Gala Buys Up Rival Chain As reported by the UK Evening Times: "Scottish bingo empire has been taken over by its main rival in a £64million deal. "The County Bingo chain - which runs 10 halls, mostly in west Scotland - has been sold to Gala. "The deal boosts Gala's Scottish presence to 30 halls, nearly all in and around Glasgow. "All the sites will be refurbished and rebranded as Gala bingo halls. "…Gala, the UK's largest bingo operator and a leading casino group, has been expanding rapidly in a bid to capitalise on the latest round of deregulation under the UK Gambling Act. .." | 
