{"id":155977,"date":"2022-09-01T15:56:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bingocardtemplate.org\/in-depth\/?p=155977"},"modified":"2022-09-01T21:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:31:24","slug":"when-did-gala-bingo-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bingocardtemplate.org\/in-depth\/when-did-gala-bingo-close\/","title":{"rendered":"When Did Gala Bingo Close?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The closure of Gala Bingo was announced in early 2017. The company cited a drop in player numbers and high costs as reasons for the closure. <\/p>\n<p>Gala Bingo was founded in 1996 and operated in the UK and Ireland. The company claimed to be the largest online bingo brand in the world, with over 21 million registered players. <\/p>\n<p>The closure of Gala Bingo comes as no surprise, as the company has been struggling for years. Player numbers have been dropping for years, and according to the BBC, high costs were cited as a major factor in the closure.<\/p>\n<p> The company spent millions on advertising and marketing, but player numbers never recovered. .<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released after the closure was announced, Gala Bingo said that it was &#8220;extremely grateful&#8221; to its players for their support over the years. 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