How to Get Started Playing Online Bingo

While almost everyone has played bingo at a school or church fundraiser, or at a local casino, many people have yet to try playing bingo online.

Playing online bingo is almost the same as sitting in a real bingo hall, with the added possibility of winning much larger jackpots.

There is an online caller that announces all the balls that are pulled from the virtual bingo cage. If the number called by the caller appears on your bingo card it will be automatically covered, so there is no need to do any daubing. The aim of the game is to get your numbers covered in the required pattern. The caller continues calling balls until someone hits a bingo on the pattern displayed. Winning cards are automatically arranged on your screen.

Because of the bonuses offered by online bingo rooms, as well as the tremendous jackpots that can be found on the internet, online bingo offers much more value for your betting dollar, as well as the additional convenience of being able to play whenever the mood arises rather than having to wait for your usual "bingo night". The online bingo halls also allow the players to chat with one another during the games, so the social interaction exists online just like in a land-based bingo hall, except that you will be meeting many new people that you wouldn't be able to meet at your local hall.

This tutorial is written with the goal of teaching you what you need to know in order to get started playing bingo online.

To get started playing online bingo, first you need to choose an online bingo room. There are a number of excellent possibilities listed here at wheretobet.com. You may wish to start by clicking on the "Best Online Bingo" tab in the menu bar, as that will tell you the bingo rooms that our users rate most highly. If you open an account with one of the online bingo halls listed on that page, you can be confident that you will be playing an easy to understand, user friendly, fair, and fun bingo game. Additionally, you will be sure that the bingo room allows a variety of ways to purchase their bingo game cards, that the company is financially stable, has excellent customer service, and will get your winnings to you in a very prompt manner. All of the bingo rooms listed offer varying bonus incentives, varying look and design, and have different players in the bingo room - so you have the opportunity to try several and find out which has the most appealing style of play for your tastes, the other players that most appeal to you, and most importantly, which has the luckiest games for you!

After you have chosen an online bingo room, you will need to sign up for an account. Online bingo rooms have very simple, self-explanatory application forms, so there is no need to explain the process in this article. Simply click the "Download" (or equivalent) link on the bingo room's homepage, follow the step-by-step instructions to install the virus-free bingo software, enter your personal details into the application, and submit the form.

Funding your account, however, is one of the fundamental differences between playing bingo online and playing at your local bingo hall. Obviously you cannot pay for your online bingo cards with cash because the transaction takes place in cyber space. Almost all online bingo rooms do, however, accept Visa or Mastercard. For larger transfers, most online bingo rooms will accept checks, money orders, bank wire transfers, or Western Union deposits.

If you like to play bingo frequently, and perhaps more importantly, receive your winnings nearly instantly, the fastest and easiest way to buy bingo cards online will be to use an online wallet. There are a variety of options available, all of which offer a simple, yet extremely secure means of opening and funding an online wallet account. Once you have an online wallet it is a simple matter both to buy your online bingo cards, as well as to collect your winnings from the online bingo room.

Some popular online wallets are:

• Neteller (not available to residents of the U.S.A. or Canada)
• Moneybookers (not available to residents of the U.S.A.)
• Click2Pay (not accepting new applications from residents of the U.S.A.)
• Ecocard

If you have gotten this far, your are now ready to LET THE FUN BEGIN and play bingo to your heart's content.

HOW TO PLAY BINGO

For those few people that have never played any form of bingo, instructions follow:

Bingo is a very fun and simple game. A bingo card consists of 5 rows and 5 columns, 25 spaces including what is called a free space. The "free space” center number on the card is always covered.

'B' column - numbers range between 1 - 15.
'I' column - number range between 16 - 30.
'N' column – numbers range between 31 - 45.
'G' column - numbers range between 46 - 60.
'O' column - numbers range between 61 - 75.

Numbers are drawn at random until one player completes a 'BINGO,' a line with five numbers in a particular pattern, on one of their cards and wins the prize. In your local bingo hall numbers are generally chosen by spinning a wicker basket with numbered bingo balls in it. In online bingo, numbers are chosen by a computerized random number generator.

Most online bingo rooms allow you to play multiple cards in one game. Doing so will increase your chances of getting a BINGO.