Playing bingo both online and at a club is fun, but for some people the fun can turn into a problem. Over the years we’ve seen several people end up in court to feed their bingo habit after stealing from their employers and others. These stories are rare, and what we don’t see is the […]
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Bingo Cocaine Moral Panic
Lock up your daughters, and if they do escape, pray, pray, pray, that they don’t end up in a bingo hall! Because if they do, they’re probably going there to score a bag of Bolivian marching powder from Dotty Doris the dealer. Really? Well, not exactly, but, after an ‘investigation’ by The Sun newspaper, a […]
Game Village Is More Royston Vasey In New Advert
We love a good bingo ad here at Playing Bingo so when we heard that Game Village had launched their first ever ad campaign we were keen to see it! With a take on the ‘village’ part of the name the ad is located in the real ‘Game Village’, but we found it more Royston […]
Totesport Bingo To Close
There have been a few changes behind the scenes of late at some of the Virtue Fusion / Playtech sites; changes that don’t affect players but sites like ours that promote the brands. These changes have been around the affiliate programs that are used to promote the sites and recently we received notification about Totesport […]
Two Bingo Clubs Raise 1 Million For Charity
As bingo clubs have always has been closely tied to the communities in which they operate they have always done their bit for local charities. But, there is more to it than bingo halls doing a bit of ‘good PR’ by showing that they care, a lot of bingo halls really do make a difference. […]
Hunky Bingo, What Were They Thinking?
As a woman in an industry predominantly run by men but one whose game is played most by women, I often find myself REALLY annoyed with the chauvinistic approach to bingo from some sectors. You’ll often find me ranting about how infuriating it is to be offered hoovers or kitchen appliances as the main prize […]
Lady Luck Smiles On Ayr Granny
Lightning struck twice the other day for a 73 year old Ayr woman, but, luckily it was the ‘good kind’ of double strike when she hit a nice prize on the slots, and big on the bingo. Jean Murdoch, a regular at the club, knew that she had won, but didn’t realise how much. After […]
The Flipside Of The Kelly Nield Story
If you read the news then the chances are you will have come across the story of Kelly Nield, a 32 year old bingo player who attributes her £45,000 debt to a crippling gambling habit formed from seeing an online bingo advert. She goes on to say how the adverts target vulnerable people who believe […]
Gambling Addiction Leads To Prison
Playing bingo online for most players is a harmless bit of fun with a bit of spare cash. And there are always the temptations of the side games, which again for most people are usually a harmless diversion with the prospect of potentially hitting a big win. However, for some people it is not harmless, […]
Jeremy Clarkson And Top Gear Bingo
If you are a Top Gear fan then the chances are you will be well aware of the furore surrounding the popular presenter of this much-loved show. Whatever side of the fence you sit on, it’s a debate that looks set to continue for a while yet and one that could result in Jeremy Clarkson […]
