Online bingo play means that there is no hassle of traveling to and from a land based bingo hall. This is time and money that can be devoted to bingo playing. There is no wondering around dark streets or waiting at deserted bus stops. All transfers of funds are electronic so it is safer for the player. The player also has the option of smoking if she wants to
since she is playing in her own home. Bingo can also be played at any hour of the night or day since online playing sites never close.

There is a great deal more variety in online bingo playing. Both seventy five and ninety number sites can be found and many sites offer both versions of the game. The player can enjoy sessions of regular bingo
coveralls or pattern games. There are usually games with big guaranteed jackpots
in addition to progressive jackpot games. Many sites offer eighty ball bingo
Speed Ball or Lucky Number Bingo. The player can always find a game to interest her.

And then there are the side games. Not only do they represent additional forms of entertainment
but they also provide additional opportunities to win. Side games can include the various slots games
scratch cards and instant games
video poker
table games and arcade games. The offerings vary from site to site. If the player doesn’t have a favorite side game before joining a site
she certainly will after playing at one for a while.

Bonuses are also a big part of playing online bingo. Bingo game sites offer welcome bonuses that usually consist of free bingo and a match deposit bonus. Many sites offer match deposits on other deposits. There are specials and promotions where players can enter contests for big prizes
which adds to the excitement of the online playing experience.

So what kind of Gala Bingo bonus can you get for signing up? To start off with, the site offers a free welcome bonus as soon as you sign up. You can also receive an extra bonus if you use a promo code. You can use your welcome bonus(es) to play your favorite games for free. You will also be able to play one of the free games available every morning.

Another interesting bonus offer at this site is your chance to win whenever one of your friends wins.You can add up to five Gala Bingo players to your “buddy list”, and anytime one of the wins, you will win too, and vice versa. Since online bingo is an extremely social community, you will meet people from all around the world. Gala is one of the biggest and friendliest names in the industry, so much in fact that it is endorsed by celebrities like Sharon Osbourne. Some celebs join in the chatrooms on special occasions.

Gala Bingo runs regular promotions and always offers great bonuses. The site boasts more than five million members, and gives out tons of prizes every week. That’s obviously a lot up for grabs, so be sure you play regularly for a chance to win. This website is unique in the fact that it has games based on horoscopes. If your horoscope is telling you that you’re going to have a lucky day, you can play a fun game based on your sign.

Needless to say, Gala Bingo is interesting and offers some of the most popular “virtual halls” in the industry. It offers plenty of bonuses and regular promotions and has a high percentage of return players. If you’re looking for a fun, exciting time of playing online bingo, then Gala is a name that you should start out with.

The smoking ban may cause land based bingo clubs to rethink how they advertise and promote softer games in between typical bingo games. It may be that players who are itching for a cigarette could be further enticed into playing slots or similar games in order to help ease their tension or to take their mind away from wanting a cigarette.

Whatever the clubs do to try to keep their players
they will have a tough fight on their hands as online bingo at home allows people the freedom to smoke a cigarette while enjoying the benefits of playing bingo and socialising.

The UK Gambling Commission recently released its updated report on remote gambling and this shows an increase in online gambling over recent months. So the future for online bingo gambling looks rosy.

But it may mean that some players are prevented from playing their favourite game altogether. Consider the 55 + year olds whose only weekly pleasure is an outing to a bingo hall
to meet with their friends and have a cigarette and a chin wag. Those of such an age may not be PC savvy and could find it frustrating that they can no longer smoke in the bingo halls and cannot use a PC to play online. Indeed the report by the Gambling Commission shows that of those surveyed only 5% of 55+ year olds had tried some form of remote or online gambling.

The Gambling Commission might be happy that some people will be prevented from gambling as it could potentially reduce the numbers who end up with gambling problems and could paint a prettier picture in terms of the overall numbers spending hard earned cash gambling online.

However
figures just released show that this reduction is not necessarily going to happen as some 9% of those surveyed in the past two months said they had tried some form of online gambling
up 3% on the previous year for the same period.

While online bingo players still lag behind online poker and online betting players in terms of the percentage who have actually tried some form of online gambling
it does show the second biggest increase for the same period from the previous year.

Behind the National Lottery which showed 1% growth in June 2007
from June 2006
online bingo shows a close 0.5% for the same period
thus proving that it has caught up with online poker and betting as a popular form of gambling with less percentage growth. Proving also that people are entrusting online bingo sites as a legitimate gambling form.

So its seems that players are making that transition over to online gambling and with the smoking ban starting to have an effect
online bingo can only benefit from allowing its players the freedom to smoke online
at home
at anytime.

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I personally know many of the regulars (smokers) that played craps and VP at Metropolis..they are not there any more! Many of them told me they were going to Tunica now. Also the buses from Nashville use to be full…not now! The casino is definitely hurting from the ban! But I think it was just the straw that broke the camel's back..Illinois had just kept piling the “crap” on the casinos
tax wise
and then this. Players were already upset at the increased HA that Harrahs employed to try and offset the lost revenues to the Illinois tax burdens. I have a friend that is a slot manager at Harrahs
he told me the HA has been steadily increased as Illinois added each additional tax increase..I trust his information! And I have…