If you are a beginner at online bingo then you will want to know all about bingo and how to play. When you play Bingo you will be given a card that has haphazard numbers printed on it. An independent moderator will randomly pick numbered balls and announce them. You will hear ‘eyes down’ and this means you need to study your card and if and when a number comes up that is on your card, then you cross it off. Cards need to be bought before a game to avoid any fixing.
The internet has made it possible for Bingo to be available online, it has become very popular as a lot of players don’t want to go to their local Bingo Hall but would prefer to play at home where they can deposit money using either Credit or Debit cards and they can immediately start playing Bingo, taking advantage of large payouts that are obtainable. They can play every hour of every day of every week! So no need for the Bingo Hall being open and also no need to venture out in those cold or wet days.
What to watch out for when choosing a bingo site
It is important to know what you are dealing when you join a Bingo site. There are System Requirements to be taken into consideration. Sites that call for you to download software will have system requirements and are essential in determining the Computer speed. It is very important that you check these speeds before signing up to a site as if your computer is too slow in loading the software it will be a complete waste of time on your part. Not certain about the speed of your PC then contact the business you bought the computer from. You can also hunt online for lessons. However, most bingo sites these days don’t require you to download any software and run through your browser. Therefore you just need to check that your browser is compatible which, these days, most are.
Every Bingo site offers jackpots and these jackpots can be progressive. Other Jackpots are set. These Progressive Jackpots get bigger every day until someone wins. When a Jackpot is very large high then it indicates that the chances of winning are unlikely. The larger Bingo companies tend to be far more Sites run by large companies or already famous betting agencies will likely be more liberal with their payouts. So it is important that you really see what’s on offer before signing up after all winning is the object of the exercise.
All Bingo sites have a community and you need to see if this is large and how they are being run. You can see what people are saying and if they don’t seem to announce they are winning very much then this could be indication that it is not easy to win on this site. Don’t forget that on signing up you will more than likely want to join the community so it would be wise to check if this community is exactly what you are looking for. When you join these communities you will need to be able to understand the Bingo Lingo so here are some examples for you to get going.
Bingo Lingo
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
ASAP As soon as possible
BBL Be back later
BLNT Better luck next time
CYAL8R See ya later
EMSG Email
FYI For your information
GG Good game
GLE1 Good luck everyone
GN Goodnight
GTSY Good/Glad to see you
HB Hurry Back
IC I see
JK Just kidding / joking
KIT Keep in touch
L8R Later
LOL Laugh out loud
LMAO Laughing my a** off
LTNC Long time no see
LY Love you
PMSL P***ing myself laughing
OIC Oh, I see
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing
PPL People
SRY Sorry
SWL Screaming with laughter
SYS See you soon
TC Take care
TOU Thinking of you
TTFN Tata for now
TTYL Talk to you later
TX Thanks
TY Thank you
WB Welcome Back
WD Well done
WTG Way to go
YVW You’re very welcome
3TG Three to go
2TG Two to go
1TG One to go
AOYP Angels on your pillow
Bingo is not the only game on offer at these sites, they generally suggest alternative games where cash can be earned, such as Poker or Craps. There can also be scratch cards and Hi-Lo games and are an attractive way of receiving a small amount of additional cash that can then be used on the major bingo games where even greater jackpots can be won.
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