Posted by Stuart on July 28th, 2007 2:00 PM | Permalink

Online Bingo In the perfect world of online bingo, there would never be same winners, there would be no out of chat winners and you & your friends would always win the biggest bingo jackpots.

What a world that would be!

At BingoMania HQ, we’re working really hard to build an online bingo community that provides everyone a fair shot at shouting Bingo … in other words we’re trying to build the perfect world of online bingo.

Since 1996, when we first launched BingoMania (bingomania.com) we’ve been challenged by our bingo players to answer why some players always get a bingo, while others keep on hoping for their lucky bingo pot.

We completely understand your frustration and can imagine how you must feel when another member wins over and over again. And we completely understand this is one of the biggest challenges in online bingo.

I can’t speak for other bingo sites, but here at BingoMania HQ, we continue to invest in technology and creative thinking to find new ways to further improve our member’s bingo experience through fair play.

Even though we have chosen the best software provider in the world, and have taken every step to remain transparent and honest, we know that hasn’t completely eliminated the anxiety some of our members feel when a handful of members go on a winning streak.

Since we re-launched the new & improved BingoMania UK website, one of our key efforts has been to find different solutions to combat same winners winning. We’ve got a dedicated team of software developers, GMs and support members working together on new ways to provide a more even playing field to all of our members.

  • fair and square room
  • 2nd chance room
  • No pre-purchase (to minimize out of chat winners)
  • Low card max
    • 10 in the Pound Room
    • 24 in Madhouse Room
    • 4 during our special monthly bingo contests

So have we completely eliminated same winners? No we haven’t.

Just a few days ago, we received an email from one of our members who voiced their disappointment about the same winner winning 3 x times in a row and found it odd.

We have no clear explanation as to why a particular member won 3 consecutive cruise patterns … maybe we need to look into cosmic phenomena or conduct a study to identify whether bingo players with lucky charms have a higher bingo chance vs. those without lucky charms?

LET ME ASK YOU THIS: How do you think we can provide you more fair play at BingoMania?

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87 Responses to “The Perfect World of Online Bingo”

  1. 1
    On July 28th, 2007 at 2:39 pm Grumps said :

    Well I for one think that this is just about the fairest bingo site online, even tho there are still quite a few same name winners on ere, but this is my viewpoint on it :

    The thing is there are always gonna be players that can afford to max out on certain games if not all games, now I personaly dont believe that maxing out ensures that ur gonna win everytime, it just gives u more of a chance so to speak, so I dont max out, thats my choice.
    The problem is some peeps are envious of the players that can afford to max out, and yer I know it can get frustrating when u see the same names sometimes, I hold my hands up and say that Im amongst the peeps that get frustrated at times lol but ya cant have a go at someone just coz they can afford more than others, thats their good fortune and shouldnt be blasted for it.
    I think that Mania have done all they can to ensure fair play, certainly a lot more than other sites do, I mean they have even taken Tiggs up on her idea of having special nites in MH and Pound room where the max is gonna be 6 cards, I ask yer, what other site would do that, in fact what other site listens to their players like they do on ere ????

    So, my advice to players that cant afford to max out is this : We cant all afford to max out on games but we all have our lucky streaks and unlucky streaks, so just enjoy when u are on a lucky roll and ride out the bad times, and when u see the same names come up a few times, just remember this : u wouldnt want their credit card bills !!

    Stu, I think ur doing a great job with fair play on ere x

    Grumps xxxxx

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    On July 28th, 2007 at 4:11 pm Pansy123 said :

    Well said Grumps!!! I couldn’t agree more.

    Thanks Stu for listenin to roomies comments and makin Mania the best site ever!!!!!!!

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    On July 28th, 2007 at 4:45 pm *~*Tiggs*~* said :

    Well sad grumps hun couldnt agree with you more. You are right when you say no other site would listen and take in what there members think will work … so thank you mania you certainly make us feel like this is our second home xxxx

    keep up the good work xxxxx

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    On July 28th, 2007 at 5:53 pm GM POPPY said :

    wow well said grumps
    I have always been so proud to work for Mania but you lot just made me even prouder :)
    Believe me i ( as have most of us gm’s) have trawled the www net to find a site such as this to play on and i tell ya all we FAILED
    No where can i find a site where you are greeted and treated like part of family, where layout is easy to understand, where bonus is as good, where chat games are as easy to win ( tut) and where we can feel at home and where i dont feel like im intruding . I know i muck about a lot and dont take much serious but this is prob the only serious post on here i will make cos i mean it,
    THIS IS THE BEST SITE !

