World Cup Fever Sweeps the Online Bingo World!
Posted on June 3rd, 2010
This year’s World Cup will be held in South Africa and the whole country is bracing for an influx of soccer fans from around the world. The first World Cup took place way back in 1930 and since World War Two has taken place every four years. The World Cup is the most widely viewed sports even in the world and the 2006 World Cup attracted 715.1 million viewers. Brazil, which has won the World Cup five times, is favored in the 2010 games in S Africa. The World Cup has not gone unnoticed in the bingo world and several online bingo sites are offering special World Cup promotions. Most UK based bingo sites have launched special World Cup promotions and games. Football (soccer for you Americans) is easily one of the most popular sports in the UK and Europe and football frenzy is in the air at most online bingo websites. Best of all, many of these World Cup based games are totally free!
A quick Google search using the search terms ‘World Cup bingo promotions’ generated 168,000 results so it is easy to see that there is no shortage of information on World Cup themed games offered by online bingo sites. UK bingo giant Tombola has taken advantage of World Cup fever and is launching a game called ‘World Cup Lucky Dip.’ Tombola has earmarked £20,000 ($29,248 USD) for game prizes and players can win prizes of £5 ($7.31 USD) up to £500. ($731 USD) World Champions 2010 at the popular website Bingo Lottery is a simulated tournament game and players try to guess the outcome of 16 simulated football matches. The simulated games include extra times, penalty shoot outs and even sudden death to add a touch of reality to the games.
Many internet bingo sites have added World Cup based side games. Dragonfish, a division of 888 Holdings, is launching a series of side games designed to run alongside the World Cup games in S Africa. Other slot games on the site will feature some of the famous football players participating in the World Cup games. Virgin bingo has launched their World Cup Stars slot game and the timing couldn’t be better as World Cup fever sweeps the online bingo world. In addition to all the great online bingo games available and bigger and better bingo bonuses and promotions these exciting World Cup games are sure to provide bingo players with hours of exciting fun.
