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GalaBingo have increased their sign up offer to:

£20 free play for a £5 deposit…

that’s right, a whopping 400% match deposit bonus!

Wink Bingo SUPER CLEANER (Ending: 28th August)

Wink Bingo SUPER CLEANER just runs around in tight lycra minding other folks businesses. Wait a minute… he doesn’t… he’s a lean, mean cleaning up machine - a real hero who will take care of real problems - CLEANING UP THE HOUSE!

The Super Cleaner ends this week and apparently nobody likes a messy house, and not many like doing their cleaning either. Wink Bingo give you the opportunity to win professional cleaning services for 4 hours a week for a whole year. So play bingo while someone else does the much dreaded cleaning. This promotion ends on the 28th of August, you still have time to collect points and participate in Wink Bingo’s Super Cleaner contest.

Back to School: (Ending: 31st August 2008)

September approaches, and kids are getting preped to go back to school. Ah, the freedom of playing Bingo all afternoon! Wink Bingo say they can lend you a hand in sending your kids back to school - The Back to School promo ends on the 31st of August.

Wink Bingo’s Daily Delights presents the Back to School promotion. Everyday, till the 31st of August, one lucky winner will get FREE £150 towards all Back to School bits and bobs. Send your kids back to school with your Bingo winnings.

Everyone’s a Winner (Ending: 31st August 2008).

Wink Bingo celebrates The King! The Elvis International Tribute Week has inspired them to make EVERYONE a winner! Sadly, this promotion ends on the 31st of August.

Purchase a Bingo card between 7pm and 8pm every night, and you get 50p credited into your account, just like that! This promotion is valid even on Bingo cards costing as low as 5p! The Everyone’s a Winner promotion ends on the 31st of August.

BingoJoy has from time to time changed channels and times, but it seams pretty settled on its schedule now so Bingo Debate thought we would give you a quick update:

Sky Channel 158 – 12:30pm – 1:30pm, every day

Sky Channel 168 – 11:30am – 12:30pm and 5:30pm – 7pm, every day

Sky Channel 200 – 1:30pm – 3pm Monday to Friday, 7pm – 10pm Saturdays and Sundays

Anyone fancy a luxury spa weekend for 2 at an exclusive UK resort? You and your loved one, partner, friend or relative could be getting massaged, mud wrapped and pampered during a weekend at The Grove Hotel all on Bingo Joy.com! All you have to do to be in with a shout is play £10 worth of bingo games on Bingo Joy.com

How do you get your mitts on this Bingo Joy gift? Easy…

You will get 1 ticket into this exclusive Bingo Joy prize draw for every 10 pound of bingo you play. The more tenners you play through, the more tickets you will be have and the more chance you’ll having of winning. According to the Bingo Joy team the trip is worth 780 quid!

Want to know more? Well then, here is some information about the resort…

The Grove Hotel is a 5-star London country estate, 300 acres of woodlands or parklands. The Grove Hotel is a perfect retreat for any relaxing break. Sequoia is the exclusive spa at The Grove Hotel and offers an enticing and varied collection of treatments and care regimes. The spa is set in a contemporary environment, bringing about an atmosphere of tranquility through the use of natural materials.

This particular Bingo Joy Spa weekend includes following for two people:

• A Sunday night sleepover in a Superior room at The Hotel.
• Breakfast in bed, or in the restaurant.
• A 1hr treatment per person.
• 3 courses each at the Glasshouse restaurant.
• Access to all Sequoia spa facilities.
• Upgrade to a Deluxe room, subject to availability.

The weekend gift vouchers are valid for 12 months from purchase date. For full T&C’s view the promotions page on Bingo Joy.com

Jackpotjoy has added not one, not two but three new games to their site!

Golden Balls is the latest game show game to appear on Jackpotjoy and it comes in two
versions: a multi line Golden Balls slot game and a fixed odds version. If you like the show on the telly you will love this.

The third newbie is a Deal or no Deal scratchcard. This new game lets you play scratchcards based on the infamous UK TV show.

Jackpotjoy have a promo game for Deal or no Deal scratchcards so you can have a crack at it
before you even sign up to Jackpotjoy.

