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		<title>UK and USA Bingo Promotions for Haloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Night at City Bingo coming
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Big Night at City Bingo coming</h2>
<p>Are you ready for Halloween?  If you have not decided where you want to play for your fun on that day or even the rest of this week, you have a ton of places to pick from that are offering fabulous deals and giving you a chance to not only pick up some cash, but also to win some fabulous prizes too.</p>
<p>At City Bingo they have a Scary Night planned just for their members.  If you happen to win that game you may be able to not only win a Blu-Ray player, but you will also have a shot at Paranormal Activity 2 or even a PS3 console.</p>
<p>As with most of their promotions at City bingo you can expect a very low price for that night’s game too.  It will begin at 9 at night and you will only need to pay 2 p per ticket to get in on this game.  Of course you will also need to be a member of City Bingo to play in this offer.  If you don’t remember this is close on the heels of the recent Purr-fect night promotion they are still offering.</p>
<p>Since Halloween is on Monday that means you also have that game to play in where you could get a chance to earn a free year subscription to Love film as well as gift certificates to pizza hut worth 50 pounds too.</p>
<p>The events will start on Monday October 31st at 9 at night.  You will be playing on a pumpkin pattern and a 75 ball game, so it should be a lot of fun and perhaps you will be able to take away a nice prize or even some cash!</p>
<h2>Sing bingo offers West end show tickets</h2>
<p>Really there are so many fabulous offers that are going on this week and through Halloween that it may be very hard to decide just where you may spend your time and your money.  You have places that will offer you a chance at free money, and prizes that are just great.  But you also have something that is being offered by Sing bingo that is great too.<br />
It’s a chance to get tickets to that hit musical Wicked for the whole family.  That’s right see the show that is making audiences fall in love all over the world, by winning free tickets from Sing Bingo.  Of course you are going to need to be a member of this spot first in order to participate in this offer.</p>
<p>But when you go over to Sing Bingo it’s really easy to join, and this isn’t the only thing they offer.  They’ve had many fabulous offers that have taken place in the past, and many more to come.  Especially when you keep in mind that the holiday season is only beginning, so the offers will be spilling forth from all over the bingo world.</p>
<p>The game for this prize will be played on October 31st, but before than you can collect points to earn free tickets to the game too.  Just spend 1 pound on bingo or instant games and you will get 2 points.  If you happen to hit for bingo on that Witch’s hat pattern game you will get a huge 1,000 points collect up quickly.  And 1,000 points is just what you need for one free ticket into the game where you could win a chance to see Wicked live.</p>
<p>If you don’t have enough points saved up you can still purchase them for 2 pounds each.  </p>
<h2>Get 10 pounds free from Bingo Liner</h2>
<p>Nothing is quite as good as getting a no deposit offer that will allow you to test out a bingo site before you place a deposit on your account.  In fact it’s often a great way to tell whether or not you will enjoy playing at the site more often, or if you will find that it’s just not your cup of tea.</p>
<p>At Bingo Liner they have not only offered you a chance to earn 10 pounds with no deposit required.  But they have also added in many fabulous new promotions and games that you will love to play.  Check out the up and coming Monthly competition that could allow you to play each day and collect points.  At the end if you are leading you could end up with a nice bit of extra money in your account.</p>
<p>They also have Captain’s Tables games that should offer e very member something fun to be able to play, and possibly win more as well.  Not only that but they will have a tidal wave coming this month to Bingo Liner too.</p>
<p>Yes it’s another promotion that you will soon be able to play if you are a member of Bingo Liner.  But you will first need to make that account, and once you do that you will get your free 10 pounds.  Play that to look around at all the exciting offers they have, and maybe you will even win more, before you have to worry about placing any of your own money on this account.<br />
When you do make that first deposit you will also be earning a match of 300 percent on the money, which means when you place on just 10 pounds, you will get another 30 pounds from them on your account.</p>
<h2>Get 10 pounds free from Bingo Liner</h2>
<p>Nothing is quite as good as getting a no deposit offer that will allow you to test out a bingo site before you place a deposit on your account.  In fact it’s often a great way to tell whether or not you will enjoy playing at the site more often, or if you will find that it’s just not your cup of tea.</p>
