News of a Gala Bingo hall closure from Lancaster. The hall on King Street has been home to Bingo for some 35 years, and sounds like it’s another of those classy old cinema style buildings rich in Art Deco and history. It’s always sad to see another one go the way of the dodo. Regulars […]
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Press Release Following The Online Bingo Europe Conference
The inaugural Online Bingo Europe conference was held in London at the start of December. The CEOs of a number of top online bingo operators met up to discuss developments in online gaming and plans for the year ahead. Here’s a round up of what events provided by the conference organisers, Bullet Busincess On December […]
Bingo’s Core Problems – And Some Potential Solutions
I’ve already mentioned the importance of the coming year to the bricks and mortar Bingo industry in my last post. If you’re new to the subject you may be wondering why there’s so much panic and concern given the fast approaching smoking ban. Brand Republic have a great article entitled ‘Bingo faces core problem’ which […]
Goodbye 2006, Hello 2007 – Bingo New Year
Well, Happy New Year to all our readers – been as it’s the time of year, I thought I’d share some of my selected highlights from 2006, and thoughts for what will happen in 2007 for Bingo in the UK, off and online. In 2006 the biggest news has been the Scottish Bingo industry’s losses […]
Northern Ireland To Get Sunday Bingo
I wasn’t aware of this – but in Northern Ireland, Sundays are a no-no when it comes to Bingo and gambling. This could be set change in the near future – proposals have been set to allow changes to the Sunday gambling laws following a concerted push by horse racing bookies and fans. Plans are […]
Online Bingo Site Of The Year 2006
News from Which Bingo that they are launching their 4th annual ‘Online Bingo Site of the Year’ and ‘New Online Bingo Site of the Year’ awards. There’s a special category this year for a UK only site also.
Farepak Losers Become National Winners
I don’t often bother with the daily stories of big National wins, as let’s face it, somebody wins it big every day. However, this one made me smile enough to want to feature it here. Six women who lost money in the recent Farepak collapse have struck it lucky on the National Game, just in […]
William Hill Bingo?
Interesting financial report from the Guardian that William Hill are considering bidding for The Rank Group after they sell off their Hard Rock Cafe part of the business. The Rank Group run the Mecca chain of Bingo halls, so it’s perhaps fitting that one gaming business with a large high street presence should take over […]
Happy Birthday Canton Castle
Following a nice double spread last weekend in the South Wales Echo, the Canton Castle Bingo Hall celebrated its 18th birthday this weekend. The event was surrounded by celebrations and special events for the customers. Now why is this such an auspicious birthday event? Well, the Canton Castle was the first purpose built Bingo hall […]
Bingo Hall Robber Jailed
Back in October we briefly reported on the case of the ex-police officer who robbed a couple of Bingo halls whilst posing as an undercover mission. News from Rochdale that the culprit has been sentenced and jailed. Judge Linda Sutcliffe gave him 4 years for the robbery.
