Online Bingo: How Full Is Your House?

Posted by Gambling News | Bingo News | Saturday 27 April 2013 6:38 pm

Today it is virtually impossible to switch on the television, or flip through a UK newspaper without seeing an ad for an online bingo site. These websites have become the trendiest places to play if you fancy good night in. A great deal of advertising money is spent on making sure that all the best sites are visible to the public. But who is playing this game, and why has it become so popular?

A typical sort of night in for a typical sort of online bingo player, might see someone playing every night or at least regularly for two or three hours; sometimes more, sometimes less. Most people who play at these websites, don’t do it for the prizes, they play for the "social" aspect of chatting with friends, and making new online buddies. Some spend more than they win, but others win really good prizes, when they do win, generally we hear them say that they never expected to win.

The amount of new online bingo sites coming on to the World-wide web has also increased exponentially, and there is always supply where there is demand. Just a few short years ago, back in 2004, there were less than twenty such sites for the UK-facing audience. Today it is believed there are approximately 350 such websites.

Operators and owners of bingo websites range from Capital Venture partners, through newspapers such as The Sun, and live bingo club operators. Two of the biggest names in British Bingo are also found online. These are Gala and Mecca Bingo.

Originally this game was synonymous with smoky rooms, crowded tables and the camaraderie of a night out with the girls, but it has changed, and the socialising aspect of bingo has very much moved online. It was also once synonymous with older players, and now while elderly people do play online, the gross demographic is younger. Some start as young as 18.

One 21 year old player reported that she plays two to three times a week, and then five hours on Sunday. Citing that she enjoys the excitement the game provides, as well as the companionship of other players in the chat rooms. Not once was there made a mention of the prizes she could possibly win.

It is the chat-room that is the “key” element for most online bingo players. Talking or making a noise in a land bingo club is strongly discouraged, in case a ball call is missed or miss-heard. Online players can chat whenever they like. Cards are completed automatically, so there is nothing to concentrate on. Bingo Lingo has evolved, players can chat privately, and the cost of a bingo card starts at only 1p, many games are even for free. So what’s not to like? It is self-evident why the game is so popular.

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Coral Bingo IS Raising The Game

Posted by Gambling News | Bingo News | Tuesday 19 March 2013 10:56 am

You may not know this, but you have probably heard of the "Coral" brand in the UK. This company is the holding company for gala bingo, so, as well as Gala Bin go online, we also find Coral Bingo. This is a section of the main website, which also offers sports betting, casino games, bet-in-play, poker, live casino games online, mobile gaming, and Lotto. The convenience factor of registering with this site, means that one account may be used to access all these different types of winning entertainment.

If you were to register with the bingo site, just spend a fiver on tickets, and they will give you a whopping £25 for free. No catch! Thereafter newbies get to play in the Debutant Room. The Debutant Room offers five full days of free bingo and £15 worth of Bingo bonus funds to be won on each game. The room is open for four hours a day, and the newbie can play every day.

That is twenty hours of free bingo games – a smashing opportunity to build up your bingo bonus bankroll. These games are a great way to practice, and experienced chat hosts are there in the room to help you get off to a great start.

If you are a jackpot chaser, there are load of great games for you too, check out the Bingo Linx, this is where the BIG money can be found. Bingo Linx play daily, with a 12pm jackpot of £1,500, a 6pm prize of £2,500, a 10:30pm jackpot of £4,000, and Super Bingo Linx monthly on the last Sunday, for a guaranteed £10,000, and tickets that cost only 50p. Here it pays to take note that Bingo Linx tickets are available in pre-buy, so you can even start pre-buying them now, and that way have the best seats in the house when the big game plays.

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Facebook Bets Real Bucks On British Bingo

Posted by Gambling News | Bingo News,Gambling News | Sunday 19 August 2012 11:00 am

While there has been no doubt about the fact that real money gambling online is here, and here to stay, and this is a well-entrenched industry in the UK; Facebook so far, has not wished to get in on the action. However, now there seems to be a reversal of roles, while this social media application with gaming capabilities wants in on the real money action; real money gambling sites want in on the social gaming aspect.

But that also having been said, Facebook have recently launched their first real money gambling app. They are betting on the British industry because it is more or less a sure thing, and they are hedging their bets even further, by putting their money on bingo.

