Date of closure: 2009
Address (for reference only):
Riva Bingo (Lost Halls)
Queens Links
Aberdeen
AB24 5EN
Riva Bingo Aberdeen was located in the Queens Link Leisure Park, employing almost 30 people. Its demise would appear to have been more a fiscal imperative than part of a culling operation as the club was reportedly actually making a loss. In such unfortunate circumstances this is often the only option left open to the owner of the club – closure (in the most final sense).
A quite recent club, it opened its doors in 1999 at a cost of four million pounds, and although its members were upset at the closure it was unfortunate that there were not enough of them to keep the club afloat financially.
By Gareth Whieldon (June 2010)
Aww the best days working at Riva Bingo. It was a huge loss. Absolute legendary.