For people who like to play bingo for free, there are lots of bingo games out there which offer just a fun bingo experience at no cost at all.

Most of these are on facebook, others, like FreeBingo.co.uk have a dedicated website.

Very few free sites offer anything meaningful in the way of prizes, but FreeBingo.co.uk is different.

The sheer size of the site and player numbers means that bingo operators are regularly offering prizes for them to give away as an incentive to their players to join them.

Gala Bingo recently teamed with FreeBingo to run a teddy bear promotion which was hugely popular, and then this week they put up two VIP tickets to Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway as a prize for players to win.

Other sponsors such as paysafecard, regularly contribute to the prize pot, with paysafecard sponsoring a weekly event called Super Sunday, where £100 in paysafecard money is won every week.

Every single day there is at least one prize tournament, whereby the player who wins the most points within an hour gets a prize.

Prizes vary depending on the day of the week, but they include Amazon vouchers, CDs and DVDs.

Over Easter they ran a special ‘Eggscalator’ game, where anyone who won the progressive jackpot within 49 balls or less won a chocolate easter egg. In the two weeks this was open the site gave away 99 chocolate eggs.

In April one of their regular events, Telly Addicts, is being played to win Super Hero DVD, with a whole variety of films to choose from, such as ‘The Amazing Spiderman’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.

There is no better way to realise the sheer scale of prizes given away on FreeBingo than to take a brief visit to their FreeBingo Prize Winners page.

So what’s the catch?

Well, you don’t get anything in life for free, and the downside to playing at FreeBingo UK is that you’ll see adverts around the games and if subscribed you’ll get promotions sent to your inbox.

However, there is no pressure to take up the offers and players can quite easily play for free and win prizes without ever having paid at one of the sponsor sites. But obviously by doing so you are helping to keep the site in business.

FreeBingo is one of the best sites around and we hope it continues to be successful.

When Easter comes around it often brings with it an improvement in the weather and a little bit of sunshine goes a long way to lighten everyone’s mood. It also seems to be quite effective in loosening the purse strings at a lot of online bingo sites.

Winner Bingo has been open for about 9 months now and when it opened it welcomed new players in with a free £10 no deposit bingo bonus. It is not easy to maintain an offer such as this indefinitely and it was subsequently phased out.

However, now Easter is fast approaching and for a limited time, and as an Easter treat for new players, Winner Bingo has dusted off its free £10 no deposit offer and it is back in pride of place on the site, but only until 1st April.

The site is heralding its ‘eggstreme’ Winner Easter. It has to be said that their Easter Bunny is not the friendliest looking chap we have ever seen, but don’t let that put you off taking advantage of this great deal.

The free bingo bonus has to be used in the Winner Bingo exclusive Winners Lounge, but any winnings it generates can be used in any of the many other rooms at the site that will be familiar to anyone that has ever played online bingo at a Virtue Fusion site.

Over the Easter weekend there will be a monster amount of money up for grabs across dozens of very special bingo games, so grab that free £10 no deposit bingo bonus now at Winner Bingo and join in.

Earlier this year Foxy Bingo unveiled their new marketing campaign which revolved around a free game on their website called Foxy’s Prize Bus.

The TV adverts see the Foxy character driving around the UK in the prize bus, picking up a variety of over excited bingo players who sing and dance along the way to the tune of Hot Chocolate’s “I believe in miracles” (you foxy thing).

I believe in miracles is probably apt, as it would be a miracle if players won anything more than just a few pence on the actual Prize Bus game.

The game itself is merely a mechanism to get players to log into the Foxy website on a daily basis. The idea is that players log in and then “play” the prize bus game to win a prize every day.

However, there isn’t much of a game to it all which is a bit disappointing. All you see is a bus with three windows, and you pick one to reveal a prize behind the window.

It doesn’t tell you what was behind the other windows once you’ve been given the prize and usually all you get is a few pence in bonus, or 1,000 loyalty points.

I’m sure if you add all that bonus up over the thousands of players Foxy has, it all adds up to a big budget, but in our experience it was a bit of a damp squib when you get on the site.

It’s a shame they didn’t build the whole bus idea into a proper bingo game as at least that could have been something to get excited about.

Maybe I’m just being cynical as I’ve not won anything higher than 35p. Give Foxy a go and play the game each day and see if you can fare any better.

