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Battleships – Sun Bingo’s New Online Game‏

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Sun Bingo is all at sea with their new online game “Battleships”.

Pit your wits against the enemy in this exciting nautical classic and be in with a chance to win prize money and a massive £500 jackpot.

How to play:

– Each game costs £1.
– Double click on your ships to place your four enemy battleships on the grid.
– A buzzer will sound to indicated 30 seconds left to place your ships
– Once you’re happy with your ships placement click “play”.
– The bombs will start to launch once the clock hits zero.
– As the bombs drop the grid co-ordinates are called, the first person to have all their ships sunk wins.

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Coventry bingo club pays £9,000 to OAP after winnings row

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

A BINGO club has agreed to pay out £9,000 to a pensioner whose winning call was not acknowledged.

Gala Bingo said it would hand over the cash to 70-year old Uda Banks after reviewing audio footage of the game played at Pool Meadow in Coventry city centre two weeks ago.

The Telegraph reported last week how the mother-of-seven and grandmother-of-six, of Lambeth Close in Henley Green, was devastated when the caller failed to stop the game which deprived her of a big win after 40 years as a member.

Mrs Banks said at the time: “I had numbers 83 and 62 and I needed four so I was shocked when it was called.

“I shouted immediately and she looked over but didn’t stop the game.

“Then shortly after she called another number and somebody else won.

“After the game a lot of people that were at the bingo came over to me and said you won, collect your prize. After the game I complained to the manager.”

A spokesman for Gala Bingo said the company decided to honour the win after an internal investigation.

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Peter K – Diamond Bonanza winner at Jackpotjoy

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Peter K had a great Christmas this year when he grabbed £126,025 playing Diamond Bonanza last month!

Peter’s been a member of Jackpotjoy since January 2007. He’s from Liverpool and works as a production officer for Jaguar cars.

“It’s sound. It’s brilliant isn’t it? I was awake all night. I just couldn’t sleep. I’m trying to hold back on telling too many people, but it’ll be a great Christmas and 2008!”

It’s early days but Peter’s already got a few plans for the cash, once he’s convinced his girlfriend that the win’s real.

“My girlfriend doesn’t believe me. I told my dad and he doesn’t either! I think I’ll pay some of my debts off, and then we’ll go on holiday to the Maldives.”

Peter will be making his way to London in the New Year for a complimentary theatre break courtesy of Jackpotjoy.

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N-E bingo caller is Britain’s best

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Source: Thisisthenortheast / By Bruce Unwin

A NORTH-EAST bingo caller hit the jackpot tonight when he was named as the best in Britain.

Blake Robson, of the Mecca club in South Shields, beat off the competition from five other regional heat winners to take the National Bingo Gaming Association’s Bingo Caller of the Year award.

The thrilled 41-year-old received his trophy from actress Lorraine Chase, of the ITV soap Emmerdale, after impressing the judges with his clarity of calling at Mecca’s Wood Green club, in north London.

He is also £500 better off, and now looks forward to an all expenses paid holiday for two, to Los Angeles, in the USA.

Part of the trip includes the chance to call a game in the prestigious surrounds of the Sun Coast Casino in Las Vegas, a former haunt of his musical hero, Elvis Presley.

Mr Robson, from South Shields, won through to last night’s final after being named regional winner at the North-East heat staged in Wallsend, in September.

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Top Ten profits down

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

The effects of the recent UK smoking ban and changes to the UK’s gambling regulations are the factors being cited by land-based bingo company Top Ten for their slump in profits, according to a report on ATE Online.

Top Ten reported a drop in “pre-tax profits of £465,000, to £381,000, on sales down £1 million to £13.7 million for the six months to September 30,” according to the report.

The company added that it expects market conditions will continue to remain difficult over the next six months.

In an ominous note, Top Ten indicated that its poorly performing clubs will probably face closure. How many of the company’s current 38 clubs will be facing closure was not specified in the report.

The fortunes of land-based bingo has contrasted sharply with online bingo and free online bingo games operators over the last year. Whereas bingo online had to adsorb the loss of the US market and rebuild through diversification strategies, land-based bingo has found itself mired in changing conditions the industry is finding difficult to adapt to.

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