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Foxy Bingo Shopping spree
The brand new ‘Shopping Spree’ game will be available for members to play every Wednesday, for the foreseeable future. There are various prizes available for the winners of the game, including expensive electrical gifts such as cameras and IPods. There are also shopping sprees and trolley dashes at a number of high street shops up for grabs, in order to fit in with the name of the new game.
In order to enter the game and competition, which will always be played and won on Wednesdays, players must buy tickets for it in the days leading up to it. Tickets can be bought on any day of the week apart from Wednesday, and will go on sale for the following week’s game every Thursday. The tickets available to be bought are in the form of bingo cards, and cost £1 each. Players can buy as many tickets as they want, in order to increase their chances of winning the exciting prizes.
At the same time as the ‘Shopping Spree’ game is being played, there are also large cash jackpot prizes available on other parts of the Foxy Bingo site. In the popular 75 and 90 ball bingo rooms, cash prizes are available to players around the clock
Free bingo games
Free bingo games are an excellent way for beginners to be introduced to the game of bingo and playing at Online bingo websites is one of the easiest and best ways to do it. After registering, you can play free bingo games whilst learning. You can pick up various tricks and tips from experienced players. You will also have access to chat rooms and other features offered by the online bingo site. Online bingo is also easy to play and very convenient and the sign up procedure is very straightforward.
Free bingo might come across as puzzling to some people who, thought that a game of bingo is nothing without money being involved. You will however be surprised to know that people like to play bingo because of the fun involved and not about the winnings.
Gala Bingo to raise £1million for charity
Gala Bingo has announced a special programme with the aim to raise £1million for their chosen charity over the next 18 months.
Employees at Gala Bingo, part of the Gala Coral Group Limited, voted for the Sue Ryder Care charity to be the one to benefit from the move. The charity works with seriously and terminally ill people, along with their friends and family across Europe. They care for sufferers of cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, strokes, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, Huntington's Disease, brain injury and dementia.
Business Development Manager for Sue Ryder Care, Bridget Auger, said: “We want to increase the hours of care and support we provide from four million to ten million a year.
“We’re excited about the potential of the link-up with Gala Coral because of the reach of its retail network and the dedication of its employees who voted us as their charity.”
Gala Bingo told how it would be raising the funds through its 157 land-based bingo clubs, along with its online bingo and online casino sites, GalaBingo.co.uk and GalaCasino.co.uk.
Chief Executive Officer for Gala Coral Group, Neil Goulden, commented: “Everyone at Gala Coral is delighted to be associated with our chosen charity, Sue Ryder Care, and the outstanding work that they carry out.
“We have a long history of raising money for a variety of good causes, now we are focusing on a nominated charity that the whole Group can support. We are positive that the Gala Coral teams will get behind the fundraising initiatives and help to raise as much money as possible.'
William Hill Bingo player scoops £17,000 on his first day!
One lucky William Hill Bingo player has won a huge £17,807.12, just three hours after opening his online bingo account! After deciding to give one of the 17 side games a try, his 20p spin of the Pirates Plunder mini game won him the huge jackpot.
The win meant that he had earned over £5,500 for every hour that he had been a William Hill Bingo customer! Pub landlord Scott Robinson, of South Yorkshire, commented: "I can't believe it really, and it all seemed to happen so fast, I'd sat down and was enjoying trying out the games on the Hills site and now I've won £1 7,000! I'm delighted, I think I'll use some of the money to take my staff for a couple of good nights out, or maybe even take them away for a few days, as in the pub game they all work so hard."
Jennie Prest, spokeswoman for William Hill Bingo, said: "True to the Pirates Plunder game he was playing, Scott turned up suddenly and nicked our treasure! Such a big win for a new customer is terrific for Scott and for us, making over £17,000 in 3 hours is pretty good going."
European Bingo Champion crowned Saturday night
Robert Robinson, a Workshop man, was given the title of European Bingo Champion last Saturday after winning the grand prize against 660 qualifiers. In addition to winning the title, Robinson is also now the new owner of a new car, a Chevrolet Aveo.
“I can’t believe it,” Robinson said. “I’ve never won anything as big as this before. It took me two hours solid to slug it out and qualify for the final but it was well worth it. I’m glad England weren’t in Euro 2008 now or I might not have entered and won the car.”
Thousands of bingo players entered the contest on paddypowerbingo.com, but the field was narrowed down to 50 players who competed in the final. All players who made it to the final walked away with prizes including holiday trips, home makeovers, laptops, cameras and free bingo.
“The response to our European Bingo Championships was phenomenal and definitely something we’ll be looking at doing again in the future,” said David Lyons, paddypokerbingo.com representative. “In the meantime, the fun doesn’t stop there! We’ve a whole host of promotions running in July. We’re giving away diamonds with the launch of our new 75-ball Diamond bingo room, free games to all new players, great regular prizes, and lots, lots more!”
This was the first ever European Bingo Championship hosted by Paddy Power Bingo, but it sounds like it won’t be the last.
UK online bingo industry worth £600 million
We all love online bingo and the majority of us play on more then one bingo site but have you ever wondered just how much this industry is really worth? Well this week it was announced in the United Kingdom alone we are spending over £600 million a year on bingo tickets; that is more then the GDP of some countries! Sun Bingo is still holding it’s top spot as the number one online bingo site in the UK with a massive 19% market share which is based on the value of the tickets sold.
There is an unprecedented growth in the online bingo industry here in the UK in the past year. The fact that online bingo players are purchasing bingo tickets in the realm of £600 million annually is truly amazing considering the credit crunch, but not surprising considering the licensing of the online gaming industry in the UK. The top sites based on the value of ticket sales and games prices in the UK at the moment are:
1: The Sun - 19%
2: Gala Bingo - 16%
3: Foxy Bingo - 13%
4: Jackpot Joy - 10%
5: Mecca Bingo - 7%
Sites such as The Sun and Gala have gained market share through their well known branding but it is the promotions that keep players loyal.
The Ten Commandments Of Bingo
- Thou shalt not sit in thy neighbours lucky seat.
- Thou shalt not stare at thy neighbours card.
- Thou shalt not take the Callers name in vain.
- Thou shalt not call false "Bingo".
- Thou shalt not wish bad luck on thy neighbour.
- Thou shalt not threaten to kill the "Caller".
- Thou shalt not steal thy husband's money for Bingo.
- Thou shalt not brag about how much thou hast won. (except in the bingo forum)
- Thou shalt not whine about how much thou hast lost.(except in the bingo forum)
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours winnings.
