Bingo Staff Raise £420k

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Bingo staff are a generous bunch and nowhere is that more apparent than in Devonport.Workers at the towns Mecca Bingo have seen their fundraising efforts put a staggering £420,000 in the coffers of the Marie Curie Cancer Trust in the last two years, the Plymouth Herald reported.Mecca Bingo has a long-standing partnership with the national charity but the efforts of staff and players at Mecca Devonport stand out among the other 98 clubs involved in the fundraising.Nigel Green, general manager of Mecca Devonport, told the news provider: “Ive been so impressed with the drive and enthusiasm the team members have shown over the past two years when it came to organising fundraising events at the club.”The impressive result achieved by Mecca Bingo clubs as a whole just goes to show how hard everyone has worked.

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Free Bingo at William Hill Bingo

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You will be well-aware be now that the online gaming site William Hill has their fifth birthday this month, and they have been celebrating by giving players the chance to win great prizes. William Hill Bingo is giving away Willy’s birthday presents, holding a party night on the 28th January 2012, and in addition to all of that William Hill Bingo now has a whole week of free bingo for you to enjoy. You could become a winner for free as this week of free bingo has £500 available to win every day!

Starting from the 25th January 2012 and ending on Tuesday 31st January 2012 winning a bingo prize couldn’t be easier during this week. Will

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One too many?

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I think I may have had one too many pints of Guinness in Dublin at the WPT because Ive really been paying for it this week. I spent some time in England, sniffly and croaky-throated, trying desperately to keep this cold/flu/laryngitis/ebola hybrid at bay, but it seems to have caught up with me anyway.

I think that it was probably worth it though because Ireland was so much fun. Its been a while since I was able to hang out with some of the Party Poker/WPT regulars and we made the most of it. I learned a fair amount about people that week, including just who knows ALL of the words to the movie High School Musical and various other bits of gossip.

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Jonathan Duhamel Robbery Case solved?

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2010 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel is a good friend of RakeTheRake, and he’s even downed a few drinks with the RakeTheRake girls. So when we heard about the horrific robbery and beating that Duhamel endured, RakeTheRake was shocked and concerned for him.

About a week ago, two men broke into the Canadian’s suburban Montreal home in the morning, and started attacking him. Eventually, they tied Duhamel up and kept hitting him until he told them where the valuables were. With this knowledge in hand, the robbers stole Duhamel’s 2010 Main Event gold bracelet, a Rolex Submariner watch that came from PokerStars, and some money.

Fortunately, it didn’t take the police long to apprehend some suspects, and they have four people in custody. While detai

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888ladies Pays Out £662k In One Day

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Bingo fans around the UK could be tempted to play their online bingo at 888ladies.That is after the hugely-popular portal revealed the amount of money it can pay out on any given day.Yesterday (December 21st), for example, saw the market-leading bingo website pay out £662,358 to its loyal members.Sunshinerosie, djm22 and ruthieg were among the big winners of the day, picking up prize money of £10,711.09, £8,154.94 and £7,115.70 respectively.Those tempted to join up and attempt to get their hands on a similar amount of cash will also be given a generous welcome bonus to boost their chances of success.”At 888ladies the great offers begin with no delay. Whe

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