Tech firm devises hosting platform for interactive bingo gaming
SpeedQuizzing, a York-based tech company has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of a free bingo hosting platform.
The Speed Bingo platform, which can be accessed through the free to download SpeedQuizzing app, has been created primarily to enable pubs to host interactive games of bingo.
It allows pubs to do away with the pen and paper model, with customers instead connecting to the game and playing through their smartphones or tablet devices. As it is free, anyone can download it, not just publicans, and use it to host bingo games either in the pub or elsewhere.
A pre-populated 4×4 grid of sixteen numbers, from 1-80, is automatically generated for each player on their own touch-screen device, with players pressing each number as it is called out by the host.
The game is designed to be fast-paced and, should multiple players achieve ‘bingo’ on the same number, the software will determine the victor according to who successfully completed their digital card first.
It’s the first non-quizzing game to be developed by the company. It is designed to be welcome news for pubs which are increasingly turning to alternative forms of entertainment as they look to drive sales and footfall against a challenging industry backdrop.
SpeedQuizzing joint founder and head of tech, John Leach, said: “We’re constantly evolving and developing our quiz games, but this is the first time we’ve done something away from that and we’re thrilled with the result.
“Bingo has made a real comeback over the course of the last few years and we wanted to create our own take on a classic game, taking the best bits and blending them with 21st century technology to create something new and exciting.
“We believe we’ve done exactly that with Speed Bingo and we’re confident it’ll help to drive footfall, sales and fun in pubs at a time when such a tonic is badly needed.”
Speed Bingo’s launch marks the end of a milestone 12 months for SpeedQuizzing, with year-on-year sales of its digital quiz packs up by 35% and SpeedQuizzing events hosted in over 1,000 venues every week. These range from small village pubs with a handful of teams, to large bars with up to 400 players.
The company hopes 2020 will be even stronger, with plans in place to add new and exciting features to its SpeedQuizzing app aimed at making it even more fun to play and host.
The duo behind the business, John Leach and his brother Alan – better known as the drummer in indie band Shed Seven – are also looking to take SpeedQuizzing into new markets outside of the pub sector.
And they want to grow its international presence, building on the 225 SpeedQuizzing events currently hosted in over 25 countries every week, including the USA, New Zealand and India.
