14 Sep 2010
Barbara Windsor is the star of a new TV campaign for the gaming entertainment brand JackpotJoy....The ad is the first created by Beta since the agency won the account following a pitch in July last year. Windsor stars as the "Queen of Bingo" in the spot, holding court as people play the game in an old-school bingo hall. The first ad will break during Coronation Street on Friday, just 15 minutes ...
11 Sep 2001
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
the image of bingo as the year's best consumer PR campaign....Herald Communications won the accolade at the PRCA Frontline Awards for its "A modern-day leisure pursuit" work on behalf of Gala Bingo.
Other winners announced at a ceremony today included Lexis Public Relations, which won the best creative idea gong for its Bisto's Gravy Absorbancy Index campaign ...
27 Feb 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
The bingo sector s hopes of securing a change to its restrictive
advertising laws before...The bingo sector s hopes of securing a change to its restrictive
advertising laws before the general election stalled this week.
The House of Commons Deregulation Committee said it needed further
guidance from the Gaming Board before it could recommend that the law go
before Parliament ...
01 Mar 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
Britain s bingo industry is to consider selecting agencies for a
promotional drive following...Britain s bingo industry is to consider selecting agencies for a
promotional drive following ...
, with pounds 800 million a year being staked
in bingo clubs, a multi-million pound spend could be anticipated.
The Bingo Association of Great Britain hopes to run a generic campaign
for the industry on television ...
28 Feb 1997
| by Our Parliamentary Correspondent
MPs have blocked Government plans to lift the advertising ban
currently imposed on the bingo...MPs have blocked Government plans to lift the advertising ban
currently imposed on the bingo ...
proposals to allow television, radio, cinema and print
advertising for bingo.
The committee, which ...
to cinema advertising, even though it could be an
attractive medium for bingo operators. The operators ...
07 Mar 1996
| by HARRIET MARSH
the document were the bingo
operators, all of whom have been hit hard by the success of the National ...
.
The signs are that bingo operators will not be celebrating until the
consultation period, which lasts ...
on the
National Lottery.
The bingo industry consists of 970 licensed clubs throughout the UK
(March 1995 ...
09 May 1997
| by CLAIRE BEALE
Top Rank, the UK s biggest bingo hall operator, has picked WCRS to
launch its first television...Top Rank, the UK s biggest bingo hall operator, has picked WCRS to
launch its first television ...
against M s bingo halls, which have been subject
to a refurbishment programme under the brand name ...
on the
campaign, which will provide a much-needed lift to the image of
bingo.
It aims to position ...
12 Sep 1997
| by KAREN YATES
The first nationwide TV campaign for bingo since advertising
restrictions were lifted in April...The first nationwide TV campaign for bingo since advertising
restrictions were lifted in April ...
it is, actually, one of Mecca s new bingo
halls.
It s all about speed ... dexterity ...
of their beloved bingo hall. You see the
game and nothing but the game, one player says with a grandiose tone ...
28 Mar 1997
| by GENERAL RELEASE, ADWEEK, SUNDAY EXPRESS
Bingo operators will be able to advertise on TV and radio from 19
April, after Parliament...Bingo operators will be able to advertise on TV and radio from 19
April, after Parliament unexpectedly rushed through new gambling
deregulation measures covering casinos, betting shops and pools
operators last week. All advertising restrictions on bingo operators are
to be lifted, but betting shops ...
11 Jul 2008
, as the campaign "unfairly" denigrated bingo halls. The spot, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, features a woman