Looking Up With Eyes Down: The Boom of Online Bingo
Free online bingo rooms such as Costabingo.com are enjoying full house, as Dave Bland writes.
They say the best things in life are free and bingo fans around the world are finding out there’s some truth to that age old expression. Online bingo – and in particular free online bingo – is undergoing a surge of interest similar to poker a few years ago. So what’s the attraction?
Simply put, the British public has always had affection for a gamble. While the men might be found at a local bookies or racetrack, post-war women in Europe caught onto the North American game with a passion, taking Edwin Lowe’s 1929 spin of ‘Beano’ and turning it into a national pastime. Soon bingo halls acted as a central focal point for women who wanted to both socialise and flutter on a game which offered an equal playing ground to all.
The charm which saw the game spread in its infancy is the same that has made online bingo sites such as Costabingo.com its modern day sibling. Nowadays bingo is the most popular leisure activity in the UK for women between 20 and 25 years old. Its not just the women who have been bitten by the bingo bug either. By the time your scribe had gotten this far writing the article, I’d already opened an account and played my first ever game of online bingo. Ease of use and accessibility meant I had my six cards ready and waiting within minutes as I sought my slice of the good luck. The buy-in? Zero.
Don’t let the fact that I was playing for a mere £1 put you off. The fun was immense, with the calling fully automated leaving no need to panic as you check your cards. Consumers do have a keen eye for value though, which is where Costabingo.com excels with it’s free bingo offering. With Costa Crazy at 9.30pm every Friday night offering a £1,000 jackpot, and Costa Paradise going even further, giving away £2,500 at 9.30pm on the last Thursday of the month, customers are getting social and financial reward under one virtual roof.
Of course, there’s plenty of online bingo rooms offering a chance to fill that house and shout bingo, some free – such as Cheeky and Posh Bingo – while Foxy Bingo, Dream Bingo, Jackpot Joy and Sun Bingo are just a handful of those which offer paid services for those who want to win even bigger. Even if your luck is out, you can still earn money, with Costabingo offering £10 for every successful referral made. What more of an excuse do you need to get in touch with some old friends, sit down with a cup of tea, your old bingo maker and have a good chat?
