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MaxxieO

Member Since 25 Mar 2009
Offline Last Active Mar 26 2009 11:53 AM
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Prize Bingo

25 March 2009 - 12:04 PM

Probably a strange request but I figured this would be a good place to post it as it's related to amusement arcades.

I'm trying to come up with a list of places in the UK that have prize bingo - I'm not talking about places like Mecca and Gala where they play 'proper' bingo, I'm talking about the kind of bingo you get in amusement arcades at the seaside where they call out the numbers with different colours and you have to mark them off on a plastic board with shutters on. The only place I've seen this is Blackpool and I was wondering if there was anywhere else that does it? It's more fun than the proper bingo and you can just drop in and start playing at any time.

Here's a list of what I have so far:

Coral Island, Blackpool
Pat's Bingo, Blackpool (closed I think)
Haworth's, Blackpool
Silcock's, Blackpool (closed)
Funland, Blackpool (closed)

Is there anywhere on the South coast that has this type of bingo? I think Clarence Pier in Southsea used to but it definitely doesn't any more. I'm pretty sure Brighton doesn't have any and the same goes for Bournemouth although neither town has many arcades to be honest except on the pier. I don't know about Southend or Margate, they're the only other places I guess might do it?