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    On July 28th, 2007 at 6:45 pm supergran24 said :

    i second everything that has been said before by grumps gm’s and roomies. I, as everyone knows loves mania to pieces. All the gms are brilliant and i have told them so. The lovely people in the rooms have become my surrogate family. They are there for each other in good times and not so good. A helping hand is never far away. There has been a couple of times when I have been really down and without question have been lifted by the roomies with their chat and jokes. Please please dont ever change mania and most of all gm,s and roomies thank you from the bottom of my heart.

    now what is3 + 5 ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wombley wheres your calculator, never mind, pops take your socks off, thanks just enough toes xxxxxxxxxxx

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    On July 28th, 2007 at 7:36 pm GM MIDGEY said :

    I got to agree - I must say like poppy - I spent days weeks months trying to find a site like mania - IT AINT OUT THERRE - Believe me I tried.

    And yes - we DO Listed and we DO care - believe me like popps I found an awful lot of sites that dont and an awful lot of sites that dont meet n greet - I been sat in a chat room at 1 site for 40 minutes before anyone noticed I was there - mmm Hard to believe that init .

    Love Mania n LOVES me roomies xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On July 29th, 2007 at 12:25 am moxynoz said :

    well personally i max every single game and only win a few . LOL . I sooohhh agree wif ya grumps - this is really the best and fairest site around. There will always be those peeps who do max - like grumps sed if they can afford it go for it. I have had me days on here where i won loads and its great lol. Now Mr Manager - I have posted summit nice like u asked so what game number did u say you`d give me jp on????

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    On July 29th, 2007 at 1:32 am *~*Tiggs*~* said :

    lol mox nice try…;)

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    On July 30th, 2007 at 11:16 pm hellraizer said :

    Its the luck of those infamous bingo balls am afraid, some of us are lucky some of us are not……..you win some you lose some………

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    On July 31st, 2007 at 3:34 pm Stuart said :

    Thanks to all who posted replies. It’s always very nice to see so many good comments. I speak for the whole team when I say that we all greatly appreciate all the comments and ideas that come in daily. If it weren’t for your comments and ideas, we’d be hard pressed to find new ways to keep things interesting and exciting. I do have an idea of my own (I think it might be my first one…lol) that I am going to share with you all very soon. I am hoping that, with your help, it will bring a new twist to the way we play bingo. Cheers. Stu.

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    On July 31st, 2007 at 7:46 pm Grumps said :

    I would like to make one suggestion on this topic :)

    At the moment, if we win less than £30 in the week after depositing we get an invite to the 2nd chance room, I think it would be good idea to raise that limit for an invite to 2nd chance bingo.
    Last Saturday I deposited and since then I have won just over the £30 limit which means that I wont get an invite to 2nd chance bingo and yet the chances of me winning anymore are not likely as I seem to be on a real bad unlucky streak at moment, so I think that if the rules about how much u win after depositing were changed a bit then I think that would be fairer.

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 8:34 am **H@ppy*Posh** said :

    Grumps hun yr comments on maxing out is so totally correct, i agree with u on this subject, and yes poppy we do have the best gm on the net here. I agree with all comments that have been said on this topic, yes i have tried maxing too but hence it doesnt allways work so i stick to me 6 tickets.

    I also agree with grumps on the second-chance room as i see that technically some of us are losing out, if 1 puts only £10.00 in and wins £30.00 or less they get invite, but whatabout those who deposit £50.00 and win lets say as an example £50.00, now mathematically this seems unfair.

    I think maybe the maths needs to be re-considered as there are players out there who deposit several times a week and manage to win not even half of what they deposited yet they are left out, whereas the player who only deposit once a week and win less than £30.00 is compensated by second-chance room.

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 5:46 pm Grumps said :

    Thanks Posh hun thats exactly wot I was trying to say about the limits on the invites for 2nd chance room lol, u have said it so much better than me lol xx

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 6:34 pm **H@ppy*Posh** said :

    Erm grumps hun i wanted to mention this, but was afraid to open me big mouth, u just opened the channel for me hun tyvm xxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 8:54 pm Grumps said :

    I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY OPINION ON THE COMPETITION GAMES PLEASE.

    I THINK ITS GREAT HOW THERE WAS A 4 CARD MAX ON THE GAMES AS IT GAVE EVERYBODY A FAIR CHANCE BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT WASNT TOO GOOD FOR THE PEEPS THAT WORK DURING THE DAY. IF U WORK DURING THE DAY AND CAN ONLY PLAY ON ERE DURING THE EVENINGS THEN U ARE SEVERELY LIMITED ON HOW MANY GAMES U CAN PLAY SO SOMEBODY LIKE ME WHO WORKS DURING DAY HAS NO REAL CHANCE OF WINNING THE COMPETITION, WHICH IS 1 REASON WHY I NEVER ENTERED THE COMP.
    SO, DO U THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS EACH NITE DURING THE COMP WHERE WE HAVE JUST THE COMP PATTERN PLAYED, THAT WOULD GIVE THE EVENING ONLY PLAYERS A FAIRER CHANCE OF WINNING DONT U THINK ???? I KNOW WE HAD EXTRA GAMES PLAYED IN EVENINGS DURING CRUISE COMP BUT I PERSONALY DONT THINK IT WAS ENUFF.