<p>At Bingo Liner they have not only offered you a chance to earn 10 pounds with no deposit required.  But they have also added in many fabulous new promotions and games that you will love to play.  Check out the up and coming Monthly competition that could allow you to play each day and collect points.  At the end if you are leading you could end up with a nice bit of extra money in your account.</p>
<p>They also have Captain’s Tables games that should offer e very member something fun to be able to play, and possibly win more as well.  Not only that but they will have a tidal wave coming this month to Bingo Liner too.</p>
<p>Yes it’s another promotion that you will soon be able to play if you are a member of Bingo Liner.  But you will first need to make that account, and once you do that you will get your free 10 pounds.  Play that to look around at all the exciting offers they have, and maybe you will even win more, before you have to worry about placing any of your own money on this account.<br />
When you do make that first deposit you will also be earning a match of 300 percent on the money, which means when you place on just 10 pounds, you will get another 30 pounds from them on your account.</p>
<h2>Costa Bingo even more free games!</h2>
<p>Already known as one of the best around for offering free bingo, Costa Bingo will give you even more free bingo chances.  That means anyone who is trying to stick to a tight budget, this will be a fabulous place for you to play online bingo, and still be able to save money, and win money as well.</p>
<p>Each week they hand out as much as 10,000 pounds and it is all given away for free.  That’s a lot of money and if you would love to have a chance to win a share of the money you will need to of course need to be a member of this spot.  Those games by the way are all guaranteed jackpot games that all their current members love very much.</p>
<p>Friday night is the time to get ready for that Costa Crazy game and it will begin at 10 at night.  You have a jackpot of 10,000 pounds that you will not have to pay a single penny for any of the up to 96 tickets that you can get for the game.  </p>
<p>But every day of the week you also have many other free games that you will find offered with nice jackpots as well.  Sign up if you are not a member as of yet, so that you can also get a chance to play for the 20 pounds in that first time depositor game that is also free.  Each 20 minutes of the day there will be another 20 pounds up for you to win. So get over to Costa Bingo today and check out those free games they offer all the time.</p>
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		<title>Thinking of starting a bingo business? Think Twice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few emails came in during the past month from bingo players telling us that they enjoy writing about bingo promotions and that they enjoy writing bingo news and bingo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/visit/melinabingo.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Melina-Bingo2.gif" alt="Melina Bingo Promotion" title="Melina Bingo" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3250" /></a>A few emails came in during the past month from bingo players telling us that they enjoy writing about bingo promotions and that they enjoy writing bingo news and bingo reviews as they were asking if we’ve got any vacant positions for writers or editors which could write some bingo news on a day to day basis and get a compensation for their help in running the site; I thought to my self twice before I closed the door to them but couldn’t really find any space to fit them in as the site is run as a sort of a family type business and we don’t really agree with hiring people to write about new bingo sites or new bingo promotions. </p>
<p>Anyhow out of the total of 3 emails that came one of them coming from a lady was very, very polite in her response saying thank you for responding; however she did ask me if I could tell her what the cost of running a bingo portal is and what the primary sources of income are; because of her mannerism I did decide to give her a heads up and when I did put the facts and figures on paper what I realized is that running a bingo portal is simply not something I would recommend as firstly its becoming very, very difficult to keep up with more than 500 online bingo sites and secondly the cost of running such a portal is just too much in relation to what you can charge an online bingo site for an advertising position while at the same time risking your sites reputation from a bad service offered by an advertised party.</p>
<p>If you have been thinking that <a href="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/">bingo online</a> is growing huge and now is the time to expand your horizons by putting your knowledge in to HTML and building an online bingo portal I am sorry to be the one to disappoint you by its just not going to be going the profit way in any case so you might as well think of something more creative and save your self the hassle of even thinking that your knowledge and your experience with bingo games can turn out to be a profitable hobby. </p>
