This initiative is in partnership with Southern Electric and Mecca Bingo has been praised by an MP. Hugh Bayley the MP for York said that we are living in times where everyone is conscious of the rising costs of both lighting and heating in their homes. By swapping old fashioned light bulbs for the new energy conserving ones it is a great way to save money, as well as energy. As part of this promotion Southern Electric is also giving away free loft and wall cavity insulation to Mecca bingo customers who qualify within certain groups.

The manager of the Mecca bingo club in York, Tim Stobart commented that by conducting this give-away, they are helping customers to take a step in the right direction to reduce energy consumption. The environment is of great concern to everyone and the light bulb give-away does not mean that customers have to pay for these so it doesn’t hit their pockets either.

You have to hand it to Mecca bingo, they really do come up with some innovative ways for raising funds and helping members to save money. I certainly get the feeling that these bingo clubs are very community based.

Both Arnis, who is a team leader at Mecca Bingo, and Cameron have said that they are not feeling any nerves yet, but if they do their girlfriends will be right at their sides to cheer them on. Cameron has a six year old son, and says that he relates well to the Whizz Kidz charity, he likes to think that if they had a problem, the charity would be there for them too.

Mecca Bingo staff members have already raised ₤100 000 so far nationally and are well on their way to raising the ₤250 000 goal set for Whizz Kidz this year. The Chief Executive Officer of Whizz Kidz, Ruth Owen said that the charity is 100% reliant on donated voluntary funds. They have 70 000 children who are in need of mobility equipment and are thrilled about Mecca Bingo’s sky-diving event. She also wished everyone a safe landing.

It is through initiatives such as this that the game of bingo keeps its good social standing. Bingo has long been used to raise charitable fund and is sure to go on doing so.

This winner has to share the prize with another player from Hull, who also called bingo in forty five numbers, winning the National Bingo prize of ₤30 000, the Regional prize of ₤1 811 and a house prize in the amount of ₤300. The lucky man said that he though the number of calls he made bingo in was quite high and did not think that he would win, but he did. Apparently his father got quite a shock by the big win.

He is thinking about using his share of the winnings to take his son with him on a holiday abroad.

Again we have evidence that men too are playing bingo. I mean this gent plays with his father and a friend, although the news snippet does not tell us if the friend is male of female, two out of three is pretty significant when all is told.

For eQube, this represents a huge milestone and validates the efficiency of their handheld electronic bingo devices as Mecca Bingo is one of the largest UK bingo operators. They also have operations in the online bingo industry. eQube provides solutions for the bingo marketplace, and they have shown great innovation with the introduction of “CenTrax”, a central control and reporting software, as well as “eVent” a point of sale software.

The handheld units are called “Lil Gecko” and these allow the bingo player to enjoy an interactive experience when playing electronic bingo. eQube have been operating out of Canada since 1999 and have electronic bingo equipment installed in seventy-seven bingo halls throughout Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia. This coup represents the ability of eQube to penetration international markets as well as shows confidence from customers regarding the acceptance of handheld electronic bingo devices.

The man has been a member of the Mecca Bingo club in Penel Orlieu since 1992, he is a regular player and plays three times a week. Although the winner himself was pretty speechless, and didn’t have much to say, the duty manager did add that they were always really delighted when one of their regular players wins a substantial amount of money. In this instance, I have to admit that I am really curious what the gentleman is going to be spending his prize money on. It is always nice to have a feel about a winner, but In this respect I suppose our secret gentleman is going to remain an enigma.

The online bingo gaming site is now offering new members a great deal on their first deposit, as well as free cash just for registering! Sign up for an online account, play bingo, and get excited about your new winning streak!

If you have never played bingo online, here is your chance to start, and be a winner before the first number is called. Don’t be nervous, the customer help line is open 24 hours a day, and can also answer questions by email (for those unfortunately still using dial-up internet access.)

