Five Key Reasons to Switch to Online Bingo

Published: 7th April, 2011
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THERE are an estimated three million regular bingo players in the UK and the vast majority of these play the game in the traditional manner; namely, in bingo halls or local pubs across the length and breadth of the country. Many of these people fiercely resist a change to their bingo habits and eschew playing online bingo for a wide variety of frequently unfounded reasons. Despite this, there are some excellent reasons to consider playing bingo online.

1. Try before you buy: It’s fair to say that not all bingo sites are the same. Some will appeal to the user more than others. Thankfully, many sites offer the chance for a new customer to play free bingo and trial the features of their site before playing for money.

2. Social scene: One of the biggest draws for people playing the game in the traditional style was the social element. The chance to meet and chat with friends while enjoying a game is a big part of UK bingo culture. Online bingo portals now effectively replicate this by having their own discussion groups, forums and chat rooms available; so not only can you meet local friends for a chat and a game of bingo at any time of the day, you can make new friends from all over the UK who share similar interests.

3. Ease of playing: One of the major arguments against playing online is that people think it will be too complex or that they have little or no understanding of computers. The truth is that playing online is arguably even easier than playing in the flesh. Many sites offer useful tools, such as auto daub, which means players can chat to each other and their computer will keep check on their numbers without ever making a mistake! There are also extensive help sections and user tips available on sites helping a new player settle into playing online.

4. Security: Many people, especially the more venerable bingo player, seem to have an innate mistrust of any financial dealing online. Fortunately, bingo sites now only accept payments via secure, reliable and safe means; ensuring that your data and your sensitive details are kept encrypted, secure and unavailable to any third party.

5. Flexibility: Playing bingo online is so much more flexible and allows users to fit their gaming into their lifestyle. If you work shifts and want to play late at night, or early morning, you can. Bingo games are run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Furthermore, there is no need to get dressed up, go outside for a smoke or spend extra cash on drinks or food to play. All you need to do is boot up your PC and you can be playing within seconds.

Online bingo has undergone immense growth in recent times, whereas bingo halls are suffering from a decline in numbers. Bingo’s future lies online and it will only be a matter of time before the vast majority of the three million regular players domestically get their ‘eyes down’ not in a bingo hall, but in front of their PC.