Archive for May 2009
Yes it does suck and we know how frustrating it might be to your gaming experience when a few players seem to hit a lucky streak while there are times you can’t even claim one bingo game : (
Hello BingoVegans, this is an important blog post which I’ve been looking forward to writing, as I believe, it’s a huge milestone for the community.
Having worked in the online bingo industry through out the past few years and at several different bingo sites, one common concern amongst bingo players have always been “same winner’s keep winning”.
Why Same Winners Happen?
Same winner syndrome seems to haunt many bingo sites, and it’s a big challenge for our industry as a whole.
Same winners happen, because in every game, room and site, there are players with different wagering habits:
- some buy minimum cards
- where others play max cards
As I’m sure you’ve heard this before:
“Bingo is a game of chance and the more cards a player has the higher odds they have in claiming bingo”
Though having more cards doesn’t guarantee a bingo, it improves the probability.
How Winners are selected?
Here’s how winner’s are determined:
- The Game Server Starts a New game by selecting the Game pattern for the next game.
- The Game server enables player card purchasing.
- The Players manually select their game cards from a deck of over 30,000 unique bingo cards.
- Players purchase their desired cards.
- The purchase requests are sent to the game server.
- The game server receives the purchase requests from the players and enters their selected cards into the game.
- The server sends an acknowledgement back to the player telling the player that their cards have been purchased, and entered into the game. 25 Seconds before game start time the game server suspends further card purchasing.
- The game server waits an additional 15 seconds to make sure that all purchase requests have been completed and properly entered into the system
- The game server then generates 75 or 90 numbers using the systems random number generator.
- The game server then systematically applies the random calls to each of the player purchased bingo cards and crosschecks each card with the winning pattern.
- With this procedure the game server has now determined the number of winning bingo cards in the deck of player purchased cards and at which call the cards have won.
- Receives this information and begins calling the numbers. Calls are presented to the user every ten seconds.
- Players can then play and chat with other players knowing that in the event of any system, or telecommunications interruption their cards have been fairly entered into the game and that in each case the true game winner (or winners) will be awarded the prize.
Whose our Software Provider?
There are many different bingo software providers today. We chose a software partner that shares our commitment to fair play. Our random Number Generator (RNG) has earned a prestigious certificate from an internationally recognized and respected Accredited Testing Facility – Technical Systems Testing (TST).
Without getting technical, TST has verified, through mathematical and statistical analysis (in accordance with the strict standards of highly regulated jurisdictions) that the our software provider’s RNG distributes numbers with sufficient non-predictability, fair distribution and lack of bias to particular outcomes.
Our Commitment To You
Knowing that we have a software partner committed to fair play is just the start. In the past, to combat same winners syndrome, we experimented with a fair n’ square room where all players received equal cards, per game, unfortunately the down turn of that was very low wagering and low game prizes and ultimately the room fizzled off.
But that hasn’t dithered us from coming up with other creative ways to provide fair play to you.
Here are some new perks we’ve launched to offset same winner’s winning:
(1) With an All New 2nd Chance Feature:
As some of you know, during the past two weeks, we ran a beta launch of this new feature at Bingo Vega. Basically, every monday, we host two hours of free bingo games for members that hit an unlucky streak the week before.
Right now, the criteria is very simple for qualification: we invite 200 BingoVegans who had the lowest winning % from the week before (Sunday to Saturday).
(2) 1 TG Coveralls
To ensure we give you more ways to win, in April we launched the 1 TG Coverall bingo special from 6pm to 12am EST. This simple promo makes you a winner when you get a 1TG on a card but not bingo. Complete details can be found on the Bingo Promotions page.
(3) Mid-Week Fair N’ Square Tournament
Another new special now available to you is our weekly mid-week Fair N’ Square bingo tournament.
Every Wednesday from 10pm to 12am EST, in the new Fair N’ Square room, everyone receives 10 cards every game for an equal shot at winning these biggie prizes:
The Fair N’ Square Session 10pm to 11pm EST, then repeats again 11pm to 12am EST
- Game 1 – $50 Guaranteed Game @ $1.50/game
- Game 2 – $100 Guaranteed Game @ $3.00/game
- Game 3 – $50 Guaranteed Game @ $1.50/game
- Game 4 – $500 Guaranteed Game @ $5.00/game
- Game 5 – $100 Guaranteed Game @ $3.00/game
- Game 6 – $50 Guaranteed Game @ $1.50/game
- Game 7 – $100 Guaranteed Game @ $3.00/game
- Game 8 – $250 Guaranteed Game @ $4.00/game
The above are just a few of the specials and new added perks of being a BingoVega member. You can rest assure, we’ll continuously work our rear ends to bring you more ways to win. Stay tuned.
Today, at BingoVega.com we give thanks to our veterans … our freedoms were won with the courage and blood of so many others. Happy Memorial Day everyone.
We wish everyone a safe and pleasant Memorial day.
