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  • What's Bingo?

    By Lisa West on Friday, 26th June 2009

    Bingo Machines are officially exempt from the amount which can be licensed, for any one particular gaming establishment.  They are also exempt from prize and stake limits.  However, the Gambling Commission has become more and more aware of the twists and turns, the gaming machine manufacturers are doing, in order to get past the regulations in place, to control slot machine gambling.

    The biggest concern seems to be, some of the manufacturers are designing machines which are, supposedly, Bingo Machines, yet bare little difference to the more regulated slot and gaming machines. In an attempt to straighten things out, the Gambling Commission have come up with a list of ‘criteria’ for Bingo Machines.

    Now, if the new machines don’t match that criteria, the commission are stating that they should not be classed as Bingo Machines, and may well be taxed accordingly.  The new move, at present, is voluntary.  However, the Gambling Commission have warned, if it isn’t sorted out this way, they will take more formal steps to make the requirements regulatory.

    The Gambling commission did hold discussions, with both the UK Bingo Association, and British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA).  The Bingo association represents all UK  licensed Bingo Operators, and BACTA represent the manufacturers of the pay to play machine industry. The new criteria is applicable to all Bingo games, regardless of whether they are automated, live, or machine.

    There are certain criteria in place, which is specific to the manufacture of Bingo Machines.  These machines may not be placed in an area where under eighteens can enter.  The price per game may not be changed, nor may the prize on offer be dictated by the number of people playing.  The new ‘Code of Practice’ has already been issued to both BACTA and UK Bingo Association members.

    Although it has not been officially made regulatory (yet!), the Gambling Commission seem determined to get the issues dealt with. So, it seems in everyone’s interest to follow the guidelines, probably sooner, rather than later.

    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on 26/06/2009

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  • PaddyPower Big Jackpot Prize Payout!

    By Lisa West on Thursday, 18th June 2009

    Somewhat curiously, ‘maygodblessme’, the latest big Jackpot Prize winner at PaddyPower, certainly got what they asked for!  This latest lucky Bingo winner bagged just over £17,000 playing the great, British, 90ball Bingo Game, in the Gold Room at PaddyPower Bingo.

    Maybe ‘maygodblessme’ did have their prayers answered that day, or maybe it was lady luck shining down her sparkling light.  Thank the stars, thank Him, thank your mother!  When you walk away with a big Jackpot Prize like that, it’s good news, and that’s always welcome.

    Another incredible thing?  This big Jackpot Prize winner hadn’t been playing the 90Ball Bingo Game five minutes when they hit the Jackpot. For just a handful of 10p tickets, they landed themselves a mountain of lovely cash.  It all seems so incredible, even the winner can’t believe it’s true!  No doubt, when their bank balance clocks up the cash, they’ll become a true ‘believer’!

    It’s no wonder that PaddyPower have become so popular in the world of Online Bingo.  They’ve always been ‘up there’ with the big boys, when it comes huge Jackpot Prize payouts.  Now, ‘maygodblessme’ also has the privilege of being added to the hall of, Paddy Bingo, ‘big winners’ fame.

    If you haven’t tried PaddyPower yet, register, deposit and play at least £5, and they will match that deposit - up to £30!  They always have plenty of promotions going on, with cash and prizes up for grabs. Not only do they have the 90Ball Bingo Game available, they also offer an 80ball ‘Speed  Bingo’ game, slots, video poker, scratch cards and a good selection of casino games.

    Paddy Power is another great sight using the ‘Virtual Fusion’ software. Whenever there’s a big winner, it always leaves the rest of us feeling a little more optimistic, and there’s nothing wrong with that!

    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on 18/06/2009

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  • Flying High With Ryanair Bingo!

    By Lisa West on Monday, 8th June 2009

    When it comes to ‘flying high’ in the world of Bingo Ryan Air have to be way ahead of the crowd. With Ryan Air, you can enjoy your favourite game of Bingo thousands of feet up, using your mobile phone.

    More than forty million pounds is being given away every month, so there’s plenty of opportunity to get your hols off to a flying start this summer! But it’s not just in-flight that you can enjoy Ryanair Bingo, you can also play Online Bingo at the Ryan Air website every day of the week. Right now, they will match your first £10 deposit 100%, and with games available from just 1p, that’s a lotta Free Bingo!!!

