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Britain’s Bingo Deserts
Mecca Bingo Exeter called its last house on Sunday 7 June 2026, after 63 years of bingo at the same address, with…
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Original data, surveys, and editorial investigations on UK bingo — the players, the operators, the halls, the regulation, and the money.
Industry History
Buzz Bingo’s £25m Glow-Up: Before & After Photos
Bingo keeps getting written off. Our photo archive says otherwise. Drag the slider and watch the halls change.
Data Reports
The Afterlife of Britain’s Fallen Bingo Halls
Somewhere in Dundee tonight, a crowd will queue for a gig on a floor where clickety-click echoed for fifty years. In Andover,…
Data Reports
The Great British Bingo Hall Census 2026
On Sunday 7 June 2026, eight Mecca bingo halls called their last house. Birkenhead, Croydon, Exeter, Kingstanding, Sheffield, St Helens, Sunderland and…
Consumer Investigations
The Cost of a UK Bingo Night: 2005 vs 2026
Ask most people whether a night at the bingo costs more than it did twenty years ago and they’ll say yes, of…
Data Reports
The UK’s Largest Confirmed Bingo Wins
Search “biggest bingo win” and you’ll meet a lot of millionaires. A grandfather who turned 30p into £5.9 million. A librarian who…
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