icWales have an article on the Bingo industry in south Wales, where, 6 months into the smoking ban, a clearer picture of losses related to the ban is appearing. According to a survey carried out by the South Wales Echo, many clubs are reporting a loss of between 15 and 20 per cent. Whilst so […]
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Theatre To Bingo And Back Again
The Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline was home to a Bingo hall for 40 years until it closed last year. Like many old style Bingo halls, it had originally been a theatre that was re-purposed for the great game in the golden age UK Bingo back in the 60s. When the club closed last year, it […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 – Regional Heats
It’s come around again like a shot. The annual competition to find the best Bingo caller in the UK, the NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 begins its competitive stages with the regional finals on September the 19th. The first regional heat will be to find the North West winner and take place in […]
Weight Loss Bingo Caller Promotes Local Walk
The Manchester Evening News has a piece of the Bingo caller Charlie Walduck. His story is pretty remarkable. With a little help from This Morning’s Dr Chris Steel and a whole lot of walking, the formally overweight caller was able to shed a massive 30 stone of weight. Now he’s helping to spread the message […]
Summer Rain Clouds Have Bingo Silver Lining
With all the doom and gloom forecast ahead of the Smoking Ban, it’s good to see the game surviving and thriving. There seems to be lot in the press about the growth of the game recently. It’s too early to see the impact that the much heralded 2005 Gambling Act will bring to the game’s […]
More Bingo Millionaires In The Pipeline
It seems like the Bingo world is going big money bonkers at the minute. We’ve just had the Kerchingo game from Gala Bingo, which created the UK’s first online bingo millionaire. There’s been an alternative multi site pooled million pound prize floating around before that, despite being what I feel is less than honest about […]
Brett’s Corner – Behind The Scenes At Gala TV
Following on from the talk of million pound Bingo prizes, Brett’s newest columns has just gone up featuring a look at the night that Gala TV called the numbers on Kerchingo game. Brett also runs through the tough work involved in calling the numbers on the UK’s first Bingo channel and his brushes with celebrities. […]
Online Bingo Site White List And Advertsing Ban Information For UK Bingo Sites
We’ve covered the confusion surrounding the up and coming implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 and the related online bingo advertising ban before. Things are becoming clearer for sites like Playing Bingo and our relationship to the ban. Given the ban starts on September the 1st, I know there’s still a lot of people out […]
Unfortunate Times For Bingo Callers
I’ve spotted a couple of stories in the news the last week featuring Bingo callers. Unfortunately, both the stories were a bit short in the good news stakes. First up, news that Mecca Bingo caller Ricky Denton failed in his bid to become a boot camp attendee when he failed to impress the X Factor […]
Long Eaton Loses Out On New Riva Hall
Riva Gaming’s plans for a new Bingo hall in the Derbyshire town of Long Eaton have hit a road block when the local council rejected the proposal. Their plan to spend £2m turning the disused Co-op supermarket on the town’s High Street was rejected as the council felt it would take up to much space […]
