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November 7, 2009
A Mecca Bingo club in the Midlands will be spending £1.6 million on a brand new makeover to attract the attention of new customers. The Oldbury bingo hall will get a complete refurbishment and the new bingo club will boast a new restaurant and bar, as well as live entertainment facilities.
Mecca Bingo hopes that this will attract many new customers to the bingo hall. The overhaul will result in the Oldbury Mecca Bingo club doubling its staff and will create 22 new jobs. General Manager Andrew Smith said: “We are delighted to be investing over £1.6m in Oldbury and bringing 22 new full and part-time jobs to the local economy. New concepts at the club include the Bingo Lounge in which people can chat to friends and enjoy the great value food and drink brought to the table and play bingo all at the same time.
“For the traditionalists, the main auditorium will continue to cater for those who wish to continue playing their favourite game as they have always done. The new concept at Mecca Bingo is an evolution of bingo as we know it.”
A large glass screen will split the bingo hall in two; the first half offering traditional bingo games and the second half will be a sound-proofed bingo lounge with a “modern, sociable gaming concept.” This areas will have a lot of extra space for groups to move around, food and drinks delivered to tables and a stage for live entertainment.
Mecca Bingo hopes to be able to cater to the traditional crowd as well as a newer, younger crowd; there will be alternative versions of the bingo game such as rock and roll bingo which is where players tick off song titles instead of numbers and also a special version of the bingo game, Glow in the Dark bingo.
The Mecca Bingo in Oldbury will become the third of Mecca’s 103 branches in the country to be revamped as per their Full House project.
Written by Anna Richards for Bingostreet - bringing you news and views about the online bingo industry in the UK.
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