Bingo has enjoyed massive popularity in Britain over time; first in the live gambling game, and more recently with online bingo. The new Facebook bingo is rather fetchingly called "Friendzy Bingo". Clever little play on words that!

This app allows users to bet on real money games, where obviously they win real money prizes. Although how good the prizes actually are remains to be seen as it is early days yet. Generally speaking the better liquidity (more money) a gambling game has poured into it, the better the prizes will be, and one thing Facebook has never had a problem with is raising a fan following. The more paying traffic there is, the better this bingo will be for all concerned.

CEO – Mark Zuckerberg is launching the product in the hopes that it will boost revenue – that much is obvious. So it is not like all the other virtual money apps, it is a true gambling app. Now UK Facebook users aged 18 to 80 and older can make gambling stakes in real British pounds, and expect to be paid winnings in these. According to the Financial Times the app was launched last Tuesday.
So far this global social networking giant has been precluded from the gambling sphere due to legal restrictions outside the UK. But this does not explain their slow up-take into the UK market. However, Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gambling Association explains the move as being an obvious match for Facebook. This is chiefly because bingo is of the ‘soft gambling’ ilk, and has always had the reputation of working hand-in-hand with chat forums. Many people are driven to play online bingo by the fact that it is such a social game.

Slots will be coming to Bingo Friendzy in the not too distant future – one assumes they will see how Facebook fans take to the bingo games first. One of the biggest things going for it is the fact that the software platform is powered by Gamesys, an exclusive software brand which powers only a very few sites. Their biggest claim to fame being Jackpot Joy, and Sun Bingo, two of the biggest online bingo brands in the land.

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Be part of bet365 online bingo’s £30,000 Community Night

Posted by Gambling News | Bingo News | Thursday 7 June 2012 2:23 pm

Pop over to bet365’s Guilty Pleasures room on Sunday 17th June and you can enjoy a night of great value bingo with a guaranteed £30,000 in prizes.

There will be something for all Bingoheads to enjoy, including Penny Bingo, Last Chance Saloon and the ever-popular 1TG and 2TG games, where you can win cash for getting within one or two numbers of calling House.

What’s more the evening has some extra special Roll On Bingo games too. In these games you can win three, five or even ten Full House prizes, meaning there is even more chance of winning!

With a great variety of games, total prizes of up to £1,000 in each game and tickets from just 1p, bet365’s £30,000 Community Night is another exciting event not to be missed.

So get over to bet365 bingo and have a ball.

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Back2School Bingo Delights Online Bingo Fans

Posted by Gambling News | Bingo News | Monday 31 January 2011 12:39 pm

Back2School Bingo continues to impress online bingo fans into the New Year with a very attractive Welcome Bonus and entertaining 90-Ball bingo games with jackpot opportunities that all bingo players are able to take advantage of.

Online bingo has been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years and with a host of online bingo rooms to choose from; a standout from the pack is Back2School Bingo, which after only launching just over two months ago, has certainly thrown its weight in the ring of the bingo community.

Players have responded especially well to the online bingo room’s two-part welcome bonus consisting of a 200% first deposit bonus and a 25% recurring deposit bonus. Each bonus is offered up to a maximum of a £100 deposit.
Registering an account with the bingo site is also a simple undertaking. After filling out all the relevant account details such as one’s personal alias, name and physical details, the process is completed after the ‘Submit’ button is pressed. All personal information is kept secure and no third-party will be privy to this information without the players consent given.

Back2School Bingo has stuck to the basics of playing bingo, and gives players the opportunity to really get to know the game of bingo in a user-friendly environment. The most popular game in the UK; 90-Ball bingo is the only bingo game on offer. There is however three different Rooms that bingo can be played in; these rooms include Friendship, Harmony and Speed Bingo.

For players wanting to join in on online bingo games, they simply need to visit the website for more information; everything from registration, to the bingo lingo and tutorials can be accessed straight away.

There is also a comprehensive guide on all the current weekly and monthly promotions on offer as well as safe banking methods to use in order to make successful deposits and withdraws from.

The prospects for this online bingo room are favourable and will certainly keep the bingo playing public in the UK satisfied.

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