Bingo Resources

Here you will find a list of resources compiled by our experts and players in order to help you along your way. These guides are a great way to further understand the game of bingo as a whole and not just the online version. Every aspect has been covered from the bingo lingo to the sidegames to the different bingo games, to playing securely right through to the differences between the traditional bingo halls and the online games.

Any questions you have will more than likely have been answered here. If you still find we haven’t answered your question then please feel free to contact us and we will get back to you with the answer you require

Bingo Basics

Side, mini, instant and chat games explained

As a bingo fan you may not have given much thought to the other games available to play whilst playing bingo and originally bingo sites were offering a few games to keep bingo players amused between games. So what are side games are they the same as mini games, what the bingo is an instant and how can you play a chat game? Chat games are played within the chat dialogue box (or chat room) next to your bingo game and…

Progressive Bingo Jackpots Explained

A progressive jackpot is a jackpot that is constantly increasing (progressing) with every game played and can usually be found attached to a slot machine or video poker game but are also frequently used to offer bigger jackpots for bingo games. Progressive games are ”˜connected’ so that every bet placed adds to the progressive jackpot and as multiple players are contributing it grows quickly and the ”˜house’ may also contribute some of their profit from the game to further increase the totaltest…

Online Bingo Payment Methods

There are many different ways to pay for goods and services online and not all of them require you to have a debit or credit card, and most will save you having to repeatedly give your personal banking details, here's how a few of the best known work. EntroPay www.entropay.com EntroPay is a system that offers you a pre-paid virtual visa debit card to make deposits at online casinos or anywhere that shows the VISA symbol. The pre-paid card means that you are not sharing…

Online Bingo vs Land Based Bingo

There's a world of difference between online bingo and land-based bingo. They are like the noble, history-rich older brother and the aggressive fancy-pants younger one. But at the heart of it all, they are similar where it counts – it is still basically the same game. The rules are the same and players still win the same way, whether its 90-ball bingo or 75-ball bingo. Online bingo sites are designed to resemble real bingo halls. Sure, random number generators have replaced…

75 Ball Bingo

A 75-ball bingo game is one of the two types of bingo that are played online all over the world. The other is 90-ball bingo. In terms of popularity, 75-ball bingo is what’s popular in the USA and Canada, while 90-ball bingo is huge in the UK, Australia and parts of Europe and South America. A 75-ball bingo game is played on 5x5 cards, meaning, the cards have five horizontal lines spread across five columns, with the center square marked as free…

90 Ball Bingo

A 90-ball bingo game is one of the two types of bingo played online all over the world. The other type of bingo is 75-ball bingo. In terms of popularity, 90-ball bingo is huge in the UK, Australia and parts of Europe and South America, while 75-ball bingo is popular in North America. A 90-ball bingo game is played on 9x3 cards, meaning, the cards have three horizontal lines spread across nine columns, with each line having five numbers or a total…

The History of Online Bingo

Online bingo is huge today, but it is still relatively new. It obviously had its start after the emergence of the Internet and the proliferation of computers with online access in homes and offices. In contrast, the game of bingo is quite old and its roots can be traced back to the 16th century. Just imagine, many of the high-tech patrons of online bingo are actually enjoying a history-rich game that is more than five centuries old. According to history, bingo began…

What is Online Bingo?

Simply stated, online bingo is the game of bingo played on the Internet. It can refer to either American or Canadian bingo (25 numbers, five rows) or bingo as its played in the UK, Australia and New Zealand (27 numbers, three rows). Combined, both games account for revenues running into several billion dollars a year. Unlike land-based bingo, which uses real balls, online bingo reveals its numbers…

Bingo Chat Room Lingo

Online bingo players love to socialise. That's one of the things they like best about online bingo. The game has a chat function that adds an entirely different dimension to playing bingo. Some players say they enjoy chatting as much as the game itself, especially on those online bingo games that are more fun-based than anything else. In-between bingo matches, some chat rooms have games with attractive prizes such as cash or redeemable points that can be exchanged for cash or…

The Bingo Chat Room

One of the attractions of online bingo is the social aspect of the game -- the ability to chat with other players in real time. Bingo players enjoy chatting with others while playing. It's fun and a great way to meet other people. Chatting enhances a player’s enjoyment of online bingo. Sometimes, it also lets a player make a whole bunch of good friends online and that, for some people, is an even more special type of victory. Each online bingo room…

Bingo Lingo

[caption id="attachment_2485" align="alignleft" width="160"] bingo lingo talk[/caption] Like a lot of games, bingo has a language of its own. It's colorful, evocative, funny and sometimes a little rude, especially where the nicknames for bingo numbers are concerned. Below is a list of the most popular bingo lingo. They apply to both 90-ball and 75-ball bingo. If you're going to use them, you have to be consistent with the game. For example, if…

On-line bingo security and licensing

Online security is a serious issue and should be dealt with by both the player and the bingo site to ensure everything is being done to have a safe bingo experience. There are things players can do to protect themselves on their computers and when choosing a bingo site. For the player at home here’s a guideline of what they should be doing 1. Install and run firewall and anti-virus software on your personal computer before you go on the internet. The firewall stops…

Online Bingo Tips

In online bingo, the most important thing about winning is to avoid making mistakes. At least, that’s what a lot of people believe. After all, it's a game of luck and there's not much you can do to change your luck or improve your chances of winning, right? Wrong! There are a lot of tips and tricks that bingo players can learn to improve their potential for winning. Here are some of the best. Avoid busy games like the plague Overcrowded games…

Selecting the Right Cards

One of the most important strategies for winning online bingo is to learn how to select the right cards. There are two things to consider when choosing cards –quantity (how many cards should I play with?) and numbers (what numbers should my cards carry?). Here are some tips for both. When it comes to the number of cards, the smart player always plays the percentages. He weighs the cost for each card, the total number of cards in play in a game…

Understanding Bingo Bonuses

Online Bingo Bonuses are available from nearly every single Bingo vendor and are often a great opportunity to make you bankroll look really impressive, but are they really as good as they look ? Nobody gives away free cash for nothing and there is always some kind of catch when you accept a bingo bonus, normally this is in the form of what’s known as a play-through or a wagering requirement. These will differ massively for each Bingo…

Bingo Strategy

Believe it or not, bingo may be a game of chance, but there are ways to swing the odds in your favor. This article contains some of them. They were developed by renowned mathematical analyst Joseph E. Granville, who achieved fame for creating a series of successful strategies for the stock market. Granville says that the most important factor in a successful bingo strategy is card selection. When selecting cards, he advises players to carefully consider the word random. According to…

How to Play Online Bingo

There used to be a widespread belief that online bingo was mainly an old person's game, but recent studies have blasted this myth. They say that about 90% of the nine million people who play online bingo every week fall below the age of 50. Clearly, online bingo is not a game for the old. On the contrary, there seems to be evidence that online bingo is a favorite past time of people in their twenties. In the UK, for exampletest…

A Beginners Guide to Bingo

Online Bingo, where to start So you want to play some bingo online but you don’t know where and how to start, the answer is here. Spend a few minutes reading our guide and you’ll feel like you know what to look for and how to proceed. Picking a bingo site When it comes to actually choosing a site, there are many ways you can decide, familiarity, recommendation or bonus offers. You could visit names you are familiar…