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Bingo - Are you an online bingo addict?
Has bingo got you buzzing? Do you wait anxiously for those bingo numbers to be called, believing that your life depended on you holding the lucky bingo card? Are you addicted to bingo online ? Do you rush to get home from work or make efforts to avoid all important jobs in order for a few moments playing your favourite online bingo game? Many of us who play bingo, play for fun and to meet people online. Women in particular enjoy the social chat element that comes with a bingo game, and many spend more time in the chat rooms than actually playing online. Of a typical bingo session which lasts around 45 minutes to an hour, the actual time spent playing is only 15 minutes. The rest of the time is spent chatting to friends and even family members. Bingo gamers also enjoy playing the other soft games that accompany bingo sites, like slot machines, keno and scratch cards. Some 65% of bingo players use the soft games which accompany such sites. However, bingo is the main attraction, and the reason many online players become addicted to online gaming. Statistics show that of the 1 million online bingo players in the UK, some 55% show addictive tendencies. But what does “addictive tendencies” really mean. Usually when we mention the word addiction, we have visions of hard edge gambling or other vices which are detrimental to either the health or the lives of the addict. An addict suggests someone whose life is being destroyed by their addiction, someone teetering on the edge of sanity, or someone who would stop at nothing to fulfil their desire. However, we are all addicts in many ways to many things in our lives. Many of us have addictions to tastes, flavours, feelings and emotions. Many of us have needs which require fulfilling and many of us would stop at nothing to achieve these fulfilments. These in themselves are slight addictive tendencies. However, because of the nature of these minor addictions, they often go unnoticed throughout life and human nature tends to accept these obscurities. So when does a continued desire or requirement become an addiction? When does casual bingo gaming become a gambling problem for many. A problem which may go unnoticed for some time or until it is too late to prevent mounting debts or mend broken relationships. Some 30,000 calls per year are received by Gamcare from people who are concerned at the level they are gambling. Many people are worried that they are falling into the trap many serious addicts already have. However, there is no cause for concern. Many people’s fears are unfounded. We all have tendencies to go through a phase whereby we need to fulfil our desires and these can last for days or months. The point at which you need to concern yourself is when your habit becomes out of your control. When you no longer want to play bingo but you need to play bingo. Sites like Chit Chat Bingo have strict policies to prevent problem gambling and advise players on levels of gambling that should keep them in control of both finances and emotional habits. Signs that they suggest you watch out for are high levels of stress when you do not win your bingo game. They suggest you concern yourself if you have rising debts due to playing bingo, or you are borrowing to feed your bingo habit. Physical symptoms may be loss of weight or unusual aggression or anxiety at the thought of losing your hard earned money on your bingo games. Bingo should be a fun and relaxing recreational habit. It should not feed your desire to earn money but more your desire to have fun, communicate with others, and enjoy yourself. If you feel you are becoming a bingo addict, pick up the phone to Gamcare, they can give you some good advice. They are sure to alleviate your fears that real problem gamblers are in the minority and your desire for playing bingo is likely to be on the same level as your desire for a bright sunny day in UK.
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