UK bingo site Mecca Bingo has one more big jackpot winner. This time a player from South Wales who goes by the alias 12plumpkin at Mecca Bingo, scooped a whopping huge £21,000 on the weekly Escalator Jackpot on 16 January, 2010.

Mecca Bingo introduced the January Jackpot where players could participate by playing in any of the standard 90 ball bingo rooms at their bingo site. This 33 ball jackpot bingo game carried a guaranteed jackpot prize worth £20,000.

12plumpkin is a devoted bingo player at Mecca Bingo and plays mostly in the Little Ducks room. This online bingo player has been with Mecca Bingo for five years. “I love playing bingo online and have been a member of Mecca Bingo for a long time now, so it’s absolutely amazing to win’ said 12plumpkin reacting to her fantastic jackpot win.

Typically, like most big jackpot winners it took this winner a little time to believe that she had really won. “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!”

12plumpkin is in no hurry to spend her bounty. “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.”

We do wish 12plumpkin enjoys her fabulous jackpot with her family. Congratulations!

Written by Rhea for eyesdownbingo.com

Popular online bingo website Mecca Bingo has an innovative promotion going on that I must tell you about. Mecca Bingo has recently launched a new bingo game called Deal or No Deal which is based on the popular television game. In order to celebrate the launch of the new bingo game, Mecca Bingo is running a fabulous Deal or No Deal bingo promotion.

Mecca Bingo is giving away some fantastic prizes as part of the Deal or No Deal bingo promotion and these prizes are the kind that money just can’t buy. To celebrate the launch of their TV based bingo game Deal or No Deal Bingo, Endemol will be giving away some super prizes that include a pair of exclusive audience tickets to the Deal or No Deal show, a fantastic VIP Tour of the Deal or No Deal studios.

There’s more to be experienced when you win the Deal or No Deal Giveaway promotion brought to you by Mecca Bingo. Not only do you get to be a member of the audience along with your friend, you also get priority seating when watching a show and watching another show from the Director’s gallery. After the show, you can have lunch with the contestants; take part in a quiz with a small Deal Or No Deal prize on offer. You also get a full day chaperone from an audience team member (Q&A).

Fans of the Deal or No Deal TV show have another surprise in store. As part of the Mecca Bingo online promotion, the very lucky winner just might get to meet the host of Deal or No Deal, Noel Edmonds himself!

Taking part in this fabulous online bingo promotion is dead simple. All you have to do is stake a minimum of £10 on Deal or No Deal Bingo tickets at Mecca Bingo till Friday 16th October and you will gain one entry into a prize draw to win this amazing prize.

Winners will be declared on the 19th of October at the Mecca Bingo website. Good luck!

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Anna.

The Annual Report of the UK Gambling Commission is out and it has some surprising results for the UK land-based bingo industry. Though it was expected that the figures will point at a fall in bingo sales and revenues, the figures, in fact point to a rise. The rise is miniscule but still, it is a rise in sales figures.

Compared with 2008 bingo sales figures 2009 figures indicate a rise of 4.6%.  it seems that the UK bingo industry has had positive results in spite of the unfavourable global financial climate and other factors nearer home like the imposition of the smoking ban and even the steep new rates of bingo tax.

Though closures of bingo clubs across the UK have been widely reported and the number of registered (with the UK Gambling Commission) operators falling  from 2224 to 2166, it seems bingo is still very popular and people are continuing to play this popular numbers game. The number of registered  bingo clubs  also fell from 675 to 641 in March 2009.

The onslaught on internet bingo sites has also been perceived to have affected the land based bingo business.

Bigger operators like Mecca Bingo owned by the Rank Group and Gala Bingo owned by Gala Coral, though having shut down quite a few of their own bingo clubs and laid off considerable staff, are still in a position to increase their market share. However, the smaller operators have not been so fortunate.

The overall number of bingo operators in the UK has fallen by 3%. Mecca Bingo now has 15.9% of the market share and Gala Coral lords it over with 24.4%, the biggest share. These two big bingo companies enjoy nearly 40% of the market share for land based bingo in the UK.

It is possible that bingo players, aware of the threat to the industry and to the very existence of the game itself, are doing their own little bit to keep the game alive by going to their bingo clubs. Many clubs have also renovated and refurbished their premises with added facilities and newer  variations of the bingo game to draw in more players and to appeal to a wider range of players.

It seems all is not over for the bingo industry in the UK, after all.

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Rhea- your online bingo news.

Mecca Bingo, brought to you by the prestigious Rank Group, is an online bingo website that knows its business and is it any surprise, given the long history of the land based Mecca Bingo halls?  This stylish and popular bingo website is well worth a dekko.

Mecca Bingo offers its players a wide range of games including 90 ball bingo as well as a host of side games and instant games. If you are a fan of slot games, Mecca Bingo is where you need to be as this fabulous website offers over 65 different slot games including popular games like Bejewelled, Cleopatra, Cluedo, Wheel of Fortune, Transformers and many more.

