| As we all know, gambling has become a huge | | | | clear favourite available at I stumbled across the |
| industry on the internet very quickly with pretty | | | | game after seeing its factual site being talked |
| much any game in Vegas available to play online. | | | | about on a forum. The game is based upon a |
| Some Poker sites offer video play with 3D | | | | game show, The Price Is Right. For those of you |
| players and the option to change your player's | | | | who don't know of or have never seen the show |
| appearance - you can even go as far to upload | | | | before it's quite simple. Contestants go on and |
| an image of your own face to slap onto your | | | | guess the price of a number of items, if they get |
| character at the table! | | | | the price correct or closer than the other |
| I'm not writing about poker though - it's Bingo I | | | | contestants they start bagging the items. Now |
| have a love for. It all started on a Haven | | | | there are many game show based bingo games |
| Campsite when I was younger, you know the drill, | | | | out there at the moment, a large potion being |
| five kids in each caravan, grandparents along for | | | | based on Dear Or No Deal but none other I have |
| the ride, barbeques outside the awning, all that | | | | come across captures the spirit of the show so |
| mullarky! Every night we'd have a go at sinking | | | | well and offers so much added entertainment as |
| the balls to win Arabian Nights and depending on | | | | this one. |
| how much the adults had drunk the night before, | | | | Obviously, many of you are probably sitting there |
| head to the main tent for the cabaret or go sit | | | | asking why bingo needs to be integrated into a |
| through a few rounds of Bingo. | | | | game show set up. Well, it doesn't. People love |
| Not that my parents may have known at the | | | | bingo for what it is, a simple game that anyone |
| time, but bingo was my first choice - hands down. | | | | can play and one of which obviously carries a |
| I don't now about you but me and my younger | | | | decent social scene with it. But I'm 27 years old; I |
| sister weren't ones for being dragged onto a | | | | have a Nintendo Wii in the front room (mainly |
| stage by a sweaty nineteen year old from that | | | | because it's pretty!), drive a Volkswagen Golf GTI |
| afternoons 'fun club' - to do the birdie in front of | | | | and am very well acquainted with my microwave |
| 200 equally sweaty parents boozed up on | | | | oven. I want it all and a game which offers a little |
| Budweiser and Vodka Sodas. There was always | | | | more than the norm, is well related to some |
| something magical about blotting the boxes, | | | | already fond memories and offers extra 'bonus |
| seeing those numbers line up and losing any kind | | | | games' between my rounds of bingo as opposed |
| of childhood shyness, jumping up onto your chair | | | | to a cheeky fag outside the local Mecca is all very |
| shouting "BINGO BINGO!". The fact that they | | | | find by me. |
| didn't really expect 5 - 8 year olds to be in the | | | | These bonus games in The Price Is Right Bingo |
| bingo hall at 9pm or ever for that matter and | | | | offer different kinds of opportunities. The games |
| consequently the only available choice of prizes | | | | are, for those of you in the know, Way to go |
| ranged from a decaffeinator to a quick-boil kettle | | | | Plinko!, Spin The Wheels & Come On Down. |
| didn't matter. I won and I'd beat the adults. And I | | | | These allow you to treble you winnings (or half, |
| was still up at 9pm! | | | | up by 75% or lose etc), win some extra cash on |
| Anyway, that's where the magic began. Now the | | | | top - or a Mini Cooper at the moment or simply |
| question is - now I play online, mostly because | | | | be awarded some extra winnings along with two |
| my local hall has recently banned smoking and it's | | | | other contestants picked at random. Now winning |
| just not very fashionable around here to be | | | | bingo is good enough, but to take part in these |
| playing bingo at 27, do I still want to get up on | | | | kind of bonus games (or not) is a decent addition |
| my seat and rub in into the adults. Well, my | | | | in my book. There are of course more 'usual' |
| answer is yes, but not always. The outcome of | | | | bingo games available at Jackpotjoy but if you |
| this subject is obviously going to be a matter of | | | | want to see them you'll just have to visit the site. |
| opinion, but I think half the magic of playing online | | | | For me, the answer to my original question is no, |
| these days lays in the creativeness and | | | | Online Bingo has not altogether caused the game |
| interactivity of the game you are playing. | | | | to lose its magical appeal - it's just about finding |
| For me, after having a dabble at the obvious two | | | | the right game for you. |
| - Gala.co.uk & Meccabingo.com, there is now one | | | | I well recommend The Price Is Right game. Enjoy! |