There are many difference between online bingo and land based bingo and bingo fans typically look at the differences in relation to their own circumstances to see which best suits them in their current lifestyle. Land based bingo tends to have a better social environment and more transparency, while online bingo comes without the hassle and costs of associated with needs such as travel and food or drink premiums. At times online bingo may appeal when the weather is poor or vulnerable players may feel there is less of a threat associated with playing at home. However, it seems that not being eaten alive, while remote, is now one of the pros of online bingo.

An 84-year-old grandmother who had 11 grandchildren was unfortunate enough to be the victim to unimaginable consequences while walking home from her local bingo club in Cheshire and our thoughts go out to her family and friends at this difficult time.

Muriel Hattersley was believed to have been eaten alive by a pig that had managed to escape from a farm nearby. The unlucky bingo fan had even won £30 while playing at the bingo club in Crewe, Cheshire.

In an interview with the Sunday Sport, her daughter, Janet Wilson, commented: "Mum insisted on walking home from the bingo.

"We were worried she'd be mugged but she said she lived on the outskirts of town - countryside really - and she'd be safe.

"Nobody likes to hear that their mum has been eaten by a pig - let alone eaten alive by a pig. It's horrible."

The forensic teams that looked into the death suggested Muriel may have still be unconscious but still alive as she was devoured by the pig.