Rank’s shares have taken a bit of a tumble to hit their lowest point in almost 20 years. Bloomberg reports that the company behind the Mecca Bingo chain’s shares have slipped 21%. The impact of the smoking ban and the change in gaming machines brought in with the 2005 Gambling Act have contributed to a […]
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And A Quick Bingo News Round Up
As I’ve been busy preparing for and attending the Online Bingo Summit, I’ve been a bit neglectful of the news, so here’s a quick round up of some other interesting Bingo news from the last week or so. We’ll start with some big jackpot news. Mecca Bingo can claim the crown for creating the first […]
First Two Regional Finals Won In Calling Competition
The NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year is well and truly under way now, and the first couple of results are in. The North West head was held on the 19th at the Mecca Bingo Club, Moor Lane, Bolton. The heat was won by Allen Musa from Preston’s Buckingham Bingo. The North East heat was […]
South Wales Bingo Halls Experiencing Loss Of Sales
icWales have an article on the Bingo industry in south Wales, where, 6 months into the smoking ban, a clearer picture of losses related to the ban is appearing. According to a survey carried out by the South Wales Echo, many clubs are reporting a loss of between 15 and 20 per cent. Whilst so […]
Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 – Regional Heats
It’s come around again like a shot. The annual competition to find the best Bingo caller in the UK, the NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year 2007 begins its competitive stages with the regional finals on September the 19th. The first regional heat will be to find the North West winner and take place in […]
More Bingo Millionaires In The Pipeline
It seems like the Bingo world is going big money bonkers at the minute. We’ve just had the Kerchingo game from Gala Bingo, which created the UK’s first online bingo millionaire. There’s been an alternative multi site pooled million pound prize floating around before that, despite being what I feel is less than honest about […]
Unfortunate Times For Bingo Callers
I’ve spotted a couple of stories in the news the last week featuring Bingo callers. Unfortunately, both the stories were a bit short in the good news stakes. First up, news that Mecca Bingo caller Ricky Denton failed in his bid to become a boot camp attendee when he failed to impress the X Factor […]
Early August Round Up
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 […]
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 […]
