Mecca Bingo Scratch Cards

These cards, much like the modern scratch ticket, were covered in a special coating that could be scratched off to reveal a prize. These cards were printed in relatively low numbers and given to store patrons to encourage them to visit.

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So you thought school was behind you. You’d put on the civvies and got on with life. Then realised life’s all about making mistakes and (sometimes) learning from them. It’s about having fun. Trying new things and taking chances. Well, bingo! There are some pretty deep lessons you can learn in life from a game of bingo, or three.

Take a chance

Nothing ventured, nothing gained? That’s exactly right. Maybe you’re a new player learning the ropes. Or you’ve played at a bingo hall but never thought to play bingo online. One of the first life lessons bingo teaches us is to live a little and to take a chance now and then.

When you do go ahead and take a chance, playing this ever-popular game online helps to keep it fresh and exciting with plenty of regular promotions that put you in the running to earn bonuses, win massive cash prizes and even holidays and cars. So step out of your comfort zone and take a chance on huge jackpots and fun-packed games. Online bingo may be a game of chance but one thing’s for sure – you’ll never be bored while you’re playing!

Make a bingo friend or two, or three

Play bingo and you’re sure to make a wonderful group of friends. It’s one of the main reasons the game got so popular in the first place in the 1960s. It was the social aspect of it that drew in the crowds. Meeting up with friends, sharing a few laughs, your tips, and love of the game. The only difference when you play online bingo is that you are connected to plenty more friends by the World Wide Web. This means you’re part of a bingo community, surrounded by more friends from all over the world. There are even stories about long-lost family members being united over a game of online bingo. That’s the thing about bingo players – nothing they like more than a good chinwag at the end of the day. So head over to one of our chat rooms, our Chat Hosts are sure to give you a warm welcome. When you play you’ll see it’s all about making social connections. Be prepared to get plenty of friendly game tips and even a favourite recipe here and there.

Lessons from a team player

The fabulous social side of bingo brings us to the next life lesson you can learn when you play it – and that’s teamwork. When you play online, you needn’t play alone. In fact, we believe there’s strength in numbers so some of our games are linked across rooms. This also means there are bigger prizes to be won. Check the Bingo lobby for the Linked Games symbol to get your chance at a bigger win and hone your team player skills in the process.

The luck is in the draw

Did you know that the most popular good luck charm is the four-leaf clover – ever since Eve smuggled one out of the Garden of Eden, according to legend. It doesn’t matter if yours is a horseshoe charm, the colour green, or a favourite lucky penny, bingo is all about the luck of the draw. Every regulated online bingo site has random number generators, and that’s about as fair as it gets. Then again… the more you play, the more opportunities you give yourself to get lucky.

Never give up

Because bingo is a game of probability it’s impossible to keep winning all the time. But as with most things in life, sticking around and keeping right on trying is what will get you a prize in the end. So, go ahead and put yourself in the running for jackpot games and regular promotions. If you are on a bit of a losing streak, you’ll find the bingo community is always ready to lend support or help with any questions you might have.

Winning isn’t everything

Losing graciously teaches us patience and humility – two traits that are crucial for succeeding in life. It’s all about the fun of playing as much as it is about winning. At Mecca Bingo we work hard to keep it fresh and give you endless opportunities and ways to enjoy the game. From testing your skills in our exclusive X Factor bingo room and spinning The Winning Wheel, to Bingo Scratch that combines all the fun of the Bingo floor with super scratch card gameplay. You’re having fun every step of the way so even when you haven’t won on a given day, you’ll still feel like a winner! This brings us to the next life lesson you can learn from playing bingo…

Attitude counts for everything

If you’re one of those people who finds the funny in most situations and you don’t find it difficult to see something extraordinary even in the ordinary, then you can skip this life lesson because you’ve already a wise old owl!

When you play bingo, you’ll find your fortunes may be up one day and down the next, but the best players keep a good attitude at all times. So, do you see your scratch card as half empty or half full? When you refuse to be a sore loser even on those off days and instead enjoy the novelty of a game and the social connections you’ve made (in other words, when you play with a good attitude) – there’s no such thing as an off day in a bingo room.

It’s never too late to make a comeback

Here’s an interesting fact. According to the Mirror Online, bingo is more popular in the UK these days than tennis! Bet you didn’t know that. But this wasn’t always the case. In the mid-1960s, Mecca Bingo alone had more than 150,000 players visiting its halls every day. Then in the 1990s, the popularity of the game took a serious dive and it looked as if the game just might die out. Then came the internet and smartphones and the game took off again with online bingo sites developing fantastic games specially tailored for enthusiasts. These digital versions have all the aspects of traditional games as well as a great selection of unique games, chat rooms, and quick and easy prizes.

If bingo has been able to make such a spectacular comeback, so can you, and that’s a great lesson for life. When you’re knocked sideways by a streak of bad luck, hang in there because better times are just around the corner, and you really don’t want to miss the adventure!

Change is a good thing

The game has done a lot more than successfully evolve from halls to online sites. It’s combined the best of the traditional game with the variety and excitement of a new age. This can be rock and roll bingo which involves players marking off music tracks on their scratch card as they hear them. Mecca bingo clubs include Elvis impersonator nights with karaoke, and even family games like rock, paper, scissors. While traditionalists can still listen in silence to the caller, players looking for something different can play on an electronic tablet that keeps track of their numbers on an online scratch card while also chatting or texting in a lounge area.

The life lesson here is that change can be scary but it can also be a good thing. So if it looks like a failure, it might just need a new look or a different way of doing things. After all, the huge dive in the popularity of bingo paved the way for its resurgence and brought in a whole new generation who are now passionate about the game.

