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So, it’s not quite the weekend yet, but that’s no reason not to look ahead to see what Foxy is up to in his Friday spectacular ‘Thank Foxy It’s Friday’.  This takes place every week at Foxy Bingo, and you can always be guaranteed enormous prizes and a chat room overflowing with that Friday feeling.

This Friday, September 10^th, join Foxy and Co for your chance to win a 32 inch HDTV Foxy has five of these to give away but he is remaining tight lipped about what time the games play!  To find out, you need to speak to a Foxy Bingo chat host. We love it when free bingo sites retain an air of mystery …

Also at Foxy Bingo this Friday, you could win your share of £10,000. The big money game takes place at 9pm, and cards are available to pre-buy in the lobby right now. Foxy gives you three chances to win exceedingly large amounts of cash — win £1000 for one line, two lines will win you £3000, and a Foxy Bingo full house could see you winning £6000.

Register at Foxy Bingo today for your 200% free bingo bonus and a 50% bonus every time you redeposit.  And then, you can go straight to those chat hosts and ask them what time the free games take place this Friday.

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Whether you are new to the online bingo world or are looking for a change of bingo scenery, sometimes signing up to a new bingo site can leave your head spinning with the dizzying array of online bingo bonuses out there. From no deposit bingo offers to free bingo money to huge welcome bonuses, online bingo companies seem intent on throwing as much your way as possible in a bid to convince you to sign up. But before you dive straight into a new bingo site, why not take a step back and think about your bonus in the long term!

Loads of sites will give you juicy first deposit bonuses, and then you’ll find that after a few deposits, the gifts just don’t seem to come as readily. Which is great if you make the most of that welcome bonus, but after that – where does the bonus love go?! A good online bonus scheme for us not only includes a tasty first deposit or welcome bonus, but it encourages you to keep coming back – and rewards your depositing loyalty by giving you a little bit extra to play with.

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For those of you up on your winners news, perhaps it’s no surprise to you that Rjeffrey1985 managed to bag her big money win on the Fluffy Favourites Progressive JP game. For those of you less familiar with this little gem, over the last few months, we’ve almost grown bored of reporting the amount of winners who have managed to scoop substantial prizes of up to £50k and beyond across Tasty Bingo and sister sites Wink Bingo and Posh Bingo! The side game is big business for many jackpot hunters, and its most certainly giving online bingo jackpots a run for their money when it comes to life changing sums of money. And thanks to their instant nature, it seems side games have struck a chord with players looking for a little bit on the side from the eyes down fun.

What makes it all the sweeter is that Rjeffrey1985 has only been playing at Tasty Bingo for a month before scooping the big win – talk about beginners luck! Understandably, the lucky lady was a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing – taking a spin on the game one evening and finding that she had managed to bag herself a total of £50,224.21! WTG indeed!!

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The report, which covers the period of June 2010, has seen Cheeky Bingo move from 20^th to 1^st, increasing their presence on Google by a whopping 784%. Also making waves is 888Ladies, which has jumped by 236%. Wink Bingo and Dream Bingo both seem to be slipping down the chart, and Littlewoods Bingo has taken a big hit, dropping from 3^rd most visible to residing outside the top 20 in the space of just a year.

As is customary here whenever we get facts and figures, we put our thinking caps on, and reasoned the following – emerging bingo brands seem to spend a lot of time hitting search hard, and this is because they are looking to stay in the forefront of potential players minds. So its easy to suggest that guys like Cheeky Bingo and 888Ladies Bingo are keen to turn up the heat a little, and make the move from being a well known name to one of the bingo elite. Just as Wink Bingo managed to do last year, breaking out of the middle ground of online bingo is a big priority – once you start getting enough roomies, you can hope they will already be in love with your site and come back for more naturally.

But for those looking for their perfect online bingo match, just going by who shouts the loudest on Google is not always your best bet. With such a huge choice of online bingo sites, sometimes doing a lil bit of research can go a long way for finding the site with the right mix of offers for you. Although to be fair, Cheeky Bingo certainly have plenty to shout about – with tons of free bingo games and some big money prizes, we reckon the big gob title is more than justified!

Roomies that consider themselves “old pros” will no doubt already be aware of this – you know the feeling of deja vu, where you step on a site and you see the same look and feel, the same games with the same jackpots on offer? This is because it’s a networked site – and often to make games and prizes bigger, network sites will take advantage of their links, directing players to the same games regardless of which bingo site you entered from.

As bingo fans, what does this mean for you? Well, it’s often a good thing. Bigger games mean bigger prizes, and it’s nice that no matter where you come from, you’ll end up interacting with like minded players. At the same time, there is something reassuring about stepping on a bingo site which is different, but still feels familiar.

