Please be advised: We are currently experiencing technical difficulties that are preventing many of you from connecting to the free online games. Download games and Cash Competitions are not affected by this outage.
Our top people are working on this issue, and hope to have it resolved soon. We thank you for your patience, and apologize for the inconvenience.
Update (6:48PM EST): The issues related to this outage have been resolved, and connectivity should now be restored for everyone. If you're still experiencing issues, please let us know. Thank you again for your patience, and for your patronage.


Thanks for the update…I was going crazy trying to figure out what was wrong with my computer. Hope you get it fixed soon. Thanks.
Comment by ruthbrad — October 7, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
please hurry and fix the problem with gamesville. i am suffering from not being able to play. i play this site every day it's the only site i do play. so please please hurry.
Comment by "jewell" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:18 pm
I'm with you ruthbrad… I even got out my lap top thinking my desktop had malfunctioned!
Appreciate updates on status
Comment by "lifes2short4bs" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
Jewell honey take a walk, get some fresh air, it will do you a world of good
Comment by "Cherri" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:31 pm
I have been a member here for years and for the past week or 2 I now have to sign in every time I visit, has this been happening to anyone else?
Comment by "marilyn" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
Comment by "sweetmusic64" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
Comment by "samantha92" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
Thank you for taking the time to inform all of us ! Gamesville is the BEST !
Comment by "OPDCOLLY" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:39 pm
Amen Jewel!
Comment by "lizajane" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
its doing the same thing to me too Marilyn
Comment by "lifes2short4bs" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:42 pm
same has been happening to me Marilyn
Comment by alotofpigs04 — October 7, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
it would have been nice if i was told you were having trouble the comment i recieve was my url was wrong please connect soon i miss all the games i usually play 3 eye bingo or magic 21 thank you joan
Comment by "joan23464" — October 7, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Thanks for the information. I was about to crazy thinking something was wrong with my computer. Hope this is fixed soon.
Comment by "Tequilla" — October 7, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
Let me add my complaints to this technical problem. I am not able to get connected today (10/7). This is my favorite site for "hearts", BUT….it is also riddled with problems. As a rule it takes forever to get connected.
Then, it takes WAY too long to get connected to an individual table. The players have to sit and wait while you're twiddling your thumbs, wondering IF you'll ever get connected.
Trying to "chat" at a table is also a problem. You'll constantly be clicked off, so if you want to say something at the table- be prepared to always be clicking on the chat line so you can finish a word!!!
Then there are the increasing number of downright mean players. If you give them the Queen of Spades- WOW- be prepared for a barrage of curse words. Sophie loves to harrass people, nwtcanuck is mean and nasty, daakink is hatefu, gwkim accuses everyone of cheatingl………what's with these people? It's only a game!!!!!!!!!!!! Sheesh.
However….there are some terrific people playing there and they make it very worthwhile.
I hope you get these problems fixed and in a timely manner. It seems we all are addicted. LOL
Comment by "kentuckydiva" — October 7, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
thank you for posting the news…lol…I thought something was wrong with my computer at first…hope you get it fixed soon…1:36PM EST Sunday
Comment by "misskittyoh2" — October 7, 2007 @ 5:35 pm
Pleazzz hurry, I am having three eye bingo withdraw!!!
Comment by "klohio" — October 7, 2007 @ 5:47 pm
Time is going slow
Please hurry!!! It's obviouse we're hooked!!
can't get enough. gosh what is the world comin to? lol .
Comment by "chickypo" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
actually this has been going on with Spite & Malice since yesterday starting around 10:30 am est – that's when the rooms started booting ev1 out and then disappearing off the available rooms list on the main GV page. I really wish there was a way to get in touch with someone from GV as soon as something like this starts happening and not have to wait for a blog to appear.
Comment by draggn-skull — October 7, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
me too!! for past 2 weeks or so…
Comment by "jetcitywoman2" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
Well at least for the race fans there is Nascar race starting now. It doesn't replace GV though.
