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Is it true that playing bingo is far more fun than going out on the town?

With the rise of online bingo it appears that getting all dressed up for a night about the town could soon be a thing of the past as a lot of women are now choosing to stay inside the comfort and warmth of their own home and play a fun game of online bingo.

Now, logging onto the net and playing a great game of online bingo is now one of the most popular things to do on the internet and one of the main causes of this is the fact that you can now chat with your friends as you are playing!
Chatting with your mates in the numerous chat rooms has become as much as part of playing the number spotting game online as much as it was when people used to go to their local bingo halls.

Yet another reason to stay indoors and play bingo games is all the amazing contests, competitions and jackpot prizes that are on offer every single day like winning cars, holidays and brand spanking new TV’s.

Bingo fans who are still unsure as to whether or not they are ready to put down their bingo dapper and get themselves on the net should get online and see all the fantastic bingo sites which are now available at the touch of a button!

A restaurant has won an award simply by playing bingo to raise money.

As a result of all their efforts in fundraising, including playing bingo games with their customers in order to raise money, the Ashvale Fish Restaurant in Aberdeen has been given an award for all their hard work. The Fish Restaurant collected their accolade of Contribution to the Local Community at the National Fish & Chips Awards ceremony.

The Ashvale Fish Restaurant opened their doors in 1985 and they are reported to be among the largest fundraising establishments in the local area and they often put on games of bingo to raise money for charity – no one can resist a good game of bingo!

The commercial manager of Nortech Foods, Gary Lewis, the sponsor of the Award said “The level of fundraising and ingenuity behind the Ashvale Fish Restaurant’s projects and also the way they raised awareness of their community was obviously a success.”

Most people are not please about the rise in VAT, and I cannot blame them, and with the rise in general living costs a lot of people are trying to find ways in which to increase their household income.

As a result of this many people will find playing online bingo from the comfort of their own home far cheaper than actually taking a trip out to their local bingo hall.

From January 4th VAT rose to20% and as a result of this the price of an evening at the bingo has also increased. This has led many online bingo sites to question how long it will take for everyone to convert to playing the online game?

It has come to light that the average cost of playing bingo at a local venue has now risen to more than £30 a go! When comparing this to a night on your sofa playing bingo online – this is very expensive, especially if you like a play a few times a week!

One avid bingo fan, Ms Jakes, stated that “We have all started to play at Virgin Bingo as it is much cheaper, with free bingo every morning”.

The popularity of online bingo has gone through the roof in recent years and it is no surprise when you think about how much time people actually spend surfing the net nowadays!

Bingo has generally been a popular game within the UK, however traditionally it has always been played in Bingo halls with gaggles of female friends of all ages meeting up for their weekly bingo win. So when it transferred online there it no surprise that people have gone crazy for it!

Online bingo has now bought the thrill and excitement of the game into your own home and has also made it more accessible to every kind of demographic, which has been one of the main reasons for the rise in online gaming within the United Kingdom. Registering with one of the many online bingo sites such as Giggle Bingo or Red Bus Bingo allows you to play from the comfort and convenience of your own home, you never had to trot down to the local bingo hall to get your bingo fix!

There are several advantages of playing free bingo games in comparison to the traditional bingo hall experience.

- You are able to play anywhere and anytime you like
- You can interact with numerous other bingo fans using the different chat functions featured on the sites
- You will find some amazing promotions and prizes available due to the fierce competition of online bingo

While online bingo provides fun and exciting entertainment the financial side of playing can sometimes become a problem which is why you can now find free online bingo games available for you to take advantage of, and many of these even offer cash prizes!

Online bingo has really revitalised the bingo world and they typical bingo player is now young women in their mid-twenties rather than the typical old ladies who were always associated with the game. Most people see it as a great way to make some free money, especially in this hard economic climate.

So, why not see if you’re a bingo natural and find a great site for you to pass away the hours having fun and making money?

Salisbury District Hospital have recently issued a report which indicated that playing a regular game of bingo may aid some patients to get home from hospital far quicker than expected.

Hospital volunteers have been playing bingo with a group of elderly stroke victims for a couple of months and it has produced some interesting and positive results.

The report states that the motivation of the patients dramatically enhances when many bingo games are played on a regular if not daily basis. As well as an overall satisfaction within the ward increasing, episodes of depression had also decreased and the predicted length of hospital stay for the individual patients has reduced by roughly 25%.

