The Irish bookies Paddy Power have teamed up with Parlay to launch and their own Bingo offering. They’ve joined Parlay’s network and are offering the game as a part of their online gambling suite. In my opinion, Parlay’s software is the best of the online bingo softwares that I’ve tried – seeing it used under […]
Category: News
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Police Called To Deal With Rowdy Bingo Pensioners
News from Stoke-on-Trent of terrifying scenes of disorder by a gang of 35 rowdy pensioners at a local Bingo session. Police were called to the community centre on Bordeaux Road in Meir Thursday night to deal with the angry mob. Future Bingo sessions are now cancelled. Yes, it made me smile too! Read More…
Gala Bingo To Sponsor Sharon Osbourne’s New Show
News of a big TV sponsorship campaign from Gala Bingo. They will be sponsoring Sharon “Ozzie’s Wife” Osbourne’s new ITV chat show, Mrs Osbourne Presents. The first season of the show will run from late August to mid October, and the sponsorship will see Gala adverts book ending the show as well as featuring in […]
Second Bingo Club Raid In Recent Weeks
Another Essex Bingo Hall has been targeted by theives in an armed raid that has similarities to the Lakeside raid on the 21st July. No one was harmed on the raid at Basildon’s Gala, but staff and customers were ordered to take hit the floor. They made off with a five figure sum. If anyone […]
Lakeside Gala Club Armed Robbery
Customers and staff at the Lakeside Gala Club in Essex were shaken up when a gang of armed robbers stormed the club on Sunday. The theives made off with £20,000 – people with information should contact the police.
Exercise Your Mind, Play Bingo
Dot Bingo brings us some good news, especially for those of you who worry that you memory may be going as you get older. Scientist Julie Winstone has studied and found that playing Bingo can help to keep the mind in good shape. It can help both hand and eye coordination and memory. Now, I’ve […]
Gala Bingo Bans US Users
The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act – which looks to ban online gambling for US citizens is causing the gaming industry great concern. I’ve been seeing more and more on this in the press recently as industry giants fear they may soon be made illegal. It looks like the UK based Gala Bingo site has banned […]
New Look National Bingo Site
According to this report, The National Bingo Game Association is about to launch a new official site. It’s not clear whether they will be offering an online version of the National Game, but one would think it’s an opportunity going begging. All should become clear in September. Read More…(Dead Link)
Scotland Gets State Of The Art Bingo Club
Despite all the recent doom and gloom to do with the Bingo scene in Scotland and the devastation being wrought to Bingo profits by the smoking ban, there’s some good news for Bingo fans in Coatsland. A £6million pound super club is planned for the Autumn. “Owner Brian Fraser said: ?It is not just a […]
Quick Round Up
There’s been a lot of interesting stories this week but I’ve been tied up getting another site off the ground. I’ll do a quick run over of the Bingo stories that have caught my eye the last week. First up, sensitive ears around the UK will be happy to hear that they will no longer […]
