Gala Bingo and Butlins have combined forces to open a Gala Bingo club at the Butlins Bognor Regis site.

Opening this month, the Gala Club will seat 600 people, be operated by Gala staff and include most of the facilities available in a Gala Bingo Club. It will run afternoon and evening sessions and be open to local residents as well as Butlins guests.

Gala managing director, Andy Cunningham, said: We are delighted with this exciting new venture and believe it will be highly successful.

For Butlins, sales and marketing director, Ruth Connor, said: We are really excited at having the top name in bingo at Butlins and see this as being another great choice for our guests.

Gala Bingo has 40 per cent of market share and operates 166 clubs, paying out £18m in prize money every week. Details: www.gala-bingo.co.uk