Well done Brett Hyrjak, the south finalist from Gala, Butlins, Bognor Regis. This afternoon he was crowned Bingo Caller Of The Year 2006 at the Surrey Quays Gala club. The prize was presented by Esther Rantzen at the end of a glitzy afternoon with cabaret and special events. Brett wins a trophy and will be […]
Category: Land Bingo
Brighton Bingo Hall Raided, Again
For the second time in three months, staff and customers at the Freshfield Road Gala Bingo club have been subjected to a terrifying armed robbery. Masked raiders entered the hall and held staff at knife point, whilst customers were aware of what was going on. Bingo halls must increasingly be seen as a soft target […]
From Lap Dancing To Bingo
Residents of the London Borough of Sutton could be in line for a 550 seater Bingo hall in their town centre, on the site of St Nicholas House, formerly the local Iceland store. The council have not yet decided if it’s appropriate, but it’s certainly a less controversial option than the lap dance club that […]
Bingo’s In The Pink In Glasgow
Members of Carlton Bingo in Partick, Glasgow will be taking part in a range of events to raise money for breast cancer charities as a part of National Breast Cancer Month. The fun includes a customer calling competition, and one of the regular men at the club dying his hair pink and having it shaved […]
Yobs Stop Bingo Night
A pensioners’ Friday Bingo night has been forced to close because of the selfish and shameful activities of loutish youths in the area. This has been compounded by a lack of support from the local police. Unfortunately, we’ve already seen what happens when Bingo fans try to help sort out loutish behaviour themselves so it […]
Gala Pass On The Glasgow Lyceum
Nine months after buying rival operators County Bingo, and the historic Lyceum Cinema building in Glasgow, Gala have decided to call it quits and sell-up. The cost of refurbishing the grade-b listed building proved to be too much – so Gala will close the club and sell it on. Staff and customers will be transported […]
Belfast Bog Bingo
Art lovers in Belfast are being treated to a game of Bingo in a conceptual artwork in a Belfast art gallery. A new installation by artists Deirdre McKenna and Cavan Fyans turns the gallery’s toilet cubicle into a one seat Bingo parlour. “Bingo in the bathroom is not just a flash in the pan. It […]
Faking It As A Bingo Caller
Theres’a great article been published at the Daily Record which follows Craig Mcqueen as he enters the Scottish leg of the Bingo Caller Of The Year competition. The remarkable thing is, he’d never called Bingo before in his life, let alone been in a Bingo hall! Find out how he did and how well he […]
High Wycombe Club Gets New Location
News from Buckinghamshire of a reprieve for High Wycombe Bingo fans. Following the closure of the Needham Bingo and Social Club a fortnight ago, the hundreds of members have been looking for something to do. The hard working Bingo caller has successfully managed to find a new location for the members and the Bingo nights. […]
Bingo Firms Ask For £10m Rebate
Scotland On Sunday have an interesting article on the Scottish Bingo industry’s attempt to get a £10m tax rebate from Gordon Brown (good luck on that one!) The chairman of the Bingo Association will be at the forefront of the campaign to get the politicians to repay some of the VAT to offset the 20% […]
