Gala Bingo online users are baffled and disappointed by the sudden disappearence of its online bingo service offered by St Minver.

A notice on the website says “Gala’s online bingo site is no longer operated by St. Minver” and that a new Gala bingo site will be launched in February, which will offer better gaming experience for the site’s 7,000,000 members.

Affiliates to Gala Bingo have also been left high and dry. All login areas, earnings and statistics have been removed and no information has been forthcoming from St Minver or Gala about either the change before or after it was made.

The events have also affected the land-based Gala clubs and are assumed to be part of changes in Gala’s structure following recent acquisitions of Coral and Interactive TV channel Avago.