While searching our favourite sites for news of the best in new online bingo promos after the Valentine’s Day take over, we noticed a few interesting changes that have taken place over at Posh Bingo that may well signal a new approach to freebie games across a wealth of sites in 2010….
The turning of the tide?
If like us you enjoy a freebie game with a cash pot prize, you may be disappointed to learn that Posh Bingo have now changed the number of times you can win cash without depositing. Their Cash Crazy and Freebies rooms now offer bonus money as the main prize in an amazing about-turn, although their Daily Dosh games are still offering cash for free.
Why miss out on other treats?
So, why the sudden change of heart? We imagine that while sites that offer free games for cash prizes sound to good to be true to the player the reality is if roomies aren’t depositing enough to support the cash-out cost, the site is destined to fail. We think that poshbingo.com has provided a sensible middle ground for players here by giving away both bonus funds and freebie cash after all how could they be expected to support the many pots and guaranteed games they offer with a reduced cash flow?
The bigger picture
It’s true that we all love freebie games and we love winning cash for them even better. The truth remains though that -as with Posh Bingo- sites that still offer more than a small prize pot for a freebie game still need to support themselves. This is so they can continue to provide the promotions that have made them so popular with players.
We at the Hideout would rather see a few freebie games go amiss rather than their guaranteed game of 3750 on a Saturday night for example. As it's promo staples like these that the regular players love. While it's true that for freebie bargain hunters this site may well have lost it’s allure, for those of us who have a taste for the finer things and for being a part of a site, Posh have only moved the goal posts slightly. Hurrah for Posh we say after all we know that for long term players the site has not yet lost it’s sparkle!