New owners of bingo hall hope to start regeneration of town

1 October 2011 by , No Comments

The owners of a local bingo hall located in the town of Leominster, in Herefordshire, are hoping that the redeveloped hall will spark new life into the town by attracting more visitors. The Top Ten bingo hall in the town, was recently purchased by the company Powell and Co Construction and, initially, the belief among residents of the town was that the company planned to knock the hall down and build a new housing development on the site; but this has now been publicly dismissed by the company.

Jason Powell, a partner in Powell and Co. stated that the company planned to renovate the existing hall – previously used as a cinema – with hopes of making it a focal point of the town, both for existing residents and potential visitors. He then went on to promise that the site would continue to be used as a bingo hall for the foreseeable future.

“We are not going to be knocking it down or turning it into flats as has been mentioned,” said Powell.

The next stage in the company’s plans for the Top Ten is to submit the redevelopment proposals to the local council for approval. These ideas include using the hall for other forms of entertainment, alongside the bingo nights, including comedy shows and pop and rock concerts, thereby increasing visitor interest in the town and stimulating it‘s economy.

Powell added that he felt the redevelopment of the hall could increase its capacity to around 2,000, which would make it suitable as a general entertainment venue. The hall is due to be used next week for a charity bingo event hosted by Evesham Rowing Club, which is intended to raise money and awareness for the charity Acquired Brain Injury Education Service.

Online Bingo Players cost Businesses Big Time

15 September 2011 by , No Comments

The combination of Apple’s iPhone, Android powered smartphones and online bingo applications are costing businesses a huge amount of money. It has been estimated that the cost to businesses in Great Britain could be as much as £800 million a year in terms of lost time when workers are surreptitiously playing bingo during work time.

In a large survey of smartphone users over half of them admitted to using their smartphones during working hours to play games on online bingo sites, and online bingo was one of the more popular activities. The average amount of work time that these people spend playing games on their smartphones is on average around one hour a week. That might not seem to be very much for an individual, but when it is multiplied by the total workforce which use smartphones, then the total equates to over 55 million working hours.

Although bingo is one of the more popular games it is not the only one that is played regularly whilst at work. Many play other casino games and even poker, whilst others play games such as Angry Birds on their phones.

It is not just game fans that cost the economy. A recent survey of the web browsing habits of civil servants during the time that they should be working has shown that many of them regularly shop online, visit news sites, communicate with Facebook, keep in touch with sporting fixtures, as well as betting and playing casino games.

The revelations came to light following a request to the Department for Transport under the Freedom of Information Act. The numbers of visits civil servants made to 1,000 websites was disclosed. The most popular was Google but even a site that is devoted to belly dancing received several thousand hits over the period of tome that was investigated.

Online bingo players who are also civil servants will need to take care in the future at the civil service is now coming down heavily on players who access non-work websites during working hours. Players are allowed to access the sites for up to one hour a day, but they must do so in their own time such as during lunch breaks.

Bingo Side Games

4 April 2011 by , No Comments

It is only natural that you feel tired or bored after hours of playing online bingo. Luckily, online bingo sites understand their customers completely and now offer bingo side games for us players to enjoy. Want to know the kind of bingo side games commonly available and why should we play them? Read through this article to find out the answers.

The most common bingo side game is actually bingo slots. It is similar to slots machine found at online – and offline – casinos, but the symbols used are related to bingo. There are also regular slots variations available, including the famous Cherry Slots, but bingo slots and its variations are probably the most interesting. You can easily spend a while playing bingo slots and win prizes including cash and free bingo cards.

My personal favorite is the game of scratch cards. It is basically a lucky draw; you purchase scratch cards and see if you win anything by ‘scratching’ the cards. With online scratch cards, random number algorithm is used to ensure fairness. Again, you can win cash prizes as well as bingo cards in return.

Other interesting side games such as roulette, craps, even blackjack and other casino games are also available; this is the case especially when you play at bingo sites that are connected to online casinos, for example William Hill Bingo. If you love playing casino games as well, playing these side games can be highly entertaining.

The next time you want to take a break from playing online bingo, you can simply swing by the available side games and give it a try.

How to Manage Your Bingo Bankroll Properly

1 March 2011 by , No Comments

Although there are a lot of online bingo players, only a few of them understand how to properly manage bingo bankroll and stay profitable. In this part, we are going to discuss basic bankroll management steps and how you can incorporate the strategy as part of your own bingo playing experience.

Before we start managing bingo bankroll, we need to know exactly just how much money we will spend. Use monthly basis when calculating bingo bankroll to make managing the bankroll further a lot easier to do. Don’t forget to take bingo bonuses, rebates, and loyalty programs into considerations; remember, bonus money and free cards are to be treated just like real money.

Next, determine the number of days or hours you will be spending to play bingo, and simply divide the bingo bankroll you have by that number. At this point, you should have an exact amount of bingo bankroll you can spend each session.

Discipline is essentially important, especially when it comes to bingo bankroll management. You need to stick to the plan and spend nothing more than the allocated budget. If you win cash prizes, don’t use it to buy bingo cards. Keep a record of how much you spend and how much you win to make it easier for you to review your bingo bankroll management and bingo strategy in general.