Mecca Bingo have taken bingo to the next level with Mecca Mobile - their brand new multiplayer mobile bingo.

Apparently you can now play bingo and chat on your mobile phone - 24 hours a day!

Its easy as well! You can log in with your current Mecca Username and Password.

So what does Mecca Mobile offer???

1. A new Mecca Bingo game every 2 minutes
2. A live moderated chat room
3. Hourly Rollover jackpots paying out over 6 grand on a regular basis!
4. Lots of quizzes with impressive prizes, which have included included Nintendo Wii consoles and tickets to top West End shows with accommodation and transport included!

Summer is here - its crazy hot outside and as soon as this post is finished I’m out there! What’s more the kids’ summer holidays are upon us. As I’m sure most of you know keeping them entertained can be a more difficult task that one might expect, and plonking them in front of the telly everyday isn’t the most desirable of options. Are you wondering how you’re going to keep the little cherubs happy until September? Well check this out - FoxyRadio is going to give us some great ideas for low cost days out for you and your kids. Make sure you’re tuned in this Tuesday from 8pm to find out more.

There will also be the usual thousands of Bingo Points to be won and an ipod giveaway.

Remember - 8pm Tuesday!

Here’s a heads up about some recent changes Bingos.co.uk have made to their TV bingo game, BigBoxBingo. Big Box Bingo is now broadcasted on SKY channel 867 (not 848).

Bingos are also still give out a lucrative 100% bonus of up to £100. We also give 25% extra on top of every deposit made after. They are also are adding new games on a weekly basis so keep your eye out for them!

New and improved incentives for players to join are all the rage. Sometimes it seems that attracting new players is the only goal for some sites, however Mecca Bingo have bucked the trend and recently launched a new game that rewards loyal players.

To reward their loyal players Mecca Bingo are giving everyone who plays on Wednesdays exclusive entry in to a private room with a variety of free games, jackpots and prizes on a Sunday! The special Sunday room will be open between 6:00pm to 9:00pm the Sunday immediately after the Wednesday. To play in this room on Sunday you must play on the previous Wednesday!

Its doesn’t seem like much, but its a start, and I guess it all depends on the Jackpots and Prizes up for grabs. If you play in the room on Sunday leave a comment here and let us know how is goes…

Every single Friday this month Mecca Bingo are running 10 Hours of free bingo! There will be 1 hr in each room between 11am and 9pm, take a look at the schedule by clicking the banner above to find the bargains!

It’s Jackpotjoy.com’s 6th Birthday and they’re celebrating with a 7 day giveaway!

1. Join in the celebrations by entering their £1,000 prize draw when you send your photo to their Promotions page’s Fun Section.

2. Spend £10 or more each day for your chance to win Plasma TV’s, Nintendo Wii consoles, iPods and much more!

This competition is only for real players so if you play the free games you’ll have to step it up if you want to join in.

For every £10 you spend, you’ll earn 1 ticket into the daily prize draw.

Each day, one member will be randomly selected to win a party prize.

Prizes include Plasma telies, Nintendo Wii, Digital Camera’s, iPod’s, vouchers, kitchen stuff and much more!

Visit this Promo Page and check out the ‘Fun Section’ to send them your photo. You’ll then get entered into a £1,000 prize draw!

Starts: 14 June 2008
Ends: 20 June 2008

Due to the massive success of the ‘EVERYONE’S A WINNER’ promotion, GalaBingo are running it again!

The ‘Everyone’s a Winner’ promotion will be starting on 19th June and running right through until Monday 23rd June and GalaBingo will be making every single bingo player that buys a bingo ticket during this great promo a “Winner” and they do mean every single person!
Every winner will get 50p placed into their online bingo account and this will be repeated everyday for the length of the promotion!

Jackpotjoy.com is the largest soft-gaming website in the UK, featuring the most popular bingo, slots and scratchcard (“lottery-style”) games in the UK. It’s the home of The Price is Right Bingo, Family Fortune slots and the Deal or no Deal slot machine.

