A quick guide to bingo games

Online bingo is estimated to be a £900+ million industry. Recognisable bingo companies, online casinos, and even sports bookmakers are providing their customers with a wide selection, from the traditional 75, 80, and 90 ball bingo, to increasingly innovative titles. In this guide, we take a look at some of the most popular types of online bingo games that you are likely to find at any online casino or bingo site.

Free bingo

Unsurprisingly, one of the most popular types of online bingo remains free bingo. For players, it is the chance to get something for nothing. For the providers, it is an incentive for their players to log in and hopefully then play with real money.

Sites such as https://bingo.paddypower.com/ offer members six hours a day of free bingo, ensuring that players have plenty of chances to catch one of the free games at a time that is convenient to them.

You may also find special ‘Newbie’ rooms where players new to online bingo can get to grips with the system and technology, such as automatic dabbers and live chat streams, before parting with any real money. It works rather like a ‘demo’ for slots but is only free for a trial period after you sign up to the site.

Bingo games based on slots

Online bingo players have long enjoyed playing ‘side slots’ so bingo games based on popular slots seem like a no-brainer.

According to the latest statistics available on https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk, online casinos generated £1.9b in GGY, mostly in slot games, from April 2020- September 2020, whereas remote bingo generated £98.1m.

Knowing that slots continue to generate the most revenue, it is a smart move to offer players bingo games based on the same familiar characters and slot mechanisms that they enjoy. Age of the Gods Bingo and Rainbow Riches Bingo are just two of the typical slot-based bingo games you can find on a top bingo site.

Game show bingo games

Just as live dealer online casino operators have turned their attention towards TV game shows and board games such as MONOPOLY in recent years, so bingo rooms have followed suit.

There is some crossover here with slots games, as shows such as Deal or No Deal inspired slots many years ago and have subsequently been turned into multiple bingo rooms and live dealer titles. The bingo rooms follow standard bingo rules but incorporate the banker and the option to stick with your existing prize or make a deal.

In an all-time poll by http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs, based on viewer figures and other metrics, Deal or No Deal was voted the third most popular UK game show. So, it’s not surprising it has managed to inspire as there is a natural crossover in the audience.

For those who prefer no gimmicks, sites also provide ‘no frills’ bingo rooms, as well as ‘elite’ rooms with titles such as ‘Sapphire’ or ‘Crystal’ to reflect higher ticket prices and higher potential jackpots.

In the end, it all depends on your preference and what kind of player you are, but you can be sure online casinos are working hard to provide you with several different types of online bingo.