UK Bingo

Bingo in UK has gained tremendous popularity ever since online bingo came into play. With added advantages of being more safe, convenient and easy than its traditional counterpart, online bingo soon took over the heart and mind of millions in UK and, in fact, became a mainstay in the online gaming industry.

Today bingo is one of the most popular games in United Kingdom. Taking about its history, UK Bingo started out from local theatres and dancehalls, which after little renovation became fulltime bingo halls. Places like Manchester, London and Birmingham still have multitude of brick and mortar bingo halls that offer both 75 and 90 ball bingo to its local players. However, after internet became more available to the masses, traditional bingo halls were fast replaced by the contemporary virtual bingo halls. Also with lifestyles becoming increasingly hectic, more and more people are considering online bingo as a convenient alternative to have fun and socialize with people from around the world.

The immense popularity of bingo is also evident from the number of players that visit online bingo halls everyday. It is estimated that out of 60 million people who play online bingo daily, nearly 36 million are from UK alone. One of the reasons that make online bingo so popular in UK is its simplicity coupled with strong odds of winning the game. The convenience of playing bingo from the comfort of one’s own home is another factor that contributed to the fame of UK bingo game. What that adds more to its attraction is the chat room facility, where players can interact with fellow roomies as the game progresses.

In UK, bingo (also known as housie), is played with 90 balls on a 9x3 bingo card called ‘ticket’. Each ticket carries 15 random numbers between 1 and 90 with each row containing not more than five numbers. Unlike 75 ball bingo, 90 ball bingo can be won in three patterns that includes single line, double line or a full house. That means for each game one gets three chances of winning. Whoever completes the pattern first and yells ‘bingo’ wins the game.