Bingo and online bingo is a popular game played all over the world particularly on the UK, Europe and US. It originated in Italy in the sixteenth century and became very popular since the early twentieth century and even more popular since online bingo took off. It consists of distributing cards marked with numbers to all players. One person then calls out the numbers ranging from one to ninety, randomly .The player who forms a particular combination on there bingo card first is the winner.

Nowadays the Internet has revolutionized gaming. One no longer needs to visit one's neighborhood bingo hall to enjoy a game of bingo. A computer and an Internet connection is all that is required in the house. The person can then play any number of games fro the comfort of his sofa. He can change gaming rooms and games at his convenience.

Online bingo sites offer various bingo games. One can first save the free games and practice on them before joining real action with real money. The advantage is that the action is very good and one can even talk to other players while playing. All this gives the feel of a real offline bingo hall and is very entertaining.

Unlike offline bingo, online bingo is played with several cards. This increases one's chances of winning. At the same time, one has to be alert to the numbers being called by the dealer. The numbers are called out randomly every ten seconds. The called numbers are shown on a display board for all the players to compare.

The purpose of the game is to for a horizontal, vertical or diagonal pattern of numbers. The player who achieves this first is the winner. If more than two players make the winning combination, there is a tie and the prize money is divided between them.

Online is thus an excellent form of enjoyment with the added benefit of winning prize money.

It's not always straightforward locating a bingo site that will accept US players.  Many of them closed down after the US government passed banking restrictions on online gambling transactions.  And of course the online bingo craze didn't really take off in the phenomenal way it has done until quite a bit after the draconian laws were passed so American players have by and large missed out on the online bingo boom.

There are fortunately some solid sites that have stuck with US players since the beginning and these are listed and reviewed in our US bingo players accepted section. Our current favourite US friendly bingo site is South Beach Bingo as they not only offer five dollars free no deposit needed and a mystery deposit bonus of up to $500, they are one of the friendliest online bingo sites around with a very large American community: