We know that a number of you are experiencing problems with chat freezing, tickets not showing and getting booted and we’ve been looking into it. Our techs and the techs at Parlay (who provide the software) have given the site the thumbs up, from a technical point of view.
So, we’ve been chatting with our counterparts on other sites and they tell us that some of their players are experiencing difficulties too. The collected wisdom of our best technical staff, the techs at Parlay and reports from other sites resulted in the following info which I hope will help a lot of you out.
- AOL has been experiencing a fair amount of problems, as have other ADSL providers. If you have ADSL broadband (you use filters on your line for your phones and don’t have a cable connection) then please get in touch with your ISP. We know that AOL, for example, are giving free time to people having these problems.
- Flash Player has recently been updated. If you don’t have the latest version, try downloading it from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ and see if that improves things for you. A number of players have said that that has helped them.
- As always, please remember to frequently clear out your temporary internet files and clear your cookies. Some of the signs that you may need to do this include: certain numbers not being called by the caller even though they are out, the music not being heard and problems with the game playing slowly.
Unfortunately, we can’t find an answer for every single problem that is experienced by players, but hopefully these suggestions will help most of you.
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Happy Father’s Day to all the gentlemen out there.
After you’ve enjoyed your breakfast in bed and put the new cordless power tools on charge, what better way to spend the day than with your friends here on BingoMania?
To celebrate dad’s special day, we will be awarding Amazon vouchers to the top 3 bingo winners between 12:01am and 11:59pm on 15th June.
Prizes are as follows:
1st Prize - £150 Amazon vouchers
2nd Prize - £100 Amazon vouchers
3rd Prize - £50 Amazon vouchers
To be eligible to win the prizes players must have made a deposit within the past 30 days. Family members of employees of Helix International are not eligible to win prizes.
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Earlier today we sent out a press release telling the world “well, the online bingo world” about Janny’s £14,316.47 Jackpot win from last week. This is a copy of the release but modified for our blog.
Press Release starts here:
June 04, 2008 - An online bingo player with BingoMania.co.uk (http://www.bingomania.co.uk ) is celebrating after scooping the site’s highest ever individual prize giveaway. Janny08, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, walked away with a lip-smacking £14,316.47 GBP … then generously decided to share her prize with a bingo pal. Her jackpot is nearly £100 more than the site’s previous highest.
BingoMania.co.uk is a relatively small site, yet has gained a reputation for big payouts. Another UK player, Mitchmente, had previously won £14,245.41. It’s this prize structure, coupled with huge deposit bonuses and fair odds, which last year helped BingoMania.co.uk gain number two* spot among UK bingo sites.
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Reports have been coming in to the authorities in the south of England about a very loud scream that was heard right throughout the Home Counties at ten to five in the evening on Tuesday 27th May. Police have now called off their search when we told them there was no need for alarm. It was just JANNY08 winning the Pound jackpot. Big creamy congratulations to Janny for scooping up the super-tasty Pound jackpot. Her win of £14,316.47 is the biggest ever jackpot on BingoMania UK, beating the previous Pound jackpot winner, Mitchmente, by £71.06 and pushing her straight to the top of the Hall of Fame.
Janny said, “I didn’t notice at first cos I was busy talking to Womble. When I realised, I screamed so loud I scared poor Bella (her dog) so much she ran off”.
In the true community spirit of BingoMania, Janny is sharing her win with her good friend Grumpy old bat. She said, “We made an agreement to split any jackpot wins in Madhouse and Pound and that’s what I’m going to do”. We think that deserves an extra big scoop of ice cream with strawberry sauce, whipped cream and a cherry on the top.
For those who like the technical details, Janny won her jackpot on call 35 on the Garden Path pattern. The game prize was £49.50 and the progressive a chunky £14,316.47.
Very well done Janny, and Batty of course. All of us here at BingoMania UK hope you both enjoy it.
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It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the loss of one of our favourite Maniacs – DAME CRACKER.
Cracker, real name Carol, joined BingoMania in February 2007 and quickly became loved by all the roomies and GMs. She joined in with the community and had a great sense of fun. She was always quick with a kind word when someone needed lifted, even when she recently found out that she had cancer and that it was untreatable. In her inimitable style, instead of retreating into herself she continued to join in the fun and spirit of BingoMania.
Sadly, Carol lost the fight against cancer in the early hours of Thursday, 8th May.
The heartfelt thoughts and prayers of all at BingoMania are with the family at this difficult time.
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Skippy had a little win on the lottery on Wednesday night and he thought it would be nice to share his good fortune with all the Maniacs. Thanks Skippy.
He was going to buy everyone an ice-lolly but we pointed out that by the time you got them, they would have melted. So Stuart and TT got their thinking caps on and decided a nice cool tourney was just what was needed in the summer heat.
It’s been a little while since we had a tourney, so we thought we’d give you the chance to win some great cash prizes to spend on a new air cooler, walk-in fridge, several gallons of ice cream or whatever else takes your fancy.
