As we know here at Playing Bingo, the UK’s relationship with bingo has long been the stuff of legend. Bingo halls opened up and down the country during the 20th century, providing communities with vital spaces to catch up with friends, enjoy casual gaming entertainment and hopefully call “Bingo!”. The game quickly became an essential […]
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Will Your Bingo Club Reopen?
So, it’s been announced by Boris, Bingo Halls can reopen from the 4th of July after the big coronavirus lockdown of past months. However, the big question is, will they? At the moment there’s not a lot of detail out there about what the plans are. With the 4th of July ten days away, we […]
Changes And Improvements To The National Bingo Game
If any of our readers have visited the Creative Corner here at Playing Bingo then you will know that it was quite a few years ago that I first visited a land based bingo hall. Once I’d realised that it wasn’t all blue rinses and walking frames, I was a regular before switching my focus […]
The Cost Of Snow For Bingo
Click here to play at Mecca Bingo Now that the snow has cleared and looks like it will not be coming back in any big way Mecca Bingo’s owners Rank are counting the cost. Their profits for the month of January are down by 3 million pounds. The downturn in profits was not just down […]
Slough Gala Bingo Gallery, New Lost Halls And Club Finder Additions
The exterior of Slough Gala Bingo For those of you with an interest in the halls we feature at the site, I’d like to highlight some of the new galleries and pages recently added. Kicking off are a collection of photographs kindly provided by Charles Jenkins, providing a great record of the decor, fittings and […]
Bingo And John Major?
There was a recent article in The Economist about the sad demise of many bingo halls. The article was a succinct description of bingo’s ‘place within society’, including a ‘potted history’ of bingo over the last century and also a bit of a lament. The one thing about the article this author disagrees with is […]
E-Cigarette Causes Bingo Hall Problems Again
A grandmother was recently asked to leave Castle Bingo in Canton, Cardiff for smoking an E-cigarette inside the premises. Joe Cummings is a bit disgruntled about it all, as she took up E-cigs due to poor health induced by smoking. Since quitting the real ‘fags’, her health has improved, although she is now unable to […]
Bingo Association Report On Social Interaction
The Bingo Association released information last weekend on a report they commissioned into social interaction in the community. It makes for an interesting read on the people’s community habits, and the effects of Bingo hall closures on the community. The findings are not good. The research was carried out by The Henley Centre and points […]
