Last year Keith R, a market trader form the North East, was left in shock one Saturday morning after he scooped a staggering £1.365 million in a moment while he played Deal or No Deal.

Later in the year it was Paul M’s turn to beat the banker, this time for £1.438 million. The office worker from Kent was in utter shock, though he did mention that he’d been dreaming of a new house, prompting one roomie to post: WD Paul. Yr wish is granted!

And the excitement is back to Jackpot Joy Bingo as their Deal or No Deal Jackpot is creeping back up towards the million! But remember – it could go anytime!

Recently, David D won £352,875, Joy D scooped £259,714 and Louise M won £103,408 – there are new winning stories all the time with Deal or No Deal.

Like new member Jason E who won £259,710 – just after he’d joined! “I’d hardly been a member for 10 minutes when I landed the big Jackpot. The only thing I know I am definitely going to do is learn to drive!” the youngster beamed.

You could be the next big Deal or No Deal winner – there’s a £885,000 prize up for grabs now and IT MUST BE WON!

So come on over to Jackpot Joy Bingo to play Deal or No Deal now and you could see yourself with a great big cheque very, very soon!

If you’re thinking of playing for Deal or No Deal’s record breaking payout you won’t want to miss the opportunity of making the most of the site’s 100% Welcome Bonus that could see you earning up to £100 in Free Cash!

To celebrate the new design Jackpot Joy has come up with some great offers for it’s players. Starting with £1,000 in Free Bingo Jackpots Every day, Joy Points Loyalty Scheme – players earning Loyalty points that they can exchange for cash, New Star Jackpots – Over £70,000 a month including £1,000 every evening, £3,000 every Friday and £10,000 at the end of every month.

What’s more is Jackpot Joy is giving away £100 in sign up bonuses to new players… So if you haven’t try Jackpot Joy Casino before why not try this brilliant site a try today.

After a fantastic January which saw Jackpot mad Mecca Bingo hand out over £86,000 of bingo jackpots and £48,000 in slot prizes, it has guaranteed to give away an impressive £10,000 daily Jackpot starting from Friday, 26th February until Saturday, 13th March.

The progressive jackpot must go each day and could be won at any time or during any standard 90 ball bingo game. Mecca Bingo will be giving bingo fans lots of opportunities to strike it lucky, by making it even easier to get a full house and raising the ball count from 33 every day from 12pm. Not one to shy away from spreading the luck either, Mecca Bingo will be handing out even more money, sharing a community fund of £1,000 amongst all players in the room when the £10,000 daily Jackpot is claimed.

This monster promotion is the latest addition to Mecca’s ongoing ‘Lucky Pink Box’ campaign which has seen a record number of big money winners, including £20,000 January Jackpot winner, Nannyb from London: “I’ve been very lucky since joining Mecca Bingo, with at least one win a month! I tried other bingo sites, but I found Mecca to be the best and I haven’t looked back since.”

If you want to be in with a chance of winning £10K today just sign up and play!

Congratulations to 12plumpkin from South Wales who won a massive £21,000 on Saturday, 16th January in Mecca’s weekly escalator jackpot.

Lucky 12plumpkin has been a loyal fan of Mecca bingo for the last five years and can often be found in her favourite bingo room, Little Ducks, commenting: I love playing bingo online and have been a member of Mecca for a long time now, so it’s absolutely amazing to win! When I first realised I’d won £21,000 I had no real reaction as I was just so stunned. I shouted to my husband to tell him and he came running in and picked me up! To be honest I was a little scared that it was going to be a horrible nightmare and I’d find out that I hadn’t won, that was until I saw the money in my account! I’m going to give it a few weeks before I decide what to do with the money, but I think a holiday with the family is on the cards. I have two sons and five grandchildren and it would be nice to treat them.

The Mecca bingo £20,000 January Jackpots are easy to win. Simply play any standard 90 ball bingo online and if it hasn’t gone by each Saturday, the ball count needed to win will increase to ensure one lucky customer walks away with the cash!

Christmas and New Year were over in a flash, the weather is dismal and most of us are well and truly broke so what better way to cheer ourselves up than to capitalise on the very generous Mecca Bingo who are guaranteeing £20,000 in jackpots every single week starting today – 4th January 2010.

The cash is up for grabs in the 33 ball games and even more exciting, Mecca Bingo have promised that if the Jackpot is not won during the week, on Saturday they will increase the ball count you need to win a full house from 4pm to guarantee the £20,000 will be won by midnight!!

And don’t despair if you don’t win the big prize because Mecca are also guaranteeing that each time the £20,000 is won they will share an extra £1000 between everyone who bought a ticket for that game!

It just couldn’t be any easier to scoop a couple of extra quid to brighten up your January than to play at Mecca Bingo.

