A pensioners’ Friday Bingo night has been forced to close because of the selfish and shameful activities of loutish youths in the area. This has been compounded by a lack of support from the local police. Unfortunately, we’ve already seen what happens when Bingo fans try to help sort out loutish behaviour themselves so it […]
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Gala Pass On The Glasgow Lyceum
Nine months after buying rival operators County Bingo, and the historic Lyceum Cinema building in Glasgow, Gala have decided to call it quits and sell-up. The cost of refurbishing the grade-b listed building proved to be too much – so Gala will close the club and sell it on. Staff and customers will be transported […]
The Million Pound Bingo Prize Con
During the recent spate of reviews I did of online bingo sites, one thing I saw on a few of the sites was a lot of promotion for the big twice weekly £1,000,000 Bingo games. It’s a great prize and it’s certainly great marketing. It caught my attention with big flashy adverts all over the […]
Bingos UK Voted The Best Online Bingo
It looks like dumping Kerry Katona as their face was a wise move after all (they lost a whole point off their review for her screeching calling). Bingos.co.uk took the first-ever award for online bingo, presented during the annual eGaming Awards Dinner at London’s Natural History Museum back on October 9, 2006. I’m amazed it […]
Belfast Bog Bingo
Art lovers in Belfast are being treated to a game of Bingo in a conceptual artwork in a Belfast art gallery. A new installation by artists Deirdre McKenna and Cavan Fyans turns the gallery’s toilet cubicle into a one seat Bingo parlour. “Bingo in the bathroom is not just a flash in the pan. It […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year
The annual competition’s into its 12th year. The regional heats are gone and the winners will be going forward to the grand final on Nov 26th at Gala Bingo’s Surrey Quays club. For a full list of the regional winners and finalists check out the National Bingo’s page on the competition. Now, it took me […]
UK Bingo And The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
I’ve not yet mentioned the Internet Gambling Act that was passed earlier this month by the US Congress. Under the Safe Ports Act, measures being pushed into law to protect US ports, it will be illegal for banks and credit card companies to take payment for online gambling from US customers. Tomorrow will see President […]
Gala Bingo TV
Well, I’ve missed this one being a Freeview viewer. Gala Bingo now have their own TV channel. Not content with just sponsoring shows on ITV, they’ve got their own broadcast! I wonder if they’ve got some stay at home Bingo planned for the smokers come the ban? If anyone has seen this, leave a comment […]
Friday Bingo Round-Up
A good few Bingo stories to note today. First up, news that the World Cup and a hot summer managed to dent up and coming Bingo chain Top Ten’s profits. As much as half a million according to Business weekly. Personally, I would have thought it would have gone up with all the talk of […]
Bingo Willy
Could this be just the sort of celebrity endorsement that the Bingo industry in the UK needs? Forget Sharon Osbourne’s chat show, or Kerry Katona celebrity Bingo branding, nothing says modern, young, smart and intelligent Bingo players than a handsome young British Prince. According to reports, Prince William stunned the regulars at the Mecca club […]