Because of this we thought it was about time we got it on BingoDebate.com for you guys to review! Please leave you comments and reviews so potential players can see honest opinions about the site:

or the worst..?

In the modern era of 100% deposit matches for new members, free £10 or even free £2 no deposit needed etc. etc. etc. it seams as if traditional freebies and welcome gifts have gone out the window.

But are they back???

BingoJoy.com have decided to increase their incentives, this time to reward loyal members… with a free mug! How old school is that!?

Accirding to the website:

“Just continue doing what you love - playing online bingo that is - and we’ll send you this lovely BingoJoy mug. Simply deposit and play £20 by the 31st of May and you’ll can enjoy a nice cup of tea/coffee with your loved one, it’s the perfect start before you start playing bingo at your favourite bingo site. Who knows it could bring you that extra bit of luck.”

Brilliant i say - let us know what you think…

Apparently offering upto 50 quid free to anyone that joins up just doesn’t cut it anymore… regular promo’s are what people are after!

Mecca Bingo have realised this and decided to go mad with the promo’s this may. Mecca Bingo have launched new fantastic games and brand new bingo rooms. To celebrate they have a different promotion every day across the site so you can join in the fun whenever and wherever you want. Read on to see what’s on offer:
1st May 2008 - Everyone’s a winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

02 May 2008 -Double your money chat games
All bingo chat games prizes are doubled all day!

03 May 2008 - Everyone’s a winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

04 May 2008 -Double your money chat games
All bingo chat games prizes are doubled all day!

5th May 2008 - Win with the Wheel of Fortune Week
Spin the Wheel to Win a fantatic London theatre break (see a show, get a slap up meal & sleep like royalty) with £250 spending money. One to be won every day.*

06 May 2008 -Win with the Wheel of Fortune Week
Spin the Wheel to Win a fantatic London theatre break (see a show, get a slap up meal & sleep like royalty) with £250 spending money. One to be won every day.*

07 May 2008 - Win with the Wheel of Fortune Week
Spin the Wheel to Win a fantatic London theatre break (see a show, get a slap up meal & sleep like royalty) with £250 spending money. One to be won every day.*

08 May 2008 -Win with the Wheel of Fortune Week
Spin the Wheel to Win a fantatic London theatre break (see a show, get a slap up meal & sleep like royalty) with £250 spending money. One to be won every day.*

09 May 2008 - Win with the Wheel of Fortune Week
Spin the Wheel to Win a fantatic London theatre break (see a show, get a slap up meal & sleep like royalty) with £250 spending money. One to be won every day.*

10 May 2008 - Everyone’s a Winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

11 May 2008 - Double your money chat games
All bingo chat games prizes are doubled all day!

12 May 2008 - Pet Luck Promotion - Try it for free
To celebrate the launch of the brand new progressive jackpot in Bingo mecca bingo will share £1000 between everyone who tries it out*

13 May 2008 - All day BOGOF!
All games in Key to the Door room will be BOGOF all day (excluding Link Games)

14 May 2008 - Everyone’s a Winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

15 May 2008 - Double your money chat games
All bingo chat games prizes are doubled all day!

16 May 2008 - Big Grand Day
10 additional £1000 jackpots in 2 little ducks throughout the day

17 May 2008 - 1pence weekend
Look for the special 1p bingo games all weekend with great guaranteed jackpots*

18 May 2008 - 1pence weekend
Look for the special 1pence bingo games all weekend with great guaranteed jackpots*

19 May 2008 - Everyone’s a Winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

20 May 2008 - Taste the high life with Celebrity Top Trumps
Play the game to rub shoulders with real Celebs! One lucky person will win a pair of tickets to see Kylie Minogue on 26th July*

21 May 2008 - Brand new Bingo Rooms
Play in any of mecca bingo’s new rooms today and be in with the chance to win an extra £1000*

22 May 2008 - Speed your way to a ton with Speed Bingo
guaranteed prize money of £100 in every game!

23 May 2008 - Free Friday
1 hour of free bingo per room throughout the day.

24 May 2008 - Go one step further with Monte Carlo Billions
Play the brand new game and you could be quids in as 10 people will win £100*

