Isn’t it funny how things change? Until the mid noughties the most popular place to play bingo was at a local bingo hall. Every evening halls across the UK were packed with gaggles of ladies all ready to get their eyes down for a game or two of bingo, and no doubt a good old gossip in-between. Bingo halls boomed in the late 60’s and many took up home in vacant cinemas and dance halls, that had lost popularity with the dawn of the television set. Then in around 2005, online bingo began to become increasing popular, as many people realised that you didn’t have to leave your house to get a full one. Online bingo sites began springing up across the web and the industry boomed with the introduction of the smoking ban in July 2007, which has seen a large number of halls across the country close.
Many bingo players have busy lives and the fact that they can play online, really helps them work around their schedules. Mum’s have found there is no need to rely on a baby sitter- or even the other half – if they want to have a game or two and many people with disabilities have found online bingo as a great form of entertainment.
Online bingo chat rooms are another great reason to play, while at a bingo hall you may just make friends with people in your area, online bingo has seen UK wide and even international friendships develop, with bingo buddies often travelling hundreds of miles to meet each other.
