Playing Bingo Online

The main difference between playing Bingo online and in a club,
is if your number comes up and you forget to shout (claim) - you still win.

You can choose to manually 'daub' your bingo numbers or have them marked off automatically, if you fall behind you can move to automatic mode, but in the majority of bingo games all cards are checked when the game is over, so you still win.

GETTING STARTED - Most Online Bingo sites make it extremely easy for you to sign up.  Some will require you to input your credit/debit card details and make a 'deposit' before playing bingo, although LittlewoodsBingo.com will give you £1 free to try before you buy, and Bingo Boogie offers free bingo to win High Street Vouchers.   Always check you are on a secure page before typing in your details - look for the closed padlock.


100% CASH MATCH - Most online bingo sites will offer some incentives to sign up and the majority offer a 100% cash match - they will match your first deposit from £10 to £250 - CROWN BINGO OFFER £250 (October 2006).  If it's your first time shop around.


BINGO POINTS - Collect extra points or 'bonus' when you play can be used to buy bingo cards or, sometimes, prizes


TRADITIONAL 90 BALL BINGO - this is same bingo game played in the traditional bingo halls - 15 random numbers, between 1 and 90, printed on 'tickets' of 3 x 9 rows.  You can buy as many single tickets as you want.   Bingo games can consist of the usual first to get 1 row, then 2 rows and then the full house.


AMERICAN 75 BALL BINGO - played on a 5 x 5 card and the games can vary from a single line to a complicated themed pattern


CHAT AND PLAY - all the bingo sites have online chat rooms - you can choose to turn these off, if you just want to play bingo in peace - and you can chat to your hearts content as the bingo numbers are being called.  BingoBoogie has the full list of 'bingo lingo'

chat rooms are hosted by CM's - Chat Monitors - who welcome and congratulate winning players and try to create a friendly and communal atmosphere.   They also host fun chat games between the 'real' bingo games.