Posted November 25th, 2008 by admin
Yet another local bingo hall shuts down, whilst another online bingo player celebrates the latest huge Jackpot prize. The statistics aren’t looking good.
Raised taxes and the governments inconsistent gambling regulations have left the industry reeling. Since the public smoking ban, introduced in the summer of 2007, there has been a marked and drastic [...]
Tags: Bingo Halls, gala bingo, gambling regulations, local bingo hall, Online Bingo, rank
Posted October 23rd, 2008 by admin
These days land based bingo clubs have to use incentives just as much, if not more so than their online counterparts.
It is for this reason i bring you this update to let you know about Mecca Bingo’s current club promotions.
A Lot For A Little will be played between the 20th and 23rd October where You [...]
Tags: bingo clubs, Bingo Halls, land based bingo, Mecca Bingo
Posted September 17th, 2008 by admin
News has come through of yet another bingo hall under threat of demolition with plans with plans to replace it with a new development.
The Star Bingo Hall in Crumlin, near Belfast, could be demolished if a planning application for apartments, shops and a medical centre on the site is granted by Dublin City Council.
The club sees 2,500 [...]
Tags: bingo clubs, bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, land based bingo
Posted September 15th, 2008 by admin
The Beacon Bingo Hall in Cricklewood has been victim of an electrical fire that has left minor damage to the building.
The fire is believed to have started following an electrical fault causing the fire to break out in the middle of the night. Fire fighters were called to the scene at around 3am on September 13th.
The blaze was said [...]
Tags: bingo clubs, bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, Land Based Bingo Halls
Posted September 10th, 2008 by admin
A security guard has been shot in a robbery at the Gala Bingo club in Walsgrave, Coventry.
The 25-year old was shot in the leg when four masked men raided the club at 10.45pm on Sunday night. The men burst into the club at closing time armed with a gun in an attempt to steal the days takings. The security guard [...]
Tags: bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, land based bingo, Land Based Bingo Halls
Posted September 8th, 2008 by admin
A Leisure Club in Wolverhampton, that has been hosting bingo games for elderly locals for over 16 years, has been broken into four times in less than a week. The most recent break-in the thieves stole audio and amp equipment as well as beer and spirits from the bar.
The players enjoyed a weekly session of bingo at the community [...]
Tags: bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, Land Based Bingo Halls
Posted September 4th, 2008 by admin
A Barrhead bingo hall that has been found to contain asbestos has been marked for demolition by the local council.
The asbestos was found when the building was vandalised and set on fire. Since then specialists have submitted plans for how they will remove the asbestos from the building and complete the demolition.
The building had served as a [...]
Tags: Bingo Hall Demolition, bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, Land Based Bingo Halls
Posted September 2nd, 2008 by admin
We are hearing more and more these days about bingo halls going out of business and then torn down to make way for more “usefull” structures, but there was a story that caught my attention of one hall that is to become a church!!
The Carlton Bingo Club on Georgie Road in Edinburgh has been reopened [...]
Tags: bingo clubs, bingo hall news, Bingo Halls
Posted August 28th, 2008 by admin
The Judge Williams Memorial Hall, known more fondly as Judge’s Bingo Hall, will be celebrating its 100th birthday next year and preparations are underway for the huge party!!
The building in Tonypandy was officially opened in July 1909 by Princess Louise and The Duke of Argyll, and was erected at a cost of £6,000!!
The building was [...]
Tags: bingo clubs, bingo hall news, Bingo Halls, land based bingo
Posted August 20th, 2008 by admin
There has been news today of a glimmer of hope to all those smokers out there who have been affected by the smoking ban and their bingo playing habbits.
Beacon Bingo, a bingo hall in Loughborough, have introduced a trial for its smoking bingo customers, with a unique battery-powered cigarette, I Smoke. It is an electronic cigarette that looks identical to the [...]
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