Mecca Bingo Blooper
When you think bingo what name comes to your mind as probably the best known brand offline as well as on? It has to be Mecca Bingo and we had this brand as one of our favourites in the world of online bingo. Not after the email we saw today! Mecca Bingo changed their Terms and Conditions on 30th November 2010 and the change saw this brand go down in our estimations – players who have an inactive account that hasn’t be accessed for 2 years with funds available are now to be charged £2.50 per month with an annual fee of £10!
The charges will be applied to any Mecca Bingo account that falls into the category set out above until such time as it is active again or has no balance. The charges will be applied to the relevant accounts at Mecca Bingo seven days after 30th November 2010.
Mecca Bingo define a dormant (inactive) account as one that has not had:
- a deposit has been made
- funds have been withdrawn from the account
- had a wager placed from it
- had a wager settled from it
all within the last 24 months.
The email received then goes on to say how Mecca Bingo will give you £5 if you deposit and spend the same at their brand – is this then just a ploy to get back players who have moved onto pastures new in the world of online bingo?
To our mind it’s not an acceptable practice; a player who isn’t playing at Mecca Bingo has reasons for not doing so. It could be they don’t like the software, that they have found a more preferable brand to play at or simply just don’t have the money to be spending on bingo!
Is this the best way to remain at the fore of players minds in such a competetive market? We think not! Let us know what you think about the T&C changes at www.meccabingo.com by leaving a comment below.
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