Archive for May, 2009

The online bingo game that you play online today is actually an adopted version of a French game called “Le Lotto” the originated in France in the 16th Century.

Traditional bingo that is played in your local bingo halls became a very popular pastime and a way for family members to meet with their friends and other people in a relaxed atmosphere. Today there are more than 60 million people that play bingo worldwide.

Online bingo has become extremely popular and its popularity increases daily. In the last 6 to 8 years there has been so many new online bingo websites being created and because of the internet it means that people from all over the world can log on to these online bingo websites and play bingo any time they want. Another reason why online bingo has become so popular is the fact that you have to opportunity to meet people from all over the world.

Online bingo halls have begun to lose their popularity especially with so many countries now introducing the smoking ban and this in turn has seen many people smokers in particular turning to the internet to play online bingo. Getting the time to go to bingo halls is another factor that many people just can’t schedule into their days anymore. People are today increasingly busy and online bingo allows them to play whenever they have some free time.

Technical advancements have also help to make online bingo more popular. The colourful and flashy graphics allow players to enjoy the experience of the game and the sound effects also help to. There are online bingo websites that allow you to play their games without having to download any software and this can be an important factor for some players.

Online bingo is available 24 hours a day and this is probably the number one reason why it has become so popular.

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Online bingo is a great way to spend some of your free time. With the internet it means that people from all over the world can log on and play at any time of the day and you get the chance to chat with people worldwide too thanks to the chat facilities that most online bingo websites have.

Online bingo provides a lot of excitement and is very easy to play too. The game of bingo itself is international and now that it is available online it is even more popular than ever.

The game of bingo has gone through a lot of advances with the most significant of them being that it can now be played online. You can play online bingo at over 250 different websites in the UK along and there are always great promotions and jackpots to be won. You need to check the online bingo websites to make sure that you are eligible to play in your country too.

Online bingo is different from your normal bingo hall game but the advantages of playing online bingo are so many that it is impossible to list them all. You can take part in free online bingo where you can practice and develop your skills before moving on to the paid games.

The chat facilities that are offered on online bingo websites all give you the opportunity to meet other people while you are playing online which takes away the feeling of playing on your own. Most of the online bingo websites will have a chat facility.

Online bingo websites really are the new bingo location and they offer their players fun, pleasure, enjoy, excitement, and much more and the best thing of all is that you can play from the comfort of your own home. What better ways to spend your evening than having the chance to get your hands on a big jackpot win?

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Play safely.

Playing online bingo from the comfort of your own home really lets you enjoy the thrill and excitement of the game. Online bingo websites give you the freedom to pick and play the games you want to play and at the time you want to play them too. Some of the online bingo websites also offer free games where new players can play and learn about the games. In doing this they can also enhance their skills too.

Online bingo games have become very popular and this is partly due to the flexibility that they offer their players. They also have plenty of different types of games and with the growing number of online bingo websites there is an online bingo website for everyone. When you take into account that you can play online bingo whenever you want it really isn’t hard to see why it is so popular.

One of the great attractions for people when it comes to online bingo is that they are open 24 hours a day. If you work the night shift you can play during the day and vice versa. There are no constraints with online bingo unlike traditional bingo halls where games are scheduled at a particular time of the day only.

Even if you have never played bingo before you will find online bingo websites great fun. If you find a website that also offers free bingo games you can practice here first so that you know how to play. As these games are free there are no restrictions so you can play away and hone your skills and that way you stand of good chance of becoming an expert and getting your hands on the bigger jackpots later on.

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Some of the online bingo websites have their online bingo rooms designed so that they look like real rooms. I have to say, I prefer the online bingo websites that keep their rooms simple by using a game screen that also contains the chat window. Most of the online bingo websites keep their chat windows to one side of the screen so that it doesn’t interfere with the game playing. Your bingo board is usually located at the top of the screen and the cards that you have bought for the current games are displayed in the middle of the screen. Information about the current game and the next game along with the jackpot you are playing for is usually located at the top just under the bingo board or to the side of it.