Learn, live and hope

Yesterday was for learning, today is for living and tomorrow is all about hope. If you’ve been at it for a while you’ll already know that when you play online bingo, you’re given a mixed bag. Today you lose or choose a new game from our fantastic lobby. Tomorrow you may earn a bonus, win a cash prize unexpectedly, or make a new friend in a chat room. Who knows what your future bingo endeavours will bring? The motto: learn, live and hope, sums up the bingo experience pretty well, and it’s true for life. Today isn’t great, tomorrow something good happens unexpectedly and that gives you hope that the good times will always roll around again.

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Scratchcard comes in at number two in the UK’s gambling popularity stakes after the National Lottery draws. Whether you’re a veteran scratcher or thinking of taking up the hobby, let’s get down to the brass tacks of how to play off- and online, and what you can do to try to increase your odds of winning.

Where did scratchcards originate?

It all started in, yes you guessed it, the US of A. Interestingly, in the 1970s, scratch-off cards were invented for a company called Scientific Games Corporation by American computer scientists. In a decade famous for bell-bottoms, disco, cultural change, and tech innovation, The Instant Game (one of the first scratch-off lottery tickets) was first launched by the Massachusetts State Lottery. It caught on almost instantly and other national and state lotteries began to offer them too.

It wasn’t until 1987 when the American company AstroMed Inc. patented a scratchcard and their popularity exploded on the international scene. These days instant win cards are used for more than gambling. They’re a source of fundraising for charities and are even used as a means of advertising products or services. The history of scratchcards sure is interesting.

What are online scratchcards?

Online scratchcards are a digital form of scratchcards with a few fundamental differences. Like the offline version, they’re easy to play and you don’t have to spend a pretty penny to take part. Random Number Generators determine the outcome of a game by randomly selecting a winning numbers combination, then returning an instant win, or no win at all, to a player in exchange for a bet that usually ranges from £1 to £10.

A virtual recreation of the physical card has three lines of three squares, and each of these is hidden at first. A player simply presses the squares to reveal their content, and if you’re lucky enough to find three of the same symbol or numbers, you win a prize.

This is where the comparison ends. The advanced online game offers players many features they would never get with the physical game. This can include game themes that are firm favourites as well as a variety of themes that are constantly changing. Bonus rounds, similar to those found on video slots, may also be on offer, which is why we find that many Mecca Bingo fans of online slots also enjoy the online version of scratchcard.

How to play online

You’ll find many different types and themes of scratchcards at Mecca Bingo. Once you’ve registered an account on our site, you can deposit some money, choose your cards, pay for them, and get started.

Some games offer one chance to win and others offer up to five games on a card. If you’re playing on a desk- or laptop, you can click on the different sections and wiggle your mouse to ‘scratch’ off the panels and match symbols to win prizes.

If playing on a mobile device, you can use your finger in the same way you would on a paper scratchcard. Most of our games also have a “reveal” button, when selected it shows all the symbols at once, giving you a truly instant result when you’re in a hurry.

Online scratchcard prizes are most often in the form of cash, and there are plenty of themes to choose from to keep things fresh and exciting no matter how often you play. We also offer a number of instant win versions of slot games that feature similar graphics and characters as online slot games. The cash prizes for instant win games vary across scratchcards, but you can play for as little as 20p. If you have your eye on the larger cash prizes, there are many games that offer a chance at quick jackpot wins.

All card numbers are chosen using a Random Number Generator. This is a computer program that uses a series of complex calculations in order to arrive at a winning combination that is completely random and fair.

Can you improve your chances of winning?

Scratchcard is a game of chance. There is absolutely nothing you can do to guarantee a win, but there are a few things that can improve your chances of a win over time and help you stay in control of this popular gambling game.

First off, you may think that buying a heap of cheaper cards will increase your winnings over time. This is not the case. The cheaper cards typically have a lower prize pool which means that even when you do win, the prizes will typically be smaller amounts.

Online scratchcard is a game of chance, which means you might buy just one card and win in the first game you’ve ever played online, or you could buy five cards per game and play for many months without winning at all. There is a different theory for physical cards. Some believe that card manufacturers place a winning combination at intervals throughout their cards.

If like most of us, you tend to avoid the small print, take the time to read what the odds are of winning on a specific card. You’ll want to go for the shorter odds of longer odds, any day of the year.

This may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised how many times winners throw out or misplace a winning card. If you’ve scratched and won, and can’t claim your prize immediately, put it in a safe place until you can claim your winnings!

Managing your budget

Never allow a losing streak to frustrate or anger you, and then prompt you to spend more than you can afford. Gambling responsibly is about keeping track of your playing patterns and control of how much you spend. If you don’t know exactly how much you spend on your favourite games each month, or you’re just getting started on the gambling scene – now’s the time to set your budget. The amount you settle on should always be an absolute limit and not a guideline and must be money you can absolutely afford to lose.

Choose the right site

Is the site you’ll be gambling on licensed? If the scratchcard site is a Gambling Commission licensed business, you will be protected by the gambling and consumer protection rules of Great Britain. A licensed gambling business always displays that they’re licensed on their website so it’s easy to tell. This includes a link to the licence register that has information about the types of activities that site is allowed to offer, and any regulatory action that may have been taken against the business for slow payments or welcome bonus offers that have never been fulfilled.

Online scratch-offsites can be a particular concern. Stay safe by never agreeing to pay a monthly fee in exchange for a digital scratchcard or earning additional cards for getting others to sign up. In the UK, a company that offers online scratchcards must either have a Gambling Commissions licence or be registered with their local licensing authority.

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