After many months of putting up with harassment, the pensioners at the Bingo session at Belle Isle’s United Reform Church decided to take action against the yobs outside. They went out and took the ball off the gang of 14 to 15 year olds who were kicking it against the church’s steel shutter and interrupting […]
Category: Land Bingo
Police Called To Deal With Rowdy Bingo Pensioners
News from Stoke-on-Trent of terrifying scenes of disorder by a gang of 35 rowdy pensioners at a local Bingo session. Police were called to the community centre on Bordeaux Road in Meir Thursday night to deal with the angry mob. Future Bingo sessions are now cancelled. Yes, it made me smile too! Read More…
Exercise Your Mind, Play Bingo
Dot Bingo brings us some good news, especially for those of you who worry that you memory may be going as you get older. Scientist Julie Winstone has studied and found that playing Bingo can help to keep the mind in good shape. It can help both hand and eye coordination and memory. Now, I’ve […]
Scotland Gets State Of The Art Bingo Club
Despite all the recent doom and gloom to do with the Bingo scene in Scotland and the devastation being wrought to Bingo profits by the smoking ban, there’s some good news for Bingo fans in Coatsland. A £6million pound super club is planned for the Autumn. “Owner Brian Fraser said: ?It is not just a […]
Scottish Bingo Halls Ask For Tax Breaks
More news on the Scottish smoking ban’s continued fallout. Clubs are demanding £10 million in tax breaks from the Scottish government, to help tide them over this rocky period. This comes with news of downbeat trading from a number of the big chains.
Even More Scottish Halls Could Close
Following the story of the Scottish smoking ban, a report today says as many as half of Scotland’s Bingo Halls could close. It highlights a point I’d missed in past posts about why they’re not taking the gaming outside. They can’t, it’s banned. Bingo halls are worse affected than bars and pubs, which have coped […]
Scottish Bingo Halls Close Following Smoking Ban
Now, we’ve been following the effects of the smoking ban in Scotland, with some clubs supposedly benefitting, whilst others have suffered many losses. News has emerged now that a number of clubs have been forced to close, as punters arrive later, go outside in the intervals and leave earlier. So far five clubs have shut. […]
Buckingham Bingo Expands
I’m a bit late on this news, but Alchemy, the new owners of the Manchester based Buckingham Bingo chain are continuning to expand their operation. They are planning to invest £50m in expansion plan that will see them refurbish a number of clubs as well as purchase new clubs from other chains. With one eye […]
Gala Bingo A Healthy Investment
This interesting article was sent into me, and I’d like to thank Dave for it. It looks in a lot more detail at the great opportunity the Bingo hall operators could exploit when smoke free halls become a reality. According to the piece, Gala could be one to watch going on its experiences in Scotland. […]
Mayfair And Mecca Tussle Over Licenses
News that Mecca Bingo aren’t happy about competition from a rival chain in a neighbouring area (and who could blame them?). The Morden Mecca has filed a complaint against Mayfair’s plans to open a Bingo hall in Sutton. Mayfair Chief executive Simon Hannah believes it is just delaying tactics from Mecca, but the complaint has […]
