I was quite excited to catch “Eyes Down! The Story Of Bingo” (part of the Timeshift documentary strand) for a number of reasons. Firstly because I spoke to the researchers for the programme last year; and secondly because there’s not to my knowledge been such an in-depth documentary done about the game’s history here. The […]
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Eyes Down – The Story Of Bingo
The game we love to play online has a rich history and this week, BBC 4 is to look into the history of the game we all love in what is promising to be an exciting documentary. Now it’s easy to play bingo online, or even from your mobile phone and for over 50 years […]
Gala Bingo Rejoin Bingo Association
Click here to play at Gala Bingo Gala Bingo have recently rejoined the Bingo Association after a five year absence. They left in 2008, and I’m hoping that this return to the fold is a signal that bingo is going to get serious with the government over taxation issues. The Bingo Association is the main […]
Silk Bingo Gets A New Look
Silk Bingo was actually acquired by the United Bingo group months ago but it was only recently that the transfer of ownership was finally complete. We were recently informed that we should no longer promote the brand via the old affiliate scheme and a new look and feel to the site was imminent. Finally, the […]
Nether Regions Bingo
Today saw the launch of a new bingo site, Lucky Pants Bingo, and as we sat scratching our heads wondering where on earth the brand name came from, we realised that we could tie this in with a recent post by our esteemed leader (read it here). Just a couple of days ago David noticed […]
New Bingo Hall Gallery
A new gallery has just been added to our Lost Halls section courtesy of Charles S.P. Jenkins, a keen photographer who has supplied us with a lovely set of photographs that he took himself. The gallery is of Gala Bingo in Powis Street, Woolwich, London, and like the previous set of the Slough Adelphi, includes […]
Bingo Players Set To Take UK Chart Pole Position
The title of this article may have you expecting a group of women armed with dabbers about to take the UK charts by storm but the Bingo Players we refer to are a Dutch dance duo. The duo that consists of Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstratenare best known for their hit song Cry (Just a […]
Foxy Bingo Announce Partnership With Rugby Super League
This week, the Rugby Super League has announced that Foxy Bingo is to become the competitions official bingo partner in 2013. It’s a great news for Foxy Bingo who are already the UK’s top online bingo site, and great news for the Super League too who will no doubt greatly benefit from the sponsorship. It’s […]
I’ve Heard Of Bingo Balls, But This Is Ridiculous…
Ok, so there I was checking on some sites for research purposes, and I found myself looking at Gone Bingo, whom I hadn’t visited for a while. The first thing I noticed was their 6th birthday celebration graphic at the top of the page. I looked at it for at least a second before my […]
A Lesson Learnt At Kitty Bingo
Click here to play at Kitty Bingo Recently a player contacted us regarding issues around a withdrawal request at Kitty Bingo and further investigation around the problem increased our understanding of how the wagering requirements and play through works at the site. The original problem was that Player A had made a deposit at the […]
