Mistakes happen but are rarely in your favour, apart from a lucky bingo hall manager, who scooped a million pound prize after being given the wrong lottery scratch card. Audrey White won the huge prize after fancying a dabble on a scratch card at her local supermarket.

The bingo hall worker went to the kiosk and asked for a £2 scratch card, but instead was given a £5 scratch card. Instead of asking for the right card she decided to pay the extra cash saying: “I asked for a £2 card and she pulled out the £5 one by mistake,” adding that, “I’d already won £5 on another scratchcard so I decided to have a go. I rubbed it off when I got home later and I just couldn’t believe it – I’m still in a state of shock.”

Mrs White, who has three children, plans to pay off her mortgage and build a new conservatory with her winnings. The 58 year old continues to take the bus to her work at the Palace Bingo hall in Felixstowe and has no plans to quit her job, but does admit to changing the way she manages her finances.

She added, “I’ve got a private bank account in Mayfair and I’ve got my own private banker. This sort of thing doesn’t happen to an assistant bingo manager.”

Nov 11 2009

Gala Bingo claims that it is one of the most popular online bingo sites in the UK and has over 16,000 winners a day; it is hard not to see as Gala offers some of the best deals for the online bingo community. Its new promotion is free bingo every day, with over 100 free bingo games for its customers to take advantage of.

Gala Bingo’s free games are played throughout the day between 9am and midnight, with over £1,500 in winnings up for grabs. To take advantage of the free bingo games, sign in and play in any of the regional club rooms (The North, The South, Midlands, Wales and Scotland), free games will be offered throughout the day.

Together with free bingo games, Gala Bingo also offers a £20 bonus for new players who deposit and spend £5 on any of their bingo games.

There is also the chance to play with your friends with the all new Windicate feature, where you can invite up to 5 of your friends to join your group and if anyone of the group wins a full house every member will receive 50p free. So the more Windicates you join the greater chance of you winning!

Check out the Gala Bingo website for up to date news and promotions, happy playing!

Nov 03 2009

As part of its sports betting and casino site, Betfred now offer you the chance to play online bingo as well. Betfred Bingo has been gaining quite a following since it was opened and with its latest promotions you can see why.

New members to the Betfred Bingo website will get a £20 free bingo sign up bonus with no deposit necessary, simply resister with the site, then send an email with your Bingo Nickname to support@betfredbingo.com and your free £20 will be deposited into your account within 24 hours.

When making a deposit, Betfred will give you a 300% bonus for your first deposit, with every other deposit after that gaining a 25% deposit bonus. A £10 bonus can also be earned for referring a friend, so tell everyone you know about it!

With a range of free bingo and chat games, plus various promotions throughout the month, Betfred Bingo is sure to become one of your favourite online bingo sites.

Oct 13 2009

Bingo companies are constantly seeking ways to increase their membership. When encouraging new players, one possible obstacle is perception and image. Despite the launch of online bingo games many people still associate bingo with church halls and the elderly. Companies recognized early on that they needed a way of changing the image of the game. One way of doing this is by using celebrities with universal appeal as brand representatives.

Katie Price (aka Jordan) was unveiled as the face of Foxy Bingo back in 2006. The appointment was made in an attempt to bring bingo into the mainstream. They created ‘Katie’s Charity Bingo Room’ and donated 50% of all bingo cards purchased on Monday evenings to charities chosen by Ms Price. However, in January 2008 Foxy Bingo and Ms Price terminated their working relationship on the grounds that they could no longer compete for her time without a significant investment.

Gala Bingo announced its partnership with X-Factor’s Sharon Osbourne also in 2006. It launched a series of nationwide TV commercials featuring Mrs Osbourne promoting Gala Bingo Online. Gala also launched Gala TV, the first live interactive bingo TV channel, presented by Mrs Osbourne and she recently launched her own bingo website in collaboration with Gala, www.sharonsbingo.com.

Former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona was one of the first ‘bingo celebrities’ announcing her partnership with Bingos in 2005. Bingos originally had four bingo rooms, each with its own progressive jackpot. Kerry was originally a caller at the site and featured on the home webpage.

Oct 09 2009

Bet365 Bingo has a great promotion over the next 70 days, with guaranteed jackpots worth a staggering £1,000,000 up for grabs. All of Bet365’s Bingo Linx jackpots have been doubled and with two Bingo Linx games a night it worth looking out for. The 18:00 game is worth a cool £5,000 and the 22:30 game worth a huge £8,000. What’s more, the 22:30 Bingo Linx game on the last Sunday of every month has a massive prize pool of £20,000.

