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January 7th, 2009
All over the world, people get paid a nice amount of money to figure out just how to raise more money for their organization. Churches, local groups, and community activist organizations all have to raise money and they all have one really good way of doing it in common. These people love bingo, specifically because the game has a really nice way of raising money for them. One of the coolest, most ironic uses of bingo as a fundraiser is when a church uses it. Bingo itself is a form of gambling, but many churches put this aside for the sake of making the almighty dollar. So what makes bingo such an awesome fundraising event, especially for churches? There is the obvious draw of being able to take home big prizes, but this isn’t so important. Bingo provides the chance for people to come together for fun and for a good cause. You can make a lot more money and win bigger prizes if you play bingo down at the local bingo hall, but you won’t have as much fun as you would playing in the church with some of your closest friends. That is ultimately the big draw, as the social aspect takes precedent over other things. So what are churches generally offering the people who end up winning on their big weekly bingo night? Most of the time, churches give out gift certificates and things of that nature. They make money off of these things because businesses within the community will often donate the gift cards in order to help the church. In addition, church bingo night can also be a good place to take home some cash if you win. If you have ever dropped by the local church for bingo game night, then you will completely understand why it is such a good fundraising idea. To put it quite simply, people absolutely love the game of bingo and when you throw in the fact that they get to help people while playing bingo, you have a really nice combination on which to operate. The thrill of the game, combined with goodwill in the community cannot be beat. |
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January 6th, 2009
If you love bingo, then you have probably spent some time wondering where this game is headed. After all, things look pretty good right now, with the game growing a little bit. But where will it be in a few years? What will the bingo world look like after people figure out that you can play online and you no longer have to go down to the bingo hall to get your game on? These are all some very good questions that deserve careful consideration. Like it or not, the future of bingo depends mostly upon what things people do to make sure that it grows in a positive manner. One thing that I can say about the future of the bingo world is that the internet is going to continue to change things. For the time being, the internet looks like it is going to help out the bingo world. More people are finding out information about bingo and they are playing some of the bingo games online. This means that the game is growing by leaps and bounds. The internet, in its own special way, has made sure that bingo has become a much more globalized game. Instead of only being a game that was really popular in the UK and in the United States, bingo has become a game that has worldwide draw. This can be taken from the internet and it is a good sign for things to come. We can guess that the internet bingo boom will slow down eventually, though. This pace cannot go on forever. How do we know this? Really we can look at the poker boom and figure it all out. Poker on the internet exploded four or five years ago, with people playing at all of the major and not so major sites in order to make some money. Things were great for some time, but then they changed a little bit and they were not so great anymore. This all happened in a flash, or so it seemed at the time, and now the craze has died off a little bit. Still, the poker industry does well and the game seems to be thriving. We might expect something like this to happen with bingo, though there is no way that bingo will become as popular as poker was. I don’t forsee any television deals coming up for the big bingo games anytime soon, and unless TV is involved, bingo is not going to pull a poker on us. Simply put, we need to accept the game for what it is. It is a great game, but it will probably be destined to stay in the position that it’s in right now. |
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January 6th, 2009
If you thought that bingo was just a game you played in order to have a good time, then you are missing a little bit of what it can do for you. Have you ever looked at the age groups who generally play the bingo game? Sure, people play it in all age groups, but some of them are more heavily into the game than others. Older people play bingo with more frequency than younger folks, and this goes for both live games and the new online bingo games that have gained so much notoriety. So why are people getting so much out of the game right now in their old age? Simply put, bingo can be a really good brain sharpening tool. The title of this article makes it seem as if the brain is some sort of weapon and that is probably correct. People have power when they are able to think and when you go into old age, the brain can start to become less powerful if you don’t keep it up. Brain maintenance is something that people are more and more concerned with in this day and age and for good reason. It is the same reason why folks sit around and do Sodoku puzzles and many individuals still fret over their crossword puzzles each and every morning. They want to stay on top of their game. Bingo game helps people do that, to put it quite simply. While many of the brain sharpening tools listed above are nice in doing that task, they are not nearly as good as bingo at the