    Ryanair Bingo don’t do things by half when it comes to Jackpots. With tens of thousands regularly being won, this is a big money Online Bingo site. Ryan Air teamed up with the tried and tested Bingo operator, Jackpot Joy, to launch this great new website. All the favourites are here, including ‘Deal or No Deal’, and ‘The Price is Right’. There’s also some fab daily, weekly and monthly promotions, with tonnes of excellent prizes up for grabs: Ipods, restaurant vouchers, holidays, gaming consoles, and tonnes of cash, just to name a few!

    Signing up is fast and easy, just deposit a tenner and you’re ready to go Bingo! Even though you will have to make a deposit, you can play for real money, or play Free Bingo, just for fun. Play for fun, collect points, and you can enter the prize draw. Who said you get nothing for free in this life!

    At Ryanair Bingo you can win some awesome prizes, just playing Free Bingo, so that big 100% bonus on your first deposit can definitely go a very long way! With Ryan Air, you really can expect to reach higher, for less! So what you waiting for? Happy days are definitely here again, thanks to Ryan Air Bingo!

    Lisa for Bingo Faces on 08/06/2009

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  • Game Village have loads of bingo offers, Did you know?

    By Vikki Taylor on Friday, 24th April 2009

    There’s a whole bundle of promo games at Game Village bingo, but here’s some you may not know about…

    Did you know that while your fast asleep in bed, you could be winning? Game village run a Start of the Day promo from midnight to 1am. All these games will start the pot at £20 but don’t worry if you can’t stay up all night playing bingo, you can also pre-buy your tickets. Or if you’re like me and have a lot of trouble sleeping you can come on Game Village yourself and play, take part in a few of the Night Owl chat games, and win some free cards as well.

    Or maybe you’re a fan of pattern games, then all April you can play Game Village’s Egg Pattern games and be entered into the draw at the end of the month.

    Don’t have the money spare for online bingo but still want to play? Well now Game Village also offer free games or 1p games, just rush over to the Chip Van and play Cheap as Chips. You’ll get 100% cashback on all you wagers, and play for 1p bingo cards between noon and 1pm.

    Midnight ”˜til noon you can play the free game dingo, which is a bit of a cross between slots and bingo, or to play all day theres Supergems, which is like the more-famously known bejewelled; you play these games using points rather than money and can win points back.

    There’s so much more going on at Game Village and I don’t want to ramble on… Just get over there. Trust me. There’s something for everyone…

    This was an article by Jess for Bingo Faces on Game Village

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  • Bolton Bingo Players get to Play with the Stars!!

    By Lisa West on Saturday, 18th July 2009

    Twenty lucky Players from the Mecca Bingo Hall in Bolton have just been given a big treat.

    Local Bingo Hall players, at Mecca Bingo, were asked to send an email to the Wigan Warriors, if they wanted a chance to take part in a special Bingo Game.  Then, twenty Players were randomly selected to spend a whole evening playing Bingo with their favourite boys!

    Not only did twenty lucky locals from the Bolton Mecca Bingo Hall get to play alongside the first team members of the Wigan Warriors, there were also treated to a great selection of special prizes.  Every type of Ruby paraphernalia was up for grabs; autographed T-shirts, tickets for the up and coming big game against Leeds, and all sorts of other great stuff.  The perfect night out for the true Rugby fan. Seems Mecca Bingo definitely know how to throw a big Bingo Game for their members!

    The Bolton Bingo Hall and Wigan Warriors especially got together to promote the teams up and coming big Rugby Super League game against the Leeds team, the Rhinos.  The super League Game will be on July 24th, at the JJB Stadium.  The Rhinos are currently second place in the tables, a good ten points ahead of Wigan.  Mecca Bingo have a year long deal as the Warriors official shirt sponsor.

    Mecca are one of the biggest land based Bingo Operators in the UK, with Bingo Halls up and down the country.  The also have a great Online Bingo site with plenty of great Bingo Games and promotions available.  One of the really good things about the Mecca Bingo website is that you don’t have to deposit to play the games for fun.  That means, you can have a really good look around before you had over your cash.  A trusted name and a great Bingo Game, that’s what you can always expect from Mecca Bingo!

