MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bingo.com Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: BIGR), announced today that the company's Web site has
been positively singled-out numerous times in an article by Hilary Appleman
that ran in the on-line Business Section of The New York Times on
Oct. 25, 2000.
At home or in the office, the United States is game-happy and one of the
most popular destinations is Bingo.com. The article in The New York Times
pointed out the success of Bingo.com in the growing frenzy of game players
across the country. Bingo.com offers a myriad of stylized, play for free
multiplayer bingo games, video poker and other casino-style games.
The article noted that people stayed at the Bingo.com site an average of
eight and a half hours during the month of August. Appleman also pointed out
the tremendous community that has developed around chat-rooms on the site.
"Since you don't have to play ahead in bingo, there's time to meet other
players who are playing in the same virtual game as you are," said one
Bingo.com member.
The article also noted that Bingo.com goes, "Way out of its way to make
new players feel welcome."
Online game sites took in more than $100 million in advertising and
subscription fees in 1999 and will probably double this year according to the
article. Driving all that advertising and member registration are women and
their shear love of the game. The site is a magnet for 25-40 year old women
with a 67 to 33 female-to-male ratio. Bingo.com signs up an average of
10,000 players each week.