Archive for October, 2008

Are You a Superstitious Bingo Player?

10.21.08

It is a fact that millions of dollars are spent playing Bingo every year. Loyal online Bingo players swear by the fun and enjoy the winnings that online Bingo has brought to their lives.There’s a massive hype around the game and no one can really deny that.

People like to win, especially if the victory involves money and where games of chance are concerned, players would do anything to bring luck. From here evolve the good luck charms. A lot of players believe that the lucky charms they carry help them to woo luck to get those winning streaks and consequently lot of money.

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There are those too who are not really superstitious or do not believe much in luck. They find the idea of carrying lucky charms ridiculous. The avid players however, disagree.

You may even have several tips and tricks up your sleeve that believe will help you improve your game. Just as when people are in the casinos and they kiss or blow on the dice before they roll them, there are several similar Bingo superstitions that people like to use. Many players will say that they will absolutely never win unless they go through with their little rituals.

Studies over the past few years have actually been able to show that almost half of the regular Bingo playing community will actually use some type of symbol, ritual or lucky charm before every single game that they participate in. Some of these rituals may be as simple as making sure that they take the exact same seat within the Bingo hall every single time that they play. You may want to pray that you never sit in the seat of a rabid player! Another common ritual that is used quite a bit would be using the same dabber or marking pen with every game. Perhaps the player has a favourite colour that seems to bring them luck, such as green or blue.

Chances are, if you have been out to play offline or online Bingo games amongst a large group of regulars, you have noticed some pretty interesting outfits throughout the Bingo hall . Many people will actually have special outfits that they wear or a unique smock with all kinds of different trinkets hanging all over the place. Often times, you will even see a player or two that is surrounded by a ton of stuffed animals. A lot of players who have certain Bingo superstitions will actually tell you that Teddy bears tend to bring the most luck. The more of them you have around you, the better the chances you have of winning. Whether or not any of these Bingo superstitions really work, at least there is no harm in having them!

Bingo Travels to Spain

10.17.08

In which country is the bingo network growing at a rate of 30% per month. It’s Spain! Yes the country that gave us salsa and Latino music is all set to play Bingo.

A number of online bingo sites have been launched in Spain and the number grows as you read this! Interestingly enough, Spain is defying the stereotypical demographics observed all around the world. The average age of Bingo players in Spain is found to be 35 and 67% of players making cash deposits are male!

Increased Broadband availability is the main reason for this growth spurt. With a dial up connection, it was very expensive and time consuming to play a good online Bingo marathon. The slow dial ups took forever to download the game or buffer the software – pushing the phone bill to the ceiling!

In 1998, after the telephone lines got liberalized in Spain, broadband came to every household and more people started getting access to the online Bingo halls. The players also stayed away because of security issues earlier. Where outdated computer hardware and dial up connections posed a significant security threat, the cleaner, secure systems of money transfer offer simple solutions to the players. This advancement in technology made playing Bingo viable even to those wishing to use online payments method.

It also seems that players in Spain were waiting for the US and UK markets to take hold of the market before they started to deposit. They were perhaps skeptical of the Spanish websites or of the game itself and were unwilling to part with their hard earned cash. Even though a lot of people signed up, deposits remained low.

Simpler and faster transfer of money to online Bingo sites without the need of a credit card also helped establish the players’ confidence in the game. Even with the growing number, Spain is still seen as an untapped market. With land based Bingo still being very popular in Spain, transition of loyal Bingo players to the online Bingo halls is almost inevitable.

With the advancement in technology and the increasing broadband connectivity, game quality and security of personal information has increased. Growth in confidence is now natural, and it won’t be long before more Spanish internet users are attracted to the prospect of winning cash prizes at online bingo .