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Virgin Bingo

Our first visit to Virgin Bingo left us somewhat less than impressed. The site just didn't have a ready and open for business feel to it. We must not have been the only ones who felt this way because the site has now gone through a total re-haul bringing it up to the high standards we have come to expect from the Virgin brand.

When you log on to the Virgin Bingo hall you may feel a slight sense of déjà vu. There is a very good reason for this as Virgin, like so many of their peers, operates their hall in conjunction with St. Minver. Having a partner like St. Minver in your corner opens the door to a whole buffet of perks for your players. For one thing the sheer size of the network they run guarantees that you will never be searching for someone to play with. The halls are always open, and they are always filled with some really interesting people. All those players online makes for some very healthy jackpot totals. Now you just have to claw your way to the top to make sure that you are the one who gets to take one home.

Now you have to remember that there is a give and take to every relationship. It is always nice to be a part of something so big and exciting, but everyone else is after the same thing you are. You all want to win. Having such stiff competition is made a bit less daunting by the very reasonable starting card prices. This way you can warm up a little before you take the full plunge.

When you first enter the site you will find it to be cheerful and fun. We also enjoy that the software platform that runs the games is presented in a non-downloading format. This means that your games will stream from the site rather than having to be loaded onto you home computer. If you are a true beginner, don't worry, Virgin is here to walk you through things step-by-step. Remember that total re-haul we mentioned earlier, one of the biggest changes was in the customer information area. You will find that in simply no time at all you are on your way to a smashing game of 90-ballBingo.

When you find yourself in need of a bit of a Bingo break, Virgin offers up an exciting selection of instant win and minigames to tempt your palette. You can even partake in these little desserts during your Bingo fun if your attention span can take it. We really like the presentation of the console and that every aspect loads into one streamlined page. It is so much nicer than having your screen cluttered up with several different windows you constantly have to switch between. The chat functions ran very smoothly and delivered a strong performance on their portion of the entertainment. We always love to see who's online and tend to meet some hilarious people. The CM's were great at keeping things moving and providing some spice in the regular chat games.

If you decide you want to try things out for yourself and sign-up, you will find the process to be as quick and painless as possible on all fronts. There was a bit of a wait while our membership details were processed, but we can live with that. But only if the Bingo is good!

Now we have to point out a small problem we ran into while trying to get things up and running on one of our in house Macs. When we tried to run the games using Safari, Mac's default web browser, we were met with little to no success. When we switched browsers to Internet Explorer for a second attempt we were able to get things moving. It was great that we were able to get in there for the action, but all the graphics loaded up a bit squirrely. If you use a Mac then this is probably something you are used to as we have seen this visual shift on other websites. Just pay attention to what browser you are running and the whole thing could end up going a lot smoother.

This one small glitch aside we found this site to have marked improvement over Virgin's first attempt. Players will be able to start their stay with ease thanks to the new and improved customer information. When you figure in the low starting card price of 10p and the fact that all new players get an automatic welcome bonus of $1 you find that this is a first rate establishment all the way around. Whether or not you have played in a St. Minver hall before you will find Virgin Bingo has got what it takes to make all your Bingo dreams come true.

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