These days, online bingo is everywhere. We see the wide array of websites, apps and game providers advertised daily on television, online and in magazines. These games all typically follow the same gaming style as a classic bingo hall, right down to the friendly, sociable atmosphere. The recent rise in popularity of online bingo has opened the door to a huge number of websites. It’s clear to see that there is a great range of options available online for bingo lovers, but with so many sites to choose from it can be difficult to know where to start. With this handy guide to the wide world of online bingo, it can be easy to get started and find the perfect site for you.
Sign up
The first step to playing real money bingo on the Internet is signing up. Creating an account is usually a very simple, straightforward process that doesn’t take too long to complete and will allow you to play the games, access the rooms and collect your winning credits. Many sites offer excellent sign-up bonuses in the form of gaming credits. This means that new players can start playing and winning cash prizes without spending a penny. Bingo websites that do require a deposit of funds usually provide a bank registration service, which makes it easy to transfer money by credit or debit card. Others accept transactions from online payment services such as PayPal. The most common minimum deposit amount is £10, but this amount can vary between different sites. The card or account that you use to deposit your initial funds will be where you receive your winnings. The signing up process is an essential part of online bingo and it is worth taking the time to search for the site with the most suitable signing up and payment system for you.
Start playing
So, now you’ve settled on a brilliant bingo site and all that’s left to do is start playing and winning big. When you enter a game of online bingo, you are assigned your card (or cards, depending on how many you choose to buy). Each card has randomly assigned numbers on it. The computer will call out the numbers which are pulled from a pool of 90 completely random numbers, just like the balls pulled out from a real life bingo game. If a number on one or more of your cards is called out, then the computer will tick off that number. The first person in the game to tick off a horizontal row of numbers will win. There are plenty of variations of this game, some websites require the completion of two rows, a certain shape or another combination however; the classic straight line, 90 ball game is the best place for bingo novices to begin. The game itself usually appears in a pop-up window on the side of the screen so it is easy to watch the numbers be eliminated as they are called. Many websites also include the option to have a chat window open beside the bingo cards, which allow players to chat with each other and talk to the site staff.