    BY THE WAY LOLLY WD ON WINNING THE CRUISE COMP HUNNIE, U WELL DESERVED THAT XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 10:18 pm *~*Tiggs*~* said :

    Great idea grumps hun, that would be great for all those who work to catch up as i totally agree with you its not really fair on them, they dont stand a real chance of catching up.

    and yes lolly hunnie a well deserved win… a nail bitter to the end xxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 2nd, 2007 at 11:41 pm *Just Testing* said :

    Hi All,
    I totally agree with both Grumps and Posh. I also think that there should be a limit as to how much peeps can deposit in a week or a month.

    I have not had much ‘luck’ for aaaaages and have run up a £5000 credit card bill! It didn’t seem to matter if I maxed, bought one card or whatever, I haven’t managed to break even!

    I feel that there is a blip in the system because once you are an established player, you seem to win less often as if the system knows that you’re hooked! The newbies constantly win for a few weeks or months as I used to.

    I love playing at Mania, luv the roomies and GM’s but frankly have run out of funds and have not been able to play for weeks now.

    Good luck all

    Babs x

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 7:24 am BETTY BOOP said :

    A SUGGESTION

    In the past mania has given us the joy of partying in the party room, this is a very nice gesture, but on some occassions i have seen players moan because some peeps have won more than 1 and they havent, so can i suggest that maybe in future party games that once a player has won they should be ommitted from playing the rest of the session, this can then give peeps who have not won a chance to win, im pretty sure most peeps would be happy with just a win, i know i would be lol. I know this may be complicated as it means the tech guys would have to find a software which would elimate a peep automatically.

    Can we also see more of the party room plzzzzzzzzzz

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 8:44 am GM POPPY said :

    ohhh party night at least once a month sounds good to me, the trouble is , its costly and not everyone can win as we all know, as a GM i constantly see ppl come in chat room and expect to win straight away or they start moaning, where as i see more often ppl sit with me all day , as in land bingo you dont win everytime you go do you ?

    ok i get off me soap box now and go to work and by way womble ya owe me a zillionnnn bbs interest rate on borrowed bbs is high ya know, ya shouldnt be so loose with em

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 10:36 am moxynoz said :

    To be honest I think it`s everyones choice how much they deposit . Mania or any other bingo site for that matter , is not responsible for how much people spend. That is everyones individual choice and I think its a bit unfair to say “put a limit on how much a player can depo in a month”. This is a gambling site - a great one at that lol- but at the end of the day we get loads of goodies and specials that other sites don`t offer. I`ve played my share of the scam ones and learnt a few lessons along the way- here is the only place I play now because it is fair . I dont think as just testing says that there is any sort of blip in the system once you`ve played here a while. It`s pure luck - I have won plenty on 1 or 2 cards and I been member here since around 2005. Just my opinion and dont want to offend anyone . Great site keep it up.

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 am **H@PPY*POSH** said :

    can i also say party room should be only for roomies, im not be nasty but i dont see why ooc should be invited cause they dont normally come into the bingo rooms, and party means partying with all the peeps who are here regularly in chat, were here most of the time very rarely ooc and i think that should be our privilage, the privilage of being roomies.

    I mean luckily were here cause otherwise well poppy, womble hehe u need us to keep u sane lmaoooooooooooo

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 11:28 am GM POPPY said :

    but ooc pay money to play too !!!
    some play ooc for reasons eg working.shy, cant type good,cant cope with chatrooms, and dare i say it some go ooc as they dont like chatting, and some simple cos they dont want bbs it their chocie and should never be taken away or frown or puinished for
    Sorry but i dont agree with ya posh not on this one sorry hun xx

  23. 23
    On August 3rd, 2007 at 11:30 am GM POPPY said :

    omg that mean to say it their choice, it them roomies teasin me again with cchoccy

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 12:02 pm itsmeiwon said :

    on the supject of ooc players have u stopped and thought that there may be reasons why peeps dont go in chat i for one find it very difficult to type, peeps do play when they are dissabled or with any other probs they may have, or it may be they just dont like peeps moaning

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 12:50 pm **H@PPY*POSH** said :

    Oh yes some peeps are at work, some have problems yes i agree but come-on for those peeps who dont come into chat cause of moaning, maybe they should spend more time in chat and see these days us roomies dont moan, and if we do moan sometimes its for techinical reasons, we like to meet new roomies and chat to all newbies and oldies.

