I’ve just added some new content to the site. The first piece is a history of UK Bingo from the perspective of the way halls were turned from cinemas to Bingo halls in the 60s and 70s. The piece was put together by Ian Grundy, a photographer I met via flickr. His passion for cinema […]
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Chippenham Bingo Club Robbery
It’s been quite quiet on the crime front, I’ve not heard of any major robberies at a Bingo club for a good few months now. However, over the weekend there was an armed robbery at the Angel Bingo Club on Marshfield Road in Chippenham. This Is Wiltshire reports that a male aged roughly in his […]
369 Players In One Club Share In The First Gala High 5 Jackpot
Following the Kerchingo game, Gala Bingo are back on the big prize money ladder after their first ever Gala High 5 main jackpot has been won, with a jackpot prize of £874,208. The Gala prize is a bit different to the Mecca Millionaire and Big N though, because that prize money isn’t won by one […]
In Praise Of Sun Bingo UK – Leading The Way
You’ll probably spot a lot more adverts for Sun Bingo around a number of websites in coming months, including ours. They have just launched their own affiliate programme, which means many sites will increase their coverage of Sun Bingo to benefit from the advertising potential. Following meeting the people behind Sun Bingo in London during […]
Jackpot Joy Gets 90 Ball Bingo
I had a little moan last month about Jackpot Joy winning the eGaming Awards for Best Online Bingo Operator. Well, they’ve finally redeemed themselves now by finally offering the UK version of online bingo with their new Full House Bingo – a fully fledged 90 ball game. The new game plays in the Jackpot Joy […]
Derbyshire Bingo Hall Closures
Sad news of another small club closure from Belper in Derbyshire. The town’s Bingorama club in King Street has been forced to close citing both the smoking ban and current tax regime as creating an ‘economically unviable’ business. The club is owned by Stylus Sports – it’s been in business for 37 years. UPDATE: The […]
A Tale Of Two Bingo Callers
For those of you interested in the art of calling Bingo, we have a double whammy of content to enjoy today. Our regular columnist and the reigning Bingo Caller Of The Year, Brett Hyrjak, is back with his latest piece. It sees him writing about his part in the current competition, where he’s been touring […]
Avoid Prize Share Disputes With Our Agreement
Following on from the recent posts about big money Bingo prize share disputes, I thought I’d take action myself in an attempt to help UK Bingo players avoid these disputes in future. In the last post I mentioned that maybe the clubs could provide a form that people can could use to formalise the agreement […]
Last Of The Bingo Caller Of The Year Heats
Well, the stage is now set for an epic showdown of Bingo calling talent in London on the 25th November. The last two regional heats of the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year were held in the last week – so we now have the full line up for the event. The Wales heat was […]
Online Bingo In The Dragon’s Den
Dragon’s Den has been a firm favourite of mine over the years. There’s been the odd gaming business featured on there that I can recall, including a pub poker league and remote control surveillance for fruit machines. So, it was a nice surprise tonight to see online bingo feature in the show. It was even […]