For a chance to win, just buy into the special dollar pattern games in Madhouse and The Pound from 10th to 31st May. Each one of the special bingo games you win in Madhouse will earn you 1 tourney point, and each one you win in The Pound will earn you 2 tourney points. At the end of the tourney the cash prizes will be awarded to the 3 players with the most points.
1st place – £750 cash
2nd place– £500 cash
3rd place – £250 cash
To make sure everyone has a fair chance, we’re setting a 4 card max on these games, and the cards will be at the usual price for the room. We’ll also put up a leader board as soon as we can so you can keep track of how you’re doing.
The tourney starts at 09:00 hours (BST) on the 10th May and ends at 23:59 hours (BST) on the 31st May. We’ll be announcing the winners in chat and on the blog on Monday 2nd June, and in the newsletter which goes out on Friday 6th June.
Good luck everyone
As with all our promotions:
To be eligible to win the prizes, players must be active members whose accounts are in good standing and who have made a deposit in the past 30 days. In the event of a tie, the cash prizes will be split equally amongst all winners with the same number of points. Employees of Helix Gaming and their immediate family are not eligible to win prizes. No alternative prizes will be offered.
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Shhhh… don’t tell Stuart, but we’re making the progressive jackpot in Little Britain easier to win, starting from May 1st. Every day, twice a day at 9am and 5pm, we’ll be increasing the number of calls within which you can win the progressive by one number until the jackpot is won. But the lunacy doesn’t end there – oh no.
After that, we’ll be sticking two ponies (that’s fifty pounds if you’re from north of the Watford Gap) into the progressive jackpot to start it off and as usual we’ll throw our spare change in every game. The number of calls you get to win it will stay at a win-tastic level, so that more of you get the chance to walk away with the wonga. In fact – we want to see it go two or even three times a day.
Yup – you read it right. We want to see you win it two or three times a day. We want to shake your hand, dance on the tables, break open the bubbly and help you celebrate. But we need our beauty sleep (some of us more than others, mentioning no names) and we go to bed at 1am.
So at 1am every morning, we’re going to take the jackpot and tuck it under Stuart’s mattress so that he doesn’t notice it’s missing. At 9am, we’ll shake off the fluff and bits of corn flakes and put it back, crisp and shiny and ready for a new winner.
We think you’ll enjoy being able to win it more often – after all – who doesn’t want a jackpot win?
You’re looking for the catch, aren’t you? Well if you find it let us know - because we don’t have a magnifying glass strong enough.
Be lucky
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Lardy-da! Are we getting tubby here or what? Only to the tune of £15,000+ in Bingo Progressives! Check out the Pound, Madhouse, Fair & Square and Little Britain progressive jackpots, get your wheelbarrow ready and prepare your bank manager for a horrid shock :=)
After you’ve done that, we want to know what you’d do if you landed a big jackpot (say £12,793). Tell us your story. The first ten good ‘uns will get a warm smile and a little thank you bonus. We’ll be accepting entries till Monday, 12pm.
Then, GM Tartan and I will select the top 10. Good luck!
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£12,793.63 |
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£1,970.17 |
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£1,231.06 |
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£452.05 |
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[update] Hi All, Thanks to everyone who participated in this past weekend’s tourney. After two days of spinning and dealing, our top winners are:
Top 3 Slot Winners:
1st place £150 Winner: SnowWhite cumulated £5,417.85 in total winnings
2nd place £100: mekate cumulated £3,029.00 in total winnings
3rd place £50: goldali cumulated £1,789.80 in total winnings
Top 3 Video Poker Winners:
1st place £150 Winner: Chickadee cumulated £ 4,678.10 in total winnings
2nd place £100: kellyanne1 cumulated £1,564.70 in total winnings
3rd place £50: Gumleygail cumulated £1,253.15 in total winnings
CONGRATS!
* Winners will be credited before end of day on Tuesday, April 8th.
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This post comes from our Mania Newsletter …
We’re a bingo site (had you noticed?) but we do have our fair share of slotties and flushies. And if you can’t get through the day without playing video poker or slots, you’ll love our fun bash.
Yep, this weekend, we’ll be hosting a special Slots & VP Weekend Tourney. Everyone is welcome. Bring a muffin and your lucky penguin.
And that’s not all. Not by a long ladder. From Saturday at 12:01am to Sunday, 11:59pm, get among the top three players in Slots & VP, winning the most combined prizes, and you’ll pocket these added cash prizes:
Slot Cash Prizes
- 1st place £150
- 2nd place £100
- 3rd place £50
Video Poker Cash Prizes
- 1st place £150
- 2nd place £100
- 3rd place £50
Stay glued to the maniastu blog on Monday to see if you’ll be doing the Gay Gordon. Good luck, folks.
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Hi All,
This post is to serve as notice that BingoMania will no longer be offering refunds to players that have been disconnected from their bingo game, unless the game has itself frozen as a result of a server issue.
If you find that your game regularly freezes or your connection is regularly lost please contact our friendly Technical assistant Jordan at jordan@bingomania.co.uk and he will help you get to the bottom of the problem.
Thanks,
Stu
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