Playing bingo online remains one of the fastest growing hobbies for bored housewives (or husbands!), but apparently the number of people attending bingo halls is dropping quickly. Not only has online bingo become ever popular, it seems that the impact of the smoking ban is certainly taking affect on the sector.
JP Morgan, a major financial analyst, predicts that this summer could one of the worst for land-based gambling estasblishments since records began.
Clearly, with bingo halls on the way out, now is a good time to jump on the online bingo bandwagon if you haven't already. That said, there are still some huge jackpots up for grabs at the moment, with yet another person winning big last week.
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Showing posts with label bingo news. Show all posts
Friday, 4 July 2008
ITV's late night bingo show
At the start of June ITV launched a new late-night show allowing viewers to take part in a live bingo game.
The show is hosted by Melinda Messanger and Michael Underwood, the latter being a former childrens TV presenter so this is quite a jump for him! The show allows you to play for free so it's can be entertaining to watch for a short while.
That said, I don't think it can replace the rush and joy of winning money when playing bingo online or at your local bingo hall.
Have you seen the show? What did you think?
The show is hosted by Melinda Messanger and Michael Underwood, the latter being a former childrens TV presenter so this is quite a jump for him! The show allows you to play for free so it's can be entertaining to watch for a short while.
That said, I don't think it can replace the rush and joy of winning money when playing bingo online or at your local bingo hall.
Have you seen the show? What did you think?
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Celebrities call the bingo balls
A new series of charity bingo games kicks off in New York this week. The games will see celebrities calling out the numbers as they are drawn and will have prizes such as Broadway memorabilia.
It's certainly a pretty cool idea, though the list of celebrities currently lined up to call the balls is not exactly A-list. Anything though to continue the rise of bingo back to being popular is great in my opinion. However, the price of $10/$15 entry and $2 per ticket will probably price most people out.
The first event will take place on May 11th.
It's certainly a pretty cool idea, though the list of celebrities currently lined up to call the balls is not exactly A-list. Anything though to continue the rise of bingo back to being popular is great in my opinion. However, the price of $10/$15 entry and $2 per ticket will probably price most people out.
The first event will take place on May 11th.
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Bingo more popular than the gym!
Online bingo sites are said to now have more regular users aged 18 to 35 than a gym.
In a survey conducted in Cardiff, some 22% of women in the age group said that they logged onto bingo more often than they visited their gym.
The survey also found that 19% of Cardiff's women would rather go to bingo than go shopping on a Saturday!
Is this a trend you are noticing where you live?
In a survey conducted in Cardiff, some 22% of women in the age group said that they logged onto bingo more often than they visited their gym.
The survey also found that 19% of Cardiff's women would rather go to bingo than go shopping on a Saturday!
Is this a trend you are noticing where you live?
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