Bingo has always been a great of raising money for charity and both Mecca Bingo and Jackpotjoy Bingo have been two of the biggest brands raising massive amounts of money for good causes. Players at Jackpotjoy Bingo have raised nearly £54,000 for the RSPCA and Mecca Bingo have decided that for 2012 their efforts will again support the Marie Curie Cancer in both their land based bingo clubs and their online bingo operations.

If you are into your online bingo, then you might be interested to know that the Mecca Bingo are donating 40% of money spent on certain games to the charity. You can play these games up until 7th August.

Play bingo in the Two Little Ducks room in the first week of every month. From 1pm to 9pm each day the room offers players the chance to win jackpots worth up to £150. Tickets for the game cost just 25p and with 10p of each ticket price going to the charity you really will be helping out terminally ill patients throughout the UK.

Don’t forget, you can play standard 90 Ball Bingo games on the move with the Mecca Bingo mobile applications.

Marie Curie Cancer Care was established in 1948 - the same year as the NHS.

More than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals help provide care for terminally ill patients in the community and in our hospices, along with support for their families.

This year the charity expects to provide care to more than 31,000 people with cancer and other terminal illnesses.