And there are plenty of new and creative ways that networks are utilising their connections. A good example is all the sharing of promotions between Wink Bingo, Tasty Bingo, Posh Bingo and Red Bus Bingo. First came the massive £100k Joy Pot promo, which is still running and due to play at Wink Bingo in the coming weeks with a rather lovely £25k up for grabs. Now, the same guys are at it again with the Famous £4k for 4p promo, which kicks off at Posh Bingo this September 2nd and for 4 nights, players can win £1k for just 1p!

But the flip side is that network sites can be a little lazy, with new sites cropping up on the same network that are pretty much clones of the other sites. Whilst familiarity is a good thing, networks that seem to just be sticking to a tried and tested formula for their bingo sites can risk creating one link too many – and turning us off in the process. So what’s the tip for online bingo fans? It’s pretty simple – a good network will be able to offer you sites which not only work together, but have enough individual personality to keep you interest! And once you master this, you’ll find it easy to discover a whole bingo family just waiting to welcome you into the fold!

So the question is, will the online bingo wallet ever stop growing? Well, good news folks – not for the moment it would appear. With more people playing online bingo than ever before, the trend for logging on for your eyes down action has yet to peak. Online bingo seems to be weathering the financial storm pretty well, and now many of the major industry players seem to be merging and acquiring each other left right and centre, there is sure to be plenty more in the prize kitty as the competition between bingo companies continues to heat up.

But what about the chances of you actually becoming an online bingo millionaire? Well. If you are actually staking your claim to riches on a game of online bingo, you may find it trickier than you think. Not to be party poopers here, but there are plenty of massive prize amounts that top over the £1 million mark but are near impossible to reach due to the nature of the game format. These “coverall” jackpots are well worth a flutter for the excitement, but in order to scoop the mil, you’ll have to cover your card within a very low amount of calls. Which is all possible and that – but the odds are pretty slim. We personally have a massive problem with the many sites that will try and tell you how easy it is to scoop a million. Now we do sound like party poopers. But it’s more a personal frustration we have – online bingo is not just about satisfying your dreams of dosh, it’s the fact that for a few minutes, you get to imagine the “what if I won?!” and it’s that feeling that we think makes the game all the more exciting! Especially as we’ve grown so use to coming so close – and yet so far from the £1million prize…

The good news is once you’ve come to terms with this, you can find plenty of other ways to sneak a win or two. Who knows, you may even be the one to strike it rich. But in the meantime, guaranteed jackpots are a great way of scooping some big bucks with better odds – and luckily, these are also starting to grow, offering a rather more, well, guaranteed chance of winning! Sometimes, you’ll even get a combination of the two in one game – take the promo from 888Ladies not so long ago, which carried a £5 million coverall amount, but also had a £50k prize pot guaranteed (which incidentally was the highest guaranteed jackpot ever…). It’s all horses for courses, but for those looking for some helpful tips on online bingo, we reckon a little bit of honesty regarding some promotions will mean that all round, you’ll have a much better time playing bingo. Which, in our opinion, is priceless!

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Well, in terms of it’s singing style, Sing Bingo seems to have multi octave approach, offering something for everyone. Looks wise it’s pretty slick, and great for guys and gals thanks to the simple blue tones. No pink but plenty of musical related puns and themes, including a fab jukebox that tells you whats going on and when as soon as you hit the Sing Bingo homepage. Gameplay and sign up is easy thanks to the Globalcom software which keeps it in the top tier for your overall gaming experience. And as a side note, Sing Bingo comes from the same guys that bought you Costa Bingo. Which means you should be prepared for a barrage of treats!

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And it’s a fantastic all rounder when it comes to the bingo on offer, with Sing Bingo belting out a medley of bingo delights for your listening or indeed, playing pleasure. 90 ball bingo, 75 ball bingo, free bingo, slots, sides and plenty more in between. Progressive and guaranteed jackpots play on a daily basis, and Sing Bingo got big points from us for balancing bargain bingo offers with big games for high rollers to delight in.

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And when you win you might end up with a great musical prize. Sing Bingo is great for playing to the strengths of it’s musical theme, offering some fab memorabilia prizes alongside the usual cash and electricals. Signed platinum and gold discs, special autographs and limited edition copies of LP’s, even Paul McCartney’s guitar has been up for grabs in the past! Music fans will be thrilled with the TFI Friday games, where you can bag a slice of rock history every Friday at 9pm, with ticket prices starting at a mere 10p a go!

