Well, been busy with a few more holiday things, and a few stories have slipped under my posting radar. Without further ado here’s a quick round up on the interesting stories from the last week. First up, not long after Gala’s Kerchingo created the first online bingo millionaire – there’s news of another massive jackpot […]
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Gala’s Kerchingo Winner And Gala A Profit Winner
Gala Bingo are already the biggest brand in the UK when it comes to Bingo, both online and on the high street. They continue to impress me with the innovations they continue to bring to the game and its marketing. Recent examples of member emails with promotions to tempt online players in to the offline […]
As The UK Goes Smoke Free – Rank’s Shares Rise
At 6am yesterday morning England joined the rest of the UK with the introduction of the smoking ban. It’s now illegal to smoke in any enclosed public spaces anywhere in the UK – including the 600+ Bingo halls around the country. We’ve been covering this for a while now, the Bingo industry has been in […]
Get A £100 Off Your Ticket For The 2nd Annual Online Bingo Summit
You might have spotted we’re carrying a banner in the site’s navigation for the 2nd Annual Online Bingo Summit. A lot of interesting stuff came out of last years event, so this year I’m going attending and reporting back. This year’s event (once more organised by Bullet Business) takes place on the 25th – 26th […]
Bingo Caller Goes For The X-Factor
The Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal feature and article on Ricky Denton, the main-stage caller at the Lordship Lane Mecca Bingo in London. He’s through to the last 200 of the popular TV talent competition the X-Factor and will be trying to impress Simon Cowell enough to get himself into the final selection for […]
Bingo Scotland Dismiss Claims Of Online Bingo Explosion
The online bingo site Bingo Scotland have a new press release out talking about their experiences of picking up customers following the start of the Scottish smoking ban. Whilst many in the industry are talking about an explosion in players come the start of the ban, Bingo Scotland are urging caution, as in their experience, […]
Electronic Cards On The Cards For Mecca Bingo
Mecca already has the one all electric Bingo hill, but now it’s looking to trial the technology in more halls. There’s news from the makers of the cards, Electronic Game Cards Inc. that they’re supplying Mecca with a lot more of them. I’m wondering how long it’s going to be before there’s waterproof versions available […]
Devastation At Listed Bingo Hall
We featured the plight of the Essex Road Mecca Bingo in Islington a few times the last couple of months. The club was one of the unlucky nine Mecca halls closed, became a rallying point for the ‘Stop Destroying My Bingo’ campaign before closing in March. The now empty hall has suffered a dreadful final […]
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 […]
St Minver’s Bingo Survey And Its Flaws
The Guardian website run an article yesterday on the returns from a recent Bingo survey run by the online bingo network St Minver. The results show that as many as one in ten Bingo players will give up playing at Bingo halls because of the smoking ban – and one in three will play less […]