<p>Point 1: Online bingo is classified as gambling; and that means the almighty Google Adwords will not allow you to place Cost Per Click adverts on your site, meaning that your stuck with basic affiliations with strong bingo networks that can in the long term bring some money back to you and pay the costs for your servers and maybe your efforts. </p>
<p>Point 2: Since <a href="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/online-bingo">online bingo</a> is dominated with more than 500 real money bingo sites its only reasonable that there is around 5000 established online bingo portals that are currently doing what you though as an innovation.</p>
<p>Point 3:  Search Engines wont help you as online bingo is once again considered gambling and any related keywords to bingo online, online bingo, bingo games are classified as high risk so trusted sites always have the lead till you can manage to prove your self with continous work for several years.</p>
<p>Point 4: Freebies don’t pay the bills ad your hobby might turn to be too expensive to keep up with. Out of the total number of online bingo players more than 80% are freebies, searching for either free bingo games, or free bingo bonuses; what this means is that you going to be having to pay for a server and the traffic load coming from real people but these people wont be converting customers to your advertised parties meaning that you wont be able to manage to generate nay type of real income for your efforts.</p>
<p>Point 4: If your not a designer, a programmer and good writer not to mention an individual with basic knowledge of SEO, your going to have to put around $1500 on the bill for a decent design another $1000 for a basic dynamic functionality and another $300 a year for a very, very basic server hosting. That makes us around $3k before you have even managed to buy your domain and enter your new site.</p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>Bingo online is yesterdays news and its not a niche market for newcomers, Search Engines are capitalistic and they way they have been programmed to think favors older sites by giving them a bigger chance in ranking. If you got time an are willing to invest in something online; as a 10+ webmaster I would recommend you stay away from online gaming and go with something more steady and more long term. I hope I have just saved you $3k and a big headache. </p>
<p>As a final note I would like to explain that this site is operated from a webmaster, a web designer and a few bingo players that use to be chat masters at bingo sites we do what we do in house and we pay the bills and get some pocket money from real money bingo sites for our efforts; this site is been online since 2003 and its still not becoming big business; don’t let people brain wash you; find yourself something nice and steady to do as all of us running this sit all have other jobs and just run the site because we think its cool and have the luxury of not having to pay to update it or maintain it cool looking. </p>
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		<title>Costa Bingo offer big money free bingo to new players</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world where online bingo sites are getting ever more audacious and generous with their signup offers, Costa Bingo have gone one step beyond.  But first, a little [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/visit/costabingo.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/costa-bingo-2501.gif" alt="Costa Bingo" title="costa-bingo-250" width="250" height="250" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3119" /></a>In a world where online bingo sites are getting ever more audacious and generous with their signup offers, Costa Bingo have gone one step beyond.  But first, a little bit of background information about <a href="/costa-bingo">Costa Bingo</a>.  Their name sums it up really &#8212; the site features a yellow sunshine and blue sky background &#8212; it&#8217;s a wonderful slice of winter sunshine to liven up the dull November days.  The sun shines even brighter when you make your first deposit though.  Not only do Costa Bingo give you a 200% free bingo bonus, but you get free entry into the First Time Depositor Freebie game.</p>
<p>This is an excellent incentive to join a Costa Bingo.  The game has a guaranteed £20 jackpot, which is up for grabs every 15 minutes.  Jackpots run from 10 AM all the way to until 10 PM.  This game is entirely exclusive to brand-new Costa Bingo players.  If you deposit right now, you get unlimited access to this game for the next 24 hours &#8212; absolutely free.  With £960 up for grabs throughout the course of each day, signing up at Costa Bingo today means you could be quids in before you spend a penny.</p>
