One of the first questions asked by many new online bingo players is how the called numbers are generated. The answer is easy; internet bingo sites use random number generators to choose the numbers that are called. Random number generators revolutionized the world of gambling when they were first used in the 1970’s. Random number [...]

A few years ago many internet bingo players were surprised to hear that according to Google’s figures online bingo was neck to neck with poker as the most popular online game. The growth of the internet bingo industry has exceeded all expectations and predictions by industry experts. By 2010 internet bingo was a $2 billion [...]

Bingo’s popularity has exploded in recent years. The rapid growth of internet bingo has led to a renaissance of live bingo and today it is common to see groups of attractive 20 something’s at local bingo halls for a girl’s night out. Bingo’s popularity with the ladies has not escaped the attention of many men [...]

Recently some land based bingo halls have switched from live bingo callers to automated voice systems that use a pre recorded voice stored in a computer. Many players object to the move and traditionally there has been a friendly relationship between bingo callers and players. Some bingo callers have achieved cult status and some players [...]

A Gala bingo study has revealed some very interesting facts and gambling statistics. The data compiled by Gala reveals the luckiest names, places and astrological signs for bingo players in the United Kingdom. For example the study showed that women named Susan are the luckiest bingo players in the UK. Women named Susan have won [...]

In the UK land based bingo has experienced a renaissance of sorts and younger players are flocking to bingo halls and are also playing at internet bingo sites. In fact online bingo has been partially responsible for bingo’s increased popularity among the young in the UK. In the US bingo is catching on big time [...]

In a move that is sure to be closely followed by the online bingo industry Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will start the ball rolling on the Treasury’s tax grab for offshore gaming sites. Last week heritage minister, John Penrose, addressed the very same topic and sent stocks for offshore bookmakers plummeting. Penrose said [...]

The game of Tombola bears a strong resemblance to the 90 ball bingo games played in Europe and the UK. Tombola is a time honored holiday tradition in Italy and British sailors introduced the game to Great Britain sometime during the last half of the 19th century.  In most Italian households Tombola is a holiday [...]

At a conference held last May a group of online and brick-and-mortar casino executives said that internet gambling is the future of the industry. At the East Coast Gaming Congress a New Jersey legislator said that there will probably be a ballot question this year asking the state’s residents to amend New Jersey’s state constitution [...]

Bingo is pretty much a fixed odds game. Bingo is not skill based and there are really very few effective strategies players can use to even the odds with the house. Numbers called during online bingo games are usually selected by a random number generator. At reputable bingo sites the random number generators and software [...]