A number of recent events have brought into question how seriously some people are taking the game of bingo, and how far they will go to protest their rights. Over the last few weeks incidents have occurred around the world, some of which have breeched security, and caused police to be called out!

A woman has had to be escorted out of a bingo hall by police after she staged a sit in protest, in complaint that the bingo caller had ignored her shouts after she had won a full card. The woman was playing bingo in a hall near Manchester, and supposedly should have won over one thousand pounds. The large amount of money came from a combination of her winning a full house, and completing the card in fewer than forty two numbers. However, the bingo caller did not hear her shouting that she had a full house, and when the next number was called another player won the prize, the pensioner then decided to stage a protest, and would not leave the hall until police forcibly removed her.

Another incident, this time in Australia, saw bingo protestors attempt to take over a television station. A number of people hijacked an early morning programme on Channel Seven, over claims that the company had held back prize money that had been won in an interactive bingo competition. What makes this story even more bizarre is that the protestors were part of the crew of another programme, and that the disturbance was filmed for this programme.

It seems odd that people are going to these lengths for the sake of bingo, but here at UK Bingo News, we’re dedicated to the cause too so we have a good understanding of how important bingo is to many people across the world. We know that sometimes, protesting for your right to bingo might be a little far-fetched but being bingo-deprived can sometimes lead to desperate measures!