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Hello everyone and belated Happy New Year! Firstly, apologies for not being around for some time -m you know how it is with holidays – it does drag on for some time. Well now that life is going back to normal after the seasonal craze, let me bring you up to speed with some industry news and make sure you don’t miss one of the most important events for women in gaming online.
So, if you’re into online gaming and gambling in particular you’re sure holding your breath for the 2nd February when the ICE Totally Gaming will commence in London. A huge event covering just about everything in the gaming world with visitors from over 133 countries worldwide attending last year and even more expected this year. The Women in Gaming seminar in particular will give voice to some of the most successful and influential ladies in the industry to share their stories and advice.
“At Global Gaming Women, our stated purpose is to support the development and success of women in the international gaming industry through education, mentorship, and networking opportunities. We are thrilled to begin the year in such a powerful way with this panel discussion, and we invite the entire industry to join us for this important and educational event,” said Virginia McDowell, President and CEO, Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. and Global Gaming Women Board Chair and President.

You can meet the key members of GGW on the 3rd of February from 14:00-15:00 in room 22 South Gallery at the ExCeL Center. The event is free to attend for all registered ICE participants (men are welcome as well, chill).

Main points that will be covered:

• Motivate their next career move
• Gain insight into executive leadership
• Understand the career stepping stones in gaming

Some of the key speakers:

• Katie Lever, Global Gaming Women, Board Member
• Connie Jones, AGEM, Director of Responsible Gaming
• Valerie Spicer, Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA), Executive Director
• Maureen Sweeny, Aristocrat, Chief Commercial Officer

You can find more information on the GGW official site www.globalgamingwomen.org
That’s all for now, thanks for stopping by and stay tuned!

How do I put that..well..you know I introduced myself as more of a casino player? Thing is, recently I came to spend some time trying out some bingo sites and boy did I have fun! I have to confess to have been missing out all this time! So I thought it’s about time (and only fair) to introduce to you online bingo.

I was gonna go into history but let’s be honest, nobody is that interested (the ones amongst you who are have surely heard of wikipedia). So I am just gonna focus on what I found interesting and useful. For me personally, the big issue was the image I had about bingo, so see below what I found out looking at it a bit closer. I will quickly walk you through the most common misunderstandings about the game online and give you some advice on how to handle them.

You know that image of bingo being a game for old people? Apparently not online – about 30% of players now are under the age of 30. And if you still think you might sound lame if you share amongst friend you play bingo (me? I never thought that..it was a friend of mine..ahem), just to let you know Robbie Williams and Prince William are known to love the game so chill, you are going to look cool. Oh and if someone tells you it is mostly the unemployed that play bingo – couldn’t be wronger – according to statistics there is a peak in online games at lunch time and after work, so evidently bingo appears to be played by people who do work and likely as a way to relax and give themselves a break.

Another myth – often players do not trust the randomness of the numbers in online bingo. You know the guy (alright, the maths professor, Carl Leffler) who invented the unique 6000 combinations of numbers for the original bingo? He lost his mind to achieve this. Nowadays random number generators are used so we don’t have to lose any more scientists every time we want to play bingo. I am kidding. It guarantees you will not get cheated on – the numbers are as random as random can get.

I have heard people say that bingo sites are anti social. That also couldn’t be further from the truth since on all the sites I tried there were strong and friendly chat communities and very helpful staff (even too helpful for my personal liking). You will definitely make friends from all over the place, get a lot of advice or just kill off some time chatting whilst you’re waiting for your numbers to come out.

Now all that is said, it is not all that smooth – as you are well aware (if you are not – you should be), there are a lot of sharks in the gambling industry, so bingo is no exception. You should be careful as there are hundreds if not thousands of websites offering you the world. You should make sure the site you have chosen for some bingo fun is reputable – look out for some reviews and user opinions online, thanks to google that shouldn’t be too much of a hard task. Another thing you should be aware of is the bonuses and special offers you can get – you are the client, so make them work for it. You can kick-start the new year with some hot bingo bonus codes for 2016 I dug out for you. In any case – trust me, online bingo is fun and you should give it a go and if you come across any issues or questions, funny facts or simply win loads of money – do get in touch. I will be (more than) happy to hear from you, especially in the last case..remember I am your best friend, right?