Online bingo has exploded in popularity over the last ten years in the UK, and has made household names of some of its biggest companies. If you're looking to start playing but aren't too sure where to go, here are five top tips to get you on the road.
Try Before You Buy
Lots of sites ask you to open accounts and deposit money before you get to play any of the games, but you shouldn't have to do that...after all, why put money into an account if you don't know whether you like the game at all? Try some of the many free online bingo (amongst the many big name bingo sites that offer free games Costa Bingo is a good first port of call) options around to make sure that first of all, you enjoy the games on offer.
Look For Proof
In the early days of online casinos there were some websites out there that were less than reputable. These days most of the kinks have been ironed out, nonetheless you should make sure that the site you're going to play on is displaying it's affiliations to the various online gaming watchdogs. A quick search will do the job, and if you're not sure what you're looking for, a good tip is to go for a familiar name and brand.
Try Lots of Games
Bingo is an extremely engaging game, and you could find that you start playing and pretty soon an hour or so has passed by. Make sure you dip in and out of a number of different games, you might find one that you enjoy more than others, or one where the chatrooms are particularly open and friendly and you feel right at home straight away.
Bonus Games
Look out for bonus bingo games. These are games where you can win cash prizes without spending any money and are a great way to add a bit of spice into an evening playing, and occasionally to win a little bit of money. They're pretty competitive games, so don't expect to win, but they're a lot of fun and usually pretty well advertised.
Most Importantly...Have Fun
Some people take online games very seriously, and whilst you can win money, bingo is a game that has a large luck component and should be enjoyed first and foremost. That's not to say that you shouldn't play for money if you want to, just that you shouldn't be playing only to try and win money (added to which, bingo strategy and whether it exists or not, is a very open subject). Online bingo is friendly, open and social, and a great way to spend an evening, so make sure that wherever you end up playing, you have a lot of fun.
