ONLINE BINGO BOOM AS BRITONS LEAVE THE SNOW & ICE OUTSIDE
Britons huddling up against the worst effects of the freezing weather are turning to the Internet to take their minds off of the snow and ice, with one online bingo company reporting a 29% surge in the number of people playing since the snow began to fall.
[UKPRwire, Fri Jan 08 2010] Britons huddling up against the worst effects of the freezing weather are turning to the Internet to take their minds off of the snow and ice, with one online bingo company reporting a 29% surge in the number of people playing since the snow began to fall.
Winkbingo.com says that it has seen an increase in players, including many people playing for the first time, across all of its games since the weather turned earlier in the week. Some regular, low cost entry games have seen an increase of more than 50% in the number of players logging on.
“With the bad weather, people seem to be looking for more ways of keeping themselves entertained indoors,” explains Maurice Karpes, Marketing Director for Wink Bingo.
“Online gaming gives them a chance not only to play inexpensively and maybe win, but also to interact with other players. We had a pyjama party in one of our on-site chat rooms last week and had literally hundreds of players talking to each other online.”
With money tight post-Christmas, Wink Bingo has seen a particular uplift in people playing their penny bingo games, where players have a chance to win a £1000 cash jackpot by just betting 1p. It anticipates a similarly high take-up for its “Live Mortgage Free in 2010” game on January 29th, where the jackpot prize is £1000 a month for the year.
