(Thursday 8th of April 2010)
The generosity of Bucky and Buckingham members has been emphatically underlined by their incredible support of the fight against breast cancer. Last summer, we pledged to raise £20,000 for the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer in the first year of a two-year partnership and now we're extremely pleased to announce that this ambitious target has been passed ahead of schedule. So we'd just like to say a big thankyou to everyone who helped us reach £20,091 and counting.
(Wednesday 10th of March 2010)
Online bingo players can now find Bucky Bingo on Facebook, the popular social networking site. The new group will offer fans exclusive competitions and bonus material as well as giving players the chance to discuss all things Bucky! Log into Facebook now to catch up on all the gossip from one of the UK's leading online bingo sites.
(Friday 5th of February 2010)
This year could mark the beginning of a whole new era for the humble UK bingo book. Traditionally, players have had to make do with a limited number of colours and layouts on their tickets. But now a Sunderland-based printer has invested £1 million in what it says is the country's first full-colour variable high-speed digital press. The colourful UK bingo books garnered some admiring looks recently when they were used as part of a fundraising drive for the Haiti relief effort.
(Thursday 4th of February 2010)
Let's face it, nobody would turn down a big box of chocolates on Valentine's Day. To celebrate the most romantic day of the year, Bucky Bingo is giving away ten Chocoholic hampers worth £50 each. Every last one is choc full of delicious treats from Thorntons. We're also encouraging you to send in your favourite chat-up lines for our competition Bucky in Love. The best entry will win a cruise down the Thames, a four-course a la carte meal and a trip on the London Eye.
(Tuesday 2nd of February 2010)
A Bucky Bingo player will be partying in style after scooping a mega bingo jackpot. Just this week, Shell15 bought a 10p ticket and won the staggering sum of £34,115.53. It all happened in The Buckingham Room, which is set aside exclusively for Bucky Bingo players. And to help him celebrate in style, Buckingham Bingo has already sent a bottle of Champagne over to his home in Bradford.
(Monday 21st of December 2009)
North America is the birthplace of bingo so it's fitting that one of its bingo clubs may have given us a glimpse of the next big thing. It's called e-bingo and it's entirely automated. Every player sits at a high-tech terminal that marks off numbers the instant they are called, meaning you can chat to other gamers without fear of dropping behind. Moreover, these terminals can offer a selection of exciting electronic games besides e-bingo.
(Tuesday 15th of December 2009)
It's a fact of life that nobody likes paying taxes. But this week, the bingo sector received not one but two massive tax boosts that could secure the finances of many British bingo clubs. Everybody knows about the so-called bingo budget, in which Alistair Darling pledged to cut bingo duty by two per cent. However, the chancellor's announcement overshadowed a separate statement by HMRC. It means other forms of bingo games besides bingo machines could now be exempt from VAT.
(Monday 14th of December 2009)
Bingo club taxes should be further reduced, it has been claimed. Last week, Alistair Darling decided to drop the rate from 22 per cent to 20 per cent after months of criticism from MPs and players. Although The Bingo Association's chief executive Paul Tallboys welcomed this move, he argued that the chancellor needed to go further and slash duty to 18 per cent. This would bring bingo clubs into line with operators in similar industries.
(Tuesday 3rd of November 2009)
Bingo fans in the north east have protested against the planned closure of a community centre. The facility, on Harehills Road in Middlesbrough, could be shut despite the fact that work has still not begun on its replacement. Whinney Banks Youth and Community Centre offers twice-weekly bingo sessions and residents are concerned they'll be left with nowhere else to go. However, Buckingham Bingo Peterlee is just a few miles down the road while online bingo gives people the chance to play wherever they live.
(Wednesday 28th of October 2009)
Free bingo will play an important role at Gary Barlow's wedding anniversary. The Take That frontman and wife Dawn are planning to hold free bingo games on the day, while bingo balls make an appearance on the party invitations. It's all part of the decidedly British tone of the party. An insider has explained that the couple don't want "daft French scoff" so they'll be ensuring Harry Ramsden's fish and chips get top billing on the menu.
(Monday 19th of October 2009)
If you've ever doubted bingo's capacity to do good, consider the case of Watford Disability Forum. The group, which provides vital support to local disabled people, has just raised £1,000 from a charity bingo session led by none other than the mayor of Watford herself, Dorothy Thornhill. The much-needed funds will be spent on an accessibility audio kit for businesses and social events to give disabled people something a little bit special to look forward to.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the UK's leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer.