If playing bingo online seems a bit overwhelming to you, consider first going to the Mecca Bingo site to play in fun mode. Then you can get some practice in before you play the high stakes money games.

After a bit of practice, open a personal account and begin to play, You must make a deposit to play as a registered player though. With the multiple options available for deposits, you will surely find one you are comfortable with using.

Keep in mind, you may withdraw the money from your account at any time, but it will take anywhere from 3 to 10 days to be credited to your debit or credit line. There is also an additional charge when using some Mastercard products.

There are great advantages to signing up with Mecca bingo, starting with the £10 bonus, to match your first deposit of £10. Then when you play cards equal to the amount of your initial deposit, your account will be credited with that amount for you to begin to play again!

The woman, who turns seventy in February, is a regular bingo player at the All Saints Green Mecca Bingo Club in Norwich, where the massive bingo win took place. She said that she plays sometimes up to six times per week, and this time she was playing with her daughter who is an occasional player. She will be sharing the prize money with her daughter in the true spirit of generosity that bingo players more often than not seem to display.

All Mecca Bingo clubs took part in the Mecca Millionaire bonanza, and they were offering two free bingo daily games each. Mecca Bingo players were given the chance to win £100,000 with one line, £150,000 with two lines and a whopping £264,288.50 for a full house.

Mecca Bingo, despite its struggle to keep its head above water due to discriminatory taxes and the smoking ban, have managed to make three new millionaires in the past four months. This is thanks to new laws that allow bingo operators to retain a share of the members stake in order to accumulate large jackpots for the winning pool.

One of the latest winners is a seventy-six year old man from Eye who picked up a ₤40,000 jackpot on December 3rd. The man won the money in while playing at the Norwich Mecca Bingo Club. He plans to use the money to buy a new car. He won the ₤40,000 jackpot, along with the ₤54 house prize, by scoring bingo in forty-two calls.

Wins of this magnitude and larger are becoming rather common because of the change in the regulations. Even while the new regulations allow for larger jackpots, there is a big drop in attendance figures due to the smoking ban. The larger prizes are not enough to compensate for not being able to smoke while you play bingo, as the drop in the attendance figures shows.

Many people have decided to forego their brick and mortar bingo playing for online bingo playing. Apparently the lure of the big jackpots is not enough to overcome the desire to smoke while playing.

Operators are paying now, a whopping seventeen percent as well as a fifteen percent levy on the gross profits. Now the smoking laws have came into effect, which has created havoc among the bingo gaming industry.

Now the Rank Group has found that has turned to the internet side of their business, the Rank Group’s decision to concentrate on online bingo, even after they built costly smoking shelters outside eighty of the group’s bingo halls. This causes concerns beyond Rank’s falling profits.

Many towns are closing the local gaming hall due to the decline, causes a serious loss of social network as the communities experience under the Smoking Ban Legislation. Disadvantaged urban locations and small rural communities suffered a loss of pastime, but they have also lost a crucial social support network and income that the bingo gaming hall brings into the communities.

Meanwhile, Rank’s Group stock price has dropped twenty four percent since January 2007. While Chief Executive Burke will go up market with Mecca Bingo, and by lying off two hundred jobs has cut costs, he and his colleagues are praying for a dismissal of the double tax on bingo owners in return of saving a national pastime.

There are ₤600 in additional vouchers over the course of the month. This special will take place on Tuesdays when an extra ₤150 in Virgin Vouchers will be given away. In addition to this special giveaway, there is also a special in the chat room. There will be a special hourly game with a special prize for players. These prizes are in addition to the usual generous prizes offered by the site. Check the Virgin Bingo website for more information on this monthly special.

What else is new? Bingos has a bingo online charity night and the charity players will be playing for is Children in Need. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the charity. So the more you play bingo, the greater the donation. This is a great way to have fun while helping out a good cause.

What else is new? Mecca Bingo on Broad Street in Halifax hosted a pink-themed party for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The party, which many considered to be a lot of fun, raised ₤1,200 for the charity.