Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Burned by Bingo

I'm on a bingo kick. I woke up today with bingo on the brain. I used to refuse to play because I thought the game was typical of housewives and typical of women. My husband and I get in a fight and he says "why don't you go play some bingo". I make a comment about gambling and men automatically assume "oh she plays bingo". I gave in to the cliché eventually. With all the great online casinos out there that feature bingo, how could I resist? I've learned a few things along the way. Get burned as many times as I have and you'll learn real quick like.

Just like online casinos, online bingo sites may be owned and operated by the same company but as a player you don't necessarily realize it. At least I never did. After checking out the terms and conditions for a no deposit bonus or welcome bonus I figured I was good to go. Boy was I wrong. Many online bingo sites will not allow you to redeem bonuses if you have an account at one of their other sites. Many times I have found an awesome bonus, registered at the bingo site and received nothing only to realize that they were owned by the same company as another site I played at. I had to sit through fifteen minutes of online chat to find that out and you all know what that’s like. Most of the time the reps don’t even know what bonuses they offer much less why you aren’t eligible for it. In some instances they've even closed my account on the spot. How was I to know?

If you happen to know that one site is affiliated with another then you can generally use the same user id and password to login. Your balance will carry over and it’s as easy as that. How do you tell if sites are related? Well, you’d have to do a little research. Many times you can look at the affiliate link on the bingo home page. The brands listed are not always owned by the same company but in many cases they are. Use your online communities. There’s a plethora of information available to you including who’s related to who.

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