    Maybe my way of thinking and stating is not the same, but at the end of the day if the chat room is a success it comes down to roomies, my hubby used to play ooc, because he doesnt like to chat and didnt understand the word and symbols we use in chat until i explained it to him and told him coming into chat does not force him to talk, today he goes into chat and enjoys it even when some roomies call’s him hun lol he hates that he say’s hun is for women

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 4:03 pm gm womble said :

    i understand we all get frustrated at things sumtimes but being ooc is a choice just like gambling is a choice, if we stop the invites we will be discriminating against people and that is not wot bingomania is about,reguardless of there reasons for staying in and out of chat, it is there choice, at the end of the day everyones money goes in to the pot to be played and won,so it it only fair that they are invited ,and given the same chance as others ,as the office can not see who is in chat and who is not,,gambling is the same for everyone it all bout luck and enjoyment, so to this end the hosts try there best to make your time with us fun,

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 4:33 pm no envy said :

    ermmmmmm……. i really think we need to chip bbs in 4 a new screen for poppy her mirrored 1 cracked cos she was posin in it……. its not her fault she dellusional poor old woman……. pmslmao luv u really u aint as gorgeous as me tho lol

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 4:34 pm no envy said :

    whoops wrote that in wrong place ss lol

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 9:24 pm gm tigerlily said :

    I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME FELLOW WORKMATES….ALTHOUGH I HATE TO ADMIT WOMBLE N POPPY R RIGHT(COS THEY NEVER ARE USUALLY) ….AS A QUITE NEW ADDITION TO THE BINGOMANIA GM FAMILY ..I DO REMEMBER VERY WELL PLAYING HERE.. AND ON OTHER SITES…I HAVE TO SAY IF I WAS TIRED OR JUST COULDNT BE BOTHERED I WOULD STAY OOC…. SOMETIMES U JUST DONT WANNA BE BOTHERED …HOWEVER NICE ROOMIES ARE…..EVERYONE THAT PLAYS ON MANIA …IN CHAT OR NOT ,HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEDGES..AND THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD AND WILL STAY…..CALL US HYPOCRYTICAL….WE ALL HAVE A LAFF AND MOAN WHEN OOCS WIN…AND YES WE LOVE IT WHEN WE SEE A ROOMIE WIN…….BUT THATS COS WE KNOW U AND LUBS U…. BUT REMEMBER IT IS THEY WHO ADD TO THE WINNINGS!

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 9:57 pm moxynoz said :

    hear hear - hiccup hiccup - lol

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 pm missannieangel said :

    I DONT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD EXCEPT ……………………………

    I LOVE MANIA AND WOULDNT GO ANYWHERE ELSE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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    On August 3rd, 2007 at 11:55 pm moxynoz said :

    feel free to hiccup too annie

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    On August 4th, 2007 at 2:03 am moxynoz said :

    ok — my last comment of the day! its 2am and im “mellow”(lmao , mellow = pisd!), but my view is - this site is the very best and if any1 doubts it and thinks they will find any site better go there and tell me its still better . any specials on other sites have max set to 30+ at 50/75 p a card= big spenders win evry time. I hear wat peeps say bout those who work in day have more chance but……… this is true everywhere. here we have max of 4 cards so yes peeps who are on all the time have more chance but it aint limited to those who can deposit hundreds a week ( or day- everyones choice)to chase that prize. At the end of the day it is a gambling site and we all pay 2 play regardless of how much evry1 deposits and spends. Each to their own I say. Anyway - I would say sopy things like GMs are great etc etc 0- but i dont do soppy. lmao - I think here is great - wobble if u stopped abusin the vulnerable the site wud be perfect. moxyinawheelchair. aka retard.

  34. 34
    On August 4th, 2007 at 8:37 am gm womble said :

    well it 8 35 and i hope when u get up moxy u have a great hangeover again ,oh no wait you are used to have bad head i forgot, oh there u is just popped on line wot that in your hand,xtra strong coffee you must be bad m8 lol,good job u got help for the day ,ill try leave you alone whislt you wake up nottttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

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    On August 4th, 2007 at 9:50 am Stuart said :

    Hi Grumbs, thanks for sharing your suggestion on the competition games. I think your suggestion is fair. I would love to go ahead and schedule one full hour of special patterns…but to be fair to everyone, I’ll have to give this more thought so the change benefits all members. Thanks for your great input and I’ll give you an update by early next week.

  36. 36
    On August 4th, 2007 at 10:10 am Stuart said :

    Hi *Just Testing*, sorry to hear about your recent unlucky streak – I might need to have a chat with our GM Team and see if we could sprinkle some good luck dust your way :)

    And regards your concern - I’m sorry you feel there is a blip in our software. I can assure you that’s not the case … our random number generator doesn’t favour newbies vs. regular members. If that was the case, we would never be in business today, as our software provider Parlay wouldn’t be able to license their winning bingo software.

    As part of our commitment to transparency and being upfront with our members, I can have one of our techies run a special report to see the winning % of newbies vs. regular members. I’ll be more than happy to share this with you and the community on a special ManiaStu post mid-next week.

    Thanks again for your comment and hope some good luck dust gets you on a winning streak.

  37. 37
    On August 4th, 2007 at 10:19 am Stuart said :

    This is great! I love being challenged by our members to find new ways to deliver on our promise of fair play.