entire process. Because bingo allows players the social interaction to go along with the brain sharpening, it’s a doubly powerful agent. It gives individuals the freedom to do what they need to do all in one, without having to go for a crossword puzzle and then a separate trip to interact with people. With that said, the next time you are down at a local bingo game, take a minute to look around. See who you are playing bingo with and who you are playing against. It can be fun to figure out just who is there for what reason. Obviously some people are there for some reasons, while other people are there for completely separate reasons. Older people, as you will find, are generally there because they feel that playing bingo with a young whipper snapper like yourself will keep them in good mental health. They are probably on to something, as well. Who knows if playing bingo can actually make you sharper? It’s something that is being studied, but there is no real, concrete evidence one way or another. What is certain is that individuals are enjoying their time playing the game, and that’s incredibly important. |
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January 5th, 2009
If you have ever been lured onto a bingo site by one of the nice promotional items that they offer, then you undoubtedly understand what I’m getting at here. Lots and lots of people look at bingo and they think, “That’s a trap!” Bingo promotions look really pretty when you consider the amount of free money that they offer, but do you ever follow through and get any of that money? That’s the question that many are wondering about and it is worth considering. The “trap”, at least in this sense, is that you are being given money for nothing. You are given free money without any expectation, or so you will be told by the bingo sites. We are conditioned to not accept this type of free lunch, as life teaches us that most things that appear too good to be true end up being not true in the long run. But is there really a reason for all of this apprehension when it comes to looking at online bingo promotions? Should we be so scared? In these difficult economic times, we are taught to protect our dollar bills. The thing is, you are in a no risk situation when it comes to online bingo promotions. If they happen to hand you some free money and you never see any of that money, what have you really lost? If it turns out that their offer is true and you reap the rewards of lots of free coin, then that’s most assuredly a good thing, right? That’s the outlook you have to take when looking at some of the new bingo promotions offered by the sites. What do I have to lose, anyway? You might be surprised to learn that many of the companies who offer these sorts of bonuses are really reputable. This may be the only industry, along with the poker and sportsbook industry, that offers you money to do absolutely nothing. With finances becoming so tight because of this entire economic crisis, it is nice to see that someone out there is looking out for us by providing free money. It is a good thing, to be sure. Don’t be so skeptical next time you see the offers. Try to keep your mind open and you mind find that you will end up with a nice bonus for your trouble. Playing the game can be fun, and it can be even more fun when there is no risk involved. This is not even gambling at that point, because you are just playing with their money. This can even serve to eliminate the obvious moral conflicts that many people have when it comes to bingo. |
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January 5th, 2009
For any of those ladies who absolutely love the game of bingo, there’s a new idea that you might be somewhat interested in. Are wedding bells in your near future? Do you have some sort of wedding shower planned in the near future? These things happen each and every week and some brides are bringing their love of bingo into the wedding process a little bit. This has taken over in America a little bit and some brides are bringing it across the pond, as well. How long has bingo been a staple of bridal showers in the United States? Some people can go back and trace the roots of these types of nights to more than fifty years ago. If you have a bride and a group of women who really love bingo, then having a bingo bridal shower can really provide a nice way for people to come together and celebrate an awesome, huge occasion. It lets everybody get a piece of the action, so to speak, making the night incredibly entertaining. Conventional bridal showers can get old and they often get boring. Many women have been to so many and seen the same thing so many times that they just want something fresh and new. They want something that will hold people’s interest, at least for a little while. This is the type of thing that “Bridal Bingo”, as it is being coined in America, can do for a bride and her party of waiting ladies. So how does this game work in terms of logistics? It is pretty easy to rig up a bingo card to have some words that pertain to marriage on them. Instead of the traditional number system that you might be used to, substitute some of these words that make people think about marriage. This is when you can get pretty creative with these words and make it fit the bride’s tastes. You will need to dig deep into your barrel of words, as 90 ball bingo requires you to come up with 90 really good names for the card. As you might imagine, once you go about changing the words in your game, you can play it just like you might play traditional bingo. It works just the same, and you can celebrate the beauty of marriage all the while. If you don’t feel like coming up with your own, you can even purchase already made “bridal bingo” packages today. These are available in the Untied States, for people who just don’t feel like putting in the time and effort to make their own creative game of bingo for the girls. However you choose to do it, bridal bingo can be an awful lot of fun. |
