The success of internet bingo has been stunning. The first internet bingo sites appeared in 1996 and since then over 400 bingo sites have come online making it one of the largest sectors of the internet gambling industry. Players have many options and essentially there are two types of internet bingo sites; standalone operations and [...]

Bingo tournaments provide added fun and excitement for both internet bingo players and those playing in live bingo halls. Participants play a series of bingo games and the winner is the player who has collected the most points during the games. Players receive points for each bingo and if there is more than one winner [...]

For decades bingo has been a very popular game on both sides of the Atlantic so it should come as no surprise that the world’s largest bingo halls are located in the United States and Great Britain. At today’s Foxwoods casino and bingo hall players find it hard to believe that the mega casino started [...]

Smoking bans have not been good for the land based bingo industry. When the UK implemented a national smoking ban in 2007 bingo halls throughout the country reported a dramatic decline in the number of players attending games. A survey taken at the time showed that about 63% of all live bingo players were smokers [...]

In the not so distant past any attempt to decipher US internet gambling laws was a gamble at best. Recently the US Justice Department clarified its position on internet gambling in a memo released in December 2011. The release of the memo sent gaming stocks soaring on global exchanges and several states announced plans to [...]

Things run very smoothly at most internet bingo sites but occasionally there is a problem or dispute. Since internet bingo is such a highly competitive industry bingo operators take complaints very seriously and will bend over backwards to resolve disputes with players. Although disputes are uncommon at most bingo sites just about every operator has [...]

For internet gamblers game fairness is of paramount importance. Players want to make sure they aren’t being cheated and internet bingo players are no exception. Determining the fairness of a bingo game is more difficult in an online environment than it is in a live bingo hall. In live bingo games the caller selects the [...]

Mobile bingo is the fastest growing sector of the internet bingo industry. Since the first smart phone bingo apps were launched players have flocked to mobile bingo in droves. The sudden popularity of mobile bingo should come as no surprise. Mobile bingo enables players to enjoy bingo games wherever they happen to be when the [...]

Since bingo is a random game of chance it is nearly impossible for any player to influence the outcome of any individual bingo game. For many players the game’s randomness only adds to the excitement because every player has the same chances of winning. In bingo halls numbers are drawn using numbered bingo balls. At [...]

Internet bingo players in the United States must play at offshore bingo sites thanks to federal laws prohibiting the processing of any gambling related transactions by banks and credit and debit card companies. Because of this many American players are forced to participate in bingo games where prizes may be in British Pounds or Euros. [...]