Leisure group Shipleys that owns bingo clubs, amusement arcades and a variety of online gambling sites it reported to be selling off one of its bingo clubs to a competitor. The Birmingham based venue at Weoley Castle is to be sold off to Castle Bingo sources suggest.

Shipleys currently operates three bingo clubs, the other two sites being Redditch and Kidderminister. Unlike many other operators the clubs are very hi-tech with impressive décor. The Weoley Castle club is a 1200 seat luxury bingo venue with ample off street parking and regular bus services to the club. The club has a modern design with access for wheelchair users and outdoor heated smoking shelters for those who want to smoke.

Clearly Castle Bingo has ambitious plans to expand and it is a nice surprise to see the company expand its operating area. Castle Leisure is the leading bingo operator in South Wales and its 8 purpose built bingo clubs (Bridgend, Canton, Merthyr Tidfil, Morriston, Nantgarw, Neath, Cardiff, Newport) are based within the region. The company has occupied its head office site in Cardiff continuously since 1856.

As we reported it has been a busy week in the industry, Buckingham Bingo is to be sold off and a number of interested parties have come forward, a Skegness club was purchased by Seldis Cooper on Monday and there are rumours that there are a number of other deals being currently discussed between operators. With many bingo operators now reporting that admissions have finally stop declining it seems that bingo clubs have finally found there valuations and there is renewed interest in investors.