Since the budget announcement we’ve been expecting less bad news when it comes to bingo halls. We’ve been expecting less closures and more success stories, but we haven’t really been expecting to hear of new clubs opening other than by either Gala Bingo or Mecca Bingo who have the financial clout to take a risk. […]
Category: Land Bingo
Bingo Taxation Ripple
The effects of the reduction of bingo taxation in the 2014 budget are already being felt. We’ve already noted how Crown Bingo in Portsmouth was saved from the chop as a direct result of the budget announcement, and week by week we are hearing more good news from the bingo industry. The budget whilst supporting […]
Eyes Down in Newcastle Church?
You wouldn’t have thought it, bingo being gambling, but it looks like regular sessions may be held at Elim Church in Newcastle. The Pentecostal Church owners are currently negotiating with the owner of Heaton Bingo to do a swap of premises. It turns out that the church is doing is so well that they need […]
Gala Bingo Big Sell Off An Opportunity For Bingo?
It looks like one of the UK’s biggest and most well known brands may be about to sold off in what may be one of the biggest sales in bingo history. Gala bingo has been a recognised brand on many of our high streets for over a quarter of a century, some of their clubs […]
Bingo Cops Call The Numbers
This isn’t the first time that the police have used bingo in an effort to publicise an initiative aimed at the the ‘elderly’, and hopefully it won’t be the last. Police in Walsall recently attended the The Golden 55’s Club to war people about conmen in the area. They did better than just attend though, […]
Bingo Comedy And Bingo’s Future
Gala Bingo in Falkirk will be having a comedian onstage every Friday in April as the the latest ‘get ’em through the door’ initiative. It starts tonight with Scottish funnyman Bruce Fummey who will be taking the stage at 10pm after the main session has finished. He will be followed over the coming weeks by […]
Chancellor Plays In Cardiff Bingo Hall
To counter claims that the present coalition are not in touch with their electorate, Chancellor George Osbourne has been visiting the ‘hardworking’ people of Britain on a whistle stop tour, one of his stops being in Castle Bingo, Newport Road in Cardiff. The Chancellor spent his time chatting to ‘hardworking’ pensioners and staff, posing, and […]
Bingo Budget Does What It Says On the Tin
Only last week it was announced by the Treasury that tax on bingo halls would be reduced by 10% to save jobs. And, bingo, a club has been saved already! Crown Bingo in Portsmouth was due to close in April this year, but the manager has announced that thanks to the tax reduction it will […]
Tory Bingo Budget Boo-Boo
Well, there’s an old saying about it sometimes being unpleasant to get more than you bargained for than less, and since yesterday’s budget announcement, bingo has been getting a lot more attention than usual and for all the wrong reasons. With the other saying ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’ in mind, bingo is […]
Bingo Tax Slashed To 10%!
Well, it’s been a long time coming and we’re going to have to give a big ‘woohoo’ for this latest piece of breaking news. Yes, it’s official, the budget will entail a slashing of 10% off the current 20% bingo taxation, to give clubs a nice round 10% to deal with. And yes, we know […]
