The awards were begun in 2003 and are open to all of the more than 250 ‘pay-to-play’ online bingo sites currently operating in the UK. Players can vote for their favorite site through December 31, 2008, with winners being announced in January 2009.

The categories include The Newest Bingo Site of the Year Online, which is open to all sites, as well as the New UK Online Bingo Site of the Year, which is open to sites that launched in 2008. Last year Think Bingo and Gone Bingo UK won the awards.

Phil Fraser is the owner of WhichBingo.co.uk and one of online bingo’s leading experts, said, he is constantly looking for ways to encourage bingo players.  He stated that they are always surprised by the increase in demand with the way things are changing. These awards provide a forum for the players to come together and voice their approval and enjoy all the fun that is included on his site.

Online bingo has experienced huge growth over the past five years and WhichBingo’s awards reflect that growth. There are more contestants than ever for this year’s awards, and many sites have already begun campaigning in earnest.

Users accumulate points by participating in daily and weekly promotions until December 14, 2008. On 14th December, you can play Crimbo promo to get a chance to win the shopping fling. This final game is your final chance to earn huge points by playing simple games. As you earn more and more points, you increase the chance of winning the prize. To accumulate more points, try to participate in as many games as possible.

The promotions announced for everyday and weekends will vary. Many games such as chat games, quizzes, maximum bingo plays and several other promotions are available. Just keep playing online Bingo and check back the website often to participate in everyday promotion games.

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So if that’s how they pull the punters in, how do they stop them going elsewhere?  Well, the bonuses just get better the more you deposit and the more you play.  The first time you play, you earn one “Comp Point”.  This makes you a “Silver Member” and entitles you to a 50% Loyalty Bonus on each new deposit .  This is on top of existing deposit bonus offers which start at 50% if you deposit a tenner, but climb the more you deposit, up to 125% if you deposit £100 or more.  Meanwhile, the more you play the more Comp Points you earn, until you get to 5001 points whereupon you become a VIP member.

What do VIP members get?  Well, they get a 150% loyalty bonus on EVERY reload.  So if a VIP member tops up their account with £100, they get £125 in deposit bonus money and £150 in Loyalty Bonus.  Oh, and if you use Switch or Ukash, they’ll slip another 25% your way.  So the VIP member who uses their Switch card to top up with £100 will get £400 worth of play EVERY TIME THEY DO IT.  And with a slew of side games and oodles of variety in their bingo games, there’s a lot to spend that money on.  Like getting it to make more money for you.

Many online bingo sites are keeping their developers very busy in the attempt to keep their websites as fresh as possible with use of all the latest technology. In the UK alone we have seen a rash of revamps and upgrades in the past recent months. New gambling laws in the UK have also been largely responsible for the growth in this industry and it appears that although these laws have had an adverse affect on the land based operations of bingo, they have had the completely opposite effect for online bingo.

Online bingo offers a distinctly different experience for bingo lovers used to playing in church halls and bingo clubs, although the game intrinsically is still the same. The UK already has more than 300 online bingo sites in operation, and with more coming onboard virtually weekly, we are becoming spoiled for choice.

Online casinos are not ignoring this phenomenon and they too are adding online bingo into their portfolio of games. There is not an online casino worth its salt that doesn’t offer online bingo to its members today.

Online bingo and other gaming activities are on the other hand advertising more as they become more prolific. Google is now going to allow sites that are licensed and registered with the Gambling Commission to advertise. But anyone who does not meet these criteria will have their Google account terminated.

The new Google Adsense software will mean that more online bingo players will have access to site found from other sources. This will ultimately strengthen member bases at these sites and allow for bigger and better prizes and promotions.

Not everyone is delighted with the new Google move in this direction, but we believe it will be positive. If the ASA can allow white listed sites to advertise on TV, then why not on Google? As long as the advertising is carefully regulated there should be no problem with it. All of this has happened despite the fact that last year Google said they would never allow online bingo and gaming advertising last year. It is funny what money can do!

The smoking ban affected the bingo industry in England and Wales far more than was expected and coupled with all these other outside factors, it has really led to a struggling industry. Bingo operators as are all other industry sectors are in the business to make a profit; one cannot be sentimental about this. Top Ten bingo seem however to be committed to the struggle and are focusing on building their profitability. They do envisage that this hardship is going to be experienced for a few years though, based on the current economic climate. So far Top Ten bingo have had to close the Morely, Wigston and Heckmondwike bingo clubs.

Closure of the Star Bingo hall will have a huge impact on the community.  Thousands of men and women enjoy a regular game of bingo at the hall, in fact 2 500 a week visit the bingo club. They visit the club from all areas and it is a very popular pastime for them. 75% of the people who attend the bingo club don’t drink, so don’t go to pubs and the bingo hall is the only entertainment outlet for them.

In the past, the Star Bingo Club has provided the Crumlin area with various forms of entertainment. It has been a cinema, a bowling alley and an ice skating rink, but the bingo hall has been on site for twenty five years, and has become vitally important to the community, particularly for the elderly. Mrs. Bingo, Bridget Lynch even went so far as to say that she would die from loneliness if the bingo club closed, she considers it to be her home. I sure hope the Dublin planning committee has a heart when they consider this application.

This charitable concern has called the event “Clickety Chicks” and it is being hosted by Gala Bingo. The event consists of a champagne reception to be followed by a gourmet dinner before the bingo games. These bingo games have become very much in demand in recent times and last years event in Belfast saw a whole host of TV celebrities and high profile people attending. Guests will be able to win more than twenty five luxury prizes, the nights entertainment is to be provided by Lynda Bryans and every guest receives a luxury gift pack by Elemis.

The event organizer, Arlene Creighton is also the fund raiser for NCH Northern Ireland and she says that this bingo night will provide much needed funds for the charity. NCH works with vulnerable young people and their families.

Just like bingo to be in the forefront of fund raising activities, this too is a very worthy cause and indicative of the kind of big hearted activities from bingo fans. The game of bingo has been used for many decades to raise fund for charitable causes and is sure to go on doing so.

Spacebar Media responded by saying that they wanted to portray the ad as being cheeky and naught in order to differentiate Wink Bingo from the rest of online bingo sites. They said that the ad was meant to depict a fantasy situation and that the wardrobe and props were not authentic. The real midwife it could be supposed; was hidden behind the screen. But the ASA did not buy this explanation, they said that they could understand the concept that the ad was not supposed to depict a real life situation, and was supposed to have a humorous side to it, but it nonetheless still depicted a professional nurse, ignoring a woman giving birth and playing online bingo.  The catchphrase was also misleading in that is condoned gambling while at work. The upshot of this is that the ad is not allowed to appear again in its present form.

All you have to do is play online bingo for money on the Littlewoods bingo site and you will automatically qualify for a ticket into the draw. The promotion is available till 13th August 2008, and you are able to win two tickets, for you and a friend to see this remarkable singing sensation in action. The Cardiff leg of the “Sweet and Sticky Tour” will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and you don’t have to worry about travelling there and back as travel expenses are included in the prize. There is also the additional factor of being given overnight accommodation, so you can really have a ball on the big night.

This is just one of many online bingo site promotions taking place for August and as it is now only the end of July, we are sure to be seeing a whole lot more of these types of promotions at online bingo sites. With summer now in full swing, I simply can’t wait to see what offers come up next! So enter the Littlewoods online bingo promotion to see Madonna strut her stuff and you never know, you just might get lucky.