Casino Games Guide

Since my posts have kind of been all over the board recently, I wanted to quickly make a guide for the different games of online bingo. Bingo sites are very closely related to online casinos. Some of the all-in-one online gambling sites will offer four basic categories: Casino, Bingo, Poker and Sports betting.

For Bingo players, they will see that a majority of online bingo rooms will offer side games like slots, blackjack, roulette and so on. But, this guide isn’t going to be how to play the normal casino games offered at a bingo site. Rather, I am going to explain how to play the different versions of online bingo as well a couple of good bingo sites.

How to Play Online Bingo

First, you will have to understand the rules of the game. Depending on whether you live in the United States or UK/Europe, you will be talking about two similar but different games. These two main games are called 75 Ball Bingo and 90 Ball Bingo.

75 Ball Bingo – This is the traditional style played in the States. You will be purchasing bingo cards which consist of a 5×5 grid. The bingo card is broken into columns with the letters B, I, N, G and O at the top of the column. The letter corresponds to the numbers that can populate the column. In the B column, you will receive 5 number between 1 and 15. I – 16 through 30; G – 31 through 45; N – 46 through 60; O – 61 through 75.

When a number is called, it will be called with a letter/number combination (ex. I-29). If you have the number 29 in your I column, you will cover it with a marker. In online bingo, this is done for you automatically which is helpful for players with multiple bingo cards. Normally, the object is to cover a line of 5 numbers (in any direction) and call out bingo.

The best site that I have found for American online bingo is called Big Time Bingo. You can get a $5 free trial if you are interested in playing there.

90 Ball Bingo – This is the style of bingo traditionally playing in England. You will be purchasing bingo tickets. These tickets have a 3×9 grid on them. The 9 columns correspond to which numbers can be included in the column. The first column on the left can consist of numbers between 1 and 10; the second column can consist of numbers between 11 and 20 and so on. The ticket you receive will have 15 numbers out of the 27 available spots on the grid. On each row of 9, there must be 5 numbers and 4 blank spots.

When a number is called, you will search your bingo tickets for that number and “daub” it with a bingo marker. The online bingo games have an “auto-daub” feature that will do this for you when you are playing with multiple tickets. The object is to cover all 5 number is a row first. This is called winning a Line. There are also prizes for winning 2 Lines and calling House, which mean you covered all 15 numbers on your ticket.

UK bingo players know that there isn’t just one best site for playing 90 ball bingo. There are literally dozens of competing sites that advertise on UK televisions as well as in every other media. The most important thing is that the place you check is up-to-date with the bingo bonuses and promotions. That is why I recommend the European bingo fans to check out BingoBonuses for all of the best deals and latest promotions.