The quest to break the record for the world’s highest game of bingo is on. A 24-strong team of Gala  employees from across Britain is setting out to complete the challenging task of trekking 75 miles and ascending 2,700 metres up the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. This adventurous act will help raise £100k for Gala Coral’s group-wide charity Sue Ryder Care.

 Joining the team of trekkers is 42-year-old Mark Simm from Wigan – a bingo fanatic. Mark and his team will start their trek in Lukla on October 19 and should hopefully reach the Mount Everest base camp on October 24 and settle down to play the high-altitude bingo games. Mark and his team have been in training for this event playing bingo at a height of 400ft on top of St John’s Beacon Observation Tower, in Liverpool. They are shaping up by running long distance running and climbing hills. Says Mark : “It seems a bit daft, but if we’re going to do this challenge properly we need to be prepared so, apart from the high altitude bingo practice, I’ve also been playing double-speed bingo games to keep my mental faculties sharp because at 17,500ft, your thinking really slows down. This trek is a once-in-a- lifetime challenge for me and what keeps me going is the thought of standing on Base Camp, dabber in my hand, knowing that I’ll be raising vital funds for Sue Ryder Care. I hope we can do them proud.”

Simon Longbottom, managing director of Gala Bingo, said: “I am incredibly proud of Mark and the team who have volunteered for this challenge. I’m even prouder that we’ll be raising money for the excellent work of our nominated charity, Sue Ryder Care.” To support Gala Bingo’s fundraising efforts, play the bingo game dedicated to the cause. Visit Gala Bingo now and do your bit for a good cause.

Written for www.londonbingo.co.uk by Irene.

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Virgin games have come up with an interesting analysis. They anaylsed the luck factor of wagers from different regions of UK and tried to create a map of the UK’s ‘Luck Spots’.

Their study method is as follows: they randomly selected over 100,000,000 separate wagers, from over a period of past three years and matched the success of  these players against the UK’s postcodes. Explaining the reason behind this interesting and fun exercise, Simon Burridge, CEO of Virgin Games mentioned that “Friday 13th falls three times in 2009, so we thought it would be interesting to see if whether some regions in the UK are luckier than others”, said. A very handy map for wagers eh?

The resultant data from Virgin Games shows a lot of variation between regions. For instance,  St.Albans is the luckiest place in the whole of the UK while Sutton, Brighton and Luton follow second and third place respectively. The unluckiest spots in the UK were found to be Belfast, Perth and Newbury. Here is a glance at the top ten luckiest and unluckiest towns in UK:

Top 10 luckiest towns in the UK : St. Albans, Sutton Brighton, Luton ,City of Manchester , South West London (SW postcodes), Torquay , Bolton, Harrow , Stevenage
Top 10 unluckiest towns in the UK : Belfast, Perth,Newport , Salisbury , Motherwell , Darlington , Dudley, Aberdeen, Doncaster , Colchester.

So if you are at all superstitious – you know – about walking under ladders, broken mirrors, spilling salt, black cat crossing the road etc., or believe in such a thing as good or bad luck, then do head to St. Albans on Friday 13th! 

Well we all know that luck is something that is  beyond  our control, However, what we  can control our is our mindset. So a positive outlook and self belief may be your good luck charm for all your gaming adventures. Good luck!

Written for http://www.londonbingo.co.uk by Irene

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