GIBRALTAR, August 5 /PRNewswire/ -- 888ladies.com, the award winning online bingo company, will be givingaway two VIP luxury cruise cabins for the 21st annual World ChampionshipBingo Tournament & Gaming Cruise.

The bingo cruise (http://ladies.888.com/bingo-articles/join-bingo-cruise-2009-888ladies ) isdue to set sail from the Port of Los Angeles on November 1st 2009, and thehighlight on board is the annual World Championship Bingo Tournament whereplayers have a chance of winning a $100,000 jackpot as well as securing aticket for next year's cruise.

Each 888ladies cruise winner will get a VIP cabin aboard the 'CarnivalSplendor' cruise liner for eight days, as well as return flights from Londonto the US.

The cruise stops include the Mexican ports of Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlanand Cabo San Lucas, and they'll be plenty of opportunity for players on boardto participate in many more bingo games with cash prizes!

There are two ways 888ladies players can qualify for this amazing cruise.

Firstly, 888ladies players can win free cards for a 75-bingo game takingplace Sunday August 23 by participating in at least 50 online bingo(http://www.888ladies.com ) games between June 18 and August 17. This will beachieved by them accumulating as many Sombrero Points as possible:

        - Every 5p wagered on a 75-ball game - 15 Sombrero Points    - Every 5p wagered on a 90-ball game - 15 Sombrero Points    - Every GBP20 wagered on any of the instant games - 15 Sombrero      Points.    - For every friend referred to 888ladies - 50 Sombrero Points.    - Email us a photo of yourself - 100 Sombrero Points.    - Every 1,000 LPs earned during the promotion period are equal to      15 Sombrero Points.

The top 75 Sombrero Points earners will get 6 free bingo cards and entera 75-bingo game taking place Sunday August 23.

The 75-ball game is the most popular form of bingo in North America,bringing the familiar letters-and-numbers approach to the game. On 75-ballbingo cards, five columns of five numbers each are headed by the letters B,I, N, G and O.

The second way of winning a VIP cabin is being kept secret. Anyoneinterested in seeing the details when they are released should stay tuned tofind out how to win it. Don't stop playing and collecting Sombrero pointsafter the first cabin has been won - they will be needed to win cabin #2 onAugust 30!

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888.com is the World's No.1 online casino. It has millions of membersworldwide who enjoy its casino, bingo and poker rooms and receive an onlinegaming experience like no other. Founded in 1997 - 888.com this yearcelebrates its 12th anniversary - by pioneers of the online gaming industry,888.com has developed a strong brand grown by cutting-edge marketing throughoffline sponsorships, poker events, online collaborations and continualupgrading of its flagship online products; 888.com Casino, Bingo and Poker.888.com's goal is to provide quality entertainment to people who enjoygambling, by giving them the opportunity to do so in a safe, fun, fair,regulated and secure environment. Its clients are its assets and itcontinually makes every effort to establish customer satisfaction by buildingrelationships via service, honesty, advice and trust - with every member.

888.com operates under a license granted by the Government of Gibraltarfor the purposes of operating an online casino and poker room. 888.com hasadopted the code of conduct of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), of whichit is a member. 888.com is operated by Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd. Aregistered company incorporated and located in Gibraltar (companyregistration number 83961). The company has other offices around the worldand employs over 750 employees. 888.com can be used in 22 different languagesin 176 countries worldwide. A leading force in the gaming industry since1997, 888.com continually strives to be the No.1 site. It was a foundingmember of eCOGRA, an independent standards authority for the industrycommitted to protecting online players around the world. It continuallydonates to UK and global charities and is working even harder on its CSRmessages as well as promoting eCOGRA and providing an international frameworkof best operational and player practice requirements enforced throughinspections, reviews and continuous monitoring by global audit companies.888.com recently announced its first acquisition; the bingo business andassets from Globalcom. 888's bingo brand - 888ladies - has become a brandleader within a very short time, winning awards and delivering a strongcommunity. Further to the new site offerings and following significanttechnological investment, 888.com has recently embarked in to new on-landventures; partnering with key brands to deliver specific propositions. Itsfirst partnership, announced late 2006, is an innovative cooperation withRileys snooker and pool clubs for which 888.com uses its online pokercapabilities to power www.rileyspoker.com. 888.com has also recently launchedmobile, in-flight, and in-hotel casino where customers can access theirfavourite games, not only from their computers but from mobile phones andtelevisions too.

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