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December 27th, 2008
Blonde and BingoFULL Kate was playing bingo, and had taken her blond friend, Janet, with her. After a while, every time a number was called, Janet would look over Kate’s shoulder, and if Kate had the number on her bingo card, Janet would tell her to mark if off. After a number of repetitions, Kate was very annoyed. She asked Janet: “Why are you looking at my card the whole time? Why don’t you play your own card?” Janet, sounding frustrated, replied: “I can’t - it’s full!” Patient: Doctor, I woke up this morning, and all I can see are bingo balls in front of my eyes. Doctor: Well, have you seen an optometrist? Patient: Umm, no - just the bingo balls! A husband and wife had been arguing recently about how much time the husband spends at bingo. Wife: Okay, dear. It is time to decide. Is it me, or is it bingo - make your choice! Husband: (After thinking for a very short time.) I’m going to miss you, darling! How You Play the Game!! You should know, that whoever sits in a bingo hall and tells all their fellow players that “It’s not whether you win or lose that counts, but how you play the game”, probably LOST! Question: In bingo, what is the favorite number for Air Force pilots? Answer: The favorite number for Air Force pilots is… B-52 Knock Knock Knock Knock Two friends, Milly and Mary went to play bingo machines together at their local Bingo Hall. They agreed before beginning to play that whoever finished first would go and wait in the lounge area after she had lost all the money she’d set aside to play with that evening. Milly lost her alloted money very quickly, and as agreed, went to sit in the lounge and waited for Mary. She began by waiting patiently, and then after waiting and waiting and waiting, she was starting to get a bit agitated. Surely Mary couldn’t still be playing! Finally, she sees Mary walking towards her with a very large bag of coins. Milly is somewhat taken aback. Mary asks her how she did, and she tells her “Well, you can see I’m sitting here waiting for you… how well could I have done? But it looks like you have done very well, and hit the jackpot or something!” “Yes”, Mary agreed, “I found the most amazing gaming machine! It’s right in the back of the hall. It’s incredible - you can’t lose! Every time you put in a dollar, four quarters come out!” |
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December 26th, 2008
On Bingo Addiction Doctor: Mr Jones, I think you’re addicted to bingo. Perhaps you should only play some days of the week. Mr Jones: Okay, Doctor. From now on, I’ll only play games on days of the week that end in a Y. Question: How do you get a refined Southern belle to say the f-word? Knock Knock Question: How many bingo callers does it take to change a light bulb? Question: What do rats say then they begin to play a game of bingo? Checking Your Balance An old lady was playing bingo and she ran out of money to buy a new bingo card. She decided to give it up for the evening and go home. She left the bingo hall, and very nearby, she saw an ATM. Excited at the prospect of continuing play, and not having to go home early, she decided to make a cash withdrawal. Not having used an ATM in quite a while, and finding it a little difficult to see at night, she asked a young man to help her check her balance - so he pushed her over! Blondes and Bingo The All Blonde Bingo Hall was having a ladies only night. You had to be blonde to get in. The caller was doing his thing, but the night had been very boring, and was beginning to draw to a close. Not one of the ladies had said Bingo all night! There was a large bingo prize in the pot, just waiting to be won. It was finally the last game of the evening, and the game, as the others had, dragged on and on and on. Nearly every blond had to be getting ready for the big blackout. Finally, the caller, quite excitedly, after the rather dreary evening, calls the last number. The silence in the hall was too much for him. There were no shouts of “Bingo!”, and there were no more numbers to call! The caller, who couldn’t stand it any longer, threw the bingo machine off the stage, and looked around the room at the stunned ladies. In a somewhat uncontrolled voice, he shouts to them that all ninety numbers have already been called, and that nobody has yet called a bingo. He asks “Please, ladies, tell me, what are you waiting for?” In unison, the response from all four hundred blondes is “FREE SPACE!” |
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December 25th, 2008
Old Man Scores at Bingo! An old man, Solly, and three old women - Mabel, Beverly and Gertrude, were sitting together at the table in the bingo hall. After a number of games, the old man, who had not won a game for some years, got a bingo and leapt up excitedly. After some jumping up and down, Solly’s pants fell down, and exposed him to the surprised ladies. Beverly and Gertrude each had a stroke, but Mabel couldn’t reach! Trivia Question Question: What has a whole lot of little balls and screws old ladies all the time? Answer: A bingo machine! The other night, some of my close friends and I went to a specially arranged women’s night at the local Bingo Club. Seeing as it was an all women event, they put on some male dancers for us. We’d never been to an evening like this, and one of my friends, wanting to impress the rest of us pulled out a $10 note. When the male dancer came closer to us, she waved him over and he danced right in front of her. My friend licked the $10 note, and very smoothly stuck it onto the dancer’s butt cheek! My second friend, who did not want to be outdone, after the dancer had