Most of the online bingo websites also allow players to use a main room if they are just learning or it they are not playing for bid money. There is also then another room for players who want to play with higher stakes and for higher jackpots. These rooms can get very busy at certain times of the evening so be sure to check when the best time to play in these rooms is.

Some online bingo websites also have what are known as High Rollers Rooms which have all the features of the main bingo rooms but with much bigger jackpots up for grabs. The games in these bingo rooms are more challenging and you have to purchase a minimum number of cards at a set price in order to play.
All of the online bingo websites give their players the opportunity to socialise by having chat rooms with chat moderators. This helps to add some fun and entertainment to the games and is an important feature for many of the online bingo websites.

If you intend to play online bingo you will be expected to observe the proper bingo etiquette that is specified by the website. If you are found to be in violation of any of the rules the chat moderator has the power to ban you from the website and chat rooms.

That’s it for today. Tomorrow I am going to tell you how you can sharpen your online bingo skills.

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Out of the estimated 3 million people who regularly play bingo in land based bingo halls 50,000 of these people also play bingo online now too. 90% of these people are also under the age of 50 with 85% of these online bingo players being female. Who said that bingo was just for old fogies?

If you play online bingo and you participate in the chat rooms you will soon discover that most of the people playing a women and the majority of these women are also aged between 25 and 50. This is the main reason that when creating advertising for online bingo websites online bingo website owners target women between these ages.

A survey into online bingo showed that online bingo gaming in the UK ranked third with the U.S. taking first placed followed by Japan in second. A survey by Parlay Entertainment who are one of the biggest bingo software providers has shown that the UK is the fastest growing online bingo market and that there are also more than 250 different UK online bingo websites. With these numbers it shows that the UK is the largest market for online bingo in the world and this beats the U.S. market.

So what do these statistics tell us? Well they basically show us that online bingo is very popular and to be very popular it means that people are winning money from these websites too. What does it say to you? To me online bingo is a great way to enjoy winning money from the comfort of my own home and the fact that I can chat with others and get involved is all the better. Let me know how much you’ve won recently, I’d love to know. Maybe we can do a weekly review of the winnings here on the blog so everyone can congratulate you.

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Play Safely

Online bingo is now the most popular online gaming activity in the UK for women who are aged between 20 and 25. This huge rise in popularity for online bingo came as many of the huge brand websites such as Yahoo, Virgin, AOL UK, and MSN UK began adding online bingo games to their websites. Gala Bingo which is the biggest land based bingo operator in the UK has also launched a very popular online bingo website too and more and more UK online bingo websites are also advertising on the TV to bring in more and more players.

It is thought that around £600 million is spent each year in the UK on online bingo tickets. When it comes to UK online bingo websites Sun Bingo comes in on top with 19% of the population. This is followed closely by Gala Bingo at 16%, Foxy Bingo at 13%, Jackpot Joy at 10% and Mecca Bingo at 7%. These figures are subject to change and with the launch of more and more UK online bingo websites the competition is heating up.

We will focus more on the different UK online bingo websites in later posts and I will be reviewing each one of them separately and posting relevant news about each of them on a regular basis as it becomes available.

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Play Safely

When you are looking at online bingo websites you will probably come across a number of websites that have the same promotion, graphics, and the same online bingo rooms with the same chat moderators. These online bingo websites are part of a bingo network.

Bingo networks are a number of different online bingo websites that are playing with the same numbers and for the same jackpot. There are multiple online bingo websites that actually act as the doorway to a single game. What this does is lead a larger number of players into the chat rooms and gives bigger pots to the overall game prizes. This arrangement is commonly known as White Label Gaming.

The bingo software that is used in these online bingo websites is the same but the brand owners are responsible for how the websites looks and feels. They are also responsible for any promotions that they wish to offer. This is a very important feature when it comes to online bingo because it is critical that websites have enough players at any given time. So what really happens is that the bingo networks actually share their players.

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Online bingo websites have two different types of bingo that you can play. There is the 90 ball bingo and the 75 ball bingo and the purpose of this post is to compare the two so that you have a better idea of which one you would prefer to pay.