25 May 2008 - Fair Play Sunday
to celebrate the new rooms mecca bingo will double the jackpots in the Legs 11 room all day (max 6 tickets per person)
 
26 May 2008 - Bank Holiday Bonus
Big Bonus Day with extra Free bingo, More BOGOFs and more big jackpots!

27 May 2008 - Snow Queen’s Magic - Try it for Free
To celebrate the launch of the brand new progressive jackpot in Bingo mecca bingo will share £1000 between everyone who tries it out*

28 May 2008 - Everyone’s a Winner
In the 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm link games everyone who doesn’t win will get £500 split between them.*

29 May 2008 - Pirate’s Plunder - Try it for Free
To celebrate the launch of the brand new progressive jackpot in Bingo mecca bingo will share £1000 between everyone who tries it out*

30 May 2008 - Free Friday
1 hour of free bingo per room throughout the day.

31 May 2008 - May Madness Jumping Jackpots
jumping jackpots throughout the day in Key to the door culminating in a £10,000 game at 11pm.

* for terms and conditions click the banner below and follow the relavant links

So the sum total of free bingo games you could be entitled to from Bingo Joy:

but then a free £10 on top of that when you make your first deposit!

All this on top of a market leading first deposit match bonus of 100% up to £125

and… a 2nd deposit bonus of 50% up to £65!

= upto £202 in bonus

Register here - Get your £2 no deposit!

Long before the March 2008 budget the UK government had been urged to remove the VAT it has placed on bingo games, in fact campaigns have been going on for the past five years to persuade the government to ease taxation on the bingo industry. However this year the campaign really stepped up when one of the constituents of Exchequer Alistair Darling, a bingo caller at Darling’s local Mecca club gave his voice to the campaign and sent a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s website. In early March the petition had over 900 signatures.

The issue arises as the current system seems to tax the bingo industry twice. The bingo companies that provide us with the service and enjoyment have to pay a bingo duty, which From 27 October 2003 is 15% of a bingo promoter’s profits in an accounting period, in addition to VAT of 17.5%. This is not a situation endured by casinos and bookmakers.

The effect of this added strain has been more evident in the non internet side of the industry, where around 90 clubs have closed in the past two years. A trend unlikely to change if the taxation policy is not altered. A trend that is reducing opportunity in communities to socialise, leading seclusion and less cohesion. A trend that results in a loss of local jobs. A trend that will reduce spending and lead to economic slowing in these areas. A trend that affects local businesses and reduces investment in the affected areas. But most of all a trend that reduces the quality of life for many people who no longer have the opportunity to partake in their favoured pastime.

Unfortunately Alistair Darling did ease the burden on the bingo industry this March, rather more; he increased it by delivering an inflationary rise on amusement machine licence duty.

Let’s hope our efforts make more of a difference next time around.

Please make the most of the free £2 Bingo Joy.com will give if you if you use the code: ‘djoy’ when you register. Use the £2 to give their bingo games a go and then feedback here with your own reviews of Bingo Joy.com by using the ‘Tell us what you think’ section in the right hand menu ->

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Bingo Joy have experienced notable success in recent months and weeks both with their online bingo games and the TV bingo schedule. Because of this they have increased thier incentives both for second time depositors and for new customers. As well as the 100% deposit match for first timers, players are now entitled to a 50% match on their second deposit.

But perhaps the most notable improvement in thier incentive scheme is the £2 free that you will get if you click through links on this site. This is because of all the traffic we have been sending thier way, and we have you guys to thank for that!

To get your free £2 click on a Bingo Joy link on this site like the one below and use the code ‘DJOY’ when you register.

register now for your free £2

Recently marketing for online bingo has taking a dramatic turn for the worst. In my opinion anyway. Most of the major online bingo operators have subtly but not aversely aimed their marketing at a female audience. This was evident when Bingos.co.uk brought in Kerry Katona as the figurehead of their marketing campaign. Other high name bingo operators followed suit with FoxyBingo.com, for example, enlisting Katie Price (aka Jordan) and the WAGS of famous footballers to help in their marketing campaigns.

