If you have been playing online bingo for a while, you will have noticed the high turnover rate of bingo sites that open and then close within a few years. Brands are being retired all the time, with new ones taking their place just as quickly. Bucky Bingo is not one of those brands. A…
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Dabbers Next Top Bingo Caller Finals 2nd July
You might not have heard of Dabbers, as it’s a fairly London-centric organisation, but if you try to imagine a bingo hall in the middle of Pride week you won’t be too far off. It’s chaotic and celebratory and loads of fun, with dancers, DJs, lip synching battles, and absolutely tons of glitter. It’s not…
Did Coral Bingo Target New Mothers via Blogs?
An interesting (if slightly misleading) story in the Guardian, has reported that the online betting and gaming brand, Coral, has been targeting new mums with gambling adverts thinly disguised as blog posts. Understandably, this nasty sounding headline has drawn criticism from commentators, mental health professionals, and anti-gambling campaigners, but there is more to this story…
Bingo Caller of the Year 2022 Winner
Listen up everybody, there’s a new champ in town! The Bingo Caller of the Year Award was back in 2019 after a ten year hiatus, but some pesky pandemic put paid to it for the next few years, leaving Donna Kunyo as the reigning champion. This year though the award was back with a bang,…
Mecca Bingo Owner Rank Group Faces £34M Energy Bill In ‘Challenging’ Backdrop
A lot of concern has been growing over energy prices in the UK this coming winter. Not only from households across the country, but for large businesses as well. Land-based casinos operate from vast buildings, which take plenty of power to run. With energy prices soaring as they are set to do so, the potential…
How Will Inflation, Cost Of Living And Energy Costs Affect Bingo Halls?
Every one of us is going to be affected by inflation which means rising costs to…everything. Last week saw Ofgem announce the energy price cap increase, the Bank of England putting up interest rates bit by bit, the war in Ukraine having an ongoing impact on shipping grain to the UK, which in turn increases…