Now has never been a better opportunity to join Bet365 Bingo, with a welcome bonus of £25 when you deposit £5 to get you started and a generous 50% bonus for subsequent deposits, now is the time to play your favourite bingo games.

Check out the latest news and promotions, as well as playing fantastic bingo and slot games by visiting the Bet365 Bingo website today!

Oct 02 2009

Online bingo has seen an explosion of popularity over the past few years and is now one of the most played games on the internet. One of the key factors for the popularity of online bingo is, like real bingo it is a game of chance. In order to win a bingo game there is no need to be skilled and playing the game is easy due to its simple rules. This gives everyone the chance to win from first timers to players that have been playing for years.

Another factor is the fantastic prizes on offer. These range from huge cash prizes to special bingo promotions including holiday and car giveaways and electrical prizes, which can all be won by playing bingo online. Bingo bonuses also play a big part in enticing players to the sites, with various welcome bonuses and first deposit bonuses for new players.

Online bingo can be played whenever you want with most sites offering their games between 7am and midnight; this makes it easy to play and fit in around your schedule, however hectic. Meeting new players is also easy with the integrated bingo chat rooms where you can chat to like-minded people online.

Sep 28 2009

Playing bingo online is easy and offers you entertainment, a chance to meet new friends and if you’re lucky enough some great prizes. Although chatting to other bingo players and making new friends is an integral part of online bingo, there are a few rules that need to be adhered to and breaking the etiquette rules could see you being banned from the online chat rooms. Here are a few etiquette rules for online chat rooms.

In every online bingo chat room there is a person in charge and who hosts the bingo games, they are called the chatroom moderator or CM. Their job is to entertain other online players and give help and advice to new comers or people with problems. They also have the power to ban people who do not abide by the bingo etiquette rules.

There are only a few rules to abide by and these are simple and easy to remember. Firstly, you are not allowed to use offensive language or disrespect any other online bingo player in any way; this could result in you being barred from the online chat room. The second rule is that only the CM can use capital letters; this is to distinguish themselves from the bingo players in the room, making it easier to see their help and advice.

Above all have fun and abide by the simple bingo etiquette rules and who knows, you may make some new friends as well as wining some great prizes.

Sep 28 2009

Mecca Bingo is giving its players the chance to win real money on free bingo games throughout September. Every night, bingo players who play in the Dancing Queen game room can take advantage of free bingo games from 7pm to 8:30pm; all winnings will be given in real money as opposed to bonus points offered by other bingo sites.

As well as this fantastic promotion, new bingo members can get a 200% welcome bonus for deposits between £5 and £25 to play on Mecca’s range of bingo, slot, casino and instant win games. Huge jackpot games are also available every Friday with four £500 jackpot games and two £2,000 jackpot games; a great way to kick off the weekend!

Now is the time to play at Mecca Bingo, and with its range of popular bingo, casino and slot games it is sure to tick most people’s boxes. For the latest promotions and bonuses check the Mecca Bingo website.

Sep 23 2009

Giggle bingo is one of the newer online bingo sites that is growing in popularity through its exciting bingo games and super bingo promotions. New players to the site can take advantage of the fantastic £10 free with no deposit promotion, meaning that you can start playing bingo straight away.

There is also a 200% first deposit bonus up to £100 as well as bonuses for subsequent deposits, making it a great deal for bingo players that want something different. Giggle Bingo has a range of 90 and 75 ball bingo games and a handy leader’s board is displayed when you’re playing a game so you can see how many numbers you have left compared to other players.

Games are fast and furious adding to the excitement and the range of games will tick most bingo player’s boxes, as will the range of exclusive promotions. For more information and latest news check out the Giggle Bingo website today!

Sep 21 2009

Over the past few years the explosion of online bingo sites could be a little daunting for the first time player. The best thing to do when choosing an online bingo portal is to make sure it is comfortable and fun for you.

Although the biggest bingo sites usually have the biggest jackpots, there are various smaller online bingo sites that offer great promotions and jackpots which are sometimes easier to win because there are fewer people playing.

Be sure to pick an online bingo site that it user friendly and has an online community; this will make your bingo playing more enjoyable as well as the possibility of meeting new bingo friends. Choosing a site that has a good customer service team is always helpful, especially if you have any queries or problems whilst using the website.

If you are still a little unsure sign up for some free bingo promotions, most online bingo sites have them and this will give you the opportunity to try the website out before using your own money.

Above all, have fun and enjoy the online bingo revolution!

Sep 18 2009