Cash or prize bingo?

Around the world of online bingo we all know that there are cash prizes up for grabs but more and more we are seeing sites run bingo games for prizes rather than cash. Big names like Foxy Bingo, 888 and Wink have all given away great prizes like cars in previous prize bingo games but which, if either, offer better value – cash or prize bingo?

When it comes to cash bingo games you know what exactly you are getting for your buck; buy your bingo cards and watch the pot grow – win the game and the prize pool is instantly credited to your bingo bank balance where you can either continue to buy bingo tickets or simply withdraw and spend as you will.

When it comes to prize bingo things are a tad more complicated. Take Super Prize Night at Foxy Bingo for example – each week this fabulous online bingo site boasts prizes galore in 3 hours of bingo (10 games). Prizes are usually gadgets, perfume, chocolates etc and this site has even given away a plethora of Foxy Bingo merchandise. Winning a prize playing bingo it’s obvious that the site cannot credit the prize to your account, they have to send it by pigeon post which can take anything up to 28 days. Some sites do offer the winning players a cash alternative but surely if a player has spent money on bingo tickets because they want the prize, why would they prefer the cash value?

Prize bingo and cash bingo games are clearly marked and the difference quite obvious at the sites that offer them but which do you prefer – cash or prize bingo?

Written by Julie Hopgood

21st March 2010