The lucrative potential of landing a bingo jackpot and having the chance to experience a different kind of night out are motives helping to change the face of bingo.
The fact that every two minutes someone playing a Gala bingo game wins part of a daily £4 million prize fund means that all sorts of people are willing to join in the bingo fun, the Tamworth Herald reports.
Scott Thornton, assistant manager at Gala bingo in
He said: "It varies from club to club but the image has definitely changed. During the day we get the regular clientele and at night we seem to have gained a new breed of younger women looking for a different night out."
And if you are sitting at home thinking it's not a game for men, then you would be wrong.
"The biggest change I think has been men, it's really catching on," Mr Thornton added.
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