Archive for the ‘Big Bingo Win’ Category

Chippy owner wins £194, 188 jackpot!

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Scunthorpe based bingo regular Pamela Markham won the biggest ever bingo prize recorded in the town’s history yesterday.

Mrs Markham, a  58 year-old chip shop owner,  scooped the £194, 188 jackpot during a live game played across Gala Bingo’s 157 UK halls which also included £185,188 to share between other players. To win, she had to reach full house first, and finish with a five.

Seemingly unfazed by her enormous payout, Mrs Markham was back at work within an hour of her win: “”It was all a bit of a blur but we couldn’t let the customers down,” she told reporters. Generously, Mrs Markham has vowed to share her winnings with her sister in law, having always shared previous smaller winnings in the past.

Mecca Bingo goes Sky Diving!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Mecca Bingo staff are going Sky Diving! The companies brave staff are taking part in a charity sky dive to raise funded for the children’s charity Whizz Kidz Charity. The participants hope to raise up to £250,000 for the charity which helps disabled children live a fun and fulfilling life.

The organisers have already raised over £100,000. Simon Gibb, Anna Mason, Kayleigh Greener and Carol Scott all work at the Mecca Bingo hall in Blyth and are braving it to raise money for the charity. “This latest challenge was the most exciting and nerve wracking fundraising event the team had ever done. Everyone has been so generous with their donations, But I would urge anyone who hasn’t already donated to dig deep. After all, it’s not every day we offer to throw ourselves out of a plane!” Anna Mason said.

This event demonstrates the benefits of playing bingo as it is a social game which brings people together. Mecca bingo hold several charity events helping raise money for numerous charity organizations. Mike Travis from the Mecca hall in Blackpool said, “We’ve been holding a number of fund raising events over the past months and this is probably one of the most exciting and certainly the most nerve-racking. Colleagues, club members, friends and family have all been extremely generous so far with their donations.”

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Bingo Forums

Monday, August 11th, 2008

There are plenty of bingo forums out on the web to discuss our beloved game. Forums are a great concept and bring people from all over the world to discuss an activity, subject, hobby or shared common interest. There are forums for pretty much every subject, game or activity.

Forums allow users share information, data and thoughts on the subject matter. Many people use them to meet others and creating friends online which often lead to offline friendships. They are a great way of socially interacting online. No longer are people judged their appearance, instead they are judged on what they type.

Online bingo forums allow bingo lovers to discuss their game or just life in general. Thats the beauty of forums, you can discuss pointless subjects or take to someone about your personnel problems. Many of the large bingo forums are extremely busy. Forum threads can be found discussing the best bingo deals, offers and promotions. Other threads may contain bingo stories and another may exist for just general life discussion.

Some of the biggest online bingo sites can be found at onlinebingoforums.co.uk, bingoport.com,bingo-crazy.com and unluckyforsome.co.u.

So if you fancy chatting to some similar minded bingo lovers then sign up on a bingo site today. Its a great way of meeting new people and discussing a wide variety of subjects!

Platinum Bingo wins with Lucky Number

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Platinum Bingo have only been holding their ‘Ball for Life’ promotion for a few weeks however they have already had two winners! The second Ball for life winner was announced today after user ‘barb40′ won a bingo game with her ball for life number. She hit the full house number with her ball for life and won over £1,000. This isn’t the first time to ball for life promotion has paid out as another user won the jackpot game last week!

People in the UK play bingo everyday to win prizes such as these and these pay outs prove that everyone has their own special and unique lucky number! So make sure you sign up to platinum today and chose your ball for life!

Platinum Bingo has a growing reputation amongst bingo players due to promotions such as the Ball for life offer. Other offers include a 100% match up bonus on first deposits and a £5 bonus as soon you sign up! There are also weekly, monthly, sweepstakes and progressive promotions for users to enjoy. The site is really growing a includes all the features the best bingo sites offer such as a community room and loyalty programme.

Play bingo at Platinum, you wont regret it!

Think Bingo Change Name

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Think Bingo Plus, is attempting to re brand its online image by re naming their site Think Bingo Cosy. The new move comes as owners wanted to create a ‘cosy’ more personal site which will aim to attract more users. Currently Think Bingo Cosy is a site predominantly targeted towards women with pink backgrounds and feminine features and prizes. The site has recently been brought by the cashcade group who also own, Bingo Scotland and Think Bingo.

Think Bingo cosy is a relatively new site but has some great promotions and offers for users to take advantage of. Their sign up bonus is a 100% match up of any deposit of up to £100. This means if you deposit £100 they will give you £100 to spend on Bingo! This £200 should buy you plenty of Bingo tickets and keep you playing got months! Other promotions include special prize nights and points systems to help you win more!

The site had recently be redesigned and its waiting for you to try it out! Visit it here and let us know what you think of it by leaving a comment below!

Hampshire Mum Wins Big at Gala Bingo!

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

A mother from Hampshire has won £10,000 pounds playing at her local Bingo Hall. Susan Ralph won big at her local in Basingstoke and was understandably shocked when realizing she had completed a full house.

In the current economic downturn the win could not have come at a better time. Susan explained, “I was very happy because it’s come at the perfect time.” The soon to be mother will spend the money on her  new Baby and a new car for her family. Susan also won £600 in August last year but this win will be far more enjoyable!

Its been a successful week for another Gala Bingo player, as a Grandmother in Newcastle won an amazing £32,000! Well done to both players! The Grand mother,who preferred not to be named, won three separate jackpots to take her total sum of winning to £32,000! Manager of the Newcastle Gala Bingo explained how great the atmosphere was when she called Bingo.

I would love to win big at Bingo but I’ve only won small amounts. Keep playing and I’m sure it will happen one day! Let us know if you have ever won big at Bingo, how it felt and what you spent the money on!