It has been reported that 332,000 Canadians now have gambling problems.  The really bad news though is that a high percentage of these gamblers are college and university students.   In an effort to boost their income many students are regularly willing to gamble away what money they do have.  Online bingo and lotteries seem to be the most addictive activities.  It has been known for some players to wear a diaper so they can sit at a slot machine or a computer for long hours.  A sad situation.

Do you want to play free online bingo? Log onto Foxy Bingo and without having to spend any of your own money you are in for a chance to wine cash prizes from £75 to £500 during the whole of this week.  Foxy Bingo are offering free online bingo on their site for just one week until 16th November.

Starting today, William Hill Bingo will be sponsoring the new daily ITV gameshow Spin Star.  It is William Hill’s first venture onto the screen and should prove to be very successful.  As their spokesperson Lili Huang said “We’re very pleased to have the opportunity sponsor Spin Star.  It’s an incredibly lively and entertaining show with plenty of surprises and excitement, as we always offer on our website”.

Caregiving.com is a US site that was set up in 1996 to give support to anyone who is caring for aging relative or friend.  Caregivers can go onto the site to find related articles, radio podcasts, handbooks and chat tools amongst many other services.  It has proved so popular that a new online game will be starting on 3rd November, thus providing an outlet for the stress of caring.

There have been many cases of bingo and online bingo partners who verbally agreed to share any winnings, but then when it happened the winner decided not to share.  The other partner or partners do not have a leg to stand on because legally the money is the winner’s.   Many online bingo sites are against this practice and will ban players caught taking part in such an agreement.