For online bingo fans who love a bit of promo activity, it seems the temperature is positively sizzling at the moment. Online bingo operators have released an onslaught of big promotions, leading some to label this summer as one of online bingo’s biggest yet. Maybe it’s something to do with all the competition out there, but it seems many an online bingo site is looking to stand out by running as many promotions as possible to tempt you to try their wares. Which begs the question – how on earth do you keep up?!
Take the example of the Sun Bingo. Over the next week they are running a massive free bingo tourney, with plenty of free bingo games for those looking for some cheap thrills. There is also the ongoing super jackpots, plus their new summertime promotion which sees Sun Bingo give away a brand new Fiat 500 car everyday up until August 13th! With so many big promotions running at once, it almost feels like the rest of the site becomes a bit of an afterthought – not that we are complaining naturally!! 888 Ladies also seem to be following suit with plenty of summertime promos, and add to that Foxy Bingo‘s massive prize free bingo games and it seems like everything is getting a bit supersized when it comes to summer promotions!
But with all the focus on summertime promotions, we can’t help but feel online bingo fans need to remember that amongst chasing all the glory that’s being currently offered, there are plenty of real games and real fun to be had in everyday play. Big promos are great for us – offering a bit of a thrill and the thought of a truly fabulous prize. But what also counts is the rest of the bingo site, and if you cast your mind back to 12 months ago, you’ll remember there were similar echoes of widespread online bingo fever regarding bonus offers. Not so bad at the time, but there were downsides – with plenty of online bingo sites finding a temporary increase in traffic, without much long term commitment from players. Roomies could come in, claim their bonus and then leave for the next one. The same logic applies to promos.
Whilst last year seemed to be the year of the increasingly fantastical bonus offers, it seems this year is all about online bingo operators out trumping each other with grand promotions and prizes. Nothing wrong with that, but we sometimes think it’s better to take a step back from all the hype, and when it comes to finding a great online bingo site, choose one which really understands what we want. Of course it’d be silly to say things like promos and bonus offers don’t play a part when we make that choice, but it’s not the ONLY thing to consider! After all, offers may come and go, but finding a great bingo site – well, that’s for life!
