The results are in, and Think Bingo has been declared the winner in Which Bingo’s annual vote to find the best UK Online Bingo site. I have to say I’m more than a little surprised to see Think Bingo win it, as to be fair they’ve been far from my top picks in online bingo […]
Category: News
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Charles Clarke Turns Bingo Caller
More on the political movement to get VAT scrapped on Bingo revenues this weekend, as the former Home Secratery Charles Clarke has joined the cause. The Eastern Daily Press has a report on Charles’ photo-op when he turned Bingo caller at the All Saints Green Mecca Bingo in Norwich. Mr Clarke has promised to raise […]
Gala To Close Five Bingo Halls
Well, have to say I was shocked when I spotted the news over at The Guardian that Gala Bingo are to close five of their Bingo clubs. It’s the first sign of closures from the UK’s biggest Bingo chain, and it comes just a short while after Gala Coral’s CEO Neil Goulden was quoted as […]
Happy 2008 From Playing Bingo
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all Playing Bingo readers a happy 2008. I’ve been unable to attend to the site the last couple of weeks as I have had to move house, decorate a new house, do all the family festive stuff and take time out for a family funeral and a […]
Duke Chasing Rank
There’s been more movement in the chase for Mecca the last couple of weeks that I’ve yet to catch up with. Just before Christmas, the private equity group Duke Street Capital made an offer to buy Rank. Speculation about a take over at Rank continues, and Duke Street Capital join the list of parties associated […]
Bingo Louts Set Booby Traps
News from Surrey about a shocking attack on a Bingo night by local bored youths. The charity event at the church hall in Smallfield was attended by 50 players, including a OAPs and children. A gang of local thugs ruined the night by turning it into a night of fear. They even tried to booby-trap […]
Stop The Press – Positive Smoking Ban News Event
The Belfast Telegraph run a piece today that made me smile, given all the recent bad news and dismay in the industry it’s nice to recall the happy side (for non smokers like myself anyway) of the smoking ban. They’ve reported that in a recent survey of its members 87% of them thought the ban […]
Gala Coral Profits Raise And No Club Closures Expected
News from the FT that Gala Coral have seen a profit rise in its last year of trading. The rises come on the last trading year up to September 2007, so the changes brought in to by the 2005 Gambling Act affecting gaming machines won’t real have bitten in much with this report, but it […]
Rank Scraps Share Dividend
As I mentioned earlier, Rank issued a trading report today that has seen their recent problems continue. Sales and admissions are down, and the near future is described as “challenging.” Share prices dropped slightly, but given the speculation that continues about a take over of the company, the drop was comparatively small given the bad […]
UK Property Developer Gets Share Of Rank
More shares news from Rank, over the weekend it was reported that Richardsons Capital had built up a 9.3% stake in the company. The UK company specialise in property development and has traded in the CFDs rather than actual shares. The FT reports that the company director Lee Richardson considers the company grossly undervalued. A […]
