Originally Published: November 14, 2010, 03:38 AM

Online bingo

Posted By Diego | Other News | November 14, 2010, 03:38 AM |

Bingo games played on the Internet are a profitable kind of gambling business. The global gross gaming yield was forecasted to be about $1 billion in 2010. And that amount is not even including the United States, although the two main types of bingo are online. The US system uses a 5x5 card with 75 numbers (called 75-ball bingo), while the UK and many other countries play with a ticket that has a grid of 9x3. This is called a 90-ball bingo and it has 15 numbers to be marked off.


In online bingo, most of the physical aspects of the game are replaced by software. Websites have a random number generator, instead of the numbered balls that the caller would select to call out the numbers. But, despite the lack of the caller, online bingo is not a lonely game. Although players are in the comfort of their homes, very often playing alone, they are still able to interact with other bingo lovers through the chat functionality, like they would in a regular bingo hall. Another feature of online bingo is the function called auto-daub, which marks off the numbers called out for the players.


The first known online bingo site was a website called Bingo Zone. It started its activities in 1996 and offered free online bingo games. Two years later, another free online bingo was launched by Uproar. Their game was called Bingo Blitz.
Today, online bingo sites like Foxy Bingo can offer great prizes in money. They often require players to download free software, although other operators allow the game to be played online, after registering an account. Some free online bingos can often offer small amounts of money to players, but to win greater prizes they are asked to fund their accounts. Many other sites also offer a chance of playing without no deposit. Although players won't get any prize in money, they can at least get familiar with their system.

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