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A lucky lady was celebrating today after winning a holiday and the opportunity of a lifetime to play in Gala Bingo’s Ultimate Bingo Championships in Gibraltar. This is huge game of Bingo in Gibraltar with a total prize fund of £100K.

The 50-year-old logged on for a game of bingo at galabingo.co.uk and was soon celebrating after winning a trip to the sunshine isle of Gibraltar and the chance to win a share of the £100k jackpot up for grabs.

The happy retail manager, who plans to take her husband Richard along with her spoke of her excitement: “I can’t wait to jet off to Gibraltar, we’ve visited the island once before and thought it was absolutely beautiful. I’m so excited that galabingo.co.uk is giving me the chance to go back and play to win a share of £100k.”

When asked what she would do if she were to win the Gala Ultimate Bingo Championship, Susan said: “I’d share the money with my family, perhaps take them all on a lovely holiday. I would also spoil my daughters and buy them each a new car. My youngest is starting driving lessons next year and it would be lovely to be able to buy her a car for when she passes her test.”

The 2011 Ultimate Bingo Championship is taking place between Monday, 7 and Wednesday, 9 November and will see players winning a holiday Gibraltar for a three day stay in a top four star hotel while competing to become the Ultimate Bingo Champion and win a share of £100k prize money.

To enter the tournament, players must play at special games marked with a silver trophy. These take place at the following times.

THE SUNDAY QUALIFIERS – Every Sunday until August 28th 2011

THE BIG SUNDAY PLAYOFF – Every Sunday until August 28th 2011

The winners of these games receive the normal game jackpot but also entry into the leading bingo sites’ Big Sunday Playoff game at 9.30pm in the all new Tournament club. The lucky winners of all of these Sunday night playoffs will find themselves heading to Gibraltar to compete in the biggest game of the year. There are still plenty of chances to qualify over the next 11 weeks exclusively at galabingo.co.uk

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A new survey on behalf on Virgin Bingo suggests that it is possible to make genuine friendships while playing online bingo. This makes sense as there is a lot of time between games where players can mingle before the next game starts.

The survey amongst 647 customers revealed that 44% of players had made genuine friendships through Virgin Bingo, with 18% meeting up in person. 22% of respondents share personal problems and family issues with their online bingo friends, with 34% believing that playing online bingo had improved their social life. Interestingly, 69% of players said that playing bingo online had replaced going to land based bingo halls. Out of the 647 customers surveyed, four players have had romantic relationships through Virgin Bingo, with one wedding currently being planned.

Alan Thomas, Head of CRM, commented: “When we put out this survey we really had no idea what to expect. We are genuinely thrilled that our customers get more than a bit of fun out of playing at Virgin Bingo – it seems a number of them have truly enriched their social lives through new friendships – and in one case a wedding! There is a lot of focus on the negative impact of online gaming, I think this demonstrates for a lot of people it provides a point of common interest and can bring something to people’s lives.

“That 69% said they now use online bingo over bingo halls is interesting to see. People love the ease and availability of playing online. Going to bingo halls is associated with having a few drinks and perhaps smoking – then there’s the added cost of transport to get you there. With the ever rising cost of alcohol and transport, coupled with the smoking ban, people are choosing the more affordable option of playing bingo at home and providing their own refreshments.”

One of the bingo players said: “Since I became completely dependent on family for outdoor transport (plus my husband needs 24 hour care he has Alzheimer’s disease) my life has taken on new meaning through my bingo friends. If I need to talk, whatever time of day or night, there is always someone there either online, Facebook or phone so I am in contact 24/7. Even with family close by they find it difficult to provide the conversation I need, and there is no communication with my husband – so my bingo friends provide that link. I could not survive if I couldn’t have a moan and a groan and of course the laughs. Then of course there is bingo itself – I used to go to landline clubs several times a week – now I log on and play whenever I want with the chance of winning some serious money (which I have a couple of times I’m pleased to say).”

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