Bingo News, Promotions and Gossip
Looking for all the very latest bingo news, information on all the very best bingo promotions and the hottest celebrity news and gossip? Then you have come to the right place! The Bingo Hideout team are always on the hunt for up to the minute news for you to read, and cover everything from bingo news to celebrity gossip.
Virgin Bingo launches new ad campaign
- 02 Feb 12
Bingo News
Virgin Bingo has a brand new advertising campaign planned for the first quarter of 2012 and with all the money invested into it; it’s bound to be good. Virgin Games is one of the leading UK gaming companies and a brand new television advertising campaign is just what Virgin Bingo needs to launch it into the New Year.
Employee stole £76,000+ from work to fund habit
- 31 Jan 12
Bingo News
Lucienne Mainey, of Duxford in Cambridgeshire has been sentenced to 16 months after stealing over £76,000 to fund an online bingo addiction. Mainey stole the funds from the company she worked for and was sentenced to 16 months in prison as a result of her crimes. Ipswich Crown Court was told that Mainey developed an addiction to gambling; online bingo in particular, after the collapse of her marriage.
Big bingo winners at Jackpotjoy Bingo
- 28 Jan 12
Bingo News
Online gaming and bingo site Jackpotjoy has paid out some huge wins over the months of December and January. In fact in January Jackpotjoy broke all their own records by giving away £10,509,964 in online bingo and slots jackpots in ONE SINGLE DAY. There’s no doubt about it, there have been some massive prize winners playing at Jackpotjoy over the last few months, resulting in some very happy households around the country.
Bingo game continues despite pensioner collapsing
- 26 Jan 12
Bingo News
A bingo game continued to play at the Gala Bingo Hall in Coatbridge on 19th January despite a pensioner collapsing and later losing her life. Players were shocked that the game continued, but staff informed all players that it was company policy to keep playing; all those capable of assisting, attended to the pensioner. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Before the paramedics arrived, a Gala Bingo employee designated as a first aider, worked on the collapsed woman as the game continued. Paramedics then went on to use a defibrillator in the busy bingo hall.
World’s Biggest Bingo Winner threatened by bankruptcy
- 25 Jan 12
Bingo News
Forty year old Soraya Lowell hit the headlines in March 2008 as the world’s biggest bingo jackpot winner. Scooping nearly £1.2 million, she was on top of the world but in less than four years, she has found herself up in court threatened with bankruptcy. Lowell has been struggling with debts recently and has been taken to court by her local council for unpaid council tax. South Lanarkshire Council have launched a bid to see Lowell and her husband declared bankrupt for their joint council tax debt of £13,214. Lowell herself is said to owe £6,526 and her husband, £6,888 with the addition of £381 legal fees for each amount.
Baby Bingo: are children’s bingo games really a good idea?
- 23 Jan 12
Bingo News
At Bingo Hideout, we obviously love bingo - but then we’re all consenting adults who are in control of our own finances and know where to turn if we think a problem is developing. However is bingo the right game for a child to play? Do children have the understanding necessary to understand the difference between bingo for fun and playing bingo to win? After all many adults don’t seem to understand that concept, certainly when recent press coverage is taken into consideration.
888 Ladies parent launches Big Brother Bingo
- 19 Jan 12
Bingo News
We’re just a couple of weeks into the New Year and already, a new online bingo site has been launched. At Bingo Hideout, we’re pleased report that 888 Holdings parent to 888 Ladies has launched Big Brother Bingo, in partnership with Northern & Shell owned television channel, Channel 5 and television production company Endemol. Big Brother Bingo launched just this week and joins other leading
television brands such as Deal or No Deal and X Factor, that have
considerable presence across the online gambling industry. The site has
timed the launch perfectly to coincide with the new series of Celebrity
Big Brother on Channel 5 and is bound to be very popular amongst fans of
reality television.
Hull Mecca Bingo Hall hits the spot
- 18 Jan 12
Bingo News
A Hull city based bingo hall has undergone a huge £300,000 makeover in reaction to soaring customer numbers. The Mecca Hull Cecil bingo club has been seeing their member count increase steadily, and this prompted the refurbishment and redesign of their bingo hall. This news comes soon after the decision to refurbish the famous
Liverpool Pavilion bingo hall and also, in the wake of the Mary Portas
review of the high street. It’s interesting to see how the Portas report recommended the
redevelopment of bingo halls and redeveloped halls are steadily popping
up around the country. It is worth noting that Mecca Bingo have been
refurbishing the better performing halls consistently over the last few
years anyway.
A closer look at the London Affiliate Conference 2012
- 14 Jan 12
Bingo News
From 26th to 29th January in Old Billingsgate Market, the biggest gaming affiliate conference in the country takes place. The London Affiliate Conference (LAC) 2012 provides essential, top quality information and insider knowledge to all of those working within the online gambling affiliate industry; be that in online bingo, poker or sports betting. At Bingo Hideout we recognise the significance of this event and are taking a closer look at the event and how it affects the online bingo community.
Bingo Addict’s crime leads to jail
- 12 Jan 12
Bingo News
Back in December, Bingo Hideout reported on the case of Barbara Taylor from Leigh, who admitted to abusing her neighbour’s trust by gambling away her friend’s savings. We can now report that judgement has been made and Taylor’s crime has resulted in a 12 month prison sentence.