The Head of the British Medical Association’s Science and Ethics Department, Dr Vivian Nathanson has claimed that she agrees with the findings the report has found and that other hospitals should be adding bingo to the list of activities available to patients on the appropriate wards.

When giving an interview on BBC’s Today Program, Dr Nathanson stated that the fact that continued high moral in patients is associated with a quick recovery. Additionally she said that adding activities which aim to stimulate the mind and senses of patients, like Bingo, can be a significant factor in getting patients back into their own homes much sooner than expected.

By reducing the amount of time people have to spend in hospital also has the additional positive and that is that it can potentially slice off the NHS care bill! Discharging patients earlier will save the individual hospitals money which can only be a good thing, especially in today’s economy.

So not only is bingo great to play at home and with friends but it also in hospitals! So will it catch on? The reports results so far are extremely positive and it appears that other hospitals in the same area are looking for volunteers to help begin bingo sessions in their wards too! The sooner patients can get home the sooner they can start living their lives again. Patients are also being encouraged to carry on playing the game when they return home to continue to aid recovery further.

We have previously blogged about how much of a fan Richard E Grant is of Bingo and now he is proving his love for the game.The British actor is supporting a campaign to help save a bingo hall and cinema which is close to where the cult-film ‘Withnail and I’ was film nearly 25 years ago.

The cinema building is 100 years old and located in Lonsdale. Known locally as Alhambra, in the Cumbrian town of Penrith is be threatened with closure in just a few weeks as Graves, the business who owns it wish to sell the bingo hall attached to it as it’s making a loss.

Grant, along with the comedian Eddie Izzard, has signed an online petition. The petition currently has 3,000 signatories urging Graves to reconsider. But, currently the cinema is being scheduled to close on March 3rd.

The closest cinema to Penrith is located in Carlisle which is roughly 20 miles away, and every Sunday the Alhambra, which only has two screens accommodating 238 people, screens alternative films.

Richard E Grant has released a statement today claiming, “I hope the petition has a positive response, especially as this historic century-old cinema has been such a success, condemned to close due the failure of the bingo hall in the same building.”

Leader of the campaign, Dawn Stobbart, had said that this local cinema has been profitable and even doubled how many people have been attending film screenings in the last five years from 30,000 to 60,000. Although she did say the owners are extremely reasonable, however she did appeal to them to find a different solution.

Alan Towers, the Lonsdale boss, has claimed that he wanted to keep the cinema going but the landlords have had other ideas for this old building. He has described the whole period as ‘extremely sad’.

The cinema’s manager, Darren Horne, said: “People are far more angry than I thought they would be.

“We get stopped in the street by people asking what’s on at the cinema. It is those connections that have made the impact so harshly felt.”

Although the decision has been made with ‘sincere regret’ claims Graves, the bingo hall has been making losses for the past three years. With the increased popularity of online bingo and the smoking ban, the bingo hall has really been hit hard.

Over recent years the playing habits on bingo in the UK have gone through some radical changes. Once upon a time the game of bingo was considered to be played by little old ladies nattering over their bingo cards in run down bingo halls but the introduction of online bingo has changed this for the foreseeable future.

The emergence of online bingo websites has caused a storm in the UK.

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players are now, generally, young women who play UK Bingo in their spare time as well as with groups of friends. It has become fashionable to spend time seeing if numbers appear on your lucky cards.

And not only that, the prizes for winning bingo are no longer small sums of money but instead, online bingo sites offer huge cash prizes, holidays and expensive gadgets to their UK players. But, do not be fooled into thinking the online version of bingo has lost the social aspect of the in hall game. There are discussion forums and boards that online players can use and 2011 is bringing with it the introduction of newer technology such as instant chat and 3D technology.

Initially the boom of online bingo caused bingo halls to start closing down in the UK as fans saw the benefits of being able to play at home, however this is now starting to turn around. Bingo halls are seeing an increase in players attending their games because of the revised interest and love for te number spotting game.

So as you can see the UK has fast become a bingo loving nation. With the advantages of playing at home online, such as being able to do other things like cook dinner and look after your children, as well as the comfort of playing in your pj’s, and the fun nights out which can be had at bingo halls, there is no reason for UK bingo players to not their get fix whenever the mood takes them!