Also on offer at Mecca Bingo are Vegas games such as Monopoly, Snow Queen’s Magic and Clover Rollover. Why not have a go at the various number games, keno games and casino games that Mecca Bingo have especially for you, these games are fun, quick and just perfect for when you are waiting for the next bingo game to start.

Registering at Mecca Bingo is very simple and navigating the site is even simpler. Mecca Bingo offers its new players a staggering 200% first deposit bonus, though there are no subsequent deposit bonus offers. No matter, they more than make up for it by hosting some super online bingo promotions.

Fridays at Mecca Bingo is a red letter day as you can play bingo for a super jackpot of £10000!  Tuesdays in October could be your lucky day as all you have to do is complete your full house with the days Lucky Tuesday number and win £50. Or how about this fabulous bingo promotion brought to you by Mecca Bingo where on 28th October you can play bingo for a stupendous jackpot of £5000.

There is a lot more happening at Mecca Bingo, why not take a peek yourself?

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Anna.

Check out the new online bingo promotion at Mecca Bingo. Called the £10K Friday Giveaway this fantastic promotion gives away tons of cash every Friday and you simply cannot afford to miss it.

The £10K Friday Giveaway on Mecca Bingo starts October 5th and ends Friday October 30th and all month long you can qualify for the weekly £10,000 Friday Giveaway. Qualifying for the promotion is very easy; all you have to do is spend £40 in cash on 90 ball bingo tickets from Monday to Thursday in order to qualify for Friday’s special free private room.

You can play bingo in the private room in Mecca Bingo which has £10,000 up for grabs in jackpots and chat games.  Best part of all is that the tickets are free for those who qualify. Every free bingo game comes with a £300 jackpot and guess what- there will be 30 of these games back to back!

Sounds good doesn’t it! In order to participate in this grand online bingo promotion only at Mecca Bingo you need to ensure you qualify. Qualifying periods run from Monday – Thursday every week in October and are as follows, Monday 5th October- Thursday 8th October, Monday 12th October- Thursday 15th October, Monday 19th October- Thursday 22nd October and Monday 26th October- Thursday 29th October

Remember, you need to spend a minimum of £40 in cash on bingo tickets from Monday to Thursday to qualify for Friday’s private room at Mecca Bingo. The £40 you spend cannot include bonus cash but pre purchased tickets purchased on Monday to Thursday will be included.

Friday night at 7pm you need to be in the Private Room at Mecca Bingo where you get the chance to win £10,000, £9,000 in bingo jackpots and £1000 in chat games. There are 4 Fridays this month and that gives you 4 chances to win £10,000!

Mecca Bingo is where the big wins happen!

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Anna.

You’ve got to hand it to Mecca Bingo. When it comes to online bingo promotions, this is one website that really knows its stuff. This popular bingo website has a range of great online promotions in their goodie-bag for their players.  With free games, big wins, heaps of giveaways, a great gaming experience; Mecca Bingo has it all!

Let me tell you about Mecca Bingo’s latest bingo promotion that’s really got me excited. It’s called Lucky Tuesday and, yes, you’ve guessed it! This month every Tuesday can be your very lucky day. In the month of October, Mecca Bingo is giving away fantastic cash prizes every Tuesday that is going to transform this nondescript day of the week into your favourite day!

Mecca Bingo is giving away £50 as part of their Lucky Tuesday promotion in the month of October. Winning your £50 is very simple. All you have to do is complete your full house that particular day’s Lucky Tuesday number and voila- the £50 is credited into your account the very next day! Think of all the extra bingo games you can play with an extra fifty quid.

Take part in Mecca Bingo’s Lucky Tuesday online bingo promotion and you could be walking away with that special cash prize!  Every Tuesday has been allocated a special number and should you bingo with that special number, its party time for you! Here are the lucky numbers that have been chosen. If you bingo on number 6 on Tuesday the 6th, the £50 is yours to have. Similarly, the lucky number on Tuesday the 13th October is 13, the lucky number for 20th October is 20. Finally, bingo on number 27 on the Tuesday the 27th of October and you win £50!

So what are you waiting for? Play bingo at Mecca Bingo on a Tuesday and win that £50!

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Anna.

Mecca Bingo, my favourite online bingo website is hosting free games every day in September. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read that and had to check twice just to make sure someone wasn’t pulling my chain. News like this is pure mecca for a bingo fan like me! Whoever said “the best things in life are free” knew what they were talking about. Mecca Bingo invites all players to join them for a festival of fun all month long.

For this month, and this month only, Mecca Bingo’s fabulous online bingo promotion gives you a chance to play free bingo and win big, manna from heaven for a bingo addict like me who is forever trying to stretch her bingo budget that bit further just so I can play more. Mecca Bingo is offering real money prizes instead of points, so I am free to use the cash any way I want.

