The ‘Hollywood Bingo’ show will be live on the interactive Gala Bingo TV channel, which is web-streamed on www.galabingo.com and broadcast on Sky and Freesat Channel 861, between 8-9pm every Friday night throughout February.

Movie buff Paul Ross will be in the Gala TV studio on 5 and 19 February discussing the latest film releases and Oscar hopefuls, while The Sunday Mirror’s celebrity correspondent Dean Piper will be appearing on 12 February. Completing the line up on 26 February is This Morning’s resident gossip queen Ashley Pearson who will be revealing all of the latest celebrity gossip.

And, the red carpet fun doesn’t stop there. Each of the dedicated shows will feature a 20p a ticket ‘Hollywood Bingo’ game where, in addition to the cash prize, all full house winners will receive exclusive film-based merchandise. All of the ‘Hollywood Bingo’ winners (1 line, 2 line as well as full house) from throughout the month will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky player will win the chance to attend a VIP film premiere in London, followed by a night in a hotel.

Paul Ross said: “It’s great to be able to share my thoughts on who I think has got a real chance of scooping an Oscar and any gossip on what the celebrities are really like when the cameras stop rolling. I’ll also be giving advice on the latest ‘must see’ films that are currently on at the cinema.”

Ashley Pearson said: “The awards season is a really exciting time in Hollywood, and I am looking forward to giving all the Gala TV viewers a sneak preview to all the gossip from the pre Oscar parties, who is dating who, who is falling out and who is making up! The fashion mistakes, the rumours and what our own British A-Listers are up to in La La land.”

Kevin Loman, Gala TV manager, said: “With the Oscars nearly upon us and three British actors and actresses shortlisted to win, Gala TV’s chat rooms have been buzzing with conversations about who could win the coveted Oscar. We are delighted that Paul, Dean and Ashley can give us the inside track on all the goings on in Hollywood during February.”

Gala TV awards 200,000 winners a year and gives away approximately £20,000 each night in prize money. Viewers can play a variety of bingo and side games through the web-stream or by simply using their remote control red button.

Paul Woodward, Chief Executive of healthcare charity, Sue Ryder Care, said: “On behalf of Sue Ryder Care, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone at Gala Coral for their continued support. All money raised through fundraising efforts and corporate partnerships is vital funds that help us provide end of life and long term care for more people living with conditions including; Cancer, Stroke, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease.”

Following an employee vote in May 2008, in which Sue Ryder Care was nominated as the group charity until the end of 2010, the generosity of Gala Bingo staff and customers has known no bounds. In addition to holding collections and fundraising parties, Gala Coral employees have dressed up as dogs to race around Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium and climbed to Everest Base Camp to set the record for the world’s highest ever game of bingo.

The trek to Everest Base Camp saw 25 dedicated bingo buffs climb an astonishing 17,500ft, dabber in hand, to set the record for the World’s Highest Game of Bingo. Despite the constant risk of dehydration, altitude sickness, deep vein thrombosis and frostbite, they overcame all that nature could throw at them to land the biggest bingo jackpot of all time; calling “BINGO” on top of the world! Following the completion of the trek and the setting of a new record, the team successfully smashed their goal of raising £100,000 for Sue Ryder Care.

Dominic Harrison, Chief Executive of Gala Coral said: “The fundraising work carried out by Gala Coral staff and customers to date has been truly inspirational, from the many local events right through to the trek to Everest Base Camp Trek. Their continued enthusiasm in raising funds for such an important cause is much appreciated and highly valued. As a result of Gala Coral fundraising efforts, Sue Ryder Care remains in a strong position to continue their vital work – at a challenging time for them and the wider charity sector”.

“It’s the last chance to win £20,000 from just a 2p ticket, so Sky Bingo are encouraging all of their players to take part in this incredible Bingo event.” said Pete Spiers, Head of Marketing for Sky Bingo.

The jackpot is guaranteed at £20,000 and is split as £2,000 line, £3,000 line 2 and £15,000 Full House. Sky Bingo players can purchase a maximum of 120 tickets at only 2p and can pre-purchase their tickets in advance by going to the highlights sections in the Sky Bingo Lobby.

Previous lucky winners of this massive Jackpot game have included Claire M from Essex and Stacey L from Cumbria who both scooped the £15,000 Full House prize having only recently joined Sky Bingo!

For your chance to win a share of the massive £20,000 this Friday from stakes of just 2p, simply join them now and purchase your tickets at Sky Bingo. Good luck to all of you that are participating in this one.

At Gala Bingo online ‘The Main Event’ will be featured in the Amazon, Castle, City, Dreams, Society & Station clubs with guaranteed jackpots of up to £4.5k! Each session will consist of 12 games and there is a buy one get five free offer on tickets in each game (excluding all High 5 games).

Afternoon sessions:

12:00 – With a maximum spend of £5 the guaranteed jackpot is £1,250
14:00 – With a maximum spend of £7.50 the guaranteed jackpot is £1,750
16:00 – With a maximum spend of £10 the guaranteed jackpot is £2,500

Evening sessions:

18:00 – With a maximum spend of £5 the guaranteed jackpot is £2,500
20:00 – With a maximum spend of £7.50 the guaranteed jackpot is £3,500
22:00 – With a maximum spend of £10 there is a guaranteed jackpot is £4,500

At Gala TV, which is streamed on galabingo.com and broadcast on Sky and Freesat channel 861, ‘The Main Event’ will be played at 13:30 and 19:30. It includes 12 games and the total cost to play six tickets in all of these games is just £10.

