big National wins, as let’s face it, somebody wins it big every day. However, this one made me smile enough to want to feature it here. Six women who lost money in the recent Farepak collapse have struck it lucky on the National Game, just in […]
Happy Birthday Canton Castle
Following a nice double spread last weekend in the South Wales Echo, the Canton Castle Bingo Hall celebrated its 18th birthday this weekend. The event was surrounded by celebrations and special events for the customers. Now why is this such an auspicious birthday event? Well, the Canton Castle was the first purpose built Bingo hall […]
Bingo Hall Robber Jailed
Back in October we briefly reported on the case of the ex-police officer who robbed a couple of Bingo halls whilst posing as an undercover mission. News from Rochdale that the culprit has been sentenced and jailed. Judge Linda Sutcliffe gave him 4 years for the robbery.
Is This The Way To Am-a-Bingo?
Drat, a bit late for the actual event which was Friday the 22nd November, but it’s still an interesting read. Veteran crooner Tony Christie performed at the Leeds Mayfair Bingo Club last Friday – the Leeds Today article looks at his connection with Bingo, from initially playing gigs on the Bingo circuit in the late […]