Comment by "katsu51" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:20 pm
I too have been having tech difficulties getting connected and still am at 1:13 pm central time oct. 7th 2007 , thanks to the blog area I found it was not my comp , but I would like to take this opportunity to ask pretty please to either do away with the rated bot ( only give you 4 points anyway when you win ) or create rooms for rated bot's , rooms that you do not have to use anyone else to start a rated game with the bot , I know you can start an unrated game with bot by self . So many people complain that they can't play and since it seems to me that 50 % want a person and 50 % want the bot so the obvious solution would be to create a room for this , or just do away with the bot all together . I personally like to play both , I am very glad the timer is there as people do just sit there also can you please create a boot button should they just sit there . The boot button should be used by the person who created the table . Sorry if I posted this in wrong area . Thanks again for this blog area and the opportunity to post our thoughts and complaints .
Comment by "bwytchingu" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
Yes i have to do the same.I notified gamesville and all they said was to check my browser settings which i did but the problem is with gamesville not my browser settings because this is the only website that i have to enter that info everytime i access the website.
Comment by "yankut" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
My earlier post was a yes to Marilyn's comment of having to sign in everytime i went into gamesville.
Comment by "yankut" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
Alos forgot to mention…not sure if this is one of your problems but when I click magic 21 game it says page not found the page you are looking for is outdated . Please hurry as I just started to like this game besides spite and malice . Thank you . ps. Anyone else having that problem with magic 21 ?
Comment by "bwytchingu" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
Any idea on when your site will be fixed?
Comment by stbonn — October 7, 2007 @ 6:41 pm
Comment by "dyehardchargerfan" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:48 pm
according to your post competition etc. would not be affected by yoour work. I have not been able to get on any game at all today. My setting are correct and keep get error connot connect to server. Is there an issue I am not aware of that needs changing on my end?
Comment by "zoniewilder" — October 7, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
I know what you mean. I am haveing withdrawls, not being able to play magic 21, or word wrangler. aaaahhhhhhh
Comment by munchkin051354 — October 7, 2007 @ 6:58 pm
this really bites
Comment by "evilpenguinmd" — October 7, 2007 @ 7:23 pm
so glad the rooms are opening up now – but when will the Tournament Rooms be opening please ?
Comment by draggn-skull — October 7, 2007 @ 8:44 pm
Thank you for the update. I re-booted my comp. twice with no luck….im currently going through Magic 21 "withdrawls" and am NOT a happy camper.
. Pls pls pls hurry and fix it so i can win that jackpot!
Comment by "hannabatta" — October 7, 2007 @ 8:57 pm
i ci cican not get into three eye bingo which is a pay game whyan can not get into the three eye bingo whivh
Comment by "joyce" — October 7, 2007 @ 9:32 pm
I never knew how miserable I'd be without this site!
I hope it's not working yet… because it's not working for me.
And I'm getting paranoid about my pc and such! ahhhhh!
Comment by "jengrz1222" — October 7, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
I am still having difficulties–the game page will not load on Euchre. I'm from Atlantic Canada
Comment by "Euchre room" — October 7, 2007 @ 11:39 pm
I'm still having problems. When I try to play any game – it will just sit there "Loading" or "Intializing".. And doesn't go on…
It has worked the whole time I've had this account.
I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Comment by "jengrz1222" — October 7, 2007 @ 11:57 pm
STILL CAN'T GET ON
Comment by "OKIEPOCKIE" — October 8, 2007 @ 1:11 am
I still cannot get into the bingo game. chiefdooley coffeecup
Comment by "Marilea Dooley" — October 8, 2007 @ 1:31 am
I am still having trouble connecting. I sure miss my entertainment. Will check agian tomorrow night i guess. Iwon here I come!!!
Comment by gwenstertx — October 8, 2007 @ 1:53 am
Now that the technical problems have been resolved for many, I'm still having a problem. I can get to the games, but there is no sound. I have sound for the ads, so I know the problem is not with my computer, but when the game comes up there is no sound. I havr re-downloaded JAVA, I am at a lose. Any suggestions?
Comment by bunnzi — October 8, 2007 @ 3:12 am
When are you going to do something about those ads that freeze up our computers? It is soooo frustrating and annoying. I don't remember having this happen as frequently as it does lately. Plus my pop up zapper has been working over time on this site
. Hope this goes away soon, not much fun playing when your computer freezes up!
