In the UK cold weather has been prevalent and this has caused players to stop visiting the local bingo halls and start logging online. Players are choosing to stay home and play in the warmth instead of braving to cold to visit their bingo halls.

OnlineBingoClub, a popular UK online bingo room, has noticed an increase in their player number. The site now has over 200,000 members. The founder of the site, Rob Hutchinson, commented: “Bingo players know they can still enjoy their favorite game in the comfort of their own homes without having to brave freezing temperatures and hazardous icy roads.”

Hutchinson went on to say: “Who wants to scrape the ice off the windscreen when they can sit down in front of the PC and play for big money at home. It makes perfect sense. At this time of year many of us are spent up and bingo players know if they play at home they’ll spend a lot less than they would down their local bingo hall. With bingo websites now offering large cash prizes there really is no need for anyone to bother heading out into the snow. More and more people are realizing they can have more fun at home, spend less and have the chance to win more. Ever since the snow came down before Christmas our numbers are up and in the past few days it’s been crazy. There is definitely a direct correlation between snow fall and online bingo activity.”






- 2010-03-04