    “Betty Boop” thanks for your interesting comment and great idea!! I’ll discuss your suggestion further with our team and see if this feature is technically possible. As you know, we setup the 2nd chance room to ensure everyone gets a fair shot at winning by giving all players equal number of cards every game. To be honest with you, I didn’t know there was an issue of same winners in the Party Room. But I’ll look into this and see how we can further improve your experience with us. Thanks again!

  38. 38
    On August 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pm Grumps said :

    OMG, how much fairer can this site get, the main man himself ( Stu ) proves time and time again that he listens to each and every comment that is made by us players and also considers every one of them !
    Thank u very much Stu for not only listening to us but for also considering our comments. I really cannot understand why there are peeps out there that play elsewhere for their bingo, they have gotta be crazyyyyyyyyyyy pmsl and if i come across anybody on ere that ever dares to suggest that this site is unfair or fixed in anyway, well they will feel my wrath lmaoooo

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 4:35 am gm scoochy said :

    I dont think its fare to discriminate again players just because they dont come into the chat room, at the end of the day its there choice and they still put as much money into the winning pot as everyone else does.

    Playing out of the chat room shouldnt mean you cannot take part in site promotions or free foll parties etc etc

    If you pay to play regardless of in or out of chat you should all be entitled to reek the benifits of being a bingo mania member

    wow easy sum 1+ 2 yipeeeee

  40. 40
    On August 5th, 2007 at 9:38 am Grumps said :

    Yes I totally agree, nobody should be excluded from any benefits or treats that we get from Mania, wether they chat or not. I can see where posh was coming from when she suggested that the free roll parties should be for just the roomies, but in all fairness, every mania member should be entitled to join in the free roll parties because when all is said and done, the ooc’s pay to play just as much as we do :)

    To be honest I feel slightly sorry for the ooc’s, just think wot they are missing out on by not being a roomie, they miss out on the friendship, love and scrummy bb’s that we earn from being a roomie, I have had times when I have had to play ooc and believe me I have hated every moment of it, I missed my roomies, oh and the GM’s I suppose :)
    As for the comment made by one ooc about sum peeps being too shy or not being able to type, well there is no rule that says u have to chat once ur in the room, once u have said hello to the GM at least, then u are free to remain quiet untill u rec bb’s and then all is required of u is a simple ty to the GM, so why dont u try it sometime, u never know u may like being a roomie once u have tried it :) after all we dont bite !
    But, as I said, it is entirely peeps choice if the prefer to play ooc and they shouldnt be blasted for it or even left out of the treats.

    There I have said my peace, I will now retreat to my corner and be a good girl :)

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 9:40 am Grumps said :

    Oh and one more thing before I retire to my corner…………….. roomies, GM’s…. I lubs ya all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 8:28 pm missannieangel said :

    hello

    my suggestion although it doesnt happen often anyway but to make it fairer -

    when you are playing chat game nabours - if you win you dont receive bbs. your roomies do which is great , after all you dont need the extra 1/2 bbs as youve just had a win, however when playing other games ie flipperty flop and unlucky pairs to make it a bit fairer on the poorer players who havent won ( me especially lol ) i think that if you’ve called flip flop on that game only and then had a win whilst that game is still in play i think you should forfeit your bbs and they go to another roomie who hasnt one the first, second or third part - after all you dont get bbs when playing nabours anyway. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE ??????

    just a suggestion

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 8:54 pm missannieangel said :

    also - just to add

    can we have some new patterned games please in madhouse. im getting a bit bored of the same old games during the day. what happened to the dog, the explosion and the letters N & W etc . i used to like them.

    and……… can we have new bb games too

    thankyou xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pm GM POPPY said :

    OHH DONT THINK FORFIETN YA BBS COS YA WON ON BBS GOOD IDEA, NOT VERY FAIR TO SAY OH YA WON ON BINGO SO NO BBS FOR YOU !!!!

    ALSO CHAT GAME ARE CHANGED EVERY FEW MONTHS DUE VERY SOON SO HANG IN THERE

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    On August 5th, 2007 at 11:29 pm missannieangel said :

    i see what you mean pops i just thought as you wouldnt win them on a nabours game, it gives someone else a chance to play for longer as they would get bbs to play with and we would still have our win. it doesnt happen much anyway. i was just trying to put my thinking cap on as to how the play can be made fairer.

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    On August 6th, 2007 at 11:56 am **H@PPY*POSH** said :

    missannie i can see where yr coming from and what yr trying to say, maybe us roomies could take this into consideration, yes i think this would be nice but then its up to mania to decide as to whether we can pass bbs to others but it would have to be to a player in chat and maybe a player who hasnt won anything within the last 5 games maybe, only a suggestion though.

    What do u think poppy?

  47. 47
    On August 6th, 2007 at 3:19 pm missannieangel said :

    what i mean posh is if we were playing flip flop and i call, but then win on that game of bingo, the next player to call flip flop gets the bbs instead. that way its fair. im quite happy to let someone else have my bbs if ive won on that game and im sure others wont mind either.

    what do you other guys think ???