Comment by "anonymous" — October 8, 2007 @ 5:05 am
HI MY GAMES WILL STILL NOT LOAD EVEN AFTER 3 MINUTES
Comment by "TERESA" — October 8, 2007 @ 6:53 am
Might want to try uninstalling Java and reinstalling with an earlier version, thats what I had to do to get the games going again.
Comment by "cherri" — October 8, 2007 @ 7:48 am
I've been trying to log in for the past 10 minutes and every time I hit Enter all it does is refresh the main page. No wonder I never play here any more. Worst performance of any game site on the internet. Gamesville is nothing if not consistent. Consistently bad, that is.
Comment by "disgusted" — October 8, 2007 @ 9:15 am
i still can not get in
Comment by okiepockie — October 8, 2007 @ 1:03 pm
This is really shitty.
Comment by "anonymous" — October 8, 2007 @ 1:45 pm
I am still having trouble. I can go to the gamesville, sign in but won't let the game start.
Comment by "Ann Walker" — October 8, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
your games are still not loading for three eyeed bingo and majic 21 her in the St Louis area please advise
Comment by "portelld69" — October 8, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
I still cannot get on to plsay bingo.
Comment by "Marilea Dooley" — October 8, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
I still can't get into the games either!!!!
Comment by "Cecilelarose" — October 8, 2007 @ 7:28 pm
i am having problems with sound on all game sites. i have rebooted my computor several times to no avail. there is sound from the ads in between the games but non on the games. please help me solve this problem.the sound buttons inside games are on. thank-you.
Comment by terryreeves1952 — October 8, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
Hi, hey yi am from Columbus, Ohio and i still cant play bingo or magic 21…anyway just to let you know. I tried to reinstall Java nad still same thing it wont start. Hope you will solve the prob soon.
Comment by "Svetislav" — October 8, 2007 @ 11:50 pm
IM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS MY GAMES WILL NOT LOAD THANK YOU YOU NEED TO GET IT FIXED
Comment by "TERESARUSSELL1" — October 9, 2007 @ 1:35 am
Hey it is monday night and still cant get in , can you?
Comment by "Laurene" — October 9, 2007 @ 2:16 am
Monday night still can;t get on
Comment by "laurene_3" — October 9, 2007 @ 2:20 am
I was not able to sign on. I had to re register and this had lose all my points and my clover leaf, I'm starting over as new, I had over 120.000 points plus more in my life time total, how do I get them back???
Comment by "Virginia Brant [chatty-gamer]" — October 9, 2007 @ 3:50 am
There is no audio during the bingo games but I can hear the advertisements. What could the problem be?
Comment by "maryly62" — October 9, 2007 @ 4:33 am
I am sure glad that you are going to fix the problem but for some reason my whole profile was deleted and I had over 200,000 GV in another name and The system could not find my profile and I had to make up a new name and everything now I have to start all over again.
Comment by "y-bnoz" — October 9, 2007 @ 5:20 am
I am still having trouble loading games. Maj Jong Solitaire will load but there is no players list or chat screen. Please Help. Thank You
Comment by "Buzzzbee0" — October 9, 2007 @ 10:37 am
So when is this going to be fixed – or started on? So EVERYONE can play..
Comment by "jengrz122" — October 9, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
go blue!
Comment by "anonymous" — October 9, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
please fix this still cant log on games come up but cant play them. thanks hurry.
Comment by "pluto24" — October 9, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
whats with the popups in the games window that prevents me form seeing the game i paid to play??? this is unfair
Comment by "bhb1970" — October 9, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
I have lost my sound in both magic 21 & 3 eyed bingo. thank you
Comment by "Anita Wheeler" — October 9, 2007 @ 9:30 pm
OH POO! it is not java! i deleted the update and it still does not work. it just sits there grinding away,trying to load.
Comment by "whippdhubby" — October 9, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
Hi whats with the email I just recieved saying I have a new user name?? I didnt request this! Also I have been "given" the name justmee000 -there is also another player with this name -I'm not using it and that player is trouble ,I don't want anyone confusing me with him/her – Also why hasn't anything been done about the psychic that plays in kansas city magic 21 & charges for it (bluespirit22)-since when has this become a business site?
and those spam ads advertising other websites going up in chat? very annoying
Comment by "Anon" — October 9, 2007 @ 10:38 pm
this maybe a firefox issue, i did not change java but went to ie and got thru.
