Downloadable Games Are Hot...
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (204031)
United States
August 2, 2025 3:46am CST
Downloadable games are really hot right now. Some game producers are advertising no ads, free cruises and are spending big bucks to have movie, TV and music stars tout their games.
I was trying to figure out how they could offer these games with no ads; and I think they must charge you when you run out of lives or want to purchase accessories.
Gold Fish Slots - John Stamos does the commercial.
Royal Kingdom - Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow
Kevin Hart
Jimmy Fallon
LeBron James
Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco
Bingo Blitz - Smokey Robinson
Drew Barrymore
Jackpot Party Casino - Joel McHale - They are giving away one cruise per day.
I found this latest trend to be very interesting, especially with the amount of money that game producers are willing to spend to advertise their games.
Photo Credit: PIxabay
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11 responses
@DaddyEvil (160182)
• United States
2 Aug
Pretty is always telling me she wants to download games on my phone to "give me something to do".
I keep telling her I keep busy enough watching videos on my laptop, reading books on my phone and talking on myLot... I don't NEED more things to keep me busy.
Once in a while, she takes my phone and downloads a game on it anyway and then I delete the game as soon as she gives my phone back to me.
My phone is old and I don't want to stress it any more than it gets from me reading my books on it.


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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
2 Aug
I don't blame you. Some people play those games all day long.
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@DaddyEvil (160182)
• United States
2 Aug
@LindaOHio I don't take my phone online. I only take my laptop or my tablet online and I don't let her touch my tablet...
She spends a lot of time gaming but normally uses her desktop to play them.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
2 Aug
@DaddyEvil I have 200 games downloaded on my computer; but I've lost interest in them. I used to play a lot.
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@moffittjc (125986)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Aug
I wish I had time to spend on my phone playing games! I used to have a handful on my phone that I played with my kids when they were younger, but it's been years since I last played a game on my phone. I barely have time to be on myLot on my phone!
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@moffittjc (125986)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Aug
@LindaOHio Wow, I haven’t played cards in forever!
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
I have the time...just not the inclination. I used to love to play cards, board games and word puzzles.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
8 Aug
@moffittjc I learned how to play Hearts, Spades, Cribbage, etc.on my Hoyle software.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
2 Aug
I have heard of Royal z kingdom several times. A cruise a day sounds even better long they don't use their own ship.
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@snowy22315 (197720)
• United States
3 Aug
@LindaOHio If you look hard enough you might be able to find a cruise for the disabled.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
I couldn't do the walking on those huge ships.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
4 Aug
@snowy22315 I can't travel anymore. I would have to bring my rollator and shower chair along with my luggage. Thank you for the suggestion though.
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@LadyDuck (485534)
• Italy
3 Aug
@LindaOHio - I still like to play cards and word puzzles.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
I used to spend hours playing cards, board games and word puzzles.
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@wolfgirl569 (123902)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Aug
I play a lot but through apps that I earn from
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
And you can't play them on a PC which is a shame.
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@thislittlepennyearns (65848)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
2 Aug
A lot of them aren't spending a lot of money for it. Most of those people don't have a lot going on.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
I should go back to playing some games.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
4 Aug
@thislittlepennyearns Do you have to play them on a smartphone? I only have a basic flip phone.
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@thislittlepennyearns (65848)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Aug
@LindaOHio I make money on every game I play. About 800 dollars last month. Lol
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@RasmaSandra (90063)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug
Don't have a phone and not into all these games, Now if you tell me that I can make serious bucks I will see if I can download one to my PC,
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@RasmaSandra (90063)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug
@LindaOHio I know the system, but you have to do it on mobile or I would try on PC,
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
There are a couple of people here that play games for $. I don't know how serious the money is though.
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@JESSY3236 (21183)
• United States
19 Aug
I have played Bingo Blitz. I got it because of a gaming app that gives points to play the game. It was a cute game, but I kept running out of lives. I also played Royal Kingdom and it was an ok game.
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@JESSY3236 (21183)
• United States
25 Aug
@LindaOHio Well on Bingo Blitz, yes you have to pay when you run out of lives. But Royal Kingdom you could ask "team mates" for extra lives. That doesn't cost anything. But there was ways to pay for extra items in the game.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
25 Aug
@JESSY3236 Interesting. They certainly are pushing these games very heavily.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
20 Aug
When you run out of lives you have to pay for more, don't you? That's how they can afford to hire all these celebrities. I don't have a smartphone so I can't 'participate in these games for points.
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@Traceyjayne (5962)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug
I had a game in my old phone …it was a farm , you had to buy stock, keep them fed, collect their produce and sell…..and carry on and on ….just adding more and more …..it was a great game but very addictive so when I got my new phone I made the decision not to upload it . I found I was busy with other things and didn’t really miss it.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
2 Aug
I have 200 games on my computer; and I used to play a lot; but I've lost interest in them.
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@LindaOHio (204031)
• United States
3 Aug
I found it interesting that these companies were willing to spend so much money hiring the celebrities.
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