Online Bingo with Progressive Jackpots

April 30, 2008

Online Bingo

Traditionally, people who like playing bingo had to wait for an occasion where a number of people gathered together, as in a club event or social get together. Today, bingo enthusiasts can enjoy a game without needing to step out of their front door. This is particularly attractive for the elderly or infirm for whom a trip to the local Bingo Hall may prove to be simply too much.

Online bingo is now being played on the Internet by millions of enthusiasts of this much loved game. Modern sites offer good prize money and an ever-growing array of easy-to-use features including chat rooms which easily replicate the social element of the traditional game.

How to Play Online Bingo

Any player will need to complete a brief registration process via a simple form. They will then be able to buy one or more bingo cards for each game in which they wish to participate. Bingo cards are purchased from a balance that is deposited in the on-site account created when the player joins. There is often an initial ‘matching bonus’ when the account is first funded, together with a further bonus for completing the registration process. These bonuses are usually credited to the player’s account and can almost always be redeemed against game cards.

Bingo cards typically have 3 rows and 5 columns. Numbers between 1 and 90 (or between 1 and 75 depending upon the region in which you are playing) are called at random by a game host in quick succession. These are marked off by players as they find the numbers on their card/s. The object of the game is to be the first to complete the bingo pattern that was announced at the start of the game by the caller or game host. Winners must call out Bingo! immediately upon completing the pattern. Their numbers are verified and they are then declared the winner/s by the host.

In the online version, as with any gaming site, the system provides for random generation of numbers. Depending on the game and site in question, you may have the option to take your pick from a series of cards that are on display. Many bingo sites also have an ‘auto daubing’ feature, whereby the called numbers are checked off by an inbuilt mechanism. Similarly, an ‘auto-bingo’ feature provides for the system to call out Bingo on behalf of the player immediately the pattern is completed: perfect if you are about to complete your card and the doorbell goes!

Prize money won by players is automatically deposited into the winner’s on-site account. Every online bingo site has its own set of policies with regard to withdrawals from this account.

There are several variations in the way the game is played and the rules for individual games. The jackpot prizes are the most exciting of the lot, and are the dream of many a bingo player.

Progressive Jackpots

The progressive jackpot generally has a large prize to be won and the game may extend to several games in one. The jackpot is won by player/s who are able to complete all the numbers on the card within a pre-specified number of calls. Progressive jackpots involve winning several games in succession, with the prize money increasing correspondingly until the final game is won.

Progressive bingo jackpots offer quite a thrill to bingo fans and are proving popular as a result. Every time a member joins and plays one of the progressive jackpot online bingo games, part of their game card money goes into the pot, so it keeps growing until someone wins the game all the way to the final stage, which is the progressive jackpot. Rather like a lottery roll-over week, the longer a progressive jackpot game runs without someone winning it, the larger the final jackpot will be.

Responsible Gambling

Whatever your experiences, always remember that you are paying for entertainment rather than making a living. Always gamble responsibly and within your own financial limits.

Conclusion

If you’re one of those who like to play Bingo for the excitement of a big win and also for the sheer love of the game, a progressive jackpot game is worth considering. With the prize money accumulating from game to game, until the final jackpot amount is won, you may turn out to be the lucky winner of a progressive jackpot which could be up to £1,000,000 or more. Whether you win or not, with modern chat room technology, the game itself should prove to be just as social an occasion as a trip with the girls down to the local bingo hall - but without the need for taxis, raincoats and so on. For many elderly or infirm people, this may indeed be the only way in which they will be able to participate.

Please always gamble responsibly and within your own financial limits.