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Of course there are the usual VIP and community schemes to keep you entertained, but Sing Bingo seem to really have all bases covered, bringing something a little bit different to the hugely packed online bingo table. Their bonus scheme is just one such example, with tiered bonuses depending on how much you deposit. Take reload bonuses for example, where you can bag 50% back on every £10 deposit you make, or up that amount to £20 and you’ll receive a whopping 65% reload bonus. Welcome bonuses operate in a similar way, with a first deposit of £5 receiving a 100% bonus, a £10 deposit bagging a rather generous 200% welcome bonus and a £20 deposit getting a very generous 250% back, equating to a £70 starting balance! What’s more, newcomers through the door will find themselves backstage in seconds, with a VIP Pass to the Sing Bingo “Make Your Debut” room. Here you can bag £20 guaranteed jackpots every 15 minutes. Or perhaps you would also like to try your luck at Sing Bingo’s Jukebox Jumble game, which provides Sing Bingo points a plenty over your first seven days – and potentially a jackpot of up to £1k to get you off to a flying start!

Quite simply, we found Sing Bingo to be wildly entertaining. There is a great mix of ideas and offers that are a little bit different to the usual we come across, meaning Sing Bingo definitely know how to belt out the classics and the newer hits with a style that is all their own!

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So, a recent survey by WhichBingo has thrown up some rather interesting online bingo insights which had us a pondering. According to date from Google, the guys at Which Bingo have crunched the numbers and perhaps confirmed what we all knew already – that Britain really is bingo mad. According to the data, since 2006, there has been a massive increase in the amount of bingo related searches, particularly in the UK. In fact, each and every month, roomies and roomies to be make around 9,140,000 bingo related searches on Google, with the UK taking the top spot. Next up is much of Eastern Europe, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Croatia all clearly fans of the eyes down action. The research is pretty interesting, confirming online bingo really is a global game, with fans ranging from Argentina to Sweden.

It also shows the rising stars of the online bingo scene – with Foxy Bingo, Tombola Bingo, Wink Bingo and Sun Bingo all making a break for being the top of the new searches list. And it seems Gala Bingo is the most searched for brand bingo term, topped only by searches for free bingo!

So why is it that Britain is just so darn in love with online bingo? Well, the strict gaming laws and regulations of other countries are no bother here – leaving online bingo companies free to tout their wares providing they get a license. In contrast, there are plenty of other countries where it’s pretty much impossible to play bingo online – in fact in South Africa it’s punishable by prison no less.

It’s also a real national pastime, with bingo being a popular fixture in our the social lives of our grannies and now – thanks to online bingo – in ours as well! And despite the less fortunate fate of offline bingo at the moment, online bingo has made a bit of a surge in our estimation, particularly with the introduction of free bingo which has had most of us coming back for more, especially due to the recession busting most of our wallets in more ways than one.

In fact, online bingo has never been more popular – and if the amount of new bingo sites launched in the last six months is anything to go by, it shows no signs of going anywhere. At least now, we can say it’s official… leaving us free to spend less time pondering, and more time to help you find the online bingo site of your dreams!

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Jackpotjoy Bingo have been toiling for the better part of 2010 to rework their bingo offering. As one of the UK’s biggest online bingo sites, Jackpotjoy Bingo know full well it’s tough at the top. With so many new online bingo sites snapping at your heels, keeping things fresh and exciting is an ongoing struggle. But one which the guys seem to be pulling off with real style. Since relaunching with a brand new look in March, Jackpotjoy Bingo have spent the last few months updating it’s features and services, tweaking and testing to bring you nothing but the best in online bingo action.

It’s a well timed move, what with the recent updates on Tombola Bingo and Foxy Bingo (who between them seem to make up a kinda sacred trinity of online bingo). And now Jackpotjoy Bingo are really stepping up to the plate, popping their online bingo TV marketing cherry in the next few weeks.

Up until now, Jackpotjoy Bingo have been notoriously shy of the small screen, but it seems the time has come to unleash the new look site on the general public. The national TV advertising campaign will run throughout the Autumn months, with no less than ten adverts, hitting the mainstream channels including the likes of ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Now, for those of you unaware – when you get a big TV advertising campaign, you know a site has made it. It seems that Jackpotjoy are pretty keen to start cracking out the big guns to keep themselves at the top of the tree.

And not just through a few TV ads. Nope, Jackpotjoy Bingo are also offering their very first free no deposit bingo offer, chucking £5 at all new recruits to tempt them onto the site. Did someone say powerplay?! Yup, get ready, cos we have a feeling over the next few months, Jackpotjoy Bingo are going to start doubling their efforts, moving from the quiet star of online bingo to one of the real big boys that aren’t afraid to flash a little cash to get you on board. Which will coincide rather nicely with the Christmas period – so expect some rather special promotions as the battle for the top spot will no doubt be reignited. We’ll be sure to keep you in the loop with the latest big bingo battles, and until then, await the new Jackpotjoy ads with breath that is well and truly baited!