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    On August 6th, 2007 at 9:04 pm GM POPPY said :

    i get where ya comin from BUT some ppl that dont win too often rely on their bbs so i like the way it is now, when roomies are a bit flush and dont need the bbs, they win chat games and pass them to oher roomies, this way it up to roomies, personal choice, cos i sure wouldnt like to take ya bbs away just cos ya won on bingo,but if ya win a cg you can pass ur bb to a player in room so long as they have funded in last 30 days and have at least 1 card playing

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    On August 6th, 2007 at 9:13 pm GM MIDGEY said :

    MMMM I CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE COMMING FROM ANNIE, BUT HOW WOULD NOT WORK IN THE 90 BALL ROOMS - AS YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE WON THE FULL HOUSE - BUT THE BBS WOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN AWARDED ??

    I REALLY CANT SEE THIS WORKING AT ALL

    SURELY IF YOU DID NOT WANT THE BB THEN THE EASIET THING WOULD BE TO EIOTHER NOT CLAIM THE CHAT GAME OF PASS THE BB TO A ROOMIE WHEN YOU WON IT ??

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    On August 6th, 2007 at 9:22 pm GM MIDGEY said :

    OOPS ME SPEELING GONNED TO POT - IT WOULD NOT WORK IN THE 90 BALL ROOMS, ALSO YOU ARE THEN ASKING ROOMIES TO WAITI UNTIL THE END OF A GAME BEFORE BEING AWARDED BBS. SOME ROOMIES MIGHT NEED THOSE BBS TO BUY CARDS FOR THE NEXT GAME. AS I SAID THE EASIEST THING IS TO EITHER NOT CLAIM THE BBS IN THE FIRST PLACE OR TO PASS THEM TO A ROOMIE OF YOUR CHOICE WHEN YOU WIN THEM

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    On August 6th, 2007 at 9:49 pm GM TartanTerror said :

    It is a nice idea annie but unfortunately it would be a problem to execute as the GMs credit BBs on chat games like flip flop as soon as it has been called. The reason we have Nabours then numbers games alternating is so that every one has a fair chance to win some BB’s. As Midgey and Poppy have said you are free to donate your BB’s to another player BEFORE the GM has credited them and the player you are donating to is eligible for them.

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    On August 7th, 2007 at 12:21 am wisteria said :

    hi all,i have a suggestion why cant we have a daily free roll half hour,with a limited amount of cards per player.I have been wanting to suggest this for a while dont know if any of the other players will agree with me but hope they do.Big shout to poppy you are the best gm always full of poppyness lol.ty

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    On August 8th, 2007 at 10:15 am mitchmente said :

    This is the only site I know of that goes out of it’s way to make everything as fair as possible for all the players. WTG Mania

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    On August 9th, 2007 at 12:04 am missannieangel said :

    just wanted to say that i didnt know you could pass your bbs to another player. this must be something quite new as i remember ages ago someone asked to do it and was told no. glad to see you can do that now.

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    On August 9th, 2007 at 9:21 am ohtut@janny said :

    You guys all love Mania as it stands. Beware of trying to change the way it is.

    With regards to not giving BBs at times, I would hate that cos I don’t win that often and really appreciate the BBs I do get so I can continue to play.

    Remember: IF IT AINT BROKE….. DONT TRY AND MEND IT

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    On August 10th, 2007 at 4:47 pm Stuart said :

    Hi Wistira, it was great hearing from you and thanks for the suggestion. Each time a team member or one of our loyal members shares an idea with us, we ask ourselves some questions. And it was no different with this one.

    Here are some questions, I asked myself: how would free roll daily games add to the overall excitement at Mania? Would such an event fit with our goal of providing our members a fair shot at shouting bingo? How much will the free games cost us? And finally if we only had a £4,800 (approx cost of 1hr free games at 20 pounds x 30 days), would it be wise to spend the money on a free roll or on something else?

    So as you can see, when we consider a change or addition, we throw the suggestion into our question-meter : ) and see if the outcome actually supports our goal and fits in with our promise of fair play.

    I would love to say YES to every suggestion that comes in from our members, but the reality is that’s sometimes not possible. With this suggestion, although we can’t afford to have a free roll daily, we can have free roll special sessions on special days for our members. One such free roll will be included in our upcoming room Party Room (more on this room in a future post).

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    On August 10th, 2007 at 4:53 pm Stuart said :

    Grumps – as promised I gave your suggestion some well deserved thought. Like I said earlier, we would love to say YES to all of our member’s suggestion, but in reality that’s very difficult to do. I’m sorry, but we can’t apply your suggestion.

    By implementing more games in the evening, we would shift the “fair-play” balance in favour of the evening members and that would be unfair to the morning/day members.

    Currently, to ensure we offer fair play, we have an equal number of games from 9am to 1am daily (approx. 1 per hour). And as we near the middle or end of the special, we will be hosting special extra hammer patterns.

