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If you want to know more about online bingo or indeed more about iGaming in general, you've come to the right place. You can learn about wagering requirements, payment methods, bingo promotions, jackpots, and every type of online bingo game out there. What's more, all our content is researched and written by real people (we never use AI). Of course, there’s more to life than bingo and slots, so from time to time we also write about all the other stuff that interests us such as sports, reality TV and British culture.

Latest bingo & slots articles

A Complete History of Bingo

Bingo is a highly popular pastime that attracts significant interest, both online and off. While online slots and live poker are more widely-played, bingo nonetheless enjoys a substantial following, especially in the UK. And as we shall see, the game has quite an elaborate and eventful back-story. So how old is bingo? Well, it’s old. [...]
By Dale Shelabarger
How To Increase Your Chances Of Winning At Bingo Online

How To Win Online Bingo – tips, tricks and secrets Tips, tricks and secrets! That got you excited, didn’t it! First the bad news – online bingo is 100% a game of chance and there are NO cheat codes. Nor is there any skill involved in the actual gameplay as it all takes place automatically [...]
By Sue Dawson
Online Bingo Games - A Complete Guide

Updated for 2024, here is our definitive guide to the different online bingo games that can be played at UK bingo sites. Ever since bingo went online new mutant forms of bingo have been appearing, as bingo sites strive to keep their players entertained with new bingo games to stop them going off in search [...]
By Sue Dawson
What Does Wagering Requirement Mean?

A wagering requirement in bingo is an amount of play that must be completed before the player can withdraw their winnings. Wagering requirements have been a source of confusion and exasperation for online bingo players for many years and if you’ve never played bingo online before it can be difficult to get your head round them. [...]
By Sue Dawson
Retired Bingo Games & What To Play Instead

Sometimes online bingo games have to be retired, whether it’s because they needed Adobe Flash which is no longer supported, the bingo platform they ran on was withdrawn, they used some IP which hasn’t been renewed or they were just plain unpopular with players. Here we take a look at some of them – and [...]
By Sue Dawson
What is Slingo?

The game of Slingo (so called because it is a cross between bingo and a slot machine) was invented in 1996 by Sal Falciglia Sr (a businessman from New Jersey) and was first launched on AOL. In Slingo, players have to complete lines and coveralls on a board that resembles a bingo card, by marking off [...]
By Sue Dawson
What Is Gamification?

Back in 2017 casino gamification was going to be the next big thing in iGaming, promising players entertainment on a whole different level. Very little of it is now on offer to UK players though, so what went wrong? And is gamification a good thing or a bad thing for players? What is gamification? Why [...]
By Sue Dawson
Busted! 13 Fictional Gamblers Who'd Contravene the CAP Code

UK gambling operators are feeling a bit of pressure at the minute, especially when it comes to marketing. Last year, the Advertising Standards Agency published new guidelines under Section 16 of the CAP Code. These standards are formulated by the Committee of Advertising Practice, an organisation whose members come from across the advertising industry, and [...]
By Dale Shelabarger
What Is Bingo Millions?

Bingo Millions was a game by Mutuel Play that was first introduced at Buzz Bingo in April 2019. First out of the traps was a 90 ball version playing twice a week and this was followed by an instant win 90 version, two 80 ball versions and two 75 ball versions. Some of these also [...]
By Sue Dawson
Opinion Piece: The Trouble With Loot Boxes

Video game loot boxes have been in the news yet again after being linked to problem gambling last year . This time the children’s commissioner for England wants them classified as gambling and a maximum daily spend limit imposed. The UK is not the only country with concerns – in Belgium, for instance, video gaming [...]
By Sue Dawson
Tombola Stars Game - Maths and Fairness

The Tombola Stars game is arguably one of the best daily free games ever at UK bingo sites. It combines the fun of daubing numbers yourself (something which is missing from most online bingo games) with the lure of a huge prize pot and is understandably very popular with players. But have you ever wondered [...]
By Sue Dawson
A Guide To Mobile Bingo

Most UK bingo sites now offer some kind of mobile bingo but this is not always fully featured. Our mobile bingo listings include bingo sites with Apple and/or Android apps for easy access, but there are other ways to play bingo on the go. Before the advent of mobile bingo, if you wanted to play [...]
By Sue Dawson