To play free online bingo daily in September at Mecca Bingo, head down to Dancing Queen at 7pm. Make sure you are there on the dot because you get to play bingo for free for a whole hour and half, yes, that’s 90 minutes of pure bliss! The icing on the cake is the prizes on offer; big winnings of big cash. You get to win real money, not prize points, money you can take away from your bingo account to use in any manner you please. Three cheers for Mecca Bingo for coming up with this brilliant idea. 90 minutes of free bingo means more fun, more games and more prizes.

For the newbies, let me remind you that you get a staggering 200% new player bonus when you first register and play at Mecca Bingo. All you have to do to is register as a real money player; deposit anywhere from £5 to £25 and Mecca Bingo doubles your money!

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Anna.

Online bingo player Hazelf won the Great Vegas Giveaway promotion at online bingo website Mecca Bingo. The prize is a VIP trip to fun city Las Vegas in the USA.

This bumper prize includes a 6 day vacation at what is very rightly known as ‘the world’s biggest playground’- Las Vegas. Hazelf will enjoy this fantastic vacation with Bingo Dave and the Mecca team and will be put up in the luxurious hotel, Caesar’s Palace at Vegas.

Hazelf won this incredible prize by playing the selected 5 online slots games for this promotion. Players at Mecca Bingo only had to play the selected online slots games in one day to win an entry to the prize draw for this spectacular prize, in August. Well, Hazelf did and now Hazelf will be enjoying this once-in-a-lifetime treat all thanks to Mecca Bingo.

It’s no wonder that Hazelf is over the moon for having won! Hazelf has been a regular at Mecca Bingo for more than a year and this is her first really big win. “I was so surprised when I got the call to tell me I’d won. I have never been to Las Vegas before and it’s the first time that I have ever won anything like a holiday, it never happens!”

“It couldn’t have come at a better time. Work has been very busy and stressful lately and I’m also in the process of moving house, so I really could do with a holiday. This is something completely new for me and I’m really looking forward to it. Thank you Mecca!”
Mecca Bingo has, once again, a very thrilled winner. This UK online bingo website has become a huge favourite with online bingo players in the UK especially because of such great promotions where players can win really exciting prizes.

Hazelf is off to Vegas- check out Mecca Bingo to see what you can win this September.

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Rhea- your online bingo news.

Another closed bingo hall building finds a new avatar of existence. The closed Mecca Bingo hall in Swindon is to become a concert hall. The Swindon council has confirmed the fact that the Mecca bingo hall that is currently closed will be turned into a music venue. The deal has been signed by the Swindon council with an undisclosed party.

The proposed music hall will have the capacity to seat approximately 1,200 people. A representative of the council said “I hope that we can finish the work on the asbestos quickly and get the building prepared by the early part of next year. I think everyone would welcome a music venue in the town centre. This is an idea that came from the market place and the Mecca was mentioned as an ideal location. We are estimating it will hold 1,000 to 1,200 people, so it’s not going to rival the Oasis but it is going to hold more people than places like the 12 Bar. It’s another option to help bring live music to Swindon.”
The residents of the area are reportedly quite happy about these plans. It is strongly rumoured that the unknown party is Swindon based musician, Steve Causer, known for organising the Swindon Invincible, a successful one day music event. Mr. Causer declined to comment on the deal but did say that the proposed new music venue would be an additional option for local music lovers. According to him it would also “help mark Swindon out as a venue for live music”

Bingo halls across the country have been shutting down and it is encouraging to note that many of the buildings are being put to other use instead of being simply torn down. Another disused Mecca bingo hall in Islington is slated to be converted into a church.

This article was written for eyesdownbingo.com by Rhea- your online bingo news.

Friday night is party night at Mecca Bingo. I couldn’t think of a better way to kick start my weekend than spend it having fun playing bingo and winning lots of cash while I am at it. Popular online bingo website Mecca Bingo sure knows how to read their customer’s minds because this September that is exactly what I get to do!

Every Friday this September, Mecca Bingo is giving away crazy amounts of cash with their online bingo promotion Big Money Night. Want to know how crazy? Mecca Bingo will be giving away £12,000 in added bingo jackpots every Friday. Yes, £12,000! To get your hands on some of that lovely cash all you have to do is play. On Fridays between 7pm and 11pm make sure you are at Mecca Bingo playing Two Little Ducks, Key to the Door or Legs Eleven and you can win grand style in one of their 4 games that guarantee £500 every hour or 2 games that guarantee £2000. These games will be running at random at a random time each week.

In order to know specifics like game times you need to check the Mecca Bingo site as the details are a bit of a secret at the moment and Mecca Bingo aren’t revealing anything right now. Having said that, my suggestion would be to make sure you visit Mecca Bingo on Friday at 7pm and check the details out for yourself. Mark the date in your calendar if you have to, you really don’t want to miss out on the chance at those fabulous jackpots.

Tickets for the Big Money Night are very affordable at 25p per ticket and you can pre-purchase your tickets. With fabulous jackpots up for grabs and super cheap tickets, this is one promotion you are not going to want to miss!

Mecca Bingo on a Friday is a great way to start your weekend… be there!