<p>And because Costa Bingo want you to keep on coming back for more, every time you redeposit, you don&#8217;t just get an incredible 50% free bingo bonus.  You get free entry into the Daily Depositor Reload Freebie.  This is another round of free bingo games where a guaranteed £15 jackpot is yours for the taking every 30 minutes.  This game is entirely exclusive to all players who have made a redeposit at Costa Bingo.  This <a href="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/">bingo online</a> room is open 24 hours after you have made a deposit, with a total of £720 for the taking.  So, it is time to pack your snorkel, flip-flops and suntan lotion, and to take a bingo holiday at the site where the sun never goes in.</p>
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		<title>Play for 10k every day at Mecca Bingo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 7th of November is a very important date you need to mark in your diary with a big, fat, red pen, because once the date is gone, you will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/visit/meccabingo.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mecca_box_10k1.gif" alt="Mecca Bingo" title="mecca_box_10k" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2957" /></a>The 7th of November is a very important date you need to mark in your diary with a big, fat, red pen, because once the date is gone, you will miss your chance to win £10,000, at Mecca Bingo.  They have reintroduced their daily £10,000 jackpot, for a limited time only.  You need to get your skates on. You can play for this <a href="/bingo-games">90 ball bingo</a> jackpot until November 7  and you could be scooping £10,000 every day, courtesy of the Mega Ball Booster jackpot.</p>
<p>It can happen at any time of the night or day, in any <a href="/mecca-bingo">Mecca Bingo</a> room, but rest assured, that one lucky Mecca Bingo player is going to win that enormous amount.  What would you do if you won it?  Pay off your debts?  Go on an amazing holiday?  Buy a cool car?  What ever you would do, your Mecca Moment could be one ticket away.</p>
<p>To be in with a chance of winning £10,000, play in any standard 90 ball Mecca Bingo room between now and Sunday, 7 November.  If the jackpot has not been won by midday that day, Mecca Bingo will randomly boost the ball count every hour, to make sure one lucky player wins it before midnight.</p>
<p>This is surely one of the most exciting games to play in the world of Internet bingo at the moment &#8212; if you love to play bingo online, it will pay to make Mecca Bingo your number one.  Keep your eyes on the jackpot on the prize board in any of the Mecca Bingo 90 ball bingo rooms to find out how many balls are needed to win the jackpot.</p>
<p>Sounds VERY exciting, doesn&#8217;t it?  If you think so, get to Mecca Bingo right now to pick up your free bingo bonus, and to play for that life changing £10,000.</p>
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		<title>To download, or not download, that is the question?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed there are two types of bingo websites. One requires you to download software and the other allows you to start playing straight away. So what is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bingo4-300x300.jpg" alt="75 Ball Bingo Card" title="bingo" width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2343" />You may have noticed there are two types of bingo websites. One requires you to download software and the other allows you to start playing straight away. So what is the difference between the two choices? Non-download bingo allows you to play online bingo without having to install or upload a certain program. This type of bingo allows you to play through your web browser (which is the program already on your computer that allows you to view the web, like Internet Explorer, or Google Chrome) using a type of program called Flash. Download bingo requires that you install a special program that the bingo site itself provides. Although certain types of programs and files take a long time to download, when you download bingo programs, it is often installed very quickly and easily in a matter of moments. Do not ever let the ‘download’ option put you off, because you could be missing out on a fantastic online bingo experience.</p>
<p>Many seasoned players prefer to download their bingo. Once you have the program installed, it requires less bandwidth to play. This is because you are not playing the game through the Internet &#8212; you are actually using a program that is now part of your computer. If you have a slow Internet connection, then downloadable bingo can be a boon, as it speeds up playing times and offers a smoother sleeker game. After all, why would you want your bingo games, and chat games to run slow? You could be missing out on some vital jackpot action!</p>
<p>Some of the more advanced online bingo sites, for instance, now offer 3-D bingo, which certainly require a download, but the added benefit is an exceptionally enhanced playing experience. Some of these sites actually let you become a 3-D human being, and you can walk around from room to room chatting with very realistic avatars. It literally adds a whole new dimension to the game that we love so much. Non-download bingo tends to be slightly more simplistic, which could be more appropriate for brand-new bingo players.</p>
