Recently, a report was prepared by a collaboration between several leading online bingo halls to find out what kind of activities their players prefer to do while they are enjoying the games over the internet. The survey was given to two thousand five hundred bingo players from the UK who were between the ages of twenty five and sixty, and covered those who were playing at Moon Bingo, Robin Hood Bingo, and Gossip Bingo – and now the results are in, so we can see what sort of things most of the players get up to while they are enjoying their leisure time.
Sixty three per cent of players reported that they liked to watch soap operas on the television, and over half of this segment said that they watched them while they played. There were many other fascinating discoveries made during the survey, but we have gathered together our favourite five for you here! The first is that more and more players enjoy playing games on the go, with those who watch soap operas whilst playing being broken down into the following categories: thirty nine per cent played on their mobiles, thirty seven per cent on their laptops, and twenty four per cent on their tablet or iPad. All three of the bingo sites which ran the survey have their own mobile sites, which certainly helps, but it was clear that the growing trend in mobile gambling is not restricted merely to the online casino sector of the industry. The majority of players state that they play bingo during the advert breaks, but only just – fifty three per cent of players were involved in the games during the breaks. “There are so many breaks during my soaps that playing bingo is the perfect way to pass the time,” says Gossip Bingo player Jeanne Andrews from Leeds. “I’m having fun the whole time. They’re not commercial breaks, they’re bingo breaks!”
Slots were also popular amongst those who answered the survey, with forty two percent of the people who were polled stating that they liked to play slot games while watching soaps. The most popular slots voted for by the polled players were Fluffy Favourites, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cleopatra. Slots are a great way to get an instant win, and also require a bit less concentration than bingo, so this certainly makes sense. As for which of the soaps were the most popular amongst the players, seventy eight per cent chose both EastEnders and Coronation Street, showing that these two shows are certainly the most popular out there. Thirty one per cent reported that they were also enjoying chat games while watching the soaps, which displays an impressive level of multitasking! Thirty four per cent reported that their main reason for playing bingo and slots during soaps was the fact that it was done for social reasons, such as being able to discuss the soaps. “It’s double the fun to win whilst you watch, chat with your mates, collect bonuses and play hundreds of exciting slot games,” said one respondent.