Thanks to WhichBingo readers and their votes for their favourite bingo promotion of 2012 everyone now knows that Golden Ticket promotions rock the world of bingo. Bingo Cams took top spot for their Golden Ticket promotion when they game away £10,000 and they have another stab at the award in 2013 as they gave away a car in January using the same style of promotion.

888ladies Bingo was in many ways the pioneer of Golden Ticket games and so not to be outdone by the young pretender they have launched a £5million Golden Ticket event to conclude on Saturday 13th April 2013.

Every day there will be lots of ways to get hold of those special gold coloured pieces of paper and it would be best to check the site for them all, as no-one gets to play without a ticket.

Players at 888ladies Bingo have until 6th April to win a ticket, either in the special bingo games that will play every day or in one of the many prize draws that will take in every aspect of being an active online bingo site member.

In the past 888ladies Bingo have been reprimanded by the ASA for advertising their Golden Ticket game as a £5 million game, when in fact it is a sliding jackpot game. However, with a minimum GUARANTEED jackpot of £50,000 it is still a prize well worth a bit of effort for.

Join 888ladies Bingo to start collecting Golden Tickets and get a 200% first deposit bonus, plus an additional £5 free bingo bonus on top and access to an exclusive Newbies Room for 7 days.

Well let me just start this by saying although this offer is called NYC Shopping Spree I can guarantee you don’t need to like shopping to want to win this brilliant prize.

abc bingo have just launched this fantastic promotion where one lucky winner will receive; return flights for two to New York, chauffeur driven limo collection from the airport, four nights in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, tickets to a Broadway show and last but by no means least $10,000 spending money.

Tickets are available now for £1 and as if the prize itself wasn’t incentive enough to grab some tickets right now for every ticket bought you will get another two absolutely free.

abc bingo has been known for it’s free bingo games but it has always offered so much more and has started 2013 with some great new offers.

Monday see’s the improved Happy Hour, with 100% reload bonus available between 4pm and 6pm along with double points on all chat games and a pub quiz going on in the Nifty Ninety Room with bonus cash to be won. The all new Zodiac Bingo will be running all through 2013 with a monthly guaranteed jackpot of £1,111. Each game is linked with that month’s star sign and players whose sign that is each get ten free tickets for that game. If money is more your thing than romance then maybe the £1,402 jackpot game on offer in the special room is for you. The ever popular take £5k jackpot games are back as well with £5,555 prize pot, 55p tickets, 5 lines and 5 winners.

So that’s plenty going on and plenty of reasons to stop by and see what’s going on at abc bingo.

The music industries biggest boy band since the Beatles, One Direction, is set for their 2013 World Tour and tickets were snapped up as they went on release. Did you miss out?

Fear not! I’m about to tell you how you can WIN a pair of tickets for the 1D concert at London’s O2 Arena on 1st April.

Costa Bingo, where the sun always shines, is having a “So1D Out” game at the end of January where not only can you win two tickets to see the world famous One Direction, but you get a complete package including a hotel stay and spending money!

The overall prize comprises two front row seats at the concert (close enough to rach out to Harry?) as well as a three-night stay in the Strand Palace Hotel in Covent Garden, dinner up to the value of £200 at the OXO Tower overlooking the Thames, a Champagne Experience on the London Eye, £500 shopping vouchers, £250 travel expenses and loads of One Direction goodies!

If you’ve never played at Costa Bingo before, you’re in for a real treat. You can get an exclusive 300% Bonus when you sign-up and use code BIG300 (that’s 100% more than their standard offer!), so deposit just £10 and you have £40 to play with.

They have fantastic promos such as free bingo that runs all day every day, with jackpots of up to £50. Plus Chat Tourneys and plus pattern games with great prizes and Instant Tourney Marathons with £500 up for grabs every Friday.

Find the sun at Costa Bingo and you could be enjoying a night to remember at the 1D concert!

Voting has been opened in the annual WhichBingo.co.uk Site of the Year awards. The awards are voted for entirely by players, making them one of the most prestigious awards in the bingo industry.

In 2011 the award for best bingo site was scooped by Ladbrokes Bingo, while Bingo Cams picked up new site of the year.

