Gigantic Win for Premier Bingo Player

Premier Bingo would like to congratulate their latest big jackpot winner, nicknamed Linda57, who won their huge progressive bingo jackpot of $9,477.59 on April 13th.

After only playing at Premier Bingo since January this year Linda57 scooped the jackpot while playing a 75 ball coverall.

Premier Bingo wishes all their online bingo players good luck for the future.

Along with all the other great cash specials at Premier Bingo they will be doubling the progressive bingo jackpot every Friday throughout April.

For more information about Premier Bingo and their great cash specials visit www.premierbingo.com

Slots Win For Main Street Bingo

After winning an amazing $1,080.00 at Slots on Main Street Bingo we caught up with the lucky player, nicknamed ” sucker punched” for a quick chat.

Being one of the usual suspects on the popular online bingo room Main Street Bingo every win is very special: “WOW. I’ve had quite a few amazing wins, but each still surprises me and makes me feel excited. I am always pulling a tab or spinning a slot. I look forward to any win it will give me.”

With her winnings she pointed out: “Even though I didn’t expect to win an amount of this size, I am always happy no matter what I win. I plan on putting the money right back into Main Street Bingo. That’s where it always goes.″

“sucker punched″ concluded by saying: “Anyone can win, just be patient. Main Street Bingo is a fun place to be. I am addicted.”

Online Bingo Reunites Long Lost Sisters-In-Law

Chatting with your buddies either online or at your local bingo hall is one of the most enjoyable bingo pastimes. Recently, chatting in an online bingo chat room has culminated in the amazing reunion of two sisters-in-law who lost contact around six years ago.

Paula Court (Wales) was married to the older brother of Jenny Rochester. Both became extremely good friends and frequented their local bingo hall together. Jenny Rochester and her husband subsequently moved to New Zealand and Paula lost her contact information upon her divorce to Jenny’s brother.

Six years later Paula noticed a player called ‘jenroc’ (Jenny’s online nickname) while playing online bingo. Jenroc had just won a game and Paula sent her a congratulatory message. The two players began to talk and eventually started sending e-mails to each other.

After repeated conversation the two eventually recognized each other. Both Paula and Jenny are grateful that after six long years apart that the enjoyable game of bingo has reunited them and they can once again ‘go to bingo’ together.

Controversy over Internet Gambling Ban Set To Continue

Despite internet gambling having become a $12 billion industry Congress is still attempting to enforce or outright ban Americans participation in online gaming and poker with the introduction of several new bills to committee.

Due to the “bet taking” side of online gaming being banned by the American government gambling proprietors have moved to offshore countries where gambling is still legal and with Americans projected to send approximately $6 billion to these companies this year several new bills have been passed on to Committee in what seems a vain attempt to ban the “bet-placing” side of online gaming.

Alarmingly, Congressman Jim Leach’s new bill, known as H.R. 4411, was passed through the House Financial Services Committee by a voice vote on 15th March. The bill looks to make it illegal for gambling operators to accept financial transactions in the form of credit cards, checks, wire transfers and electronic fund transfers (EFTs) and seems to be just one step on the road to an outright ban for Americans to gamble online.

Interestingly if the new bills are passed then not all internet gambling would be banned; state lotteries (although still gambling) will most likely still be able to sell tickets online, convenient for the state governments now so used to the huge amount of money generated from them. Horse racing also looks to be left out, being governed under another segment of US law.

Even though Rep. Leach’s bill has passed committee and now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration does not mean it will come to a vote. Many of the bills passing to the House do not reach any further and although there are many different reasons for this one main factor is public opinion.

There will be many Americans looking to fight this and all similar bills and one organization The Poker Players Alliance, already lobbying in Washington, will certainly be fighting the initiative. “It is disingenuous to oppose Internet gambling and then write a bill that makes select forms of online gambling legal,” said Michael Bolcerak, president of the organization.

The only member of the House Financial Services Committee to oppose Leach’s bill was Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank who is adamant about not infringing on the rights of adult Americans, believing it is not the government’s decision how Americans want to spend their hard earned money, “Adults are entitled to do with their money what they want to do.

“I do not gamble myself, but I do not see it as my job, as a member of the Congress of the United States, to interfere with the freedom to gamble of other adults.

“The fact that people gamble more than they should does not seem to me a fit subject for a legislative prohibition any more than the fact that people eat more than they should, read what they shouldn’t read, go to movies they shouldn’t go to or do things that many of us think unwise and inappropriate.

“It seems to me that the approach of many of my liberal friends to gambling is akin to that of some conservatives to sex-related material,” Frank added. “Mainly because they disapprove of it personally, they think we can prohibit other people from doing it.”

The ironic thing is that, as legitimate businesses, online gaming sites are crying out to be legalized and regulated by the US authorities. This would allow them not only to set up shop in the US but to also contribute to the US economy, be regulated by US markets and be subjected to US courts, all aiding the increasingly responsible nature of such businesses and increasing the general public’s recourse.

However it seems Congress will battle on, adding more fuel to the fire that we, the American public, are irresponsible and need be told how to spend our money.

Double Jackpot for Glamour Bingo Player

An amazing story occurred on the 8th and 11th of March which prompted us to have a quick chat with the player, nicknamed “bingoleggs” after winning an incredible $2,987.78 and $1,168.97 respectively on a progressive bingo jackpot at Glamour Bingo.

She started by saying: “The Jackpot I won on the 8th of March was a total surprise I was in shock, especially only being 6 months and 1 day from the first one I won in Sept 2005. Now the Jackpot I won on the 11th of March was such a shock that the second I realized it I started crying.″

With her winnings she was quick to point out that: “I have already paid $120.00 for a new pair of glasses and also took roomie blondie2006 and her husband out to a nice dinner. I also plan on buying a new computer.”

When it comes to choosing an online bingo site to play “bingoleggs” had this to say about Glamour Bingo: “They have the most helpful CM’s around full of laughs and the best roomies ever. I love them all; they are like family to me. Someone is always there when you go in to chat. You are the best and a joy in my life. Love you all and the best of luck. Glamour is Number One in my books and always will be.″

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