The same great value offer will also be available in all Gala Bingo clubs nationwide. Details of the clubs can be found by visiting the Club Finder on gala bingo.

Gala Bingo PR manager Lesley Hall said: “It seems Gala really is going Gaga with this great new value for money session, which will be avaliable in the Gala Bingo clubs, online at galabingo.com and on Gala TV. From our initial feedback we believe ‘The Main Event’ will prove extremely popular and will roll out to our clubs. We wish all of our players the best of luck!”

He introduces a Sky Bingo weekly competition by asking players a themed question and if they email in with right answer they could win a £5 free bingo bonus. Last week winners were MarkoBRL, shaza169, lils4wins, gemtom and saturn42, who all won a free £5. Stuart also dishes out a few bingo bonus’s to player’s whose birthday it is during the week and those that have made a particular impression in chat.

As well as this Stuart informs players about all the latest news and promotions and congratulates recent Sky Bingo Winners. Sky Bingo players also get the chance to vote for their favorite chat host.

Watching this weekly updated clip where any player may be bonused, Sky Bingo players can also enjoy watching exclusive Sky News, Sports and entertainment clips within the video player. Sky Bingo News is updated every Friday, to take a look at the latest news go to www.skybingo.com and check out the Sky Bingo rooms.

Our View – This seems like a great offer from Sky Bingo and they have certainly been making waves throughout the online bingo industry since their re-launch onto the net just a few weeks ago.

It has been full steam ahead for the team at Sky Bingo with the release of one bingo promotion after the other, so it has certainly been exciting times for their online bingo playing fraternity. If you checked out Sky Bingo before their re-vamp and found them not to your liking, we would definitely recommend retaking a look at what they have to offer you now.

Claire M  from Essex could not believe her luck when playing at the newly refurbished Sky Bingo, she said, “ I only joined today deposited £10 got my bonus, had a few little wins, and then went on to win £15,000 out of over 3,000 players, I can’t believe I won neither can my partner”. Claire M woke up her 7 children shouting when she won, “Thanks to you at Sky Bingo my 7 children are going to have the best Christmas ever. I still have to keep checking my account to see if it is real!”

Other lucky players included Sharon D from London who scooped £3,000 on 2 lines and was extremely happy “I’ll be spending the money on trip to Florida for me and my daughter next year” and Dale L from Bristol who won £2,000 on a line.

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and there was a massive buzz on the night surrounding the game. Chat host Dee who was their on the night said “the build up to the big game was electric and everyone was buzzing, the new players who did not know about the game soon went off to pre-buy their tickets and a great night was had by all.  Players are now looking forward to next months game, after seeing and hearing Claire M in the chat room speak about her win; players now believe it could be anyone of them next month”

The next big £20,000 jackpot game for 2p takes place on Friday the 4th December less than four weeks away. Players can purchase their tickets now in advance by going to the lobby and highlights sections.  For your chance to a share of the next £20,000 Jackpot go to Sky Bingo online.

The most exciting part of the incredible bingo promotion filled month is the huge £10,000 Guaranteed Payout game, to be hosted on the last Sunday of the month in the Royal Court room at Bingo Day. The Royal Court room provides further high stakes games with a daily guaranteed £1,000 payout game, called “The Crown Jewel”.

Every day at the Barmy Club, there will be guaranteed payout games of £1,000, £250 and £100! Meanwhile over in the Velvet Lounge room, players can enjoy a daily selection of free games. E-games with £15 cash prizes will also be hosted daily. In the Cloud Nine room, at 8pm every evening, players can participate in a £100 Guaranteed Prize game called “The Dream Maker” which boasts a £25,000 jackpot! On Wednesday evenings, first prize increases to £1,000 in the exciting “Time Flies” game.

For those ladies who know what to wear and appreciate their designer clobber, be sure to check out Bingo Days “Dress to Kill” game inside the Barmy Club every evening at 8:30pm. Not only are they looking at an evening prize of £1-2,000, but they can also win tickets to the Designer Accessory Draw. This stylish game series culminates in a prize draw at the end of the month where the lucky winner will take home a £2,000 designer handbag, shoes and watch.

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During the show, a special 10p ticket game will be played each night with anyone who secures the full house winning the exclusive makeover, thanks to Gala Bingo.

The makeover at one of New ID’s studios in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle or Cardiff, will include a consultation with a stylist to discuss the desired look; a wash, cut and blow-dry with a Burlingtons stylist; professional makeup application and tailoring; a photos hoot as well as 10 complimentary A4 prints and a complimentary CD of the entire collection of pictures with copyrights.

And the fun doesn’t stop there. Even if a player isn’t lucky enough to win one of the VIP makeovers, viewers can also take advantage of some great tips and advice from New ID’s celebrity make-up artists who will appear on the channel, which is broadcast on Sky and Freesat channel 861 as well webstreamed at www.galabingo.com.

So, whether a player’s looking for advice on a new image for the forthcoming festive season, or tips on creating smoky eyes, enhancing natural beauty or becoming a full-on glamour puss, New ID’s national trainer Michael Phillips and creative director Rupert Kingston will be on hand to answer viewer’s emails and texts.

Gala TV manager, Kevin Loman, said: “This is a great promotion ahead of the Christmas celebrations. By offering the tips, advice and VIP makeover, we can hopefully help ensure our players look their very best and wow their family and friends.”

Gala TV awards 200,000 winners a year and gives away approximately £20,000 each night in prize money. Viewers can play a variety of bingo and side games by simply using their remote control red button or through the webstream at Gala Bingo online.