    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on 18/07/2009

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  • Viva Mexico! It's as Easy as ABC

    By Lisa West on Monday, 3rd August 2009

    Fancy a cruise on the Mexican Riviera?  Who wouldn’t!?  Well, you’d better get down to ABC Bingo, before August 25th.  If you haven’t signed up yet, right now you can get twenty Free Bingo Games, without having to spend a penny.. (although you might feel the urge with all the excitement going on - lol!)  The cruise includes flights and seven nights on the Carnival Cruise Line's SPLENDOR.  All meals are included, travel expenses and entertainment.  This is an absolutely incredible prize for one lucky player out there.  

    The winner is chosen by a prize draw, and players earn entry to the draw by playing Bingo and referring friends.  At ABC Bingo, the minimum deposit is £5, but you do not need to hand over any cash to receive the twenty Free Bingo Games.  On your first deposit, they will give you a 100% cash match bonus, up to £100.  In addition, they are giving all their newly registered players a 50% bonus on reloads, between twenty and one hundred pounds.  That’s a lot of Free Bingo Games available, on a permanent basis.  

    ABC Bingo have been around a while now, since 2006 in fact.  They are not one of the big Jackpot Bingo websites, but they are a good place for Prize Bingo.  All sorts of gadgets and goodies up for grabs in their weekly and monthly promotions.  The Mexican Bingo cruise promotion ends on August 25th.  However, they're sure to come up with something just as exciting next month!  There’s also European flights up for grabs, and a £500 Summer Sun holiday every other Thursday.  At the minute, it’s all about getting some ‘fun in the sun’ with ABC Bingo, and Bingo of course!  So, get along to ABC now, and you could be cruising the Mexican Riviera and playing Bingo at the same time.  How’s that for the best of both worlds?

    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on 03/08/09

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  • Don't Forget 888 Ladies Day!

    By Lisa West on Sunday, 2nd August 2009

    888Ladies Bingo are going all guns blazing!  Apart from launching 17 new Instant games, 888Ladies have also decided to keep their Free Bingo promotion in play.  Now, I know there’s a lot of Free Bingo around these days.  However, with the crazy, 888 ladies, it’s a whole new Free Bingo ball game!  Whereas a lot of sites, like Cheeky and Costa, have £10 Jackpots up for grabs, 888 are paying out hundreds of pounds in their Guaranteed Jackpot games.   From Monday to Friday, at seven o’ clock in the evening, players can select six Free cards, for entry into a £300 Guaranteed Jackpot game.  Then, on Saturday and Sunday, that Jackpot goes up to an incredible £500!

    Up until August 8th, deposited players have a chance to win a year’s salary, in the 888 ladies day prize draw.  They held the same promotion last year, so if you miss out, don’t worry, there’s always next year! Lol……  This year, they have upped the prize money to £24,000 (just as well someone's keeping their eye on inflation..).  This is a prize draw, and players receive one entry for every £55 they spend on Bingo or Instants.  888ladies also have a Mexican Cruise up for grabs, and there’s £1500 in prizes given away every weekend.  That’s a lot of tempting reasons to go check them out.

    If you haven’t registered with 888ladies before, they will give you £5 when you sign up.  If you want to play the Free Games, you need to have made at least one deposit.  On first deposits, 888 give new players another £15 in Bonus Money.  It isn’t just the Free Guaranteed Jackpot games that makes 888ladies such a big hit with players (although, no doubt, it helps!).  This is one operator who really knows how to lavish their players with rewards and generous promotions, which is no more than you lovely lot deserve!

    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on 02/08/09

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  • Seize The Summer & The Steps to Stardom with The Sun Bingo!

    By Lisa West on Monday, 17th August 2009

    There seems little doubt that The Sun Bingo is the No1 marketing ‘big spender’ among all the top Online Bingo operators.  Because everywhere you look, there’s a commercial break about the Sun Bingo!  You couldn’t have missed their big ‘Seize The Summer’ promo, which is giving away 100 Fiat Panda Cars.  There’s already been lots of lucky winners, and if you haven’t joined in yet, why not? This promotion ends on September 27th.  So, there’s still plenty of time, and plenty more cars up for grabs.  The Sun Bingo do not give any free welcome bonuses, you will need to make a deposit.  However, you will get a 100% bonus on the first deposit, up to a maximum of £100.  

