Well, no surprise for me, but it seems to have taken Yorkshire Evening Post by surprise enough to write a big article about Bingo Crazy Blokes. It’s an interesting read on a number of levels as it highlights a couple of major issues facing the game. Firstly is the outdated and frankly clichéd view of […]
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New Gala Bingo For Cheltenham
Bucking the recent trend of club closures and doom and gloom within the industry, Gala are set to open a brand new Bingo hall in the 23,000sq ft Brewery in Cheltenham, off St Margaret’s Road. There’ll be all the glamour and glitz that comes with a Bingo opening on the club’s first night on March […]
Smokers Get Mobile Bingo
Another plus for Gala, they’re about to launch new hand-held consoles that the smokers are allowed to play out on their smoking breaks. There are plans to put 120 machines into 170 clubs, as well as applying for outside licenses. I’m still wondering why they’re not trying some sort of mobile phone solution? I’m no […]
Article On Swansea Mecca Closure
Wales Online have an interesting article that looks in-depth at the closure of the Mecca Bingo in Swansea, and further facts and figures on the Bingo and the smoking ban. Will the smoking ban be the death of bingo? (Dead Link)
Musselburgh Bingo Hall Closes Its Doors
And continuing the doom and gloom that’s fast taking over the Bingo world, news from Lothian that the Hayweights Club in Musselburgh will be closing down today. The final session will be played tonight when there’s a party for the remaining members. It’s a real shame this ban is contributing to the problems of many […]
Prince William’s Bingo Club To Close In Weeks
Following the news from Mecca yesterday of the planned closure of 9 Bingo halls, Get Reading have an article on the closure of the Reading Mecca Bingo. Readers may recall the club has a royal member on its books, as Prince William played there back in October 2006. The club is set to close its […]
Woolworths Bingo – The Latest High Street Brand
As predicted back at the start of the year, the growth of the branded Bingo offering continues. Woolworths have become the latest in a line of non-gaming related retailers to offer an online bingo solution. In this case it’s powered by St Minver, who are increasingly becoming the white label Bingo network the big brands […]
Mecca Bingo To Close Nine Halls
It seems the England and Wales smoking ban is already starting to bite at Mecca Bingo. The company has announced the closure of nine Bingo halls around the UK today. Clubs in Fulham, Islington, Kingston-upon-Hull, Liverpool, Reading, Sheffield, Swansea, Welling and Wolverhampton have all been earmarked to be closed and 230 staff positions affected. The […]
Leeds Bingo Hall Robbery
Police from Leeds are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery yesterday at the Gala Bingo on Stonebridge Lane, Farnley, Leeds. Three robbers, one armed with a fireman raided the hall and forced staff to hand over the contents of their tills. Anyone with information should contact the Pudsey Weetwood Police Helpdesk on 0113 241 […]
Gala Bingo Gets A Red Nose
With just a month until the next Red Nose Day, here’s some Bingo related news I missed. Gala Bingo are one of the partners for this year’s event on March 16th. Gala Bingo Clubs, gala-bingo.co.uk, and Gala TV – the world?s first interactive bingo television channel – will be offering dedicated Comic Relief Bingo games, […]
