There’s been more movement in the chase for Mecca the last couple of weeks that I’ve yet to catch up with. Just before Christmas, the private equity group Duke Street Capital made an offer to buy Rank. Speculation about a take over at Rank continues, and Duke Street Capital join the list of parties associated […]
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Malaysian Group Get 10% Share In Rank
News and speculation around Rank continues to grow as the Times reports on a secretive share buy out by the Malaysian group Genting. Genting already have a stake in a number of UK leisure businesses, and their 10% stake in Rank is considered to put them in a place to defend against a take over […]
£100,000 Bingo Win Dispute Settled
Last week I reported on the legal action around the 2nd £1,000,000 Mecca Millionaire prize, which is currently in dispute because of an argument over shares on the prize. The BBC has news of the resolution of a similar dispute, this time over a £100,000 National Bingo prize. The outcome of this case may well […]
Blake Robson Wins Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007
The results are in, and I’d like to say congratulations to Blake Robson of the South Shields Mecca Bingo – winner of the title NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 alongside his victory as the North East region winner. Blake beat off some stiff competition from the other five contestants to win the title. […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 Weekend
It’s here! This weekend, the six regional finalists meet in London to fight for the title of the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year. The competition will be held at the Wood Green Mecca Bingo tomorrow afternoon as soon as soon as we get the result, it will be featured here. The six finalists are: […]
Top Ten Bingo Profit Woes
The UK’s third largest Bingo train is suffering profit and share troubles. ICWales Business reports that the chains profits have halved in the last 6 months, with the foreseeable future set to be equally difficult. Top Ten Holdings have also seen their share price slump as well. Top Ten have already sold a number of […]
369 Players In One Club Share In The First Gala High 5 Jackpot
Following the Kerchingo game, Gala Bingo are back on the big prize money ladder after their first ever Gala High 5 main jackpot has been won, with a jackpot prize of £874,208. The Gala prize is a bit different to the Mecca Millionaire and Big N though, because that prize money isn’t won by one […]
A Tale Of Two Bingo Callers
For those of you interested in the art of calling Bingo, we have a double whammy of content to enjoy today. Our regular columnist and the reigning Bingo Caller Of The Year, Brett Hyrjak, is back with his latest piece. It sees him writing about his part in the current competition, where he’s been touring […]
Last Of The Bingo Caller Of The Year Heats
Well, the stage is now set for an epic showdown of Bingo calling talent in London on the 25th November. The last two regional heats of the NBGA Bingo Caller Of The Year were held in the last week – so we now have the full line up for the event. The Wales heat was […]
England’s First Mecca Millionaire
I can’t keep up with these million pound games! Mecca were expecting 1 winner every 45 days with their massive new Mecca Millionaire prize. It’s been a bit busier than expected though, this Friday saw the third million pound prize go to an unnamed player at the Mecca Bingo Club in Stevenage. Let’s hope this […]
