Your blog guide to free bingo on the internet

There have been mounting claims over the past few months for the government to reconsider its current tax whammy on bingo clubs. Under the current regime, bingo club revenues are subject to both VAT at 17.5% and gross profits tax at 15%. There has been strong evidence to support the claims that this double-tax sting is a major contributor for the closure of over 100 bingo clubs in the past year alone.

Stewart Hosie MP said, “Licensed bingo remains the only gambling product subject to double taxation, which results in an effective tax rate of 28.2 per cent compared with 15 per cent for most other gambling products … Bingo halls provide a safe and friendly environment for the whole community but especially older people to meet and socialise.”

It does seem strange that bricks and mortar bingo halls have to be subjected to these extraordinary high taxes. The government want to help communities not strain things further by closing down meeting areas such as bingo halls. Perhaps we need to start dishing out bingo cards to those that sit down at Parliament so they can see how much fun playing bingo games can be.

It has never been easier to sign-up for a free bingo account with Virgin Bingo and it takes less than a couple of minutes of your time before you start playing. Once registered you are entitled to 10 free games from Virgin Bingo by simply registering and confirming your email address. Virgin Bingo also offer a free £10.00 sign-up bingo bonus reward if you credit your account upon initial registration.

Virgin Bingo offer a number of Bingo Games including 90-Number Bingo and 70 ball ‘Pattern bingo’. Not only do Virgin Bingo have excellent bingo games on offer but also an impressive list of mini slot games such as 5-reel ‘Trolling for Treasure’ and ‘Get Cracking’ or 3-reel ‘Three Times the Riches’ and ‘Double Scoop Delight’.

As usual with all good online internet bingo sites the community is what makes it so special and Virgin Bingo is no different. In typical Virgin brand style they have plenty of chat rooms to keep everyone happy and the chat rooms are constantly monitored to make sure they stay friendly and safe. Virgin Bingo is a great online experience.

Castle Bingo has always been a great place to play bingo, with some amazing jackpots to be won. Remember, Christine Bradfield, the gran from Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, scooped over a million pounds with Castle Bingo.

Now, Castle Bingo are giving away 10 free bingo games (valued at £1.00) to anyone who signs up for a new account. Castle Bingo are also matching like-for-like with new registrations. That means if you place £10.00 into your account, Castle Bingo will also place £10.00 into your account - instantly doubling your money. This offer is available up to an incredible £125.00 limit. There is also a unique loyalty points system available at Castle Bingo that rewards loyal players with some exclusive prized as well as cash bonuses to be had.

All in all, Castle Bingo is shaping up for a cracking 2009, and it could just be you they make the next bingo millionaire.

Gala Bingo has announced its free bingo night, played every Thursday, has increased its jackpot to an incredible £10,000. It is a huge incentive for anyone looking to play free bingo online and in these difficult financial times as well a smart move by Gala Bingo.

So there must be a catch, I hear you say. We’ll according to Gala Bingo, the only catch is that the games are played on a Thursday night, and that to take part in the free bingo games you must have a registered account with Gala Bingo.

The schedule for the free games (you can play either online or on Sky Channel 861) is as follows :

TV schedule

Free Bingo game on the hour every hour between 6pm – 2am* £10 (1 line), £20 (2 lines), £70 (full house)

*90 balls game only – 30 tickets max
Online schedule

Make sure that you are in the Dreams; Royal; Castle & Country clubs to play Bingo for Free.

12pm - 5pm
6 Free Bingo games per hour
£10 (1 line), £20 (2 lines), £50 (full house)

5pm - 6pm
6 Free Bingo games per hour
£10 (1 line), £20 (2 lines), £70 (full house)

6pm – 11pm
Linked Free Bingo game every hour
£100 (1 line), £200 (2 lines), £700 (full house)

11pm - midnight
5 Free Bingo games per hour
£25 (1 line), £50 (2 lines), £125 (full house)

The biggest election in American history is underway, and millions tuning into tonights polling counts wouldn’t it be fun to play along with some US Election Night Bingo. We have supplied you with 4 bingo cards to share amongst your friends and family.

These play free bingo cards all have words or phrases directly associated with the election candidates. Each time you hear a phrase or candidate being used then mark off / cover that square on your US Election Night Bingo card.

It’s a 5 in a row game, so across, down or diagonal wins the game. Have fun with your free US Election Night Bingo cards on this historic day for America. Just click on the links and print off.

Barack Obama US Election Bingo Card

John McCain US Election Bingo Card

Sarah Palin US Election Bingo Card

Joe Biden US Election Bingo Card

With the October 31st nearly upon us, we thought it apt, here at Online Free Bingo, to show you what the big bingo sites were doing for Halloween this year.

Littlewoods Bingo have a special ‘Mystery Pots’ promotion with hundreds of cash prizes to be won.

Foxy Bingo are really getting in the mood with a ‘Spook-tacular’ £31,000 jackpot to be won this Friday night and plenty of trick or treat chat room games.

Chit Chat Bingo are giving away 50 credit crunch busting hampers in their Halloween special night, each hamper is pack full of bewitching goodies.

Over at 888ladies.com they are running a special Halloween night with plenty of ‘Wicked Prized’ up for grabs including a top night out in London to see the west end show ‘Wicked’.

We hope you enjoy our Halloween Bingo night and remember to call back for some more great bingo promotion offers from Online Free Bingo.

Bookmakers, William Hill have given their online bingo site a rather fetching makeover. After running an extensive marketing research campaign to find out what their online players really wanted and more importantly required. The look and feel of the William Hill bingo site is much more refreshing to the eye. But the good news doesn’t just stop there. William Hill Bingo have also added new bingo games including, 90 ball, 80 ball and 75 ball and jackpot games with a new game starting every few minutes.

William Hill Bingo Site Upgrade

Sometimes, you read a piece or an article published in a magazine, newspaper or an online weblog (blog), that you wish you could reply in part to what was written. This happened to myself this morning, when I was confronted with Chris Donkin’s, article called “Bingo is simply faceless gambling”. To paint a picture of Chris’ story… here was an elderly man, who goes by the moniker, “Citizen Chris” who is moved by the recent Bingo TV adverts. Chris decides to head down, one Thursday evening, to his local Bingo Hall for his first ever game of Bingo.

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Browsing online has become more and more accessible for everyone. Better infrastructure being made available has seen broadband become available on nearly every street in the UK. The next natural step is to make mobile users have the same access to the internet than those surfing at home or in wireless centres. Those plans have already been laid and the playing online bingo for big jackpot prizes is now, very much a reality.

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The rise of online bingo over the last few years has been phenomenal, and it has not only been restricted to the UK, the USA or any part of the Western hemisphere. Online bingo is truly a global industry. Countries such as India, Costa Rica, South Africa, Thailand and China to name a few have taken online bingo to their hearts. What makes Bingo so special then … is it the simplicity of such a wonderful game? The chance and expectation of winning a prize? Or the community to which you belong. In my view all three factors play an important role in the success of online bingo but it’s the community factor that makes it so special.

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