A 64 year old lady, from Albridge, has recently won a bingo jackpot with the total sum of £21,000. The lucky winner is happily married and has four children, 8 grandchildren and one great grandchild. According to sources, her fortunate bingo win on the National Jackpot game at the Gala Bingo club in Anchor Road has caused the lady, in result of the excitement, the loss of sleep.

One of the largest online bingo companies, Bingo Entertainment N.V is offering their players a chance to celebrate the 20th Anniversary Platinum Celebration of the Annual World Championship Bingo Tournament and Gaming Cruise, which will take place between the 5th and 15th of November this year.

The two lucky winners of this competition will be aboard this year’s cruise. The prize includes a Category A Suite with a balcony and a return air ticket for the winners and their guests.

UK Bingo operators believe the new advert that promotes the National Lottery’s Flamin’ Hot Bingo scratchcard offends the traditional bingo industry, which is going through a tough time due to government policies.

The ad features the image of an elderly woman on her mobility cart in front of a bingo venue with a “closed” sign. With the sound of a scratchcard, the image changes to the same lady with modern clothes in a Miami-style beach, speeding off on her enhanced, powerful scooter.

It is known that the bingo industry is not at its “golden years” and day by day there are more land based bingo clubs being shut down due to regulations.

The former Gala Bingo hall in Nuneaton has been put up for sale for £1.5 million, although the price for removing asbestos from the building, which stands proudly since 1937 in Abbey Street, is not included in this price. The building used to be a Ritz cinema during the Second World War and served its movie fans until 1984, when it became a bingo hall.

A 22-year-old employee at an English Bingo club is preparing himself to establish a new world record. The record he intends to set consists of becoming the person to receive the largest amount of San Valentine’s day cards, which is celebrated this February 14th.

Darren Chaffney is the name of the employee who works as a caller in the Bingo, giving good luck to his loyal regular players. Chaffney expects to have the support of the hundreds of women who regularly come to his club to play to fulfill his ambitious goal.

A woman from the city of Weymouth in the south coast of England is still in shock after scooping £15,000 (approximately 30.000 dollars) playing at her local Gala Bingo club.

The prize corresponds to the National Bingo Game prize. The jackpot for that night was exactly £45.000 but two other players completed full house in 41 balls so the top prize had to be shared. The woman’s luck didn’t end there, as she was also the winner of the £30 house prize.

Mecca Bingo is offering its costumers a unique chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to see the big comeback of the Spice Girls next December 15th plus £250 to cover hotel and travel costs. The opportunity will be open from November 19th to 25th.

The two lucky winners will have the chance to see the London presentation of the Spice Girls tour programmed for December 15th at the 02 Arena in London. To have the chance of winning this prize, players must enter into Mecca Bingo chat rooms and play there the Spice Girls-themed chat games.

An early Christmas present arrived for a Nursing student from the city of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England, who won a prize of £22.500 for completing her card after 44 calls at her local bingo club.

The lucky winner was playing with her boyfriend at the Gala Bingo Club in Grimsby. It was her boyfriend who paid for the tickets and the woman declared that even though the prize will be claimed by her, it will be deposited in an account shared with her boyfriend, with whom she has already many plans to spend it.

“The Bingo Association estimates that one in three bingo clubs will close.” The alarming statement was pronounced by Dan Waugh, director of investor relations for the UK’s Rank Group. Following the smoking ban, a lot of bingo halls have seen their revenues decrease.

The main problem is heavy taxation. “Bingo is the most heavily taxed form of gambling,” Waugh said. A spokesman from the Treasury argued the taxation rate faced by the bingo industry is the same one that applies to lottery, gaming and machines.

The French tradition of toughly regulating gambling activities – including bingo - on its jurisdictions might be about to change. Its interior minister, Michele Aillot-Marie, said that he is partial to the liberalization of online gambling with a view to giving French casinos online presence.

Alliot-Marie also mentioned this should be done “without lowering the level of vigilance that operators and the state must maintain on the quality and offering of games.”