danced over to another table, called the dancer back, removed a $20 note from her wallet, and quickly licked it and stuck it onto the dancer’s other butt-cheek! My third friend, who also really wanted to impress us, and the rest of the cheering crowd, pulled out a $50 note, also called the male dancer back to us while he was dancing in front of another table, and licked the $50 note. At this stage, I was worried about where she was going to put it, but thankfully, she simply stuck it to one of his butt cheeks again. The dancer danced away from our table, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I had been so worried he would dance over to me too! It seems, however, that he realized that he was doing very well at our table, and my relief was very short-lived. He gyrated his way back to our table and danced directly in front of me!!! Not being sure what to do… and not wanting to give in to the dancer, who was egging me on to top the $50, I put my brain into high gear - I had to figure something out!! And quickly! The whole hall focused on me… and the woman in me took over! I too out my ATM card, swiped it down his butt crack, made a withdrawal, and grabbed the eighty dollars! |
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December 17th, 2008
Online bingo sites are swinging for the fences right now with some of their bingo promotions. They are looking to attract bingo players that have that zest for gambling, but don’t have the money to head out to the casinos right now. With the global economy taking a bit of a hit, the bingo sites have the opportunity right now to gain some players if they are smart. This is why bingo promotions seem to be popping up each and every week. What are the biggest and best bingo promotions that you will find right now? Here are only a few of the many. The best bingo promotions that I have seen online are the ones that give you money with no strings attached. One of the major problems with bingo promotions is that generally, you have to spend your time playing a certain amount of cards before you can ever see that money. Some bingo halls give you the money incrementally, based on how much you deposit. Sure, it’s nice to get free money, but what good is that money if you don’t have full access to it? What you need to be looking for out of your bingo promotions is the money that comes without strings attached. So what are these bingo promotions that come without the so-called “conditions”. Some online bingo halls are giving out as much as $50 of free money with your deposit. Generally, they will credit your account with a percentage of what you deposit. In some cases, they will give you a flat rate depending upon what level of play you are going to choose. These bingo promotions are good because they can really power your bankroll from the very beginning. They can get you headed in the right direction before you ever get started. Another one of the great bingo promotions that I have seen advertised online is the referral bonus. If you have friends who are looking to get involved in bingo, why don’t you lead them to your site and collect a bonus for their deposit? This is a good way to get some extra coin in your account and give yourself a boost during the hard bingo times. The cool thing about these bingo promotions is that they generally come without any strings attached, so you don’t have to worry about play requirements in order to cash them out when you make a big win. |
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December 12th, 2008
My absolute favourite online bingo website are at it again - pipping everyone else to the post with their fantastic bingo promotions - how do they do it? At Bingostreet we have a theory, you’re only allowed to work at Wink Bingo if you’re a fun loving bingo mad genius - I’m sure it’s pretty close to the truth. Who would have thought that you could actually win a brand new Mini Cooper just by playing the bingo games on offer at Wink Bingo! Well it’s absolutely true! And there’s more than one way to get into the absolutely massive bingo game that’ll be playing on New Year’s Day at 7pm - where the HUGE PRIZE is the BRAND NEW MINI COOPER! The best way is to play bingo games at Wink Bingo, as many as you can, throughout December to build up your bingo points. Not only do you get the chance to win fabulous prizes and cash jackpots along the way in their Advent Calender bingo promotion special, but you can also play their regular bingo games or instant win games such as slots, casino games or even scratchcards! And don’t forget the tons of other special bingo games including the Risk Free Frisky Friday games - free bingo games where you get your money refunded if you don’t win the jackpot! You’ll build up your points every time you play bingo games, or the other games too, and once you’ve got 500 points you can exchange for a Free Ticket to the HUGE BINGO GAME on New Year’s Day. So play bingo like there’s no tomorrow and get as many free bingo tickets as you can for the massive bingo game on Jan 1st. Alternatively you could take the easy way and simply pre-purchase bingo tickets for the big game. You can do this anytime from the Wink Bingo lobby. Tickets cost £10 a go, it’s a wee bit more than their regular bingo games, but on the other hand - every ticket you buy gets you another shot at the fantabulous Mini Cooper! There’s also quite a few other ways to build up your points in December, just check the Wink Bingo website for full details. And if you do happen to be the super lucky bingo player who wins this fantastic prize, you’ll be the guest of honour on Bingostreet in January! What a way to kick off the New Year! Play at Wink Bingo and GL!!!!!!! Written by John Witherspoon for BingoStreet.com - your top resource for online bingo UK bringing you the very best bingo promotions. |
