News from West Yorkshire of another Bingo hall being targeted last weekend. In this case a pair of masked robbers armed with hammers scared the cleaner into letting them into the Gala Bingo hall where they set about the fruit machines and stole cash. Police are asking that anyone with information call Keighley CID on […]
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Brett’s Corner – New Column At Playing Bingo
Brett Hyrjak is the reigning Bingo Caller Of The Year, we featured an interview with him in our Interview section. Life’s been busy for Brett since winning the competition, with guest appearance and a new roll as a TV caller on Gala’s TV channel. Adding to his workload we’ve cornered him to join us here […]
Bingo Crime Stories
There’s been a few news stories the last couple of days involving the bricks and mortar Bingo industry and crime, so here’s a round up of events. Firstly, the now empty La Scala Bingo hall in Runcorn was set on fire by arsonists. The building is waiting conversion into apartments, so either way, the decor […]
Gala To Drop Sharon Osbourne?
I missed this news from last week, but it’s worth repeating. Apparently, Gala Bingo are considering dropping Sharon Osbourne as their celebrity face for their brand. Given the amount of work and branding that Sharon’s invoved in, the decision to replace will not be taken “lightly.” Now, I’ve sort of mentioned this use of personalities […]
Play Bingo At Gala, Get Nectar Points
Gala Bingo have signed up to the Nectar loyalty scheme, creating what’s claimed to be the first “long-time loyalty scheme for bingo players”. It’s not unusual for clubs to give people the chances to earn points for prizes for attending, so this is will not be too strange for your average Bingo player. From June […]
Sharon Osbourne – Bingo Caller
Well, anyone following Bingo in the UK will have seen Sharon Osbourne’s face all over the place promoting Gala Bingo – both in the press and on many websites (this one included). We’ve already mentioned Gala are official partners for this year’s Red Nose Day with a special game planned for March the 9th. There’s […]
New Gala Bingo For Cheltenham
Bucking the recent trend of club closures and doom and gloom within the industry, Gala are set to open a brand new Bingo hall in the 23,000sq ft Brewery in Cheltenham, off St Margaret’s Road. There’ll be all the glamour and glitz that comes with a Bingo opening on the club’s first night on March […]
Smokers Get Mobile Bingo
Another plus for Gala, they’re about to launch new hand-held consoles that the smokers are allowed to play out on their smoking breaks. There are plans to put 120 machines into 170 clubs, as well as applying for outside licenses. I’m still wondering why they’re not trying some sort of mobile phone solution? I’m no […]
Leeds Bingo Hall Robbery
Police from Leeds are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery yesterday at the Gala Bingo on Stonebridge Lane, Farnley, Leeds. Three robbers, one armed with a fireman raided the hall and forced staff to hand over the contents of their tills. Anyone with information should contact the Pudsey Weetwood Police Helpdesk on 0113 241 […]
Gala Bingo Gets A Red Nose
With just a month until the next Red Nose Day, here’s some Bingo related news I missed. Gala Bingo are one of the partners for this year’s event on March 16th. Gala Bingo Clubs, gala-bingo.co.uk, and Gala TV – the world?s first interactive bingo television channel – will be offering dedicated Comic Relief Bingo games, […]
