The Fabulously Fun World of Online Bingo!
Either you want to have fun, or you’re already having fun, at online bingo sites. And golly it can be a lot of fun! With a win-win here and a win-win there :-). And even when you’re not guest of honour at the Jackpot Party you are still chatting with friends, new and old, and collecting a few extra bingo bonus (BB) bits along the way…
Finding your Perfect Site...
Deal or no deal: Everybody has the right to find their perfect bingo site. My favourite (when I haven't forgotten my JackpotJoy login) is the JackpotJoy Bingo website. Lovin' them Houdini slots, lovin' them Golden Balls! Love those special discounts! Lookin' forward to JackpotJoy mobile bingo! Long live the Bingo Queen!
That said, the reason I like it so much probably has more to do with the friends I've made there than the JackpotJoy vouchers and bonus codes but every little helps, right huns!
To check:
A quick word of caution: don't go confusing
JackpotJoy with
Jackpot City Bingo or JackpotBingo - nice bingo sights but not as sightly as the Queen!
And bingo vouchers are, in fact, one of the harder ways to get value for your money.
Getting Value for Money
Here are a couple of the most important signs of value to look out for:
1. Free Bingo Bonuses
Bonuses are free bingo cash that you can spend on buying cards for bingo games, just one of several ways you can find to play free bingo online.
BBs are one of the things that players pay most attention to when they compare bingo sites. Other things include the range of free bingo games and whether there is bingo for iPhone available. And some people are always chasing after the newest bingo sites with their fluttering eyelids! But for many, wonderful chunks of free stuff is how they choose where to play. And why not?!
2. Big Chunks of Bingo, No Cash Needed
The first chunk of free bingo money you need to keep an eye out for is the one with no cash needed from you up front. With this no deposit bingo bonus you can have the feel of playing online bingo and winning real money with no risk whatsoever to your bank account. Read more about this in our guide.
At places you can play without depositing, you will see flashy shenanigans like, “£10 free bingo, no deposit required”. It’s the no deposit required bit that’s important – many sites advertise free bingo money but sometimes you can’t get your bingo fingers on it until you’ve spent some first.
The sizes of free no deposit bingo bonuses vary a lot with the biggest being £15 at TeaTimeBingo and the smallest being £1 at many bingo websites that just want to give you a quick taster. Even £1 can be a nice little treat – it’ll get you at least 10 or 20 free bingo cards in most bingo rooms on the net.
The tricksy detail to be wary of with these sites is that there will often be conditions for withdrawing money that make it difficult or impossible to actually win real money for free. But is that really a surprise?!
3. More Bundles of Welcome Bonuses
When you have to make a deposit to get your free bingo pounds, sites will either describe this as a percentage of the deposit you make or as a fixed amount. Or a mix. At CheersBingo you get at least £10, fixed, as well as 200% of your first deposit – i.e. they double it.
And UK bingos sites have a million and one different names for these bonuses: welcome bonus, starting bonus, first deposit bonus. Well there’s three anyway, of course there are more.
The same goes for bingo first deposit bonuses as for the no-deposit-needed variety. Read the terms and conditions to make sure you know how much of your winnings you can withdraw and when.
New Bingo Sites 2012 and 2013
People looking for brand new bingo sites are choosing them on the super-splendid basis that if you’re a new site then you need to dress to impress if you want to make a good impression.
This seemed to be true in 2012, and 2013 is looking good too – new bingo sites have some of the best bonus bundles combined with flashy new ideas. A great example is the free fiver from webcam bingo innovator, BingoCams. In 2011 we also had the first iPhone bingo app from Mecca.
Lets do a quick run through the highlight events in the 2012 bingo year:
June 2012 - Zingo Bingo opens its doors! The social bingo revolution begins!
July - Virgin Bingo receives the Olympic Games with a new room
August - Bingo Friendzy is out and offering Facebook bingo for real cash
September - Jackpot Joy Bingo celebrates it's 10th (!) birthday
October - Kitty Bingo is launched
November - Cheers Bingo comes on-line and flashes the biggest welcome bonus ever!
December - Tea Time Bingo introduces a special deposit bonus scheme for Xmas month
January 2013 - 50Shades bingo site launches inspired by current trend for all things fifty-shadey ;-)
February - www.GlossyBingo.com becomes the latest site on the Microgaming bingo network, joining the likes of Butlers and Dream Bingo.
March - CoffeeBingo.com and RoversBingo.co.uk open their doors on the Dragonfish and 15 bingo networks.
April - Look out for the brand new penny games on BingoStreet's Joy Tab
May - Tasty Bingo host a massive £3,000 jackpot game in May 2013 with free bingo tickets to be earned throughout April
These are other ways sites can add value.
I would expect the new bingo sites 2013 brings to do more of the same – more new BB bundles (see the ones at Maria Bingo), more jackpot bingo juiciness and brilliant new fun-time fabulousness on the side :). And more bingo games for your mobile phone like these.
Bingo with PayPal and Sites that Take Ukash
Occasionally, the one thing that is more crucial than any other is how you want to pay for your online bingo game. Two popular ways that not all website offer are Ukash and PayPal.
- Bingo sites that accept Ukash vouchers give players the chance to play online bingo for money without giving anyone anywhere any information about any bank accounts they have had ever :D. And if you have ever had the feeling that someone is watching you only to find out that someone really is watching you then you’ll understand why that might be important!
- Meanwhile, to play bingo pay with PayPal means that players can give banking details to one trustworthy account manager and never have to worry about them again. Which also sounds nice!
But maybe we're forgetting something fundamental...
Play For Fun!
Finally, after talking so much about bingo with sign up bonuses and sites that take PayPal it feels important to remind ourselves that the main reason we are playing is to have a huge pile of fun! So maybe the best advice anyone can give you is to relax, get chatting and respect your fellow online bingo roomies.
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