Been a few interesting stories around the last week or so that I haven’t touched on, so I thought I’d just quickly mention them all in one go, headline style. First, news of the fate of two old halls, both of which have been closed for some time. Firstly, the Hayweights Bingo hall in Musselburgh, […]
Category: Online Bingo
Bingo Is Not For Him – Men Alienated By Online Marketing And Sites
If you’ve followed my rambles here over the years, you’ll know that one of my continuing bugbears is the way the game is marketed so unimaginatively. The vast majority of advertising around Bingo is aimed exclusively at females. Many online bingo sites echo this bias towards a female demographic, rich in pink colours and feminine […]
Bingo Halls Shooting Selves In Foot During Intervals?
The last month I’ve had a couple of trips to one of the bigger Bingo halls in Cardiff, The Castle Bingo on Newport Road. The times I’ve been, a couple of things struck me about what was happening at the club in contrast to the press I see about the industry’s problems. I’ve often said […]
Rank, Parlay And Virtue Fusion Takeover News
Well, lots of news the last week around the industry about potential takeovers. Firstly, the FT reports that the Rank Group have another party interested in them, the latest of recent months to declare a major interest in buying the UK group behind the Mecca Bingo chain. The Asia based Guoco currently only have a […]
3rd Annual Online Bingo Summit Update
This is the third post featuring Parlay, I haven’t got shares in them, honest! This time it’s around the Online Bingo Summit. I was contacted by Parlay as they wanted to use sections of my report on the 2nd Online Bingo Summit for their newsletter (PDF.) In the course of the discussions, the 3rd Annual […]
Gambling Commission White List Rejections And Acceptances
Back in August I highlighted the legislation brought in by the 2005 Gambling Act in regards to online bingo advertising. Since then there’s been a lot of activity around the white listing of approved Bingo sites. Some operators have been applying for licensing in areas that are in the Gambling Commissions white list. Others have […]
Think Bingo Wins Which Bingo’s UK Site Of The Year Award
The results are in, and Think Bingo has been declared the winner in Which Bingo’s annual vote to find the best UK Online Bingo site. I have to say I’m more than a little surprised to see Think Bingo win it, as to be fair they’ve been far from my top picks in online bingo […]
Which Bingo’s 2007 Online Bingo Awards
It’s that time of year, Which Bingo has launched their 2007 online bingo awards. Alongside the international award, there’s also the second UK only award. Which Bingo’s Phil Fraser says of them: “There are some really great bingo sites out there doing a fantastic job. Once a year, Bingo players have a forum to register […]
Scottish First Minister Backs Bingo, Rank Rejects Harrah’s
Alongside the excitement of the Bingo Caller Of The Year competition, a couple of other stories caught my eye over the weekend relating to Bingo’s ongoing plight. The first one includes a Bingo caller who’s a long way from entering the big event, but none the less could have some an important part to play […]
Top Ten Bingo Profit Woes
The UK’s third largest Bingo train is suffering profit and share troubles. ICWales Business reports that the chains profits have halved in the last 6 months, with the foreseeable future set to be equally difficult. Top Ten Holdings have also seen their share price slump as well. Top Ten have already sold a number of […]
