It seems that playing bingo online may be the safer option these days, as incidents of criminal raids and activities outside of land based halls are not decreasing in frequency. Financial institutions, such as banks, are not considered soft targets by criminals and by the same token large scale casinos are even more impregnable for criminals looking to stage their raids. Bingo halls seem to have become the targets for these elements.

● 5 Nov 2009 - An elderly woman is subjected to a vicious attack at her local Gala Bingo hall on Mitcham Road in Tooting.

● 5 Dec 2010 - COVENTRY, UK Sunday 5th of December saw an 88 year old woman robbed of her £120 bingo winnings as she made her way home from her local bingo hall.

● 25 May 2010 - A seventeen year old youth attacks police officers outside the Crumlin Star Bingo Hall.

● 5 Feb 2011 - Watford's Mecca Bingo Hall attacked as knife wielding criminals caused terror when they threaten staff before running off with a sum of money.

● 18 May 2011 - Brighton bingo hall attacked by two suspects.

The most recent attack saw members of staff at Beacon Bingo in Brighton horribly shaken by an assault involving two allegedly blade wielding criminals (details regarding the weapons have been vague) who made off with approximately £1000 in cash. Threatening the staff members, which were fortunately the only ones present, they demanded all of the money from the tills at about 19:30.

According to the official police statement no one was injured but Detective Constable Tracey Dixon has asked anyone with additional information to contact the local police division. The suspects, described as being around 5’6ft tall of slim build and in their late 20s, escaped by car and seemed to have a getaway driver ready for them.

Considering this upturn in criminal assaults on land based bingo halls, many players have turned to digital bingo games after reading bingo reviews. If there’d ever been a time to consider playing bingo online this may be it, after carefully selecting which site offered the best bingo bonus, of course.