What are you doing to commemorate the day?
If you’ll be spending it with your fellow BingoVegans, then you’re in for a treat:
- 300% free bonus special on all your deposits from 12pm to 12am EST
- $50 free bingo games from 7pm to 9pm EST
- double Chat Bonuses on all your chat games from 6pm to 12am EST
- special bouncing US flag patterns all day long
For complete details, see the memorial day special newsletter.
Happy Memorial Day from all of us at Bingo Vega.
This is a guest post by CM Angel, part of our amazing CM Team.
Thank you Players!
The CM Team here at Vega would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our wonderful players for helping us make the Top 5 so far for the month of May at Which Bingo’s sister site CM OF THE YEAR (cmoftheyear.com). They not only have a yearly vote on who is your favorite CM TEAM but they also have a monthly one.
Last month, we were not on the list of the Top15, but this month we are coming on strong thanks to the all you BingoVegans. We know we have the best players online. It is nice to know that the players here think we are worthy of their vote for Favorite CM Team.
If you haven’t placed your vote for the month of May and would like to vote for our CM Team, please go to: http://www.cmoftheyear.com/votes.asp and place your vote.
You can also:
- visit whichbingo.com and
- click on the tab vote here.
With your vote, we can move up to that number one spot.
No matter what the final results are, we know one thing for sure and that is that our players are the best online. Thank you for making our site your home and becoming a part of our family.
Thank you and remember to have FUN FUN FUN.
Hugs
CM Angel
This week’s $500 Treasure treasure hunt game consists of 2 parts.
First Part
As you know, our Mastercard option is temporarily unavailable. We’ll have MasterCard available as soon as possible. For the time being, our Easy Funding option is limited to Visa or V_ _ A space _ _ _ _ _ _ _ space _ _ _. (fill in the blank)
Second Part
Where can you get this other payment option from?
1) _______________
2) _______________
The 2nd part clues are on this week’s newsletter.
How to Play:
- Read this week’s newsletter
- Find the answers to the missing clues
- Leave your answer in the comment box
- Winner’s will be announced on Monday, May 25th 1pm EST. Till then, all answers will remain pending and will be approved at 1pm EST Monday.
- 10 Winner’s will randomly be selected and awarded $50 for answering correctly
- To qualify, you must have at least made one or more deposit in the past 30 days.
Why You’re Not Getting the BingoVega News?
- Are you signed up? Maybe you’ve never signed up to receive the Vega news. In any case, you can sign up on the current Vega new
- You may have unsubscribed – in that case send an email to cindy@bingovega.com and she’ll add you back on
- You have a Yahoo! or sbcglobal domain and you’re filter is blocking emails being sent from BingoVega or accidentally marking them as Spam.
If you’re with Yahoo!, here’s what you need to do:
- Open your Yahoo mailbox.
- Click Mail Options.
- Click Filters.
- Next, click Add Filter.
- In the top row, labeled From header:, make sure contains is selected in the pull-down menu.
- Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter the address email@biggameentertainment.emv1.net
- At the bottom, where it says Move the message to, select Inbox from the pull-down menu.
- Click the Add Filter button again.
What if I’m with another email provider?
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First off, thank you for all the great feedback and ideas you’ve shared with me and the community on the upcoming Asteroid Room makeover. You all rock, thank you!!!
Here are some ideas that have come up, based on your suggestions:
- Extend the Asteroid room by six (6) hours every day. Room opens at 12pm EST instead of 6pm
- New daily lunch time special 12pm to 2pm EST with Buy 4 Get 2 Free cards type offer
- An entire new 6pm to 12am/2am EST sessions with big guaranteed pots and colossal coveralls
Sample Daily Session
12pm – 2pm
Daily Lunch Special Buy 4 Get 2 Free
3 part pari-mutuels with starting $20
- Part 1: $3 Starting + your wager
- Part 2 : $7 starting + your wager
- Part 3: $10 starting + your wager
3 part $100 guaranteed games (mid hour)
- Part 1: $10 guaranteed
- Part 2: $15 guaranteed
- Part 3: $75 guaranteed
2pm-6pm EST
- Non-Stop $10,000 min. Coveralls with min. $100 payout
- mid hour special $100 Jackpot + your wager
6pm EST - 12am/2am EST
- at least 2 x $10,000 min. Coveralls with min. $100 payout per hour
- at least 4 x 3 part pari-mutuels with $25 starting pots
- Part 1: $2 Starting
- Part 2 : $8 starting
- Part 3: $15 starting
- mid hour special game $100 Jackpot + your wager
Mid-Week Fair N’ Square Bingo Event
Here’s another idea we’re playing with, how about a mid-week Fair N’ Square bingo tournament where everyone receives equal cards for a chance to win a ton of big guaranteed pots?
- everyone gets 10 cards every game
- we can play this in the evenings 6pm to 8pm or 10pm to 12am EST or in the afternoon 4pm to 6pm? your thoughts?
