Members of staff from the Mecca Bingo hall in Ellesmere Port are going to be going all out in their fundraising efforts for their nominated charity, Whizz Kids. In fact the are ready to climb every mountain for them and this is precisely what they are going to be doing, trekking up a mountain in Wales to raise the much needed funds. The Mecca team together with colleagues from Mecca bingo in Wednesbury Cross, are going to be climbing mount Snowdon. Continue reading
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Rank Plc, Mecca Bingo Claims for ₤3.6 million in VAT
The Rank group which operates the UK’s second largest bingo chain, Mecca Bingo has released a statement saying that a the VAT and Duties tribunal has accepted its application for a ₤36.3 million tax refund after it found that the game was unfairly taxed. According to the decision, European Union law is being violated by charging VAT on certain kinds of interval bingo, interval bingo is played between the main bingo sessions in UK clubs. The UK government is more than likely going to appeal this ruling though. Continue reading
Bingo For Breakthrough 2008
Bingo for Breakthrough is a national campaign that is supported by the National Bingo Game Association and its sister organisation the Bingo Association to support the breast cancer cause. This event takes place every year and more than four hundred bingo clubs nationwide dedicate a full week to the cause by playing games to win pink teddies and various other fund raising activities. Traditionally Bingo for Breakthrough takes place in October and this year is it scheduled to take place from Sunday 19th – 25th October 2008.
Mecca Bingo Pennies Promotion
The Mecca Bingo online site is again hosting its Pennies Promotion, every Wednesday in April, online bingo players will be given the opportunity of playing for pennies between 12 and 8pm. The games are available in some of the bingo rooms and the prize money is ₤25. This is very good value for money as you can get one hundred tickets for a pound. Continue reading
Mecca Bingo Makes a Difference
Now bingo players can make a Mecca Difference in the lives of some deserving children.
Mecca Bingo is preparing to launch a new campaign focusing on charity. Big Heart Bingo will not be left alone in the giving community. Now the “Mecca Wheel Difference” will combine the efforts of Mecca bingo and a company called “Whizz-Kidz” to focus on providing wheelchairs and other mobility equipment to children who would not otherwise have access to them.