Sweet mother of god, the online bingo world is going a little bit jackpot crazy, with plenty of massive jackpots for those with serious pound signs in their eyes. Just recently, a Mecca Bingo progressive jackpot has topped the heady heights of £3 million, a rather eye popping (and indeed, bank balance boosting) amount. It seems now the online bingo industry is pushing the $1 billion mark in terms of it’s value, there are plenty of operators that are all too happy to pass on some of the profits back to players. And er, thus also sneakily claim back some of that money through the interest such prizes generate. But share and share alike we say!
So the question is, will the online bingo wallet ever stop growing? Well, good news folks – not for the moment it would appear. With more people playing online bingo than ever before, the trend for logging on for your eyes down action has yet to peak. Online bingo seems to be weathering the financial storm pretty well, and now many of the major industry players seem to be merging and acquiring each other left right and centre, there is sure to be plenty more in the prize kitty as the competition between bingo companies continues to heat up.
But what about the chances of you actually becoming an online bingo millionaire? Well. If you are actually staking your claim to riches on a game of online bingo, you may find it trickier than you think. Not to be party poopers here, but there are plenty of massive prize amounts that top over the £1 million mark but are near impossible to reach due to the nature of the game format. These “coverall” jackpots are well worth a flutter for the excitement, but in order to scoop the mil, you’ll have to cover your card within a very low amount of calls. Which is all possible and that – but the odds are pretty slim. We personally have a massive problem with the many sites that will try and tell you how easy it is to scoop a million. Now we do sound like party poopers. But it’s more a personal frustration we have – online bingo is not just about satisfying your dreams of dosh, it’s the fact that for a few minutes, you get to imagine the “what if I won?!” and it’s that feeling that we think makes the game all the more exciting! Especially as we’ve grown so use to coming so close – and yet so far from the £1million prize…
The good news is once you’ve come to terms with this, you can find plenty of other ways to sneak a win or two. Who knows, you may even be the one to strike it rich. But in the meantime, guaranteed jackpots are a great way of scooping some big bucks with better odds – and luckily, these are also starting to grow, offering a rather more, well, guaranteed chance of winning! Sometimes, you’ll even get a combination of the two in one game – take the promo from 888Ladies not so long ago, which carried a £5 million coverall amount, but also had a £50k prize pot guaranteed (which incidentally was the highest guaranteed jackpot ever…). It’s all horses for courses, but for those looking for some helpful tips on online bingo, we reckon a little bit of honesty regarding some promotions will mean that all round, you’ll have a much better time playing bingo. Which, in our opinion, is priceless!
