Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter Entertainment has agreed to buy UK bingo group Tombola for £402m. Tombola?s founder Phil Cronin, who set up the

Jonny Bongo and the Bongo?s Bingo team are launching a brand new and completely free show this Saturday 9th January on Twitch.

Bingo halls in the United Kingdom date back to 1961, following the Betting and Gaming Act 1960. More and more purpose-built halls were opening every year up until 2005. Wales was ahead of the trend though as the oldest bingo hall in the country dates back to 1909,

The former music venue closed for good during the coronavirus pandemic

In Scotland one group of neighbours in the Bridge of Weir raised money for charity with weekly games of street bingo.