A lucky man will reunite with his son who is in Australia, thanks to his recent win at Gala Bingo of over £60,000. The 62 year old man from Bradford is able to make this trip to visit his son only thanks to his large amount of cash win this past Sunday.

The team leader in the food department at Mecca Bingo, Keri Prowse, was the first one to come up with the idea. She, along with Davina Warden and Kim Pannel, began a sponsored diet at the end of May where, each week, they all step on the scales at the bingo club in front of staff and customers to be weighed.

Land based bingo players tend to be older people, whilst online bingo players are generally younger, enjoy using social networking websites and get along better with technologies.

Since it was launched a few weeks ago, Bingo Night Live has been the all time favorite for online bingo players around the UK. Every day, more and more players tune into this show and it is no surprise, as it is a “free” bingo game, where spectators can win actual money. The top jackpot is of £25,000 which goes to the player who wins the full house prize in 33 calls or less and £1,000 is offered for the three different games that are played every night.

A study was made recently, by BingoLingo, to determine which Canadian city was the one where Bingo was most important, and it was Manitoba’s capital, Winnipeg, who came in first place.

Ann Davis and her husband Joe have been regular players at their local Gala Bingo club at the Galleries Leisure Park for years, along with their close friends Nancy and Peter Stevenson. When Ann won the £60,000 jackpot, Peter was in his house holding a barbecue in celebration of his 60th birthday.

More than 60 instant bingo machines were confiscated by officials from a bingo parlor. Hundreds of similar bingo devices which operate in an alike manner have been seized over the past year when they began appearing in the county.

Bingo callers listen up: here’s the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! Do you think you’ve got what it takes to become the “National Caller of the Year 2008”? If you do, all you need to do is sign up and participate in one of the most distinguished titles that can be achieved in the bingo industry.
Last year’s competition proved to be an intense one, as callers such as Allen Musa from Buckingham Bingo in Preston, Blake Robson from Mecca Bingo in South Shields, Mark Lunn from Mecca Bingo in Wednesbury, Melanie Ceazer from Gala Bingo in Enfield, Robert Willard from the Mecca Club and James Cook from Mecca Bingo in Edinburgh, all became regional Champion Winners for 2007. Only one of them though left with the title for National Bingo Caller of the year, and this went to Blake Robson, who Works at the Mecca Bingo in Dean Road at South Shields.

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.

What is thought to be the biggest jackpot in the history of bingo, has been won by Soraya Lowell, aged 38, at the National Bingo game and its Platinum Jackpot last Sunday night, receiving £1,167,795. The moment Mrs. Lowell realized that she had won; she decided to split her winnings with her next-door neighbor.