On 23rd July 2014 a ruling was published on the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) website against Table Top Entertainment Ltd t/a Jackpot Cafe. There had been two complaints about an advert that had appeared on the social networking site Facebook. Jackpot Cafe had intimated in the ad that a UK man had won £18,000 with […]
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Bingo Hall Buffoonery Ends In Court
It does happen in a lot of establishments, probably more often than you think, especially with Britain’s booze culture. Yes, we’re talking about the old ‘fall asleep, and get locked inside’ scenario where a drunken customer wakes up to find themselves locked in, with no obvious way out. Most people don’t tend to end up […]
Betway Bingo Commercial Airs
Betway Bingo is one of several Microgaming brands available online today but of those available, only a few have actually advertised on television. The latest brand to launch on this software is currently being seen in the commercial breaks advertising, but is their marketing campaign one that catches the eye? The Betway Bingo commercial caught […]
6 Tips To Improve Your Mobile Bingo Experience
With the summer here, and some actual real hot weather in the UK, the inclination to log onto the computer and play online bingo definitely isn’t so strong. However, if you’re missing your bingo fun, you may have been tempted to try out mobile bingo for the first time. Most mainstream bingo sites now have […]
Film Bingo Walks The Red Carpet For Its Premiere
We have seen numerous new bingo sites open over the last few weeks and today another opened to players. Film Bingo took a walk down the red carpet to premiere today but if you are expecting the sequel to another brand on the same network, think again. Whilst the gaming options are the same as […]
Bingo Hombre To Join 15 Network In September
The 15 Network has been expanding at quite an exponential rate since the first brand launched back in September 2011. In September 2014 it looks as though we are going to see the 20th brand open, if not the 21st on the network. Bingo Hombre is set to open to players in September and we […]
Jackpot Cafe Facebook Ad Banned By ASA
In April of this year one of our team, Kath, covered a story about advertising on Facebook by Jackpot Cafe. In the article she questions how responsible the advert actually is and suggests that it breaches Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) guidelines. She was so incensed by the ad itself that she even took the time […]
Nonagenarian Punch Up In Bingo Hall
Nonagenarian? Wassat? We do take pride in the straightforward manner of this blog, and try our best to avoid flowery language and confusing terminology. However once in a while it is good to discover a new word. And the word for today is ‘Nonagenarian’, which means a person between the age of 90 and 99 […]
Gala Bingo Break Bingo Balls Record
Gala Bingo have got themselves in the the Guiness Book of Records by playing a game of bingo with the biggest set of bingo balls in the world. The set of 90 balls was custom made for Gala Bingo who were using the event to raise awareness for the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (M.C.A.C.) which […]
7 Reasons Bingo Is Part Of History And The Future
Bingo, or a similar game can be traced back to the 1500s in Italy. The game was popular then, and soon grew and changed into something more like the game we know today. By the eighteenth century the game had spread across Europe and can be found in French historical culture in a form familiar […]
