Bingo Trivia Galore

Bingo is fun, entertaining and rewarding. Below is a collection of bingo trivia that you will surely like. Read on…

• There is a big chance of winning in bingo, in fact 95% of bingo players have won a game at least once.

• Even young generations enjoy bingo in fact 30% of bingo players are under the age of 35.

• Online bingo players are mostly female. The percentage is roughly 70% female while men comprise the remaining 30%.

• Bingo was originally known as 'beano' because players originally use beans to mark their scores.

• The largest bingo game ever played has 60,000 players!

• Land-based bingo halls employ thousands of people worldwide. You can apply as bingo callers, bingo spotters, bingo cashiers, and bingo operators.

• It only takes 3-6 minutes to finish an average bingo game.

• According to one calculation, there are approximately 552,446,474,061,128,648,601,600,000 (five hundred fifty-two septillion, four hundred forty-six sextillion, four hundred seventy-four quintillion, sixty-one quadrillion, one hundred twenty-eight trillion, six hundred forty-eight billion, six hundred one million, six hundred thousand) possible arrangements of the numbers on a bingo card.

• Bingo contributes largely to charities and social organizations in Europe and North America.

• Bingo is the key source of community fundraising in most counties.

• Bingo received the second highest number of votes to be the national past time of Belgium.

• NFL games’ greatest competition in terms of attendees is bingo.

Proper Bingo Decorum

There are always rules in every game. For regular UK Bingo halls, it is very essential to be silent when the numbers are being picked and called, as well as listening to a winner declaring a “Bingo!”. Showing the proper manners in playing Bingo online is also as important as winning, so take note of the following chat room tips:

1. Since a chat room supervisor is always present to mediate, make sure to always behave when in the chat room. Do not use words that may offend or verbally harass other online players. Be decent.
   

2. Do not impersonate other players by using a false name or endorsing products in the chat room.
   

3. For complaints about other players that you want to inform the site, use their email route which is always available for you.
   

4. Be a good sport. Wish others a good luck for the game or congratulate someone if they won. This might bring good luck for you too.
   

A positive attitude always creates positive results!

Bonuses in Bingo Online

The following can give you an idea of what bonuses you can get from playing online bingo:

1. If you recommend a friend to the site, you get a free game in exchange. Or as an example, on Thursday as a free day, you may get one free game for every game you pay.
   

2. Entering a name to be drawn for a chance to win a prize; a bottle of champagne, for example, or other great prizes.
   

3. Bonuses like the “signing up” or the “regular player” bonuses. The site matches the amount you put in to play to double it. For example, you put in 50 to play and the site matches that with another 50 to give you a credit of a 100. Also known as 100% match bonus.
   

4. The match bonus mentioned has conditions though. Before withdrawing the total amount you gained, you have to play a certain number of games. This condition is applied to prevent players from depositing their 50 and immediately withdrawing out the 100. Something which other players are doing, which most sites think as a total abuse.
   

5. Earn loyalty bonuses. Bonuses which are given to loyal patrons of the site which is advantageous to those who are already satisfied with the site they’re playing. To simply put in, you get free money by just being loyal to the site. This loyalty bonus is also called “comps” or “fidelity points”.
   

6. Special bonuses offered by the site on special days like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, Midsummer’s Day, Bank Holidays, Christmas, New Year and special events like the World Cup Finals. So check out your favorite bingo sites often if they offer bonuses like these.