Where once bingo was considered a game played out in dusty church halls among little old ladies, today the game has taken a remarkably different direction. So much so that the game is definitely considered the up and coming new star of the online gambling industry, set to overtake many of the more traditional games in coming years.
Without a doubt, the United Kingdom is the number one market for online bingo players, with the industry being fed thousands of new players each month from the traditional land-based bingo halls. The reason for the rising popularity of online bingo in the UK stems from a number of reasons. For one, the country has undergone massive changes in its gambling laws in recent years, meaning that sites are well regulated and are even advertised in the mainstream media.
Together with that, however, is a sadder reason. Because of the strict new gambling laws in the UK, land-based bingo halls have gotten the short end of the stick, with many struggling to stay open as a result. Double taxation policies, smoking bans and other clamp downs by authorities mean that bingo players simply prefer the convenience of taking their bingo fun online.
In the last few years, the number of UK-facing bingo sites has literally doubled, as people flock to sites such as Foxy Bingo and Wink Bingo to enjoy the vibrant chat rooms, great games, excellent promotions and the sheer convenience of playing their favorite game from the comfort of their own home.
As UK bingo flourishes, it has an effect on the great bingo industry as a whole. The game is taking off in countries such as Spain, which has reported the opening of no less than 40 new bingo sites since the beginning of this year.
With competition in the bingo industry getting tighter and tighter, online bingo sites need to hone in on what really appeals to players in order to get them to not only sign up at the site, but also reload their accounts at the end of the day. To do so, sites offer bonuses that seem almost too good to be true, with free money, buy one get one free offers and even free bingo nights with real prizes up for grabs.
Online bingo software companies have risen to the challenge and have created some truly masterful programs in recent years. Parlay Entertainment heads this field with its newest Parlay 5 platform that recognizes the need for online bingo sites to customize their own software, all the while allowing it to be used across the board in terms of language and currency.
While bingo is still considered a ‘woman’s game’, it is slowly starting to appeal to men as well. As a result, bingo sites frequently offer side games such as slots, video poker and roulette.
Online bingo is without a doubt, one of the fastest rising games in the industry.
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