I personally had no problem with this. The adverts were tasteful, and did not make men feel at all excluded from the bingo experience. The recent stream of marketing for various bingo operators is different entirely. Some operators have given themselves feminine names, while many have decided on very feminine colour schemes and graphics.

As a man that loves playing bingo I am a little perturbed by this, it seams as if the large bingo operators, who do have the money and marketing power to impact on public perception, are emasculating the game. Certain bingo websites make me feel wrong for playing on them. It feels like I’ve accidentally walked into a ladies changing room, or stumbled upon a meeting of the women’s institute.

Luckily there are a few websites that haven’t succumbed to this kind of gender biased marketing namely, BingoFriends and BingoJoy, which encourage balanced and inclusive bingo communities. I for one will be sticking to these websites for the time being.

Please let me know how you feel… are you a woman that enjoys the female orientated sites? Are you a man feeling turned off bingo by the new marketing campaigns? Please leave your comments.

We’ve started with the two big guns of online bingo for your reviews, and we believe Mecca Bingo to be the second of the big guns. With thousands of members, bingo all day long and loads of promo’s were sure you have some opinions on Mecca Bingo and would love to hear them. Please click on Mecca Bingo under ‘tell us what you think’ on the right hand side ->

Bingo debate has finally opened up the floor to the bingo public. We want you to let the world know what you think about Foxy Bingo. Your opinions on the bingo games, the chat rooms, Foxy radio, the offers and loyalty schemes are all welcome. Simply click on Foxy Bingo on the side menu under ‘tell us what you think’ and write away… happy debating!

Recently FoxyBingo.com have pushed a new marketing campaign. Not only did this include new TV and online adverts, but also a new sign up bonus. Thats right - they’ve things really sweet for new mmembers. If you join Foxy Bingo now you’ll get a free £10 to play with. This £10 requires no deposit - just set up an account with Foxy and they will stick £10 into your account. Happy Days.This is equivalent of 100 free bingo cards!

This a considerable increase, as the sign up incentive was previously only £5.

Click on the link below to get your free £10:

Foxy Bingo VIR Program
Apparently 2007 was a fantastic year for Foxy Bingo. They’ve gained loads of new players to the site, launched new software, and made bingo history with the foxy radio show.

They couldn’t have had this success withour the bingo players so they have thougt of rewarding members for playing their bingo at Foxy. Particularly they have devised some special rewards for the very top players.
Special Monthly VIR Bonuses

At the end of each month any player who has spent £2,500 or more on bingo cards, or £5,000 or more on instant win games, will be given a new VIR membership status at Foxy Bingo for the following month. These players will also receive a special VIR bonus. The rewards will be as follows:

You Spend on Bingo Cards OR You Stake on Our Instant Win Games Your Bonus at the End of the Month
£2,500 to £5,000 £5000 to £20,000 5% of net cash in BPs
£5,000 to £10,000 £20,000 to £50,000 10% of net cash in BPs
£10,000 or more £50,000 or more 15% of net cash in BPs

The world wide web has another new bingo site, bingo joy. It has loads of promos and bonuses that you are likely to see on most of the top bingo sites. But somthing which is quite unusual; you can get started with your free £1 sign-up bonus!

In terms of daily promos, bingo joy offer somthing every day of the week: BOGOF Mondays; Chatty Tuesdays; Everyone’s a Winner Wednesday; Penny Bingo Thursday; Fantastic Fridays; Skyrocket Saturdays; and Cash for Life Sundays!

Monthly promos at bingo joy include huge prizes such as LCD TV’s!

Bingo Joy also offer a very rewarding loyalty programme:

Free £1 Welcome Bonus
100% cash match on your first deposit up to £125
50% cash match on your second deposit up to £65

Every time your purchase £1 worth of tickets, or stake £1 on bingo, bingo joy will gice you 10 points. Every 1,000 points will give you a £1 bingo bonus, which you can cash in at the Bingo Joy prize shop.
Bingo Joy has a unique colour scheme of turquise/blue and light pink.

Have a go and let Bingo Debate know what you think of the new bingo site…