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 […]
Category: News
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Charity Begins At Home
Charity Bingo has a unique selling point over other brands on the 15 Network, the brand offers £1 to charity for every £20 deposited at the site. In January this year Cancer Research benefitted from a donation of £392, in February The British Heart Foundation received £358 and last month Scope hit the jackpot with […]
Behind The Scene Changes At Foxy Bingo
When Bwin first bought out Foxy Bingo a few years ago they were still tied into contractual agreements with the software suppliers and other tie ins, and that’s meant no huge changes to the site. However, these contracts are about to come to an end and this may mean some big changes going forward at […]
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 […]
Sugar Bingo – A Tasty New Treat?
With our ears to the ground we often hear of new bingo sites a few weeks before they actually open their doors to players and the latest name on the jungle drums is Sugar Bingo. Question is though; will it be a tasty treat? Little is known about the new site other than it will […]
The True Meaning Of Bingo
While it is difficult to find the true meaning of anything, it appears one potential true meaning of bingo to strike off the list is money, well, according to the Mirror anyway. That’s not to say that they are wrong though, as lately a lot of people, including politicians have been coming forward to support […]
What’s New At Brand New Bingo?
When it comes to naming your online bingo brand it would seem that operators are finding it more and more difficult. The latest to launch is called Brand New Bingo and whilst it is just as the name suggests currently, it won’t be for long. The word new has many connotations – something that has […]
