Thursday, May 05, 2005
Cyber Bingo Thrills!
Bingo is the Ultimate Thrill!
New research carried out in the UK has revealed that to play bingo is more exciting than going on a rollercoaster.
The UK based National Bingo Game Association (NGBA) carried out research on randomly selected groups of men and women, who were asked to first ride a rollercoaster and then play a game of bingo. All the individuals were fitted with heart monitors before riding one of Britain’s largest rollercoasters.
According to Casino Magazine, “in all instances the participants believed that their heart rates were higher whilst riding the rollercoaster. They were shocked to discover, however, that the bingo game sent heart rates soaring by a further two beats per minute. As their chances of winning a major cash prize increased, so did their heart rates.”
Sport psychologist Charlie Manning explains that “the answer lies in the power of anticipation. With a line on the bingo card only needing one or two further numbers to claim the jackpot, the body swings into a high level of physiological arousal as adrenaline floods into the system. The same thing happens when riding a rollercoaster. Although the situation may appear hazardous – which is of course what provides the thrill – actually the brain knows it’s all perfectly safe. With bingo it’s all down to the computer to give you the big win and since neither the player nor anyone else can influence the outcome the thrill of anticipation is even greater.”
Average Resting Heart Rate: 65 beats per minute.Average Roller Coaster Heart Rate: 139 beats per minute.Average Bingo Heart Rate: 141 beats per minute.
View all the mother's day specials at bingoplayernetwork
New research carried out in the UK has revealed that to play bingo is more exciting than going on a rollercoaster.
The UK based National Bingo Game Association (NGBA) carried out research on randomly selected groups of men and women, who were asked to first ride a rollercoaster and then play a game of bingo. All the individuals were fitted with heart monitors before riding one of Britain’s largest rollercoasters.
According to Casino Magazine, “in all instances the participants believed that their heart rates were higher whilst riding the rollercoaster. They were shocked to discover, however, that the bingo game sent heart rates soaring by a further two beats per minute. As their chances of winning a major cash prize increased, so did their heart rates.”
Sport psychologist Charlie Manning explains that “the answer lies in the power of anticipation. With a line on the bingo card only needing one or two further numbers to claim the jackpot, the body swings into a high level of physiological arousal as adrenaline floods into the system. The same thing happens when riding a rollercoaster. Although the situation may appear hazardous – which is of course what provides the thrill – actually the brain knows it’s all perfectly safe. With bingo it’s all down to the computer to give you the big win and since neither the player nor anyone else can influence the outcome the thrill of anticipation is even greater.”
Average Resting Heart Rate: 65 beats per minute.Average Roller Coaster Heart Rate: 139 beats per minute.Average Bingo Heart Rate: 141 beats per minute.
View all the mother's day specials at bingoplayernetwork
Links
- Blog Author's Home Page: Bingo Player Network
- Hyped Bingo - amazing prizes
- editorjackie's posterous
- blog.hypedbingo
- KBingo - media and bingo news
archives
- April 2005
- May 2005
- June 2005
- July 2005
- August 2005
- September 2005
- October 2005
- November 2005
- December 2005
- January 2006
- February 2006
- March 2006
- April 2006
- May 2006
- June 2006
- July 2006
- August 2006
- September 2006
- October 2006
- November 2006
- December 2006
- January 2007
- February 2007
- March 2007
- April 2007
- May 2007
- June 2007
- July 2007
- August 2007
- September 2007
- October 2007
- November 2007
- December 2007
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- April 2008
- May 2008
- June 2008
- July 2008
- August 2008
- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