There are four awards up for grabs in total, with TV ad of the year and best promotion of the year also on offer in addition to the two big prizes.

First run on the US version of WhichBingo, the UK awards are now highly sought with sites campaigning for more votes from their loyal players. Recent winners of the best bingo site award include Sun Bingo and Mecca Bingo. This year there is more competition in the industry than ever before with the launch of lots of free and exciting Facebook bingo games.

Mobile bingo is another quickly growing area which is causing extra strain for the standard online bingo sites. But all of this is great news for players, of course, because it means the sites have to work extra hard to offer players great promotions and offers to keep them playing!

You can read more about the WhichBingo awards via the sourcewire press release.

Zingo Bingo has only been around since June, but by the look of its December schedule it would appear that special Christmas deals are something it is expert in. The site has secured some great gadgets to give away, are running some super tournaments and some big games. Every week there is something new to look forward to.

The Christmas Cash Dash is running until 9th December and players can earn points by playing bingo and slots games. The more points a player accumulates the higher they will be on the leaderboard. With 100 prize levels ranging from £100 to £5 bingo bonus there are lots of chances to win a prize just by playing as normal.

Also running right now is Santa’s Gadget Grotto. The Grotto is open until Sunday, 16th December and is a prize draw contest. One entry ie earned for every £10 spent on slots or bingo and there are some wonderful items on offer:

-    Wii U
-    Google Nexus
-    GHD rich ruby gift set
-    Kindle Fire HD
-    New iPod Touch

All of which would go down well with any member of the family should they find them in their Christmas stocking on Christmas day.

There will be a big jackpot game on New Years Eve at midnight with a super £2,000 jackpot. Tickets are £1 each, but play the Xmas Alphabet games between 17th and 26th December to earn free bingo tickets for the event. Free tickets will be given to the winners of any 90 ball bingo game on the number 25 and to 75 ball bingo players who win on any X, M, A or S pattern during the above dates.

Everyone loves a good guaranteed jackpot and Zingo Bingo is seeing players over the Christmas period with some £100 corkers. From Christmas Eve right through to 30th December there will be a special Guaranteed jackpot room found in the lobby. This will open every night from 7pm to 10pm and every half an hour will feature the special £100 jackpots.

Don’t think that this will be the end of the good things at Zingo Bingo. No doubt they will be back in January with even more.

One of the most common complaints I see from online bingo players is that there are “same winners” all of the time.

I’ve been around different bingo sites for years, and I’ve seen the same complaints wherever I have been, whether that be a big established cash site, a brand new bingo site or even a free to play bingo site.

Whatever it is, when people lose they look for excuses and the most popular one is that it must be fixed or some individuals have an advantage in some way.

Now I have also been on sites when one individual hits upon a lucky streak and wins a fair share of games. I’ve also had lucky streaks myself. I’ve even been on sites where I’ve thrown in £50 or more without a single win.

It’s no fun when you lose all your money with not a sniff of a line, but I draw the line when it comes to accusing sites of being corrupt or particular individuals being the same winners.

Bingo is a game of luck, and as with any game of chance you get winners and losers. Not everyone can win. You are more often than not going to be a loser. This is the risk of gambling and the sooner people realise this the better.

I’ve seen complaints from people that they’ve spent £2000 a month or more, for years, and “never get it back”. It is as if they think if they spend more money it should in some way guarantee a return for them.

Well let me give you a reality check. You are GAMBLING. You are not entitled to a return on your deposit.

If you start ranting on about some great conspiracy theory then my advice would be for you to stop gambling and find another hobby.

There are plenty of free bingo sites out there to play, but then again, you are probably going to complain about same winners there too.

Members of the popular free bingo site, FreeBingo.co.uk, are this weekend having a special treat.

On Saturday 20th October, the whole CM team are heading to Blackpool for a full on evening of fun and games, culminating in special ‘Rock and Roll Bingo’ games, with real cash prizes to win for those in attendance.

At the same time, there will be a ‘Blackpool Bonanza’ promo on the site for all those who can’t attend.

From 8.00am until 1.00am the next day, there will be back to back tournaments every single hour, each with prizes.

The sponsor for the event is the payment processor paysafecard, and members can win £10 and £20 paysafecard PINs, which are essentially cash to spend online (i.e. not bonus).

For more info take a look at FreeBingo here.