On Christmas Eve two news stories caught our attention because of their bingo links, stories of charitable donations from two big players in the land based industry (although both have online bingo sites too). Mecca Bingo, Devonport and Crown Bingo in Tyne Dock, South Shields both spread a little Christmas cheer recently and we know that these will not have been the only clubs to do so

November is the month of Remembrance Sunday, so it’s wonderful news that Tidy Bingo have topped £1,000 raised for Help for Heroes and want their players to help them raise even more for the popular services charity. A second donation of £567.10 in October, put the sum Tidy players had raised since the site started raising money for the charity in February to £1,034.75 – a very Tidy donation!

This month sees the regular launch of the Movember campaign, a campaign that is designed to highlight awareness in men’s prostate and testicular cancers. To help do their bit in raising awareness in this very significant drive, Costa Bingo is pleased to welcome you to come and play in their latest promotion – Movember Millions, a game that could see you winning a share of up to £12,000. Don’t worry ladies, you won’t need to grow a moustache to take part, but you do need to pay Costa Bingo a visit this month to be part of this mega jackpot [&hellip

Unless you have had your head buried in the sand or simply don’t use any of the social media sites like Facebook or Twitter, you are probably well aware of the #ALSIceBucketChallenge. Who knows, you might have even been nominated or done the challenge yourself. A number of big name celebs have including David Beckham and Jeremy Clarkson and the online bingo industry has been getting involved too. Tiki Monkey, one of the many characters at Jackpot Joy, recently did his own challenge in London…

There are many brands online today that donate to or support worthy causes and Lucky Pants Bingo have recently joined the ranks. Tidy Bingo supports Help For Heroes, Ticket Boo Bingo support Marie Curie Cancer Care and Pink Ribbon Bingo donate to Breakthrough Breast Cancer to name a few. There’s also Charity Bingo who have made a few donations this year to various causes but have yet to account for the previous 12+ months

Beacon Bingo in Ilkeston, along with the Cashino gaming centre, have recently made a substantial donation to help get a young lad mobile in a brand new wheelchair. The fund raising efforts from the staff at both the bingo hall and gaming centre in Bath Street have meant that 10 year old Robert Hock now has a specialised powered wheelchair

You may have noticed the men around you are not getting rid of their facial hair this month and unless you have had your head buried in the sand, you will know that this is most likely to be for Movember. Sunny at Costa Bingo has taken to donning an array of moustaches as he can’t grow his own and with them come a few themed prizes from the brand

There are many brands online today that are doing their bit for a number of breast cancer charities and it was only recently that the Joy of Bingo brands announced their £7K Pink Fridays. Not to be outdone, and with a far more impressive promotional name, Kitty Bingo are offering up a Bingo For Boobies game daily at 8pm throughout October

On 18th September the Bingo Association held their Annual Golf Day, a day enjoyed by many involved in the industry. Association members and their invited guests got together at the Grim’s Dyke Golf Club on Wednesday to enjoy a game of golf and good company with dinner and prize giving later in the evening

Sunny has recently been watching Battersea Cats and Dogs home on television and they are holding their Annual Reunion day next month which compelled the Costa Bingo mascot do raise money for the charity. The Raining Cats and Dogs competition is currently underway and there is a cat or dog goodie bag worth £200 up for grabs as well as charitable donations to this worthy cause