A Bingo player in Wigan was given a warning by the manager of her Bingo club after sneaking off to the loos for a sly fag. As a result of her annoyance of both her treatment and the wider ban, Margaret Paddick has started her own petition signed by a 100 players at the Gala […]
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Michael Edwards – Gala’s Bingo Caller Of The Year
The open to all chain National Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition is still a few months away, but Gala have just held their own in-house competition. The winner was Michael Edwards of St Ann’s Gala Bingo. 33 year old Michael was one of the North East finalists in last year’s NBGA competition – and […]
AnnSummersBingo.com – Shout Knickers To Win
In the near future the won’t be many high street brands left that don’t have a Bingo offering. To be fair, it’ll be great when Halfords get their own Bingo, as to date there’s still not what I’d describe as a male orientated site for online bingo (listen up people, niche waiting to be filled!) […]
NetPlay TV Big Box Bingo
Tonight sees the inaugural launch of what’s being described as the UK’s first live interactive Bingo TV game. Big Box Bingo will be available on Sky Channel 157 every Tuesday evening at 8pm – with six games of Bingo being played. If like me, you haven’t got Sky, you can also play the games and […]
As The UK Goes Smoke Free – Rank’s Shares Rise
At 6am yesterday morning England joined the rest of the UK with the introduction of the smoking ban. It’s now illegal to smoke in any enclosed public spaces anywhere in the UK – including the 600+ Bingo halls around the country. We’ve been covering this for a while now, the Bingo industry has been in […]
Get A £100 Off Your Ticket For The 2nd Annual Online Bingo Summit
You might have spotted we’re carrying a banner in the site’s navigation for the 2nd Annual Online Bingo Summit. A lot of interesting stuff came out of last years event, so this year I’m going attending and reporting back. This year’s event (once more organised by Bullet Business) takes place on the 25th – 26th […]
Electronic Bingo Feature
The Guardian has a feature on what a Rank Group spokesman dubs ‘Bingo for the Playstation generation‘. It takes a look at Ranks plans for expanding the electronic side of the business with waterproof terminals and other mobile devices – to stave off the effects of the smoking ban.
Stan James Bingo With Parlay Software
Stan James, the UK betting chain will soon be joining the likes of fellow bookies such as William Hill and Ladbrokes in offering online bingo. The provider of my favourite online bingo platform, Parlay, will be supplying the software thanks to an agreement between the two companies announced this week. Now, there could be a […]
Confusion Surrounds The Upcoming UK Gambling Legislation For Advertisers
You may have noticed we run the odd advert for online bingo sites, as an affiliate. With the new gambling legislation due to come in from the 1st September, the face of gambling advertising will change and be subject to strict regulations. Whilst for TV, print and radio the things that can and can’t be […]
Problem Gambling Support Provided By Ex Bingo Hall Manager
The York Press features a piece on retired Bingo Hall manager Alfred Redpath. He’s in the process of setting up a support group for people who need help with problem gambling in York. His spur to action was the story of a local gambling addict who committed suicide as a result of his problem. The […]
