Online Bingo Tips

By: Simon Lucas Posted on: 2008-10-01 Downloads: 35 ** Print Article ** ** Copy Article ** Please Rate this Article 5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5  Not yet Rated

Article Summary: With the massive growth of online bingo nowadays there are a tremendous number of new online bingo sites offering their services to bingo players. Since there’ always a number of rotten apples under the tree we have decided to offer the public some free advice.

Consider the following when looking at new bingo sites to join. We have given effort to answer these questions in our in depth bingo site reviews section.

Security Certified: to ensure your credit card details and personal information are safe check that the bingo site is security certified. Ensure that the site uses 128bit encryption behind multiple firewalls. The two top certificates are Thawte and Veri Sign.

Customer Support: some online bingo sites will have only email support while others will have 24/7 chat and telephone support. Similarly we should mention that just because the site offers only email support does not necessarily mean that the service in not up to standard as we found that some email support response times were quite quick and instant chat support in some instances were slow. Telephone support may be available in certain countries and at certain times of the day.

Jackpot sizes: what are average payouts per game for the site? Those sites belonging to a network will usually but not always have average larger jackpots, however where progressive jackpots are offered these sites will payout the highest but less frequently.

Software Quality: Each online bingo site may have licensed software or may have developed their own proprietary software.

Quality of Chat rooms: are the sites chat room(s) busy, friendly, and well monitored? Keep a look out for chat rooms where moderators give away prizes and host games and promotions.

Currencies Used: sites will usually operate in 1 or 2 base currencies but will exchange your deposit at current banking exchange rates.

Variety of Games: 75-ball bingo, 90-ball bingo, or both? Also, sites may offer strictly bingo games while many will in addition offer casino related games like roulette, scratch and win, slot machines etc.

Loyalty Programs: This is separate from redeposit bonuses and can take the form of increased redeposit bonuses the more you play among other offers.

Software Downloads Required: The other option is browser viewing using Java or Flash technology requiring no software downloading. The advantage of no downloads is speed and ease of use, however, the sites requiring software downloads will usually have better quality of game play with better design and more game play options. Keep a look out for Interactive Play Net software which is now available as a browser based option. High quality software but requires high bandwidth.

Licensing Jurisdiction: Is the bingo site licensed from a properly regulated jurisdiction?

Date established: An indication of reliability is the length of time the site owners have been established. However, some newer sites are operated by long established operators to keep this in perspective.

Brand Identity: If the site operators have a reputation to protect because they operate in other industries this is also an indication of greater reliability.

Withdrawal Restrictions: Should you win or simply want a refund of your money, how is this restricted and what charges may apply? Many gambling sites place restrictions on with drawing your money and/or winnings such as a certain amount of game play required before you are permitted. We recommend that you are comfortable with these withdrawal terms.

Awards: Independent awards as verification of quality for example, Site of the year etc.

Deposit and no-deposit bonuses upon registration: These vary greatly from site to site but, again watch out for restrictions on withdrawing money and winnings derived from bonuses.

Also we have gathered here some info from players themeselves that play at www.rainbowbingo.com of course there is very little you can do to influence or predict the outcome at Bingo. Bingo is a game of luck and is played primarily for fun. However, below are some useful tips submitted by visitors.

Never play more cards than you can watch, be careful of "play all you want for $" you'll end up going nuts trying to watch all your cards!!!
Never bang while you are dabbing, dabbers work better if you dab lightly. If you bang hard chances your dabber will leak.
Paper cards with lower card numbers (free space #) tend to have the numbers closer together card #1 (B-1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; I-16, 17, 18, 19 & 20). Longer games like Coveralls tend to draw numbers in sperts close together. 16 17 then 19 and 20 come out. To win more coveralls, try to come in early and get the first set of paper cards issued. On big nights managers stock the counter with plenty cards usually the ones on top are the lowest free space number cards. Check the next coverall for yourself. Notice the flashboard. Lighted up numbers usually in sets by the 30'th number called. -
Be curious to those around you. Do not yell out loud the number you need!
Burning the number (on paper cards) does not mean that it will come out the next time.
Buy a card for a neighbor once a night. You never know when you will want one more game when your wallet says it's time to go!
Share the wealth when you win. Toss out a lucky dollar to those around you when you win. If they win a larger jackpot, they could return the lucky dollar (ten fold)! Especially if they win with your lucky dollar!
If you want to win at bingo. Play bingo on nights that are generally slower for the operators (Monday - Thursday usually less players than weekends). Being a game of chance if there are fewer players then there are fewer cards in play. If you have as many cards as you can comfortably play and there are fewer cards in play, due to lower crowds, then you have a larger percent of cards in play. Odds in your favor? I think so! Especially if the hall you play at offers electronic bingo (computer bingo) and you have 2 or 3 cards per game.
Don't continually gripe to your partner about your lousy numbers. It really gets on your neighbor’s nerves.
Don't forget to bring tape. Some special games are played on single strips purchased separately, and it's easier to dab them if they're taped together. Hint #2 - tape on the back, not the front.
Make sure you cover up a mistake. Example you dabbed G 56 instead of 57. Use a different color to dab it with.
Use 2 dabbers of different colors when you play games like odd/even or 6-4-9-. it helps when the caller is checking your numbers.

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Simon Lucas
Simon Lebon is an experienced gaming author and wrote the article about bingo learn more about online bingo at www.rainbowbingo.com