Sample Games:
- $3 flat games $100 guaranteed pots 3 x per hour
- $1.50 flat games $50 guaranteed pots 3 x per hour
- $4 flat games $250 guaranteed pots 1 x per hour (top of the hour)
- $5 flat games $500 guaranteed pots 1 x per hour (mid hour)
What do you think?
Hey BingoVegans, we’ve made this week’s Treasure Hunt game very easy but the answer is only available on the Vega news, the edition that you would have received in your inbox.
The version on the site doesn’t have the clue because the goal of this week’s little contest is to identify which of our members are reading/receiving the Vega mailer vs. those that are not receiving them.
If you know the answers to the Treasure Hunt game posted on this week’s news “issue – May 14th to May 21st” please leave your answer in the comment box below; all comments will be approved on Monday by 1pm EST.
The prize this week will consist of ten (10) x $50 BB prizes for the correct answers. Winners will be selected by random.
Why You’re Not Getting the BingoVega News?
- Are you signed up? Maybe you’ve never signed up to receive the Vega news. In any case, you can sign up on the current Vega new
- You may have unsubscribed – in that case send an email to cindy@bingovega.com and she’ll add you back on
- You have a Yahoo! or sbcglobal domain and you’re filter is blocking emails being sent from BingoVega or accidently marking them as Spam.
If you’re with Yahoo!, here’s what you need to do:
- Open your Yahoo mailbox.
- Click Mail Options.
- Click Filters.
- Next, click Add Filter.
- In the top row, labeled From header:, make sure contains is selected in the pull-down menu.
- Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter the address email@biggameentertainment.emv1.net
- At the bottom, where it says Move the message to, select Inbox from the pull-down menu.
- Click the Add Filter button again.
What if I’m with another email provider?
If you’re with another email provider and you want to continue receiving Bingo Vega weekly newsletters, please follow the steps outlined on a previous post by Beth.
Hey BingoVegans, I need your help please…
As you’ve been experiencing, the new and improved Bingo Vega, more than ever is about exciting and big prizes. Over the last few weeks, we’ve made important strides with improving your bingo experience at Vega; just last month, we introduced three key improvements for the Asteroid Room:
- Extended Friday & Saturday Asteroid Bingo Room hours from 6pm to 12am to 6pm to 2am EST
- Hosted CM along with chat games
- Injection of a new min. $1,000 Bingo progressive Asteroid room available on all games
But we’re not done yet … our next focus is to improve the bingo schedule in the Asteroid room by giving you more of the games you love to “play & win” and kick any boring games you don’t like, to the curb 
Before we go all “samady sam” on the Asteroid bingo schedule, we want to hear from you first:
What type of games would you like to see in the Asteroid room moving forward?
All ideas and suggestions are welcome. Please let me know by leaving your feedback in the comment box below. Thank you and I really appreciate your help.
What a rush and exciting moment BingoVegans. Thanks for joining me and my little helper Vega Jade for the 2nd BingoVegan Member of the Month award, it was a lot of fun!
It was an exciting draw as we had 100 deserving BingoVegan’s; just wish we could have nominated and awarded more prizes. Who knows, we might just do that for future BingoVega Member of the Month awards.
This is a fairly new feature at BingoVega and I’m sure we can keep on improve it for you.
Please join me, congratulating our grand and runner-up prize winners:
- Mermaidcutie our Grand Prize Winner of Dell or Apple laptop
- elfinmagic our runner-up winner – $100 Amazon Gift Certificate
If you missed the live draw, not too worry, we’ve recorded it for your convenience. You can view the draw here:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1491098
Thanks again for joining us!
We’re so sorry for inconveniencing you and interrupting your Bingo Party last night. We failed on delivering our promise of a fun-filled night and for that we’re so embarrassed and feel we let you down.
There are no words to explain how deeply sorry we are. Please do accept our apology and know, we’re working super hard to prevent this from happening again in the future.
We’re going to do our best to make it up to you tonight with one hour of $100 complimentary games from 7pm to 8pm EST.
- 250% free bonus on all your deposits today and Sunday
- Super Saturday $6,000+ pyramid tournament
- Mother’s day special patterns
And later this week, we’ll invite you once again for more free bingo games at Bingo Vega.
Thank you and hope you have a wonderful “Mother’s Day” weekend.
We have another set of 10 (ten) $50 Treasure Hunt bonuses for ten lucky Bingo Vega members that are reading this week’s mailer.
Wanna’ Play?
Do you see the hidden clues on this week’s news? We’ve included 3 hints and they’re scattered across the mailer. The special word spells:
_ A _ _ _ _ O _ ‘_ _ _ _
When you’ve found the clues head over to the Vega Blog and leave your answers in the form of a comment … we will then approve all answers on Monday, May 11th and we’ll reward the first 5 correct answers then randomly select 5 other members who’ve answered correctly … so there’s no short cuts