They have five different things going on over the next few weeks so there’s absolutely going to be something to suit you…

Countdown to Christmas: Play either £2 on bingo or £10 on slots and and every day 10 lucky winners will be drawn to get the prize of the day e.g. today’s is £125 cash! You can also pick up PS3′s, sat nav’s, iPod’s and tonnes more…

BOGOF Bingo: Buy any standard Bingo 90 ticket and get another bingo ticket absolutely free. You can play every day from December 15th to 21st at 11am-12pm, 2-4pm and 6pm-8pm so plenty of choice!

Penny Bingo: Games on every single day where all cards are just 1p and the jackpot is a guaranteed £50!

Christmas Cracker: £10,000 jackpot up for grabs on Wednesday December 23rd – you gotta be in it to win it!!

Free Bingo: Every Tuesday in the Fashion Club is Free Bingo with £10 for one line, £15 for two lines and £50 for a full house. Games held between 8pm and 10pm, so keep your Tuesday nights free!

With all that going on I really don’t think you need any more incentive to get yourself to Sun Bingo today!

Become the first player to match all 5 Monopoly property cards in your hand to win the Jackpot, you can buy up to five strips of property cards at a cost of 20p per strip. Don’t worry if you don’t win the main jackpot, because you could still win the ‘Community Chest’ jackpot.

If you buy five strips of property you also get a bonus token for a random win at the end of the game! Basically this game is a mix of bingo and snap, the main difference is there’s no balls. You match the cards to win. I could go into detail on how the game works but you probably won’t even read it! So instead I’ll make it easy for you ~ just watch the video demo below.

I think Monopoly Snap is one of the best games of 2009. It’s faster than bingo and there’s more ways to win! if you want to give it a try then visit Jackpot Joy Bingo ~ Cash bonuses are available for new players.

If you’re looking for something a little different to the usual cash match when you join a new bingo site then maybe Mecca Bingo have come up with the perfect promotion for you!

They have decided that their ‘Newbie’ bingo room was such a success last month that they are offering it across the board as their major new customer promotion.

So now you can play totally for FREE when you join up. How it works is like this… all new Mecca Bingo customers get to play bingo for FREE in their exclusive ‘newbie’ room but with a twist because the jackpots are for real cash.

You play in the special ‘Newbie’ room from 12-2pm and 7-9pm every day, so you can learn the ins and outs of how to play online bingo at no cost to yourself. And the best bit is that the jackpots in every game will be at least £25 and they’ll have their most experienced Chat Moderators (CMs) in the room to make sure any questions you have are answered right away.

You can also play as much as you want in the ‘newbie room’ so you can keep coming back and trying your luck!

Wednesday December 2nd (21:03 Room 2) – HD ready TV
Friday December 4th (21:03 Room 2) – £100 TicketMaster
Sunday December 6th (21:03 Room 2) – Nintendo Wii
Tuesday December 8th (21:03 Room 2) – Red Letter Day  – Ferrari Driving Thrill
Thursday December 10th (21:03 Room 2) – Digital Camera
Saturday December 12th (21:03 Room 2) – Shopping Spree
Monday December 14th (21:03 Room 2) – iPod touch
Wednesday December 16th (21:03 Room 2) – Weekend Break Away (£300)
Friday December 18th (21:03 Room 2) – Netbook/Laptop
Sunday December 20th (21:03 Room 2) – Red Letter Day – Gourmet Escape for Two
Tuesday December 22nd (21:03 Room 2) –  Sim Free Mobile Phone
Thursday December 24th (21:03 Room 2) – Red Letter Day -  Pampering Day

And playing won’t break the bank either. Games are going to be 50p and the prizes for each game fixed at £10 1 line, £10 2 lines, £25 for the full house.

Noorsiah S. from the UK became the lucky winner of £50,000 on the recently launched X&O scratch game from Scratch2Cash. Noorsiah is also a victim of Ovarian Cancer and is currently going through treatment to cure this.

Not only are now the celebrations with Noorsiah S. and her family, but also at Scratch2Cash. Thanks to Noorsiah S., the champagne is flowing as this is the first time that anyone has won £50,000 on X&O, particularly that this is the 50th game launched on Scratch2Cash. X&O is a nine square scratch game where in order to win players have to match three symbols either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Scratch2Cash. representatives spoke to a very emotional Noorsiah S. from the UK, who was clearly ecstatic with the £50,000 win: “I was playing the new game X&O and then it said I won. I said to myself “Is it me? Is it real?” I called my son, and said “Son ma can help you pay the down payment for your house”. How is that he asked? I said “Scratch2cash changed our life. You won’t believe it”. I was depressed because of the fear of my cancer. I can afford my cancer treatment now with that winning money. I have three more treatments to go. Scratch2Cash has really changed my life.”