Comment by "whippdhubby" — October 9, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
Hi. I had trouble getting in but after deleting my temporary internet files and restarting my 'puter, I got in just fine.
Comment by theo_444444 — October 9, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
I want to know why I couldn't get on to play a game for a few days and the only way I could get on had to change name and lost all my points and my badge I was bummble33 now am monbug I sure am upset over all my points being taken away and starting over can something be done abaout this
Comment by "monbug" — October 10, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
Hello,
I can't log into the Gamesville.com site to play the games.
Thank you,
Michele
Comment by "Michele Reevis" — October 11, 2007 @ 5:29 am
I cant play 3 eyed bingo today. can play all other games like magic 21 frantic fish etc but when I click on 3 eyed bingo it closes out and takes me to my desktop
Comment by tanja728 — October 14, 2007 @ 11:12 am
kk I got it cannot enter 3 yed bingo form favorites or the list have to get in thru the link at the top after cycling thru your games till I get to 3 eyed bingo ty
Comment by tanja728 — October 14, 2007 @ 11:28 am
cant play game done before it`s suppose to be
Comment by "josegregorio" — October 14, 2007 @ 3:51 pm
I have been playing for some time now, just for fun. Now I am realizing that I am not receiving all my awards when I play any of the games. Will you please help me to fix this problem?
Comment by lyndakay3 — October 20, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
Everytime I go into Magic 21 – my computer freezes and I have reboot. I thought it was my computer and now I see it's gamesville's problem. Hope this get rectified soon as I really like this game. Do you think gamesville will take long to have this fixed???
Comment by "Diane" — October 24, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
I have no chat in game room in spite and malice , someone else said they have same problem , is this something new ?
Comment by bwytchingu44 — November 8, 2007 @ 11:06 pm
i can get into any game but euchre is there a prob with that page or is it my comp?
Comment by "jetcitywoman2" — November 9, 2007 @ 1:07 am
ok…day 2 and still am not able to get into euchre without severe difficulties….sum are having a hard time getting into other games….wuts goin on gv??
Comment by "jetcitywoman2" — November 9, 2007 @ 7:33 pm
what happened , all lost connection in southern pines spite and malice .
Comment by bwytchingu44 — November 13, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
After reading all the post here I realize many people are having the same problems I was having.
I have Windows Vista OS and installed three differant browsers to find the problems. One thing for sure is to make sure you have all the latest updates for Quicktime, Adobe Flash Player, Java, and any other programs that integrate with your browser. Check your cookie settings as well. This site is very dependent on cookie settings.
The main thing was my script settings. Some antivirus software blocks scripts from downloading to your computer. Which is good in most cases. To enable popup windows is another security risk as well. Plus the fact that they are just annoying. After disabling several security features I got all three browsers to operate perfectly with my updates and a few tweeks here and there. But cetainly increased my chances of getting worms, trojans, and viruses. NOT good.
The thing is: I'd rather protect my system than disable important settings that protect my computer. I browse other sites while playing games online and that is just to risky. Not to mentions some people are using computers in thier business.
This site needs to consider security issues and make those adjustments that will not only allow members to play without boots, errors, etc. but feel comfortable in doing so.
Just my two cents worth.
Comment by nannahawktx — January 3, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
What is happening with gamesville ? I have pretty much tried all day long to play games on here , for a while it has let me play magic 21 , but everytime I tried to get into spite and malice the window would load then either freeze or say page not displayed , I asked several other gamesvillers and they said they are having the same problem . Seems no one from gamesville seems to respond quickly or even let us know there is a problem . This is getting to be very depressing , I know it is not my comp because I can go anywhere else on the net and not have any problems untill I come to gamesville , it is even slow just to pull up the page for gamesville . Hurry please and resolve this .
Comment by crisbel — February 17, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
could not play the last 2 days, did manage a game of solitare. But am back to being locked out. Have deleted cache etc…, but still can't plpay
Comment by beanner123 — July 14, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
i just had to reinstall java and when i logged back on to gamesville all my gv points are gone!!!!! I want them back please. Janet Acker
Comment by janetackr — November 11, 2008 @ 8:06 am