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Written by Lilly
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 Online bingo spam One of the best ways to keep on top of the current top promotions and offers at your favourite online bingo site is to sign up for the weekly email newsletter. However, with more filters and protection packages blocking emails automatically, you may not be receiving the updates you have signed up for.
There are many reasons why the blockers on emails have become so tight recently. On the whole, it's an attempt to deflect the amount of spam you receive, so there's more unfettered space in your inbox for the mail that you do want. Even though you might have signed up for these newsletters, your account won't register the fact until you allow the sender through the blocker, usually by adding their address to an “approved” list (or removing from an “unapproved” list.)
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Read more... [Why you're not getting updates from your favourite sites anymore]
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Written by Lily
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
 UK No.1 for online bingo
Just in the last week it has come to light that the UK online bingo market is the most intensively developed in the world with only 17 sites in 2004 growing to 243 in 2008. Industry expert Joe Saussure-Smith, who has worked in the online gaming industry for more than a decade, has observed this and as a result the UK's online bingo industry has been earmarked as the major growth area within online gaming at the moment.
Second to the UK, Spain is the next big growth area for the online bingo sector, with 40 Spanish halls emerging in the last year from only 6 at the beginning of the year. This huge response to online bingo is causing many operators to want to become involved with launching Spanish-speaking sites. In the very near future, this is going to be made easier with the launch of Parlay 5, the latest in international translation bingo software. These two growing markets could in the foreseeable future be linked directly and expanded simultaneously.
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Read more... [UK is number one for online bingo]
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Written by Jennie
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
Bingo Players Union
The benefits
Signing up with the Bingo Players’ Union boasts the benefits of providing a space where players can engage with the bingo industry to iron out the rough spots in play and suggest sites that are recommended as safe. Based in America, this site welcomes players from across the online bingo universe and is conversant with most languages.
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Read more... [Part of the Union?]
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Written by Jennie
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Wednesday, 04 June 2008 |
 After all the hand wringing about the decline of the live game that has gone on in the bingo industry recently, there has finally been a piece of good news. Rank, the entertainment company who owns the Mecca brand filed a complaint in 2006 with HM Revenue and Customs stating that adding VAT to interval bingo games specifically the 'cash line games' held in-between the main live bingo in the three years up to 2005 directly contravenes EU laws which control fiscal neutrality.
A court ruling has upheld this application for fairer taxation of bingo games and has resulted in a huge rebate of £36 million to the company. Mecca who have championed this debate since the outset and have encouraged players to sign petitions to the Prime Minister in order to verify the popularity of the game are said to be 'very pleased' with this result but what does it mean for the rest of the industry and how does this ruling affect the players?
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Read more... [Tax rebate for bingo]
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Written by Jennie
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
 Whether you're looking to save for your summer holiday or just want a little more put aside for Christmas it's sensible to draw up a strategy of how much you want to spend on a monthly basis on your online bingo games rather than hoping against hope that a big win will sort out your finances.
Most sites ask you upon registration what your estimated expenditure will be so they can monitor any potential problem players before things get out of hand but if you've changed your initial amount, a simple call or email to the admin should help you re-arrange your set amount.
The best way to budget for your game is to consider how much you can spare after your standard monthly outgoings. Once you have a fixed amount in mind, you can assess which site will best help you stay within this limit.
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Read more... [Bingoing mad? How to scale down your bingo budget and still have fun]
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Written by Lily
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
 In terms of making the most of player friendships, sites such as Game Village Bingo and Foxy seem to have taken the initiative to get players together and arrange mass meets so that their roomies can get to know each other a little better.
Others seem to be a little behind on an idea which we think underpins the nature of the social side of online bingo - the side that is more exciting than tourneys or LPs could ever be. Meeting like-minded players for a day of laughs can only strengthen the community hosted through any site, so why wait for your chosen site to get on board?
Arranging a meeting of people from your local area (especially if you live in a city) is easy if you have a message board on site; you need not give your address, just arrange a time and a date and most roomies will be happy to come along.
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Read more... [Why not host your own players’ meet?]
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Written by Lily
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
 Loyalty schemes
Gold – always believe it
Clearly, one of the best ways to reap the rewards of loyal play is to sign up to a site that offers a loyalty scheme. Some sites offer rewards at such a high cost, most of us can only dream of reaching the elite status they offer. The reality is that for most players, online bingo is a fun hobby and doesn't involve a huge expenditure every month. In some cases aiming for gold status is an impossible achievement. After all, playing within a set budget is the best way to manage your game play and if you're keeping up your loyal commitment to any site, why not get the best returns you can for that devotion?
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Read more... [How to make your site's benefit scheme work for you]
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Written by Jennie
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
 Jackpot Joy
Jackpot Joy was the rightful winner of the E-Gaming bingo operator of the year 2007, and with everything from colourful wallpapers to brighten up your desktop to free prize draws every month to play for free for it's clear to see why. Audited in the UK, this site is one of the most dependable online bingo sites due to it's having to comply with UK law and offers players the chance to join in singles bars and progressive jackpot games with huge 95% payouts among others things. So let's take a peek at all the fun you could be having there right now.
There are massive games to be played no matter what month at Jackpot Joy including the £30,000 super bingo games which cost as little as 10p per ticket. Held in both 75 and 90-ball games, these jackpots are played out on a Friday and a Sunday and are held in the Bingo Lounge, Full House Bingo and Bingo 100 halls.
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Read more... [Our guide to the best in weekly play]
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Written by Jennie
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
 You knew it was going to happen; we just had to mention our prized review by Web User this week. We're just so proud of Bingo Hideout's latest review! We hope that you've read the four-star review stating how our very own portal was a “full house of fantastic bingo fun”. We're so pleased here at Bingo Hideout to receive this kind of recognition, though it's the continued support of our lovely members that we treasure the most!
With 4000 members now, (and still counting) we are flying high as one of the most popular bingo portals and hope that our dedication to our members, their privacy and our commitment to getting you the best offers around is as satisfying to you as it is to us.
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Read more... [Bingo Hideout gets four stars from Web User Magazine]
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Written by Nickie
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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In my previous article I spoke about how I had never been a chat host prior to helping a friend out when her site launched. Well now I'm about to tell you a few things that you may not know about what is involved in being a chat host.
Chat Games
Every time you play a chat game at an online bingo site do you ever think about what is involved for the chat host? A pen and paper is the most invaluable tool of the trade for all chat hosts. You, as bingo players, know how many people are in the room so let's use a well known chat game and go through what is required from a chat hosts perspective.
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Read more... [Bingo Chat Hosts Part 2]
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