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 […]
Tag: Land Based Bingo
Luda Bingo Hall Planned For Walsall
Mecca Bingo is not only one of the biggest online brands, but they are also very active on the high street, with bingo hall scattered across the country. At the end of August, the company submitted plans for a new type of hall to Walsall Council’s planning committee. We have now heard that the committee […]
Gala Sell All Its Land Based Bingo Halls
Over the years we’ve followed the ebb and flow of the retail industry’s biggest players. There’s been a number of purchases and sales, but this latest move from Gala is possibly one of the biggest we’ve seen here. In one fell swoop Gala has sold its entire portfolio of high-street bingo halls. That’s 130 halls […]
Lucky Couple Use Bingo Win To Pay For Wedding
Getting hitched is expensive these days, with everything from the dress to the venue to pay for, it’s little wonder so many of us are living in sin. However, for one lucky couple who won £12,000 at the bingo, it’s a dream come true, and the cash will be used to pay for their dream […]
Should Online Bingo Be Beating Clubs With A Dirty Stick?
Here at Playing Bingo we promote both land based and online bingo but one thing you won’t read on our pages is the suggestion that playing online is safer than playing in a bingo hall! A recent news article listed in Google news under a search for “bingo” asked if bingo hall crime was on […]
York In The Money At Mecca Bingo, Fishergate
It was a Mecca Bingo hall that popped my bingo cherry when I was taken kicking and screaming along with a friend and her Nan to my first ever session. The family of four from York are currently celebrating a whopping £22,392.99 when after being the first to call the full house on the National […]