    All players have to do, to enter the ‘Seize The Summer’ promotion, is spend £2 on Bingo tickets, or, £10 on the instants win games. By depositing of £10, players are given another entry into the draw.  The Sun Bingo have also started a new promotion, ‘Steps to Stardom’. It is based on the X Factor series and looks like a lot of fun.  This is one promo that is definitely going to be a big hit!  It’s a 15 line slot game with some curious characters featured - although not the most curious one of them all, and that is, Mr Simon Cowell himself!!  The slot game features some excellent bonus rounds and multipliers, with plenty of cash jackpots to be won.  Just like any other slot.  However, the game has a fun twist.  To win the big money, you have to sing your heart out honey!  Do that, and you will win 10 THOUSAND TIMES your original bet!  Awesome.  Just think, you could deposit just £10, spend £10 on this great slot game, and you will get two chances to win a brand new Fiat Panda, PLUS a shot at the Steps to Stardom!  Sound’s like a lot of fun for a tenner to me!

    This was an article by Lisa on the Sun Bingo promotions

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  • Top Ten Bingo Bandit?

    By Lisa West on Thursday, 17th September 2009

    One of the UK’s Bingo Halls is shrouded in controversy today, after being accused of not standing by it’s promised £5000 jackpot prize payout.  The Bingo Hall in question is the “Top Ten”, situated in Billingham, on Teeside.  The player making the accusation is nineteen year old Lynsey Dickenson.  She claims the club short changed her on the prize jackpot, by £4000.  Definitely, something to shout about, if that is the case.  We are not talking about loose change here!  

    According to Lynsey, the screen at the Bingo Hall was displaying a jackpot prize of £5000, when she hit the full house. Therefore, she believed that she had won that amount.  Lynsey also believes that they announced it as a £5000 jackpot in the club, although this has been flatly denied by staff.  As you would imagine, she was ecstatic when she won, stating that she had “never won anything big before”.  The letdown came when she went to collect her winnings, and was informed that there had been an error, that the jackpot was actually £1000.  In spite of the fact Lynsey had a signed winners ticket, clearly stating she had won £5000.  Without doubt, highly disappointing…to say the least.

    All this does leave you wondering, why and how they made such a big mistake?  Lynsey has already made an official complaint to the UK gambling commission.  If the club are made to pay out, that’s going to reduce revenues.  She feels that the Billingham Bingo Hall should be made to honour the £5000, and does not accept that it was simply a mistake. According to the Top Ten Bingo Hall’s regional manager, Paul Cudlip, there was no mistake.  He states that the signed winners ticket is only “part of the overall process of validating claims”.  Ultimately, the Gambling Commission will have the final say. 






    This was an article by Lisa for Bingo Faces on Bingo Halls

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  • Plenty Of Thanks & Giving At Crown Bingo

    By Lisa West on Wednesday, 25th November 2009

    When you are up for a party as much as Crown Bingo, who needs an excuse for a celebration?  Even so, when there is a good reason, it makes life all the sweeter - cos the promotions are all the bigger ; )  Thanksgiving is predominantly an American and Canadian affair, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in America.  Which is?  Tomorrow!  So as not to seem like party poopers, and some solidarity with our American cousins… Crown Bingo are giving away THREE American Style Festive Hampers.  And you wouldn’t believe the goodies inside! Everything ‘All American’… like?  Buttermilk pancakes and Maple syrup.  Peanut Butter - the greatest American invention! And of course, not forgetting.. Those American style (MASSIVE!) Triple Chocolate Cookies.  Perfect for your Bingo T Break ; )

    Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when friends and family get together for ‘Thanksgiving Dinner’. Thanksgiving is like an English Harvest Festival celebration, although they celebrate it more similarly to Christmas… without the gifts!  Well, you don't have to miss out on the 'gift bit', if you play at Crown Bingo.  Everyone who wagers £10 on the games at Crown Bingo this Thursday will gain automatic entry into a prize draw for one of these great Thanksgiving Hampers.

    To gain entry for the second hamper, players must win a full house in Crown’s American 75 Ball Pattern Bingo room, between midday and 4pm, Thursday. So, it’s well worth playing your £10 wager here.  Why?  Because you can kill THREE birds with one stone. Whoever wins the most on Thanksgiving day in the American 75ball Room, will definitely be receiving one of those hampers.  So, spend you money in here, get a winning streak, and you could be walking away with all three!   

    New players at Crown Bingo can expect a warming 100% welcome bonus on the first deposit. Eligible for any amount from £10 to £250.  With a great offer like that, and the festive season in the air, now’s definitely a good time to get in on the Bingo action ; )

    This was an article by LJ for Bingo faces on Crown Bingo

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