75 ball bingo is what is played in the North America and this is usually on a 5 x 5 card with the center square marked as free. You can play this bingo on most online bingo websites worldwide. With the 75 ball online bingo game it is usually a pattern that you have to make to get bingo. The pattern can vary for every game from a single line to a snake, letter of the alphabet, or even a heart shape. The aim of the game is of course to mark off all the number that form the pattern. With 75 ball online bingo you will also find speed bingo where the numbers are called much quicker.

90 ball bingo is played in the UK, Europe, Australia, and South America. This game is usually played on a 9 x 3 card but again with online bingo websites you can play this game worldwide. In 90 ball bingo games your cards have three lines with nine columns. Each of the lines on your card has 5 numbers so essentially you are playing with 15 numbers. The first column contains the numbers from 1 to 10, the second 11 to 20, the third 21 – 30, and so on. The last column contains the numbers 81 to 90.

90 ball bingo is usually played in three stages and therefore this game can last longer than the 75 ball bingo games. You will have a prize amount for one line, two lines, and the full house. For one line you need to a complete horizontal line of 5 numbers. Two lines is two complete lines or 10 numbers and the full house is where you mark off all the numbers on your card. The cash prize for each stage of this game is different with the full house usually getting the highest prize.

The games on the 90 bingo can also differ with some games playing for the progressive jackpot and other playing for smaller amounts. You would have to check with your particular online bingo website to see what promotions are available and at what time of the day these are available.

I have to admit that during my time playing online bingo I have had more wins with the 75 ball bingo games but I do enjoy playing the 90 ball games too. I like to play both and to be honest I find both games very enjoyable as I’m sure you will too.

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Most online bingo websites have a chat facility that you can use while you are playing the bingo games. The chat facility helps to make things a little more social and fun. All the players who are currently logged into the online bingo website can see the chat window and meet others and chat during the games. You probably know that if you are playing bingo in a bingo hall this is very difficult and in most cases forbidden. With online bingo however it is actually encouraged and there are normally some great conversations going on too.

There are some terms that you will become familiar with when you use the chat facility such as “WTG” for way to go, 1TG for 1 number to go, etc. There are lots of familiar acronyms that you will find and many of them are similar to those used in instant messaging.

On the chat feature you have the chat moderator (CM). This is the person that hosts the chat room and the person who will welcome you to the games and wish you good luck. The CM’s are responsible for making the chats friendly and inviting and they help to explain rules etc and answer any questions you might have. They also host some chat games which are a great way to win some bonus cash too.
There are lots of chat games that are regularly featured and we will cover these in a separate post.

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Playing online bingo is great fun and there are plenty of optional features that you can choose to make things a lot easier especially if you want to be involved in the chat facilities that many of these online bingo websites offer.

Some of the features that you should definitely enable include the auto-daub. This is where you numbers are automatically marked off as they are called. This is great when you are playing with a number of cards and you don’t have to worry about having to click the Bingo button when you win. Most of the software providers for online bingo games also allow other gaming features that include best card sorting and best card highlighting. This also lets you see at a glance how you are doing because your best cards the ones with most numbers marked off are listed first on your screen.

No matter what type of bingo games you want to play, you will find something to suit your specific choice. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money you can choose the inexpensive game rooms where you can buy cards from 10 cent upwards. In some of the UK bingo websites you can buy cards for as low as 1 pence at certain times of the day. On the Irish bingo website RehabBingo they even have a free game at certain times where you can win up to 5 Euro. This is especially great if you are low on funds.

With the low fee bingo games there is sometimes a restriction to the amount of cards that you can purchase and this is great because you won’t always be competing against people who buy an insane amount of cards just so they can win every time.

There are well over 400 different online bingo websites that are currently operating worldwide. The United Kingdom has the most online bingo sites followed by the United States and then Canada and Sweden. Online bingo is going strong and this is set to continue so now is the time to get yourself playing and of course winning.

Until next time,

Play safely.