‘Scratch and change your day’ is the official slogan of Scratch2Cash. which clearly lives up to its name. In this case, it was Scratch and change your life.

Scratch2Cash has over 50 fun and exciting scratch games which changed the lives of so many players. Last month, 29,774,762 Euros was won in total across a variety of scratch games and players. You can read the Game Hunters review of Scratch2Cash here.

There is so much stuff up for grabs that you’ll be thrilled when you see what’s on offer – LCD TV’s, iPod Touches, PS3′s and much, much more. And being in with a chance of winning could not be any easier. All you have to do is just spend £2 on bingo or £10 on slots in a day and every day 10 lucky winners will scoop the prize of the day.

You can even check out the daily prize by clicking on the Christmas tree baubles on Sun Bingo so if there’s something you’re totally desperate for then you’ll know when to play.

Of course there’s more to Sun Bingo than just this Christmas giveaway – join today and they’ll give you 100% cash match bonus. So make a first deposit of £10 and get £20 to play with! Fastest way to double your money ever…

From the 1st December to the 12th there will be daily jackpots of £50 to £500 every 15 minutes with a guaranteed daily prize pool total of at least £3,250. And, best of all, the tickets for these games are even cheaper and start from as little as 5p.

Over the 12 days, Mecca Bingo will be giving away a whopping £39,000!!!!! Games start at 7.30pm everyday in Two Little Ducks or Key to the Door rooms and the jackpots will rise every 15 minutes, so what are you waiting for – get yourself to Mecca Bingo NOW!!!

But that’s not all; every day from December 1st – 22nd there will be a daily raffle where one and only one lucky depositing player will WIN £1000!!! How do you get a ticket? Well, for every deposit made, you get a raffle ticket – simple!

If you think that wasn’t enough to fill your stockings, well you have a Christmas treat. At Scratch2Cash, each depositing player has the chance to win a MASSIVE holiday jackpot worth £25,000, which will be given to one raffle winner.

The objective of the Christmas scratch game is to get Santa down the chimney and into one out of three houses. If players succeed, then they will be getting a wonderful present this year. If Santa falls off the roof and doesn’t make it into the house, players will have to try again with the brand new bonus round if Santa gets stuck in the chimney. Christmas is a game that can be played for the whole month of December, so every day feels like Christmas!

Just play at Scratch2Cash to be in with a chance of winning these incredible Christmas bonuses and jackpots…

Launched on 14th November as part of Mecca Bingo’s ‘Be Lucky’ campaign, members can claim this latest £50,000 cash prize by simply visiting Mecca Bingo and playing any standard 90 ball bingo game. The jackpot must be won in the next 72 hours and to ensure one lucky winner claims it, from Monday 30th November, Mecca Bingo will make it even easier to win by increasing the number of balls called every 30 minutes from 4pm.

The luck will also be spread amongst the remaining players in the room at the time the jackpot is claimed, by sharing out a community bonus of £5,000, giving everyone something to celebrate! Oh and keep an eye out for Mecca’s brand new television advert, celebrating almost 50 years of handing out prizes to lucky players. Showing nationwide now, you can’t miss the huge pink boxes and the catchy theme tune “Luck be a lady”!

For your chance to get lucky and win big this weekend, visit Mecca Bingo now. You can also read our full review of Mecca Bingo here.

There are also non-cash prizes – for example Foxy Bingo currently have promotion where you can win a cruise! Believe me, to a lot of women that sounds like heaven!! and Jackpot Joy Bingo are running a competition to win tickets to the live XFactor show. But it has to be admitted if it was simply the prizes that lured in the punters then bingo would be far outstripped popularity wise, by other online casino games.

However it is not just the prizes that lure us in! It’s the fun and camaraderie! Many games online are played simply for the gambling aspect, whereas bingo does not focus on this – it is the social aspect that appeals to many – you might start off as a stranger to everyone else but you quickly make friends! Everyone is so helpful and everyone wants all the other players to do well, learn about the site, the games and have a good old natter! The prizes are just a bonus! Losing doesn’t break anyone’s heart, or bank balance (!), and playing bingo online is considered a hobby – not a gambling addiction!! While the big bingo sites do offer ever greater prizes, due to competition from other sites, it has to be recognised that as long as there are chatrooms, and other players to get along with, then there will always be people playing bingo online!

If you have never played bingo either at a ‘real’ bingo hall or online then there is a little to learn before you proceed – but don’t worry, there isn’t much and it’s not at all difficult! It’s FUN! Most bingo sites have a page dedicated to telling you the rules and intricacies of the game depending on what way they do things at that particular site.