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    On August 10th, 2007 at 7:42 pm Grumps said :

    Thank u Stu for giving my idea sum thought, however I guess that means that the comps that Mania run are not really suited to those who work then, ah well never mind, thank u anyways xxxx

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    On August 11th, 2007 at 6:06 pm GM MIDGEY said :

    OK I have a suggestion - why cant we have a party nite - say every friday ?

    With mixed games, team bingo??

    With special games - not played in any of other rooms - perhaps romoies could help out with game suggestions for room - or even a Quiz nite every friday - different themed quiz every week ???

    Ok I rambled enuff - what do u all think

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    On August 11th, 2007 at 6:15 pm GM POPPY said :

    HERE HERE AND A SUNDAY NIGHT PLS AS SUNDAY NIGHTS ARE QUIET IN 10P ROOM AS NO FIXED POTS, I FIND SOME NICE HARD QUESTIONS HEHEHHEHEE

    PARTYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YER WE NEED PARTY NIGHT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH TO LET HAIR DOWN AND BE EVEN NAWTIER THAN WE ARE NORMALLY

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    On August 12th, 2007 at 10:49 am Grumps said :

    Stu, have ya given anymore thought to having the pound room open for longer than it is now hun ?

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    On August 12th, 2007 at 1:46 pm missannieangel said :

    i like the idea of a party night . how about double bbs between certain hours ???

    ( LIKE HAPPY HOUR )

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    On August 13th, 2007 at 2:52 pm *~*tiggs*~* said :

    PARTYYYY DID I HEAR PARTYYYY…. WHERE WHEN …. HEEHEE

    YEP LOVIN THE IDEA OF QUIZ NIGHTS AND PARTY NIGHTS WITH VARIOUS CHAT GAMES. BE COOL IF US AS THE PLAYERS COULD SEND IN SOME SUGGESTIONS, WICKED IDEA :)

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    On August 13th, 2007 at 6:28 pm GM MIDGEY said :

    WHERE??????????????????? LEMME AT IT

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    On August 14th, 2007 at 12:05 pm ineverwin said :

    Hi there Stu and fellow Maniacs!

    Just one suggetion. Regarding Chat games in the Fair & Square Room. At present, you can only win chat game if you are a bingo winner. Could we have chat games that non-winners can get bbs on please?
    I love the F & S room, but sometimes I dont play in there if I only have a small amount in my account, as I feel that at least in the other rooms, I have a chance at winning bbs to build up my account, even if I dont have a bingo win. maybe there are more players who feel the same?

    Cheers,
    Ineverwin

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    On August 16th, 2007 at 9:20 am gm pgeonix said :

    can i make suggestion for fair and square, make it a torney room so players pick numbers and points r added up and top 5 winners at end of 2 hours will win bb’s then it is not done on wins. then i think its fair for all.

    other thing you can’t make mania much better, i been searching for a new home for months now since i became a gm and i still not settle any where, as no where is as good as and as friendly as mania. Mania is my second home and always will be. Everyone on site is like one big family and thats what i love. love u roomies, no go and nick poppy’s choccy for me.

    ps why do i get the hard ones….what 6 + 10 ….omg i am blonde lmao

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    On August 16th, 2007 at 9:23 am gm pheonix said :

    Omg i can’t spell either that is Pheonix lmao. where’s the womblese dictionary, still not got mine womble getting desperate now. right i off back to bed and get out of right side lmao

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    On August 16th, 2007 at 6:23 pm GM TartanTerror said :

    Hi all,

    Whilst planning the chat games for Fair and Square, I investigated many different formats to try and come up with chat games that were as fair as the room itself. Due to the way the Fair and Square room works, the current format of chat games (ie winner based) are the only games that can be played fairly in this room. Be assured that I am always on the lookout for ways to improve things in chat.

    TT

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    On August 17th, 2007 at 8:55 pm supergran24 said :

    while I am waiting for site to come back again - I want to say thank you for your good wishes on my forthcoming surgery. Be rest assured I will be back as soon as I can - please keep my seat warm and bbs at the ready. It wont be long before I shout out cooooooooooeeeeeeee to one and all. love you loads see you soon xxxxxxxx

    now this is a hard one 7 + 8 errrrrrrrrmmmm

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    On August 17th, 2007 at 9:12 pm *~*tiggs*~* said :

    awww gran xxx thinkin of u and hugs hun xxxxxx see u real soon gran xxxxx

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    On August 17th, 2007 at 9:14 pm gm pheonix said :

    awww gran hope all goes well hun …. best wishes … you will be missed so hurry back xxxxxxxxx

    omg how comes i get the hard ones 6 + 9 mmmmmmm i will be here all night lol

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    On August 17th, 2007 at 10:22 pm Pansy123 said :

    Loads of hugs gran tc n hurry back xxxxxxx

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    On August 18th, 2007 at 12:08 am mitchmente said :

    pmsl@ phoenix & 6+9

    Hey that makes me fave #

    6999999999999999999

    woohooo lol :-)

