I can’t believe how fast time’s going, the 3rd Online Bingo Summit is now less than two months away (17th and 18th June) so if been doing some sorting out this week. My room’s booked so I will there to cover things for this site. As part of the build up to the event, I […]
Category: News
All posts at the Playing Bingo Blog that are categorised as News, the default category for all posts at the site.
Minister Promises Measures To Help Bingo
The Bingo Association had its AGM yesterday, and I’ve seen the first news story to come from it, all be it a short paragraph with little detail. You can read it over at the Times, the crux of it is that the minister responsible for gambling, Gerry Sutcliffe aims in the next couple of weeks […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2008 Is Go And Gala Have One As Well, Apparently…
Just a quick note to say that the National Bingo Game have added to their site the entry forms and details for entry into this year’s competition. If you’re a regular Bingo Caller at a club that’s a member of the NBGA, and fancy your chances in the competition, you should be able to pick […]
Bingo Exemption For ASBO Man
I’m not quite sure where to file this one, it could go under ‘proof that young males like Bingo’ or ‘vague Bingo connected news story’ or even ‘loony laws’ but it was so surprising that I thought it was worth a mention. Not only me, but both the Telegraph and the BBC thought it worthy […]
Deluxe Bingo Gets Slap On Wrist For Misleading Advertising
Ever since the new Gambling Commission regulations on advertising came into force, I’ve been following the rulings at the Advertising Standard Agency. I follow them as much because I enjoy seeing the sorts of things advertisers get told off with as anything to do with Bingo. Today though a new batch of rulings came down […]
Bingo’s Appeal Growing To Younger Generations
One of the constant things I’ve tried to hammer home on this site is the game of Bingo is widely appealing beyond its stereotypical image and perceived target group. It’s heartening to see in The Herald’s article that to a degree, confirms my assertions. There are a few striking things about the piece on the […]
Another Bingo Hall Lost To Fire
Just a snippet, I spotted news from icRenfrewshire earlier of a major fire at a former Bingo hall in Barrhead. I’m not quite sure when the club shut, but according to the report, The Central Bingo and Social Club had opened in 1970s prior to being a cinema built in the 1930s. Every time one […]
Another Big Bingo Prize Dispute Settled
I’ve covered a couple of stories recently about big Bingo prize wins going to court as they’ve been disputed, with the winner refusing to share with their Bingo partners. Well, another one has just been through the legal system in Chester, and this time the judge made the winner split her £50,000 win three ways. […]
Bingo Hall Boss Steals £31,000 From Hall
Bit of a downbeat news story in the Sunderland Echo about Helen Walker, boss of the Yoden Way Buckingham Bingo who was sentenced to 15 months for stealing £31,000 from the club safe. She was also guilty of fraud for £500 cashing vouchers that were intended for customers. It’s shocking to see a crime of […]
Swindon Mecca Bingo Closure Update
Just a quick update on yesterday’s post about the closure of the Swindon Mecca Bingo. This Is Wiltshire has a follow up story that the hall’s new owners, the Borough Council will be talking to Mecca Bingo about keeping the hall running for a time. Personally, I think it’s clutching at straws for the disappointed […]