If you skip a session, you can allocate the bankroll to other session when you purse large cash jackpots. This way, you will have no trouble at all staying profitable.

Bingo Tips: Jackpots!

11 February 2011 by , No Comments

Cash prizes and other interesting rewards are also huge parts of online bingo. Bingo halls offer cash prizes and rewards as well, but they have to cope with overhead costs and other costs whenever a gaming session is held so the prizes offered will relatively be smaller. With online bingo, you can easily find jackpots worth over $100,000 – sometimes even exceeding $1 million – thanks to the low overhead costs and high market competitions.

Before we talk about how jackpots can be pursued, it is important to know how to find the best bingo jackpots. If you are serious about keeping up with the latest bingo jackpots, then joining online bingo community or forum is a must. Community members exchange information all the time, including bingo jackpots and all the details. You can also visit review sites and resource centers to find out more about online bingo jackpots.

Once you find bingo jackpots you are interested in, it is time for you to prepare a pursuit. Depending on the bingo bankroll you have, you may want to apply different strategies to pursue different jackpots. See how many players are playing and roughly calculate your odds. If you have fewer competitions and the offered jackpot is relatively high or valuable, you can allocate more money and play more cards.

An interesting fact that I found out through my experiences of playing bingo online is that you don’t necessarily need to purchase a lot of cards in order to win the jackpot. Most jackpots are won by players using nothing more than 3 bingo cards on each session. It is the right planning and bankroll management that counts.

Your First Online Bingo Account

26 January 2011 by , No Comments
Your First Online Bingo Account

Online bingo is really popular these days, and they are not only popular among seniors and elders. Even teenagers now play bingo online with their friends. This game can be highly entertaining, can be played with friends and relatives for mutual excitements, and will certainly be a good and highly entertaining leisure activity to engage. If you haven’t play online bingo, now is the best time to start.

To start playing online bingo, you need to first find the best online bingo site to suit your needs and create an account. If you have friends and relatives who already play online bingo, you can always ask where they play and join the site. This way, getting started will be very fun since you can play with people you already knew offline.

A lot of people don’t really consider online bingo because they don’t want to spend money buying bingo cards. This is a misconception indeed, because you can play online bingo for free thanks to the available bonus offers. With tons of bingo bonuses waiting to be claimed, testing the water and trying online bingo will certainly cost you nothing.

Once you are familiar with the game and the gaming platform you use, you can continue by finding resources that will help you formulate your own bingo strategy. In order to play bingo over an extended period of time without spending a lot of your real money, you need the right bingo strategy. It will help you stay profitable and even win a lot of money while enjoying the fun of playing online bingo.

Enjoying the Social Aspect of Online Bingo

12 December 2010 by , No Comments

The good thing about playing bingo is that you are playing with hundreds, even thousands, of other bingo players from all around the world. There are countless occasions when I actually make new friends while playing bingo – some of them actually live nearby and we remain as good friends both online and offline – and enjoy the fun of this online game together. You too can enjoy the social aspect of online bingo.

The key to meeting new friends while playing bingo is to actively use the chat feature available at all online bingo rooms. Greet other players nicely when you enter an online bingo room – don’t forget to greet the chat leader as well while you are at it – and you will get a lot of positive responses instantly.

Use the right bingo lingo when chatting with other players. Some of the commonly used bingo lingo can actually tighten friendship among players; the feel of using similar language and enjoying similar fun can really make the bond among online bingo players very strong.

If you want, you can also participate in online forums. There are a lot of online bingo communities and forums available. Simply pick the best one you think suits you most and get stared in meeting other bingo players in no time at all. Joining forums will also enables you to get access to special offers, bingo bonuses, loyalty programs, updates, and many more.

Bingo has always been a social game, and online bingo is no different. Start enjoying the social aspect of playing bingo and you will enjoy this game even more.

Online Bingo Tips: Bingo Bonuses

13 November 2010 by , No Comments

With so many online bingo sites offering bingo bonuses, it is only natural that we bingo players try to maximize those bonus offers and use them to our benefits. If you want to know how you can get the most out of available bingo bonus offers, this article will give you several basic tips to get started.

The first thing you should always remember about claiming bingo bonuses is to make reading and understanding terms and conditions a habit. Most bingo bonuses come with strings attached, while some other may not be useable in ordinary bingo rooms since they are designed only for free bingo rooms with no real cash involved. By understanding the terms and conditions, you will be able to spot the best bingo bonuses to claim easily.

Next, treat the bingo bonuses as if they are your own. You need to apply proper bingo bankroll management strategy even when you are playing with bonus money, since you can be much more profitable this way. Don’t waste the valuable bonuses just because you think they are free; in fact, you should use the bonus money to win even more money and stay profitable at all times.

Last but not least, always make sure you pay attention to wagering requirements before withdrawing your winnings. You should be able to notice them when you are reading the bonuses’ terms and conditions. If you don’t comply to predetermined wagering requirements, you cannot withdraw your winnings and your bonus money will instantly be written off your account.