Monthly Archives: April 2009

After years of hardship and struggle, it would have been nice to have seen bingo given a break in this week’s Budget 2009 speech. And for a moment, it looked as though Chancellor Alistair Darling had been kind to our beloved game.

But the axing of VAT on bingo halls was swiftly followed up by the hammer blow of gross profits tax for bingo being hiked up from 15pc to 22pc. Then, as if to rub salt in the wounds, a 9pc increase on duty payable on amusement machines in bingo halls was announced….. Continue reading →

I’ve been reading this week about how teachers are turning to bingo to help pupils focus better at school and it sounds like a great idea.

Government adviser Sir Alan Steer’s new behaviour report recommended our beloved game as a tool to increase pupils’ focus and help improve their behaviour…. Continue reading →

  For anyone who regularly pops down their local bingo hall, for either a quick few games or a whole nights worth of entertainment, will probably have noticed a significant attendance drop over the last couple of years. This is … Continue reading →

Online Bingo’s very own Foxy Bingo has beaten the likes of Diet Coke, Pizza Hut and Walkers Crisps to come top of the latest Adwatch rankings poll.

We’ve known all about Foxy’s unique adverts at WhichBingo UK for a long time now, having watched Foxy’s character on his many adventures during the last couple of years.

But now it seems Foxy is famous beyond bingo circles. For ad creative’s between 23rd to 29th March 2009, Foxy Bingo ranked “number 1” with 68%. Here’s the top 10……. Continue reading →

All eyes have been on London this week as the leaders of the world’s richest nations descended for the G-20 summit, but here at WhichBingo UK we can’t help but think the Group of 20′s nickname sounds like a bingo … Continue reading →