News from Mecca Bingo in Fishergate, York that they’re in the process of getting permission to erect a large smoking shelter at the front of the club in preparation for the ban in July. Read more… Sigh… They’re just not getting it are they? I hope they have more planned than this. Mecca are not […]
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Lancaster Players Mourn Loss Of Local Gala
News of a Gala Bingo hall closure from Lancaster. The hall on King Street has been home to Bingo for some 35 years, and sounds like it’s another of those classy old cinema style buildings rich in Art Deco and history. It’s always sad to see another one go the way of the dodo. Regulars […]
Goodbye 2006, Hello 2007 – Bingo New Year
Well, Happy New Year to all our readers – been as it’s the time of year, I thought I’d share some of my selected highlights from 2006, and thoughts for what will happen in 2007 for Bingo in the UK, off and online. In 2006 the biggest news has been the Scottish Bingo industry’s losses […]
Farepak Losers Become National Winners
I don’t often bother with the daily stories of big National wins, as let’s face it, somebody wins it big every day. However, this one made me smile enough to want to feature it here. Six women who lost money in the recent Farepak collapse have struck it lucky on the National Game, just in […]
Smoking Ban Set And Gala Eyes Horse Racing
The Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has finally announced the day the smoking ban comes into force in England – it’s set to begin on July 1st 2007. In Wales it comes in on the April 1st 2007, three months earlier. Effectively, the ban will put an end to traditional smoky atmosphere of the average Bingo […]
Congratulations To Brett Hyrjak – Bingo Caller Of The Year 2006
Well done Brett Hyrjak, the south finalist from Gala, Butlins, Bognor Regis. This afternoon he was crowned Bingo Caller Of The Year 2006 at the Surrey Quays Gala club. The prize was presented by Esther Rantzen at the end of a glitzy afternoon with cabaret and special events. Brett wins a trophy and will be […]
Feature On Bingo Caller Of The Year Finalist Chris McHenry
Well, the clock is ticking to the 2006 Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition, which will be held on Sunday in Surrey Quays Gala. I’d love to be going to do a report, but it’s not possible. Maybe next year I’ll be able too. Anyway, a head of the competition is a local piece from […]
Brighton Bingo Hall Raided, Again
For the second time in three months, staff and customers at the Freshfield Road Gala Bingo club have been subjected to a terrifying armed robbery. Masked raiders entered the hall and held staff at knife point, whilst customers were aware of what was going on. Bingo halls must increasingly be seen as a soft target […]
Whilst The US Bans, The UK Embraces
Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary is hoping that with new gaming licenses, the UK can become a centre of respectability and a shining example of good practice for the online gaming world. Speaking at the opening of the first international summit to discuss the global impact of online gambling, she said regulating the game was […]
All Change In The Top Slot At Gala-Coral
There’s a bit of a change going on at the top of Bingo and casino company Gala-Coral. Chairman of the UK’s biggest private company John Kelly will be handing over day-today control of the business to make time for other projects. Time to get the old CV out the drawer. Ok, so I can dream.