<p>To be fair, there are so many wonderful online bingo sites out there, that you should certainly not let the issue of a tiny little download put you off a site. The companies that provide such services are highly regulated, and a download shouldn&#8217;t pose any problems on your computer at all. You could be missing out on a whole wonderful world of bingo action, for the sake of clicking a button and waiting for 60 seconds. So, to download or not download? We love BOTH.</p>
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		<title>Who plays bingo online?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past five or ten years, bingo has undergone a facelift more drastic than anything Sharon Osbourne has ever had. Until this point, bingo was seen as an older [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bingo3-300x300.jpg" alt="Square Bingo Card" title="bingo" width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2337" />In the past five or ten years, bingo has undergone a facelift more drastic than anything Sharon Osbourne has ever had. Until this point, bingo was seen as an older person’s past time and this can certainly be said to be true when it comes to the popularity of the game in old people&#8217;s homes. Also, the large percentage of senior citizens frequenting bingo halls gave rise to the perception that bingo was for older folk. Not true any more. The rise and rise of online bingo means it is now accessible to a global audience, and while it is still mainly females who play, the demographic of players has changed drastically since the days when ping-pong ball machines were used to call the numbers.</p>
<p>Recent market research has revealed that there are around 100 million bingo players globally, with up to 3.5 million in the United Kingdom alone. The average age of players has plummeted and now it is estimated that around 700,000 of these players are between the ages of 18 and 24. With trendy marketing campaigns, such as the <a href="/foxy-bingo">Foxy Bingo</a> fantastic Mr Foxy character, enormous and enticing prizes like cars and cruises, and lucrative signup bonuses, it&#8217;s no wonder that bingo is now appealing to a much younger audience.</p>
<p>The majority of the ladies who play online are stay at home mums, who can&#8217;t get enough of their favourite online bingo sites because of the intense social aspect. All bingo sites offer chat room facilities, which means women from many backgrounds can get together and do what they like best: gossip. Moreover, bingo chat rooms enable players to make friends, have fun and stay in touch with the outside world. Furthermore, it means they can keep an eye on the children, and stay at home while they still have fun. Think of the bingo chat room like a group of excited mothers outside the school gates… are you getting the picture?</p>
<p>Playing bingo at home offers an attractive alternative to getting ready to go out down to one&#8217;s local bingo hall. Since the smoking ban, attendances at venues has fallen dramatically. The current recession has also hit bingo hard, and the fact that players have around 200 to 300 Internet sites to choose from means that bingo halls could soon be a thing of the past. Is it possible that the amount of online bingo sites in existence could be finally reaching saturation? Or could it be that there is still a vastly untapped market of players that have yet to be converted? Here’s hoping!</p>
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		<title>Why has bingo become so popular?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roots of bingo can be traced back to Europe in the 1500s. From then, it grew steadily more popular and became one of the main ways for charities, churches [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bingo1-300x300.jpg" alt="Square Bingo Card (75 Ball Bingo Card)" title="bingo" width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2328" />The roots of <a href="/bingo">bingo</a> can be traced back to Europe in the 1500s. From then, it grew steadily more popular and became one of the main ways for charities, churches and organisations to raise money. The United Kingdom in particular experienced a huge boom in bingo halls after the world wars, with hordes of excited women heading out ‘to the bingo’ on a weekly basis. Bingo halls represented a safe and a sociable place for groups of friends to socialise in, and no town was complete without a grand old bingo hall. And then, our great tradition of bingo received a double whammy. The first was in the form of the smoking ban. Many bingo players loved to spark up and puff away while the numbers were called a smoky atmosphere was pretty much a part of the furniture. As soon as the ban came into force, bingo halls claimed their revenues were falling as people stayed away.</p>
