Arcade Owners Resent New Bingo Slots Ruling
July 5, 2008 · Tagged: Bingo Clubs, UK Bingo Association, UK Bingo Halls
The poor UK Government have been in hot water with the Bingo Association and UK Bingo operators for their unfair treatment of them in the past, and finally when the Government relents and gives them a break, someone else is unhappy with the decision. This is the case with the fact that the Government has said that it will allow Bingo Halls to have eight of the highly lucrative ₤500 jackpot, ₤1 wager, slot machines in clubs instead of the four that was introduced last September.
Forget Bingo, This Gran Runs to Raise Funds For Charity
July 1, 2008 · Tagged: Bingo Games, Bingo Sites, UK Bingo Halls
While most Grandmothers are relaxing, having tea with friends and playing bingo at the local club, this Grandmother, runs marathons to raise money for charity. The sixty-nine year old pensioner doesn’t even need a bus pass, she just runs everywhere she goes. She says that some of her friends think she is completely mad, but she loves running and has raised ₤20 000 for charity by running 1 794 miles. She has run in the London Marathon ten times and has also competed in marathons world-wide.
Another Bingo Hall Closure Leaves Residents Bereft
June 17, 2008 · Tagged: Gala Bingo Club, UK Bingo Halls
It is with great sadness that I write about another bingo hall closure in the UK, this time in Birmingham. Seventeen jobs will be lost with the closure of the Gala Bingo Club in Great Barr, Birmingham when it finally closes its doors to players on the 23rd June 2008, although Gala Coral is going to try to relocate staff to nearby clubs. But this doesn’t always work out.
Lights Out for Flutters Bingo, Biggleswade
June 5, 2008 · Tagged: Flutters Bingo Hall, UK Bingo Halls
The little town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire is home to the Flutters Bingo Hall and it appears as though the local Town Council has taken umbrage to the brightness of the lights outside the bingo hall, that warmly welcome, regular fans of bingo. Apparently the bingo hall did not apply for planning permission to have the lights erected, and we all know how bureaucrats react when mere mortals such as us contravene, their little rules that are so carefully wrapped up in red tape.
