There’s been a lot of press and comment around an incident at Rio Bingo in Canvey Island where pensioner Helen Skinner was asked to leave the hall for smoking an electronic cigarette. I say smoking, but the truth of the matter is there was no actual smoking going on as the cigarette she was inhaling […]
Category: News
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Gala Bingo Worthless!
Well, I’m sure that the many hundreds of thousands of members would disagree with the headline of the post, but The Times says otherwise. Following on from previous news about Gala Bingo’s parent group’s financial troubles comes the news that the private equity backers of Gala Coral are concerned that their £5billion pound investment is […]
From The Dragon’s Den To Bingo Espanol
One of the TV highlights from 2007 was seeing online bingo in the spotlight on my favourite show Dragon’s Den. I had the pleasure of meeting Emmie from the team that pitched on the show at the 3rd Online Bingo Summit last Summer. Needless to say I brought up Dragon’s Den and discussed how well […]
Round Up – Mecca Profits And Halls And Government Rejection
There’s been a few stories the last week of interest to Playing Bingo readers out there, and I’ll give you a quick round-up and overview of the stories involved. First up is news from The Rank Group about their end of year trading figures. They’ve seen a slip in profits, but have managed to beat […]
Buckingham Bingo Financial Troubles
The ongoing financial crisis for land based bingo seems to be deepening at the moment. I’ve recently featured stories looking at Gala Bingo’s finances and their problems. but today it’s the turn of a smaller player, The Buckingham Bingo chain. The Telegraph carries a report about the chain’s current debt problems, concerned with Buckingham Bingo’s […]
4th Annual Online Bingo Summit Information
Having just got the CAP Euro event out of the way, and the BingoPort.co.uk player awards, I’m now turning my attention to the next big event in the online bingo world, the 4th Annual Online Bingo Summit, which is due to be held June 16th ? 17th at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. The […]
Cheeky Bingo – The Free Bingo Sensation
It’s rare I’d even bother mentioning the launch of a new network online bingo skin on this blog, but I’m breaking with convention here to do just that. The site in question is Cheeky Bingo, the latest site to be launched by Cashcade (the people behind Foxy Bingo) and I have a strong feeling that […]
VAT Deadline And Gaming Act Update
The Bingo Association have posted a couple of news posts the last couple of days that will be of interest to the operators out there. First up, there’s a reminder that all VAT Reclaims for the period between 1973 – 1996 have to be lodged by the cut-off deadline of March the 31st. I have […]
Gala Bingo Loses Its Credit Insurance Cover
Just a quick heads up on this story about the withdrawal of Gala Coral Group’s credit insurance by the insurers Euler Hermes. Gala aren’t alone in this, a number of other big retail chains have also had their cover pared back as a result of the current financial situation. Over at Bingo News they have […]
The Results Of The BingoPort.co.uk Player Awards 2009
Well, it’s been a busy weekend for me here in London, catching up with people who work in the online bingo field and finding out about some of the interesting things planned for online bingo players in the near future. More on that in later posts. The main draw for myself happened on Friday night, […]
