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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Popularity Of Online Bingo Sites

By Accombli Engliza


Those who have played the game of Bingo only at online Bingo sites may be unaware of Bingo's long history. The game of Bingo dates back at least as far as the sixteenth century, when the Italian National Lottery was created in 1530. France had its own version, called "Le Lotto" in the eighteenth century, which used cards printed with a random selection of numbers from 1 to 90 in a nine-by-three matrix. Different versions of "Lotto" have been used since the 1800's in educational settings in order to teach children their multiplication tables, or other educational facts. Even today, there are lotto games for children that use pop culture icons, such as the Sesame Street Muppets, to help teach children their numbers, or about dinosaurs or how to tell time.

Part of the appeal of online bingo is its convenience. There are lots of sites to choose from, and a game is always just minutes away. Thanks to clever internet programmers, the website sets up the entire game for you: it generates your bingo cards, decides on a winning pattern, and calls the numbers. Each site has its own way of doing things, so don't be afraid to spend some time wandering around the site, learning the rules, and looking for the FAQ list. In some games, you'll need to win with only a single card, while other games, usually with bigger prizes, will require a win on multiple cards.

Non-online bingo has always been a bit of a social affair, so most bingo sites will give you a chat window so you can make new friends, or give old ones a bit of a bad time (but don't get too wild, or someone might flag you as "abusive"). Winning bingo games happens rarely, but the other players and a chance to chat is always there.

Differing bingo sites have differing rules when it comes to winning and claiming prizes. Some sites only offer small (less than $5) prize amounts for a winning bingo, while other sites award points that can be traded in for prizes, much like the games at video arcades. Other sites will provide large jackpots, but the odds of winning are very small, and the large prizes may only be awarded every three to six weeks or so.

Like slot machines, bingo payouts can be controlled by the site owners, because the odds of winning within a given number of called numbers can easily be figured out, depending on the number of players, and the level of difficulty of coming up with a winning pattern.

A web search for "online bingo sites" will provide you with a wide selection of sites to choose from, where the next bingo game will start in just a matter of minutes, for either large or small jackpots, with others like you who are ready to make new online friends every time they go back to their favorite site. You won't win every time you play, but you'll nearly always feel like you came "this close".




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