What is going on with this double taxation malarkey? It seems pretty obvious to me: Every other gaming establishment has only got one form of tax to pay, so why is this not the case with the bingo industry? Once again the government are prioritising filling there coffers with our money before looking at the […]
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Biggest Ever Winner On Gala TV!
Hello, Just got back from a busy night of work (it is nearly 3am you know!) and i forgot to mention to you guys sooner (what with all the ‘Eggs’ hype!) that our little bingo channel (Sky 841 Gala TV…..plug,plug,plug) gave away our biggest ever win on Sunday 24th February!!!! Margaret1223 called a full house […]
Eggheads 1 Bingo Callers 0!
Well I’m sure you all know by now that the Eggheads trounced the bingo callers of the year last Friday!! It’s strange because even though it is only a week ago in most peoples minds, to me the whole day began over four months ago in Shepherds Bush!! The national bingo game had called me […]
Bingo Team Take On The Eggheads On BBC2 This Friday!
Just to warn you guys that there is a team of former bingo callers of the year (including myself) taking on the ‘greatest quiz team in Britain’ the Eggheads this coming Friday (22nd) at 6pm on BBC2. If you don’t know what the programme is all about then take a look at the link below […]
Reaction To Missed Claims Post On Wed Feb 6
In my years as a bingo caller I have had tons of missed claims: but in 7 years I can safely say that about 3 or 4 of those were down to me, the rest were late/quiet or non-existent shouts at all. If I ever had an altercation with a customer afterwards I would always […]
Have Your Say At Brett’s Corner
I had a little jiggle with the site. Brett sent us his latest column, and it made me think I should change things around a bit to give readers the chance to post comments after his pieces. So, I’ve set it up now as a proper blog, which gives everyone and anyone with an interest […]
Bingo’s Great For Social Networking – Don’t You Forget It!
Anybody fancy poking me? No I’m not being rude. I am just one of the millions of people who are being sucked in to the world of social networking! I must admit its a great way of meeting up with old friends and finding out what’s been going on in their lives. “Why are you […]
Happy 2008 From Playing Bingo
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all Playing Bingo readers a happy 2008. I’ve been unable to attend to the site the last couple of weeks as I have had to move house, decorate a new house, do all the family festive stuff and take time out for a family funeral and a […]
Brett’s Corner – December 2007
Welcome to Brett’s Corner – a monthly column by the 2006 Bingo Caller Of The Year and GalaTV caller. Entertaining The Players – Staff Shows Have you been to your Bingo clubs Christmas show? The staff show is one of those things that all customers love: there’s nothing better for a player than seeing the […]
Brett’s Corner – November 2007
Welcome to Brett’s Corner – a monthly column by the 2006 Bingo Caller Of The Year and GalaTV caller. Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 Well done to Blake Robson who takes on the mantle of Bingo Caller Of The Year for the next 12 months. Although it was by no means an easy task […]
