3 of the Most Common Concerns Players Have About Online Bingo

Back in the days when you would have to go to a brick-and-mortar bingo hall to play, there were various superstitions and prejudice. People would fight bitterly over their lucky seats and everybody had a lucky dauber. With the introduction of online bingo, these winning rituals have been buried but there are other doubts.

‘I am not sure the sites abide by the law.’ – It’s actually quite easy to check the legitimacy of each site. They always cite the number of their license and the licensing authority on their homepage. Also, they state who regulates them. There are not so many licensing jurisdictions and regulatory bodies that have been whitelisted in the UK. If you see the trust symbol of either the Government of Gibraltar, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, the Isle of Man or the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta or the in the footer of the homepage, know that you are in safe hands.

‘How do I know the sites are fair and the results are random?’ – All online operators now use RNGs (Random Number Generators) which are independently tested by third parties. If we have to be perfectly honest, the land-based halls also use RNGs instead of a tombola nowadays. The only actual difference is that there’s a live caller. So if you trust bingo halls, why doubt the websites? As for the testing agency we mentioned above, probably the most popular ones are iTech Labs and eCogra. They make sure the RNGs are unpredictable and non-repeatable. Have a look at the info boxes for details.

‘There are players planted by the operator in the rooms who always win.’ – Actually the players who buy more tickets are more likely to win. If you are a newbie and you just try out the different games, you would probably purchase a few cards and move on to the next room. Whereas loyal customers will buy many tickets, which of course, gives them better odds. It’s as simple as that. You can also check out the RTP% (Return to Player Percentage) which shows how often the players win and what amount of the money that has been wagered is paid out as winnings. The best-known organisations that issue such reports are the London-based testing agency eCogra and the previously mentioned iTech Labs.

Is There a Valid Bingo Strategy After All?

This sounds ridiculous, right? Well, obviously not to all of us. There are so many sites that will try to tell you that there is actually a winning bingo strategy. Most pages will offer you either a list of tips like: ‘don’t give your password to anyone’ and ‘choose the auto-daub function’…duh… or you will be presented 2 ‘theories’. The first one is supposedly based on the theory of predictability and mathematical probability. It calls for counting numbers the same way you would count cards in blackjack. Needless to say, this is a big fat lie. According to the ‘Tippett Theory’ the shorter the bingo game you are playing, the more likely the numbers called out will be near 1 or 78, as opposed to longer games where the numbers will be close to 38. Yet, no significant data or research is provided to prove this theory has any value to it. We would rather add these ‘strategies’ to the superstitions and give you a real alternative.

How to Increase Your Odds of Winning Bingo

There are some basic guidelines that may help you win more often. These are mostly common sense but since we would like to cater for both experienced players and beginners, we feel obliged to give you some insight. But let us remind you once again that there is no such thing as beating the system or predicting the outcome – bingo is a game of chance and luck.