Click here to play at Gala Bingo Since the 2014 bingo taxation announcement we have been waiting to see what the long term effects of the budget would be, and this is the first truly positive outcome we’ve seen. We are guessing that many clubs that may have closed if the tax had not been […]
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Massive Gala Sell Off
Gala Bingo owners Gala Coral have eventually sold 47 of their bingo hall properties to M&G Investments in a streamlining move before flotation of the Gala Coral group on the stock exchange. There had been talk of the sale over the past year, following the sale of their Gala Casinos, however obviously with a sale […]
Barking Gala Bingo To Close
We never take any joy in reporting the closure of a bingo hall, but for some reason it’s even more lamentable when the hall in question is one that has a bit of history both as a bingo hall, and as a landmark building. Gala Bingo on Barking Road in East Ham, is one of […]
Mecca Bingo Attendance Officially Falling
In the year to June 30 Mecca Bingo’s attendance figures have fallen by 7% which is probably a bit alarming for the chain’s owners, The Rank Group. In some ways this was good news however, as the first quarter showed a fall of 10% which may partially been down to the great summer we had. […]
All 135 Gala Bingo Clubs Up Sale
There have been hints over the past year that the Gala Coral Group who own the Gala Bingo chain were going to sell off their bingo halls in advance of a stock market flotation. And now it looks like the big sale is about to become a reality. The sale which comes in at roughly […]
Surprise Bingo Hall Closures
Over a three day period news has come in that another three bingo halls are due to close in the near future. One of them is an independent, but what is surprising is that the other two are Mecca and Gala clubs. When the bingo tax cut was announced in this year’s budget the response […]
Seven Bingo Closes In Folkstone
This is the second bingo hall to close since the reduced bingo taxation announcement in the 2014 budget (to our knowledge). Despite the taxation reprieve, business is business, so if a club is not making money, it will close, and, this is particularly pertinent to small chains and independents who do not have the back […]
Gala Bingo Break Bingo Balls Record
Gala Bingo have got themselves in the the Guiness Book of Records by playing a game of bingo with the biggest set of bingo balls in the world. The set of 90 balls was custom made for Gala Bingo who were using the event to raise awareness for the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (M.C.A.C.) which […]
