How to make your online bingo Sign Up Bonus work for you
When looking through all the new web sites that are starting up or looking to play for the first time, it's easy to be swayed by what seems like a very generous Sign Up Bonus. There's nothing better than being offered free money to play your favourite game, for example leading internet bingo site Mecca Bingo are currently offering a £50 Sign Up Bonus to new online bingo players. However, some sites offer these bonuses under strict restrictions, so it's worth checking out what you're actually agreeing to before registration.
Often Sign Up Bonuses include offers of a cash match when you deposit or free cards to play with once you're a registered player. These offers are a great way to get you going and offer you the chance to really get to know the site while only spending the minimum required to qualify for the bonus.
All online bingo sites whether new or established want to retain your membership once you've joined and most will also create an account in which to collect your loyalty points once your first deposit registers. Loyalty points can be earned in a number of ways depending on what site you play with but only some sites will allow you to convert your points into cash - unless it’s to buy more cards with.
The way to make your initial bonus work for you is to explore the whole site in its entirety including any peripheral games it may offer such as Bingo or Roulette before you settle in. Playing with somebody else's money gives you the freedom to try new games you might not have considered before. It’s worth playing everything at least once to see which games you might like to play when you're waiting for the next bingo game to start or when you need a change of scenery.
Spread your bonus money or bonus cards wisely. Consider that the site expects you to spend your freebies on the huge jackpots - while this is very tempting, everyone else on the site will also be doing the same. Put aside a set amount for the big game of the week and play with more cards in smaller games when there are fewer players around. By doing this you have instantly increased your chances of winning, and since we all know our favourite game is simply a game of chance, this is the wisest strategy if you're looking to win. It's true that you won’t win massive jackpots by playing in the smaller games, but you're more likely to win more often.
Use the amount you've set aside wisely in progressive jackpot games or games with a huge jackpot. If you haven’t played before, the temptation is to buy as many cards as you can, but in reality this is a confusing way to play, and you may even miss the number to Full House while looking at another card. The only way that playing in this manner is at all helpful is if you are employing the “Autoplay” function, or if you are playing a pre-booked session on auto.