The ongoing financial crisis for land based bingo seems to be deepening at the moment. I’ve recently featured stories looking at Gala Bingo’s finances and their problems. but today it’s the turn of a smaller player, The Buckingham Bingo chain. The Telegraph carries a report about the chain’s current debt problems, concerned with Buckingham Bingo’s […]
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Bingo News – Buckingham & Riva Bingo To Merge, St Minver Jackpot Mess Up
A couple of stories that have landed in my inbox the last week, both of which featured on a new site called Bingo News. Credit where it’s due, I only spotted this site the last few weeks, but it’s been proving itself a useful resource for information on the world of Bingo. If you like […]
Bingo Hall Boss Steals £31,000 From Hall
Bit of a downbeat news story in the Sunderland Echo about Helen Walker, boss of the Yoden Way Buckingham Bingo who was sentenced to 15 months for stealing £31,000 from the club safe. She was also guilty of fraud for £500 cashing vouchers that were intended for customers. It’s shocking to see a crime of […]
Buckingham Bingo Troubles
Buckingham Bingo are one of the UK’s smaller Bingo chains, with 11 clubs. They were taken over by Alchemy Partners back in 2005, when the marketplace was a lot rosier. The Financial Times has an article on the private equity firms current problems with the Bingo company. Their main creditor has issued them a stark […]
Illustrated UK Bingo History And Caller Interview Added To The Site
I’ve just added some new content to the site. The first piece is a history of UK Bingo from the perspective of the way halls were turned from cinemas to Bingo halls in the 60s and 70s. The piece was put together by Ian Grundy, a photographer I met via flickr. His passion for cinema […]
Bingo Under The Spotlight
There’s been a lot on Bingo in the mainstream media the last week. We already mentioned the Guardian’s piece on St Minver’s survey, but there’s been a couple more notable items since then that I’ve not had a chance to mention and catch up on. First up, the business section of The Times Online has […]
Opening Night At Preston’s New Bingo Club
We highlighted the opening of new Bingo halls recently, showing that all was not just doom and gloom in the Bingo world. Preston Today have a gallery of the opening night at the new Buckingham Bingo hall on Gateway Park in New Hall Lane. Almost a 1000 Bingo players were there for the event which […]
New Bingo Halls
In amongst recent gloomy news there’s a beacon of light and illustrations that Bingo isn’t as down and out as you may believe. Firstly, news from Barnstaple that it could soon be home to a new Bingo hall, pending planning acceptance. It’s notable as it would be the first in the North Devon region. Following […]
Buckingham Bingo Expands
I’m a bit late on this news, but Alchemy, the new owners of the Manchester based Buckingham Bingo chain are continuning to expand their operation. They are planning to invest £50m in expansion plan that will see them refurbish a number of clubs as well as purchase new clubs from other chains. With one eye […]
Bingo News Round Up
Well, as I’ve been busy getting the new site up and running, I didn’t update the news section. So, without further a-do, here’s a round up of the stories I missed over the last couple of weeks. Firstly, a Swindon school’s vandalised pond was restored to full glory thanks to volunteers from the local Gala […]
