‘House’ players In today’s blog session we are going to talk about a commonly used term; ‘House’ players. A ‘House’ player is used in reference by many online bingo players as a person who works for the website or a pre-programmed robot whom’ participate in common bingo games in hopes of taking bingo wins away from the loyal members. The robot or person therefore would increase the odds for the house (the bingo hall or casino) in an unfair manner. Is it a Myth or is there truth behind this? The Beginnings of a ‘house’ player Why would such a term be created and used in online bingo? The main reason that the term ‘house’ player has come about is because being behind the computer screen automatically creates a barrier between the player and the site. This is something a player would never experience playing in a land based bingo hall as they are able to physically see the runners, callers and other players they are competing against. For an online bingo site to achieve the same level of trust players must continue playing and having a good experience before they can fully trust the bingo site. Trust is measured at CyberBingo by having a secure funding page, securing private player information, offering a 24 hr live person service, interacting with our members on a daily basis, and paying out all winnings religiously. We also believe that players may have experienced a longer than usual losing streak while they see other players winning (sometimes quite often). In a quick judgment one may say ‘there is no way someone can be that lucky, it must be a ‘house’ player’. The truth however shows differently. Each member at CyberBingo is a ‘real’ person, with a real personality that enjoys playing ‘real’ online bingo in ‘real’ life, as any other pay member at CyberBingo. Sure, after many years of playing online bingo one may realize that there is a better chance of winning by buying more cards, carefully choose which rooms and times to play where there is less competition, and actively participate in chat games to earn extra bonus bucks to increase their playing time. However, that just makes them a savvy bingo player, not a ‘house’ player. Proving there are no ‘house’ players Firstly, at CyberBingo.com you are able to see the player count and prize increment game to game. As a consumer, you should question websites that do not show you how many players are participating in a game. It is only fair to know your odds of winning a game based on the players playing within the given bingo room. We showcase our big winner’s pictures and quotes on our mailers and Grandastic page. These are all ‘real’ bingo players who have won cash jackpots and can be commonly found participating in our chat room events. We have and will continue to pay all of our winners in a timely manner no matter of the jackpot win. Whether you win $100 or our Saturday Must play $10,000 guaranteed game you can be assured that you will be paid out within a few days. You win it and we pay it, as simple as apple pie! When we built the CyberBingo game we developed features that would be beneficial for our players and the website. We are a customer satisfaction driven site and ripping people off does not contribute to the business model we follow. Our System is simply not built with a ‘house’ player feature. We have and will continue to invest our time on other features such as new games, new programs and new promotions that will help us grow our website further; thus giving you, the member, the best online bingo experience on the net! CyberBingo since 1996 – Bingo at its best! We have always been driven by giving our members an exhilarating bingo experience, the opportunity to win HUGE bingo jackpots, meet and interact with fellow members in our friendly chat rooms, benefit from our loyalty program, earn bingo game points, participate in free daily cash draws…etc. ‘House’ players simply do not belong in this formula lol. We benefit from being referred to our member’s friends and family based on their good experience on our site. This is a long term belief that we have been applying since 1996. Less established bingo sites may have a different approach to creating an online bingo community. We will not, and need not follow their business model. Having malicious and unfair intentions with the product you offer is not the way to grow a bingo site. It eventually catches up with the site’s reputation and it simply does not work! We’ve been here since 1996, so obviously we’re doing some things right J The only ‘house’ players you will find at CyberBingo are all our players who play from their homes lol. Get it? ‘House’ player… playing in their house J
I LOVE CYBER BINGO! I have been to so many other sites and I must honestly say by far...this is the BEST! The CM's are always so welcoming and cheerful and yes can even take jokes very well. Jack Pots are paid in a very timely and that to is very much appreciated. I want to THANKYOU CYBER BINGO for being here for all of us!
Vicki Shirley, Southern Oregon
aka vikmarie (The roving room reporter!)
Posted by: Vicki Shirley | April 01, 2005 at 06:48 PM
I do know for fact that there are house players at non-reputable sites because I had the unfortunate experience of working at one of these sites as a CL for about 2 months until I finally got my dream job (which I begged for) at a reputable site which I had played at. I have been with Cyber since their first software was released and have won 2 large pots ($2,500 and $1,000) and some small pots, although lately I am on a very bad losing streak but that is at any site I play at. I have to say that Cyber and my own site which I work at are the two #1 reputable sites out there and there are no house players.
Posted by: PKitty | April 01, 2005 at 06:51 PM