Here are some basic and important things you need to know before playing online bingo:
You will have to set up an account, which means depositing some funds so that you can start playing. Most sites give you sign up incentives – Jackpot Joy Bingo are currently matching any deposit you make from £10 ~ £100, in other words doubling your money. Adding funds is easy and can be done with a debit or credit card. If you are a bit of an online game newbie, don’t worry about this – all the bingo sites listed by me have been checked for security, fairness and game quality.

If you’re not too confident there are always free bingo games for you to start out in and get into your stride! But remember the golden rule of bingo – you’re there to have fun!

75 Ball Bingo is the most popular form of the game in America, where up to 75 balls are called from 5 columns of fifteen balls, each column corresponding to one of the bingo letters. The bingo cards that are used in this version of the game have twenty-five squares, five across and five down and each column is marked with a bingo letter. Each square has a random number on it, ranging from numbers 1 to 75. To win at 75 Ball Bingo you have to be the first player to match the game pattern on your card with the balls called out. There is a huge combination of the patterns on the cards and there are static, corners, coverall and variable varieties.

90 Ball Bingo is the traditional bingo game of the United Kingdom and Australia and is similar to other forms of the game in that the customer buys cards and mark out the numbers that they have as they are called out. The player to complete the pattern is the winner. The difference between 75 and 90 Ball Bingo is the set up of the cards – in 90 Ball Bingo the cards have 3 rows and 9 columns, and 5 squares in each row contain some numbers from 1 to 90 as opposed to just 75. The winning patterns are always identical and there are 3 patterns in each game, each of which will have a prize associated with it. You can try out both types of bingo online at Jackpot Joy Bingo and also the excellent Sun Bingo website.

It is therefore always important to ensure that you know which pattern you’re playing!

• The Static pattern is a standard and well-known bingo pattern which cannot be changed or alternated and can only be won when each cell is marked on the bingo card.
• The Variable pattern is where variable patterns can be rotated in 90 degree increments.
• The Four corners pattern is where the player has to get the numbers at the four corners of the board in order to win the prize.
• The Coverall is sometimes called the ‘Blackout’ and is where players have to cover all numbers on their board. There is often a jackpot with this game where the prizes change the more calls that are made.
• The Wild pattern are bingo cards with scattered patterns that stay in the same place but may be anywhere on the card.

These are just a few of the patterns that you will find in bingo, others include: Diamond, Checkmark, Bowtie, Barbell, Block of 8, Arrowhead, Airplane, Loveletter….. the list goes on and on.

The first thing you need to do is set yourself a ‘loss limit’ this is the amount you are prepared to lose on a slot game before you start playing. If you reach your loss limit then you must stop playing immediately, don’t be tempted into the ‘one last go’ scenario. Be firm and save your cash for another day.

With your loss limit set you can now devise a plan to win some money. As we all know, fruit machines run hot and cold. You can hit a hot streak just as quickly as you can hit a cold streak. To effectively win money on fruit machines you’ll need to minimize those cold streaks. You can do this by setting a ‘cool number’ the cool number is just the number of times you are prepared to spin without getting any win. A good average for a ‘cool number’ is around 7 to 10 spins. If you spin over 7 times without any win then it’s time to call it a day on that machine and move on to the ‘hot’ machines.

Lets assume that you are now playing at a ‘hot machine’ you will need to maximize your profits during these good runs. Use this simple formula to increase the returns, start by betting one coin by spin. If you win, increase your stake to 2 coins a spin. Keep increasing you stake as long as you are winning. If you spin a blank and lose, then drop your stake back down to one coin and start the process again.

Now you have a good understanding of maximizing your returns and minimizing you loses when playing fruit machines. This is great but it’s not enough to actually make you any money playing! to win you must have a goal or exit strategy. If you just play for the hell of it, eventually you will lose your original stake. You need to set an achievable and realistic goal. This should be to get a return on your original stake/investment of around 10% to 25%. You need to be disciplined enough to stop playing when you’re ahead, take small wins over big gambles.

So now you know how to play and hopefully win at fruit machines. If you would like to have a go a playing online then ‘Jackpot Joy Casino’ has a huge selection to choose from. You can play all the slots for free. It’s a great way to practice what you’ve learnt here. Once you’ve proved you can turn a profit playing for fun money then why not try it for real. Jackpot Joy will even give you a 100% cash match on money you deposit.

The great thing about this game at Jackpot Joy Casino is the ability to choose the level of stakes you want to play for, if you’re feeling flush then you can play for 20p per line and go for the big jackpot, or you can play for 5p per line with a chance to win a smaller jackpot. Jackpot Joy Casino is one of my all time favorite places to play online, it has a huge range of games, not just casino games and slots, it also has the best scratch card games online and the best bingo games online ~ so if you ever only join one online gaming site make sure it’s Jackpot Joy!

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