Bingo only really reached its commercial peak in the UK from the late 1960’s onwards. The demand for the game came about due to the new gambling act that was introduced in the late 1960’s and many theatres, cinemas and dance halls were converted for the used of playing bingo. These large venues were being under utilized at the time due to the advent of a technological revolution called television.

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A sixty four year old Worcester woman has won ₤20 000 while playing bingo at the gala Bingo Club in Forgate Street. She was one of the recent winners who called bingo in forty five numbers and had to share with three other player who all did exactly the same thing. This is a most unusual occurrence and in all my time of bingo reporting, it is the first time I have ever seen more than two winners sharing the same prize.

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Being a bingo player who is out of the “ ddictive, but not in a bad way.

Fortunately for the land based version of bingo, there is room for both markets. At present the land based business is struggling, but this does not appear to be as a crossover from one industry to another. The amount of people crossing over from land based to online bingo is only 10%.

Online bingo is independently thriving, however some industry experts perceive it as being overcrowded and expect to see some consolidation within a year. When you look at figures released from 32 Red online bingo you can see that they are registering as many as 12 000 new members per month, it is difficult to understand how this industry could consolidate within the next 12 months.

The fist month of Think Bingo’s Pre-purchase Jackpot tickets has come to an end and it all seems to have gone down really well. Pre-purchase is what it says it is, you purchase an online bingo ticket ahead of time and you don’t even have to be present for the game. This is really convenient if there is a big jackpot you have your eye on and you have other plans and can’t attend the game.

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With Millions in ₤’s being won in land based bingo in the National Bingo Prize, I suppose it is only fair that we are beginning to see these kinds of bingo side game jackpots available online. William Hill is one online bingo site that has reached this remarkable milestone with their Clover Rollover slots now standing at ₤1 million.

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