Investigators believe that the fire in the bingo club was caused by an electrical fault. Damage to the front of the building was the main problem, but fortunately the gaming area, seating area, and much of the building was not affected. It is hoped by all that the bingo hall will not be out of business for very long. A spokesman for the Riva Gaming Group who operates the bingo club confirmed this.

One good thing is that the Beacon Bingo hall will not be closed for ever, it is very difficult for residents to travel long distances to another hall, and with so many clubs being closed in the UK, another one would have just been no good.

Online bingo players are fortunate in that they have instant access to as many bingo sites as they please, 265 of them in fact. If one went up in flames (figuratively speaking that is), it would be no problem to switch to another.

He also made a point of slamming the double taxation issue that has been plaguing the UK’s land based bingo operations. He said that in the past twenty years more than half of the country’s bingo clubs had closed.

He also said that he had a very enjoyable night and despite his public speaking skills he was actually really nervous about standing in front of the crowd of hundreds of bingo players and calling the numbers, while trying not to get any wrong. It just goes to show that the bingo callers job is not as easy as it appears to be.

He also said that he was quite amazed by the different people playing bingo, he could see that they came from all walks of life, and he realised that the game was an important social amenity, particularly for people who lived alone.