We never take any joy in reporting the closure of a bingo hall, but for some reason it’s even more lamentable when the hall in question is one that has a bit of history both as a bingo hall, and as a landmark building. Gala Bingo on Barking Road in East Ham, is one of […]
Category: Land Bingo
Boost Bingo Campaign Wins Coveted PR Award
The Bingo Association’s Boost Bingo Campaign has been awarded ‘Best Public Affairs Campaign’ category at the PR Week Awards 2014. This doesn’t really come as a surprise as the campaign seemed to come out of nowhere to gather some pretty impressive momentum and support in very little time. It was only launched in January 2014, […]
Bingo Shout Falls On Deaf Ears
Last week Ronald Price missed out on a £10,000 win for a line in a linked game at Winners Bingo in Wisbech due to a missed call. Obviously Mr Price is quite irate, as this is the second time he has had a dispute over a call at the club. Plumber Ronald’s card was about […]
Mecca Bingo First Aider Comes To The Rescue
It is a sad fact of life that heart attacks are ‘relatively common’ in bingo halls. So common in fact, that several bingo halls have had defibrillators fitted, and staff trained for their use. The latest heart attack victim was Maria Carmichael 53, who suffered a heart attack in the Mecca Bingo hall on Container […]
Leominster Bingo Club Reopens
After the brief rash of bingo club closures the other week, it’s time for some good news. The closures were a bit of a jaunt, so it’s great to report on the reopening of a club that has closed earlier this year. Top Ten Bingo in Leominster closed down in May of this year, and […]
Tourette’s Bingo Argy Bargy
A young man was recently ejected from a bingo hall in Eastbourne after uttering a string of expletives during a regular bingo session. Louis Bunn who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome said that the tics which he cannot control got worse as he got more stressed. It appears that the situation was aggravated by other players […]
Mecca Bingo Attendance Officially Falling
In the year to June 30 Mecca Bingo’s attendance figures have fallen by 7% which is probably a bit alarming for the chain’s owners, The Rank Group. In some ways this was good news however, as the first quarter showed a fall of 10% which may partially been down to the great summer we had. […]
All 135 Gala Bingo Clubs Up Sale
There have been hints over the past year that the Gala Coral Group who own the Gala Bingo chain were going to sell off their bingo halls in advance of a stock market flotation. And now it looks like the big sale is about to become a reality. The sale which comes in at roughly […]
Surprise Bingo Hall Closures
Over a three day period news has come in that another three bingo halls are due to close in the near future. One of them is an independent, but what is surprising is that the other two are Mecca and Gala clubs. When the bingo tax cut was announced in this year’s budget the response […]
Bingo Mates Hit Mecca Jackpot
Two lucky ladies recently hit the jackpot at Mecca Bingo in Halifax with a £50,000 payout. The pair, Beverley Tinkler, 60 and Debora Sturman, 50 were obviously overjoyed, and have split the winnings between them. This was a huge surprise for the friends, as Saturdays at the club don’t usually see big payouts. And, probably […]
