Bingo Jackpot Sharing Controversy - Online Bingo News

British bingo uses 90 numbered balls, and the typical game has three winners – the first player to daub a line of numbers, the first player to daub 2 lines, and the final and biggest winner is the lucky gal (or guy) who is the first to cover all the numbers on their bingo card, scoring a full house and winning the bingo jackpot.

These three chances to win are legitimate, as they are integrated into the 90 ball game of bingo, both in traditional bingo halls and online bingo websites. However a recent study about bingo jackpot sharing brought to light the controversy surrounding this quite common and frowned-upon practice among some bingo buddies, who label it an ‘illegal’ practice. Many online bingo sites are actively against bingo jackpot sharing, and will unceremoniously ban players caught taking part in such an agreement.

The principle of jackpot sharing is very simple, however it’s one of those things that can turn unpleasant in a flash. In bingo jackpot sharing there is an agreement between a few players that they will divide the jackpot winnings among them if any of them wins. If everyone keeps to the agreement then fine, but more often than not, these agreements are broken. It’s also much harder to make someone keep their word if you only know them through playing bingo online.

Not surprisingly, a number of bingo players dislike this practice, saying it’s not a fair way to play. They argue that the player who wins the bingo jackpot should keep the jackpot, end of story. However if the jackpot winnings were shared among all players in the game that would much fairer.

The ugly side of these jackpot sharing partnerships is that players don’t always adhere to the rules. Should a bingo player in such an agreement unexpectedly win the bingo jackpot and then decide not to play fair and share, there’s nothing you can do, as the winner has every legal right to keep the bingo winnings.

And it gets worse. Sometimes in these partnerships players will even fund other players bingo accounts, and you end up buying the winning online bingo ticket for somebody who breaks their word and won’t share the winnings that should rightfully be yours.

These controversial bingo jackpot sharing partnerships are considered to be ‘illegal’ by most bingo players, and it’s something we do not recommend at BingoStreet. There is always the risk that you could be taken advantage of and you could end up severely disappointed and out of pocket too.

Written by Charlene Grey for BingoStreet.com – the top resource for the best online bingo promotions in the UK and the best free bingo games.