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    On August 18th, 2007 at 1:15 am Grumps said :

    awwwww grannnnnnn we gonna miss u hunni, u one of my fav roomies and i wish u all the best on ur forthcoming op, take real good care my lovely and hurry back safe and sound, luvs ya loads

    Grumpsssss xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 18th, 2007 at 8:42 am gmpoppy said :

    gran i gonna miss ya so much hun, you take care and do as docs tell ya, and hurry back to us safely

    ok now grans not here i can be extra nawty, hahhahaa now ya all for it, no gran to keep me in line and tell me off hahhaha *evil cackles*

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    On August 19th, 2007 at 8:13 am gm womble said :

    all the best gran and we are looking forward to your return, i hope it all goes well for you ,ill kep your seat warm and of course your job as a womble trolly dolly will always be here for you lol
    glllllllllllll gran xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 19th, 2007 at 10:18 am ohtut@janny said :

    Gran, my thoughts and love will be with you next week. Will miss our chats but rather you be away for a few days to enable you to be well again. Don’t forget we gonna be racing round the block together very soon lol.

    Hurry back cos all the GMs going to be extra norty without you here to control em.

    Love you loads. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 20th, 2007 at 10:49 pm anniesangelx said :

    hi everyone

    the site is down tonight so i have taken this opportunity to have a look at the sites i left behind. ( had no intention of depositing in any of them just wanted to see what they were like now. ) i couldnt believe the difference in mania to them. in one room there was about 35 people playing for 58p a line 58p for 2 lines and 10.00 a full house. are these people mad ???? have they not heard of bingomania? i couldnt believe my eyes.

    my old main site which i left because it became too busy and i was never winning cos too many people were playing ( approx 150 peeps per game ) was down to about 50 people playing for peanuts. no more than about 20 pound. no wonder more and more people are joining mania if thats the competition out there.

    so i just wanted to say keep up the good work mania and i for one definately wont be going elsewhere.

    anniesangelx

    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 am Grumps said :

    Lmaoooooo annie, I did that the other nite while this site was down, and like u, I had no intention of playing on my old sites but I just wanted to see what they were like now and if they had improved at all and guess what…………………………….. I still wouldnt play anywhere else now that I have found Mania coz none of them can match Mania and I am just surprised that the whole world doesnt play their bingo on ere at Mania.

    xxxxxxxxxxxxGrumpsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On August 23rd, 2007 at 12:45 am Grumps said :

    oh for gods sake i just typed out my suggestion and it never submitted, even tho i did the spam filter thingy and submitted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  81. 81
    On August 23rd, 2007 at 12:47 am Grumps said :

    I ent typin out me whole speech again so eres the short version :

    Stu, u state on ur FAQ’s page that it is possible to have our winnings paid back onto our credit / debit cards but we all know thats not true, so please can we have this facility available to us asap please.

    Thankuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    Love and hugs Grumps xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  82. 82
    On August 23rd, 2007 at 12:51 am Grumps said :

    omg im sooooooo annoyed that me first version dint submit, it was soooo goood coz I have such a way with words sumtimes and i penned it just rite, well ur loss Mania coz u would have preferred me first version lmaooooooo

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    On August 23rd, 2007 at 9:12 am anniesangelx said :

    omg grumps - no wonder you making mistakes with your message hun. its 12.51 in the morning. go to bed hun xxxxxxxxxx

    LMAO ………………………

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    On August 23rd, 2007 at 1:55 pm Grumps said :

    annie i dint make any mistakes hun, i did it all rite and then wen i pressed submit it dint go on ere, blidy system lmaooooo

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    On September 5th, 2007 at 9:42 am gmpoppy said :

    TIME AND TIME AGAIN I HEAR ROOMIES CRYIN OUT FOR REFUNDS/WITHDRAWALS TO BE DONE BACK TO CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS, LIKE ALL OTHER UK SITES, SORRY BUT I BACK PLAYERS 100% ON THIS ONE, GET US IN LINE WITH OTHER SITES AND YOU SEE WE GET A LOT BUSIER

  86. 86
    On September 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pm Grumps said :

    Thanks Pops for backing us on this one, we understand that Mania cant make withdrawals back onto credit cards but they can do it back on to debit cards and it would be so much easier and better for us if they would xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    On September 9th, 2007 at 12:28 pm Finesse said :

    Stuart could we not have a blog for us roomies, one where we can exchange ideas, post our thoughs for the day and so on, maybe a live blog, it would be nice to have somewhere where we can post personal thoughs and opinion, exchange reciepts and chat about what we read in the newspaper. I know we do this in chat, but lately i can see chat is getting busier and something i find myself lost in the room lol, cant keep up so maybe a blog out of chat could benefit alot of us including ooc.

    Am i making sense, cause i know its sunday site was down had to do housework, but is my mind still on top of it, or i think it is pmsl.

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