In fact, it is one of the top 10 most played of ANY game on Facebook, and that is some achievement considering it is competing with the likes of FarmVille and CityVille. It has easily over a million players per day.

Now the company behind those other games mentioned, Zynga,  has this week launched a bingo game on Facebook to get a slice of the action. Nothing wrong with that, but Zynga Bingo is more than just a passing resemblance to Bingo Blitz, it is almost feature-for-feature a direct copy.

Bingo Blitz originally took the traditional game of bingo and updated it for the Facebook generation with power ups, collections and unlockable rooms and content. This unique blend of features made Bingo Blitz stand out, but now according to the makers of Bingo Blitz, Buffalo Studios, Zynga Bingo has simply copied their entire game and re-packaged it as their own.

In a cheeky broadside to Zynga, Buffalo Studios have produced this infographic highlighting the similarities between the two games.

We’re with Buffalo Studios on this one, but we’re unsure if there is anything Buffalo Studios can actually do about it. Will we see a court case coming up between the two? It would be very interesting to see what happens next with this one.

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/29/buffalo-studios-blasts-zynga-for-copying-bingo-blitz-social-game/

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The lucky Tombola players picked to take part travelled to the Cornish Riviera for filming and took part in activities from building sandcastles to quad biking, from making Cornish Pasties to abseiling and fishing. All the activities were filmed like a fly on the wall documentary.

The films appear at the opening and end of Emmerdale and at the start and ending of each advertisement break around the soap as well. The new ads come just months after Tombola launched an exciting new game called Bingo Roulette, where players can win some amazing prizes. It’s unclear whether this will feature in the TV campaign.

Dawn-Elizabeth Howe, Head of Marketing at Tombola, says: “These ads have the same creative format as the previous ads on the Emmerdale show. We had great feedback as the warmth and fun the players had together comes across brilliantly in the final bumpers and it really reflects what tombola is all about. So when we decided to produce new ads we knew we wanted to repeat much of the existing look and feel.”

Filming the ads brought together players from all over the UK and with considerably different life-styles. There’s mum of three kids Karen Taylor of Wakefield in addition to Co. Director Christine Di Ciacca from Retford, Notts, to name just two, but by the end of shooting all were good friends and they are planning a reunion in the not too distant future.

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Quote from the Gaming Director at Mecca.

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No matter which welcome bonus offer you are claiming, make sure you read the terms and conditions perfectly before you start. There will be requirements you have to meet in order to be able to use the bonus money to play bingo. There are even more requirements to meet if you want to withdraw winnings you get from playing with the bonus money. Simply read the requirements carefully and you will have no trouble at all playing online bingo with the bonus money as well as withdrawing the winnings you get in the process.

New bingo sites in 2010 include Bingo Cove and Bingo Hollywood. Some sites have launched and then shut down, however, with Amuso being the most high-profile site to open and close.

Of course, there’s still 2 months of 2010 left so there’s plenty of time for even more new bingo sites to launch.

Which has been your favourite new bingo site in 2010 so far?

First of all, only play bingo with the money you can afford to spend. A lot of people get too excited when pursuing large bingo jackpots that they started to buy bingo cards using money allocated for other needs. This is exactly the worst move to make, and it will surely take away the fun of playing bingo altogether. Set a predetermined budget for playing bingo and stick to it no matter what.

You must also have a good bingo bankroll management strategy in hand. With a good bankroll management strategy, you can control the number of bingo cards you buy as well as maintain your bingo bankroll for the month. You can allocate more money at the beginning of next month and apply the bankroll management strategy to keep playing bingo very controlled.

Last but not least, make sure you also control the amount of time you spend for playing bingo. There is no need to spend 4 or 5 hours for playing bingo unless you really have that much free time. Settle for a session of 1 or 2 hours and enjoy the game of bingo to the max during each session.

Pauline won more than just £1 million worth of bingo jackpot. She was also given a luxurious trip as a start before she received the £1 million prize. The celebration was certainly memorable for Pauline, especially because she took some of her best friends with her.

Pauline played Gala Bingo’s KerChingo, a bingo game recorded as the first to ever offer guaranteed £1 million jackpot. She competed with 14,999 other bingo players from all around the world before she won the final round and hit the correct winning combination. Pauline winning £1 million jackpot certainly took bingo to a completely different level.

“I’m absolutely shocked. My heart is still racing. I’ve played bingo for years; in fact I won £6,000 in the National Game 12 years ago. However, I’ve only been playing online for two months. Two weeks ago I played online, putting £5 on my account, and with my last 60 pence I played the KerChingo Qualifying Game. To my surprise I won the full house which meant I won £50 and a KerChingo Final Game ticket,” said Pauline in an interview after the victory.

Will you be the next bingo millionaire?

The most prominent reason for playing bingo is of course the available reward. There are a lot of rewarding cash prizes and jackpots being offered, especially at top online bingo sites, and all you have to do to win them is play bingo. With the best online bingo jackpot now exceeding £1 million, more and more people are attracted to playing the game of online bingo indeed.

Bingo is also very fun to play and can be even more fun if you have fellow bingo players, friends, and relatives tagging along. A lot of online bingo players actually make new friends and meet their real-life colleagues while playing bingo. The friendly atmosphere makes bingo even more enjoyable, and they are simply coming back for more. There is always something to talk about after a couple of hours playing bingo.

Last but certainly not least, bingo is very relaxing and at the same time is helping your brain exercises. It has been scientifically proven that people who play bingo regularly are less prone to stress and tend to have better memory and maintained brain functions as they get older; quite fascinating, isn’t it?