Following my last post about the Jackpot Joy being the new platform for Sun Bingo, more information has emerged ahead of the relaunch later this month. I was concerned that as it stands, Jackpot Joy’s Bingo platform would be inadequate in providing the same sort of quality of experience as the existing tombola powered platform. […]
Category: News
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Problems For Deluxe Clubs
As one of the smaller chains in the UK, it’s not very often I see news about Stylus Sports Bingo arm, Deluxe Clubs. However, today there’s two separate stories on the wires, and unfortunately, neither of them are positive. Both highlight the continuing problems in the industry in the retail environment. First up is news […]
Should Sun Bingo Players Choose tombola Or The New Sun Bingo?
It’s no secret that one of my favourite online bingo sites is Sun Bingo, which runs on the tombola bingo platform. They have since the start stood out for their value, the strength of their Bingo community and their focus on good old fashioned Bingo over slots and casino games. The Sun’s name and tombola’s […]
Split Premises – Short Sighted Exploitation?
I’ve been seeing a number of stories about Bingo halls re-zoning themselves into two separate premises to allow them to double up on the number of Class B3 machines they can get into one venue. There’s a loophole in the laws that allows this splitting of premises to happen, and many a Bingo hall is […]
A Couple Of Positive Bingo Stories
With so much doom and gloom in the retail industry, the last few months have had a few beacons of light in the shape of the ‘potential’ tax rebate for Mecca and the change in the amount of Class B3 machines allowed in clubs. Well, I’d like to continue that trend with a couple more […]
Bingo Mugging – Take Steps To Protect Yourself
There’s been a lot in the press this last week about a pensioner who was mugged leaving a Mecca Bingo club in Manchester. Lees Bins was attacked from behind as he left the club, and had £1,000 of winnings on him at the time which were stolen. It was a bit of an ordeal for […]
Bingo Babble – New Interviews, Bingo Hall History And Lost Hall
I can’t quite recall who said it, but someone at the 3rd Online Bingo Summit described a number of people as ‘Bingo nerds’. Well, I guess I must be one, as this will be Bingo babble to most people, but I’m actually really excited to be making this post as I’ve got a load of […]
Rank Confirms HMRC To Appeal VAT Ruling
Here’s on appeal case we’ll all be hoping gets thrown out for the good of the industry. In a statement the Rank Group has said the HMRC will appeal against the VAT and Duties Tribunal ruling that would give the company a £36 million VAT rebate. It’s not expected the appeal will be held until […]
Camelot’s Bingo Advert Banned
There’ll be smiles from the Bingo Association on this one. The Advertising Standards Authority has agreed with them that Camelot’s add which depicted a closed Bingo hall was indeed denigrating the Bingo industry. After some careful consideration, the ASA has stated the ad must not be shown again. You can read the ASA’s full adjudication […]
Playing Bingo’s 3rd Online Bingo Summit Coverage
Well, I’ve been busy the last week running through the information I gathered at the 2008 Online Bingo Summit. I attended the event last month in London and took lots of notes which I’ve been shaping it into a number of articles and opinion pieces for the site. You can read all the Bingo Summit […]
