Playing online bingo is meant to be a fun and easy way to enjoy one of your favourite pastimes. The thrill of daubing off your numbers and closing in on the winning pattern… it’s the most fun you can have online (probably).
So enjoyment is key to playing bingo online, but as many thousands of players engage in cash games each and every day the truth is that, of course, large sums of money are out there and somebody has to win them—why not you?
Imagine taking down a game with a large jackpot attached. How would you react? It’s hard to know instinctively, although a period of reflection is probably a good idea!
When the cash is deposited into your account, ultimately you have one of three choices to make…
1. Quit while you’re ahead?
How much do you love playing online bingo? That’s one of the first questions you must ask yourself after that big payday lands in your account. You could, if you wanted, make a withdrawal and walk away from playing online bingo for good…safe in the knowledge that you have ‘beaten the system’, to some extent.
But if you love the game then there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t carry on enjoying your hobby. Cash out all or the majority of your winnings, and then carry on playing with the same scale of bankroll that you had all along.
And as we will touch upon later in this article, do not be tempted to pile all of your payout back into expensive games where ticket prices are astronomical.
2. Money in the bank
This is, perhaps, the most sensible option of the three when you have won big at online bingo.
We could all do with some extra money from time to time, whether it’s to pay the bills or to treat a loved one, and while we wouldn’t necessarily promote the idea of using online bingo as a profit-making device (although it is possible), hopefully there will be a time when you have a handsome payout making its way into your account.
When you do, the simplest act of all is to withdraw your winnings or the majority of them straight to your bank account to enjoy the fruits of your labour; if you invest all of these back into playing bingo, you may end up very regretful and walking the lonely ‘if only I’d…’ road.
Just be careful. In life there are losing streaks just as much as there are winning runs, and respecting the Feng Shui of life is important even for the humble online bingo fanatic.
Don’t show off
Nobody likes a braggart, after all. Telling friends and family how much you have won might seem like the natural thing to do, but that sort of thing can build resentment and jealousy.
Yes, cashing out a handsome sum is an achievement that you should celebrate. But never forget that online bingo is a game of random chance: don’t let your successes carry you away.