<p>The second was the advent of online bingo this gave players all the thrills, spills and social aspect of playing bingo at home, but they didn&#8217;t have to leave the house and get dressed up, and that they could smoke until their heart’s (and lung’s) content. However, the growth of online bingo has surprised everybody. Nobody could predict that in 2010 there would be around 250 online bingo sites, with two or three opening up on a monthly basis.</p>
<p>The online bingo phenomenon has swept Britain and it is now the most popular group past time for females in the UK. It&#8217;s a players’ market with so many sites battling for supremacy, the cash bonuses, promotions, incentives and jackpots just get bigger and better. Players are undoubtedly spoilt for choice after all, each bingo site has a variety of rooms to play in and when you factor in all of the side games, you can see how the average online bingo player could easily spend a lifetime working their way through all of the games available.</p>
<p>The social aspect of bingo still remains and while you can&#8217;t see your fellow players, or roomies as they are called, face-to-face, the bingo chat rooms remain a vital and vibrant part of the game. Many bingo players are stay-at-home-mums, and connecting with like-minded people around the world can offer much-needed friendship and communication to people who need it most. And of course, the ever-increasing speed of Internet connections makes playing games super smooth and easy. The growth in the UK online bingo industry doesn&#8217;t seem to be slowing down where on earth will it end? The market has to reach saturation at some point, but currently, the only way is up. To number 90 – the top of the shop in fact!</p>
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		<title>Is a bingo game a game of chance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt about it – online bingo is a game of chance played with varying amounts of randomly drawn numbers. Over the years, different methods of drawing bingo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bingo-300x300.jpg" alt="A Bingo Card" title="bingo" width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2316" />There is no doubt about it – online bingo is a game of chance played with varying amounts of randomly drawn numbers. Over the years, different methods of drawing bingo numbers have existed, from numbers being pulled out of a bag, to the familiar ping-pong ball machines that use a current of air to eject a ball from a spout. Nowadays, with the advent of online bingo, it has been necessary to enhance and automate the way in which bingo numbers are called &#8212; with so many hundreds of bingo sites, each often running multiple games simultaneously, an army of octopuses would be needed to keep up with the amount of calls.</p>
<p>Of course, modern day technology has found a solution. Instead of teaching octopus, <a href="/internet-bingo">internet bingo sites</a> now use sophisticated random number generating technology which means a totally unbiased computer system draws the numbers. And while online bingo might be a game of chance, there are things that you can do to actually increase your chances of winning. More people playing a game means less chances for you to win that huge amount.</p>
<p>So look for the quieter online bingo sites, or perhaps play on a Monday or Tuesday when there are less people on line. Friday and Saturday evenings tend to be the most crowded &#8212; and while the social aspects of busy chat rooms can be alluring, it might not be the best thing to do if you want to win that life changing amount. Don&#8217;t buy too many cards for one game &#8211; the chances of actually winning the bingo game are stacked against you any way &#8212; buy too many cards, and the amount that you invest on tickets could negate any win you are likely to have. Most online bingo sites offer incentives and prizes for joining in chat games and taking part in promotions. Use these to earn yourself extra bingo points to cash in and buy free cards. After all, the more free games you play, the less risk you take and the more chances you have of winning.</p>
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		<title>Bingo Number Calling in Online Bingo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clegg and Cameron&#8217;s Den &#8212; number 10; Is that what we would call it nowadays? The world of online bingo calls is an interesting world, full of historical titbits, trivia [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bingo3-300x300.jpg" alt="Bingo" title="bingo" width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2307" />Clegg and Cameron&#8217;s Den &#8212; number 10; Is that what we would call it nowadays? The world of online bingo calls is an interesting world, full of historical titbits, trivia and geographical quirks. There&#8217;s no doubt about it, they add fun and laughter to any bingo game &#8212; and let&#8217;s face it, proceedings could get slightly monotonous without them.</p>
