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Right now all over the world excitement is building because the World Cup which takes place in South Africa is about to start!

Now you could look at the situation as "glass half empty" because your husband/partner/boyfriend will likely be with you over the next month in body but not necessarily in mind.

Why not instead look at the situation as "glass half full", because while the World Cup games are on you have the opportunity to take some time out for your favourite pastime - playing online bingo!  Read more

Have you played bingo and noticed the caller saying not only the number but an amusing rhyming call also?  During bingo games in the UK special bingo calls are used when announcing the number.  Fabulously each rhyming call has its own special history and story and is one of bingo's fun traditions.  When starting out at bingo this might seem a little bizarre, but you quickly get to understand what a big deal these special calls are and how much more enjoyable the game is.

Each rhyming call meaning is based on a number of things, such as a simple rhyme with the number, e.g. number four, knock at the door.  Some number meanings have historical or even popular references.   Read more

You might be an online bingo pro or an online bingo newbie - either way it is impossible to miss the fact that online bingo has never been bigger.  This is nothing we haven't heard before because we heard it last year, and the year before, and the year before that...

Today we have all but weathered a crippling global recession, and yet online gaming spend continues to increase.  Why is that?  During tough economic times, as we have just seen, people don't go out as much to limit their entertainment expenditure, and this led a large number of people to instead try out online gaming.  Recent statistics show online bingo growth reaching $1.6 billion in 2010.

However this is likely to be an interesting year for competition between online bingo companies.  The industry continues to amass massive revenues which could indicate we are about to see all facets of online bingo become bigger.

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The 82nd annual Oscars or Academy Awards are just around the corner now and will be televised on Sunday 7 March.   Who will win the big awards?  Do you know?  Why not throw an award winning Oscars party with your friends so you can watch all of the movie stars strutting their stuff down the red carpet in the hottest designer outfits.  Then it's down to business of the awards when it's time to guess - who will win each award!

To be completely prepared to host your big awards viewing party you need to have the essential party item for the Oscars night - the Oscars Party Kit.  This will take you through the must haves for throwing a great Oscars viewing party as well as games for you and your guests to play.  Of course no party is complete without some Oscars themed cocktails to get you all in the mood and some fabulous recipes to make so your friends won't go hungry.  If you are running short of time and some of the recipes are a bit full on, never fear, chips and dip or club sandwiches ALWAYS go down a treat!

Click here to download Oscar ballots, Oscar bingo, and other party play-along games.

Next week a group of 24 die hard bingo players will take part in a bingo pilgrimage to Everest’s Base Camp, 17,500 feet above sea level, in an attempt to topple the record for the World’s Highest Game of Bingo.

The Great Britain based Gala Coral employees are tackling this challenge to raise money for their nominated charity, Sue Ryder Care. The team have been preparing for this momentous feat by taking part in intensive endurance training sessions as well as playing bingo atop landmarks in their local area. Their goal is to scale the world’s highest mountain, set a new world record for playing bingo at altitude and raise £100,000.

The trek to Mt Everest is just one of several fundraising initiatives by the Gala Coral Group with the aim of raising £1 million by the end of the year for Sue Ryder Care, which provides care to people living with conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, stroke and Huntington's Disease. Staff are well on their way to reaching their goal as £750,000 has been raised already.

The trek to play the World's Highest Game of Bingo will commence at Lukla on Monday October 19th and is due to finish at Everest Base Camp on Saturday October 24.

Yes it’s true! A study has been done which has shown bingo players, whether young or old, performed better on tests by being faster and more accurate than non-bingo players. Julie Winstone, a cognitive psychologist from the University of Southampton said that the game's tension, excitement and social aspect could all be beneficial to mental functions.

Ageing is known to affect many mental abilities, including speed, concentration, accuracy and pattern recognition, but Miss Winstone found that bingo required all those skills.

Click here if you want to find out more about how bingo is good for you.

Do you ever read gossip pages to see what your favourite celebrity gets up to?  What you might not know is that behind closed doors some of those celebrities are playing online bingo.  You might be playing and more importantly chatting with your favourite celebrity in an online bingo room and not even know it!  

Stars such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Aniston, Sharon Osborne, Denise van Outen and even Robbie Williams just love to play online bingo!   So when you are playing your next bingo game think which celebrity just might be in your online bingo room...