<p>Like the police use the Charlie Tango Bravo phonetic alphabet, which helps the spelling of words to be heard above radio static, it is also thought that bingo calls evolved as a way to help players hear them in noisy environments. For instance, 43 could sound very similar to 33 if you were at the back of a crowded bingo hall with excited players and clinking glasses. </p>
<p>The nicknames for bingo calls can be classified into two categories. The first is by reference, and the second is by rhyme. Names in the first category often refer to historical events, famous people and pop culture. For instance, in the UK, No 10 Downing Street is the number of the house where the Prime Minister lives, and over the years, the call has changed to reflect whoever is in power. Depending on the political swingometer at the time, this call will usually solicit cheers or boos. </p>
<p>Of course, this call wouldn&#8217;t be relevant anywhere else in the world, and it would be curious to see a list of global bingo calls just see how much they differentiate. Now there&#8217;s a job for a budding historian. Plenty of bingo calls rely on rhymes &#8212; garden gate number 78, ticketyboo, 62 &#8212; although it is interesting to see new calls that reflect bang up-to-date pop culture beginning to emerge. 33, Ali G anyone?</p>
<p>52, chicken vindaloo? In the world of online bingo, certain sites opt to have bingo calls, whereas others omit them all together. And in this era of political correctness, it makes sense that the lists online bingo sites stick to use slightly tamer nicknames than some of the bawdier language found in social clubs and seaside towns. However, it can be fun and interesting to flit between the various bingo sites to hear just how different the calls can be &#8212; and of course, if you&#8217;re fed up of hearing the call, you can always turn the sound off! In summary, bingo calls are an important, but not essential part of the game. They represent an interesting snapshot of a society at any time and should certainly be kept alive. However, with the massively increasing demand for online bingo, it doesn&#8217;t look like our beloved calls will be going anywhere too soon. </p>
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		<title>Can online bingo be classified as gambling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Trevors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incredibly, bingo is the most popular group leisure activity in the UK, being most fashionable for women between the ages of 20 and 25. Every week, millions of people either [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.rainbowbingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bingo1.jpg" alt="Bingo Card" title="bingo" width="350" height="350" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2297" />Incredibly, bingo is the most popular group leisure activity in the UK, being most fashionable for women between the ages of 20 and 25. Every week, millions of people either visit their local bingo hall or log on to play a game of online bingo and those numbers are growing larger by the day. So, when you think of the word ‘gambling’ what do you think of? Do you think of smoky bookmakers, where bundles of dirty cash exchange hands out of view of CCTV cameras? Do you think of dark casinos where people win or lose an entire life’s fortune at the spin of a wheel?</p>
<p>Or do you think of a happy-go-lucky mum of two, logging on to play a few games of online bingo in the evening as a relaxing way to pass the time? Of course, the answer is yes, playing online bingo IS gambling &#8212; the dictionary definition of the word is to ‘play a game of chance for stakes,’ which is precisely what bingo is. However, it is seen by many as ‘soft’ gambling, and players do not have the seedy stigma attached to them that comes with many other types of betting.</p>
<p>Nowadays, the online at bingo market has grown to be enormous and even now, an average of 4 to 6 new sites launch every month. Almost every type of media organisation has their own site &#8212; you can now play ITV Bingo, Sky Bingo and even Chat Magazine Bingo. New online bingo sites strive hard to differentiate themselves from the competition, offering bigger and better prizes, enticing promotions and compulsive chat games. Of course, all this is great news for online bingo players &#8212; more choice means more chances to win, and lots more opportunities for people to indulge their favourite past time.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, a very small minority of bingo players develop a problem habit, which is why online bingo is such a highly regulated industry. Every registered site has links to organisations that can help with gambling issues, and players are advised to be alert for signs that could indicate an approaching problem. If played properly and responsibly, there is no reason why online bingo can&#8217;t become a regular part of a person&#8217;s life. Loyal members return to their favourite sites to play again and again because of the social aspect, escapism and of course the chance to see if they can win a little bit of cash. So, online bingo &#8212; it&#8217;s gambling Jim, but not as we know it. </p>
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