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Follow our tips to win at bingo
A staple favourite amongst many people and punters, the game of bingo is increasingly popular due to its simple strategy. Not only is it an easy game to learn and master, but it is potentially one of the nation’s most loved games.
Before we go any further, we should clarify a couple of things. For starters, bingo is a game of chance. There is no strategy that can help you win at bingo every time and anyone who claims that they have the key to winning this game is lying blatantly. This game is 100% based on luck and only chance will determine who the winner is.
There are, of course, a few factors that come into play that can help you better control or improve your chances of winning but there are no set strategies or tricks, other than common sense and destiny that can help you in this game.
Most importantly, if you are going to play bingo, whether at a bingo hall or online, play with fun as the main aim. The fun factor is key here to keep you motivated at playing at the game. If you get rich, that is an added bonus.
Bingo: It’s a matter of statistics
Just like slot games and lottery, bingo is a gambling game where winning is based on an element of randomness. In bingo, depending on which variant you are playing, there are either 75 balls or 90 balls. All these numbers have the same probability of popping up: 1/75 or 1/90.
The probability of your numbers coming up are therefore one in the total number.
First things first: Play for free
If you are not familiar with this game, then the best advice we can give you is to play it for free so you can learn the ropes without parting from your money. You can play on your own if you have the actual physical game, but it is always better to play with other people to increase the entertainment element. You can also play for free at some online casinos as part of a promotion or offer.
Many online gaming sites have several bingo rooms where players can buy tickets and try their luck at winning the main price. However, there are many casinos where they allow new players participate for free in online bingo with the chance of winning money. It costs you nothing. In cases like this, take advantage to play online bingo for free, snatch some promotions and read all the necessary tutorials to learn the game.
Play your favourite bingo game at unpopular times
It is always best to use common sense when you want to play online bingo. We recommend picking a time during the day or night when fewer people are playing. When you are playing at an actual bingo hall, it would be advisable to play on weekdays or else during the day while many people are at work (provided that it is open).
One advantage that playing at a bingo hall has over online bingo is that you can see how many people are playing while many online bingo rooms don’t state how many active players are playing the same game so as not to deter newcomers.
Buy more ticket batches
Statistically, the more bingo cards you have, the more likely you are to win since you will have more numbers that can turn up. However, be careful that you take care of your budget as well as how much time you spend playing.
If you are playing at a bingo hall, you might become overwhelmed with the number of bingo cards and won’t be able to keep up. If on the other hand, you have the option of digital cards with automatic marking, there is no way you will be able to miss a number that’s been called out.
Online bingo has this added benefit. Numbers called out will be automatically marked so you can sit back and relax without having to pay much attention to the numbers. You can focus on chatting with the other participants in the chat room and wish each other ‘good luck’.
Bingo promotions and offers
The trick to making money when it comes to playing online bingo is to make sure that you take advantage of the promotions and offers. When you sign up to a new bingo site, you will be entitled to a welcome bonus where your credit will be doubled, tripled or more, the moment you make a deposit. If you make a deposit of £10 and the bingo room is offering a 100% deposit bonus, it means that you will have £20 to play with. See our recommended promotions for online bingo.
When it comes to playing offline, many bingo halls offer packs of bingo tickets at a discounted price but as mentioned earlier, if you are going to do so, make sure that you can keep up and you don’t stress yourself out.
No set strategies for bingo
There is no magical strategy when it comes to either casino games or bingo as they are both a game of chance. There are many websites out there who will claim that they have the ideal theory or strategy to help you win bingo but there’s no concrete basis. Some claim that you must choose the numbers on the card such as the Theory of Granville and Tippett.
This theory claims that because the average number of 75 is 38, the longer a game goes on, the greater the chance of the number 38 turning up. As mentioned earlier, since this is a game of chance and probability, it would be silly to speculate or to spend too much time studying theories and strategies without no concrete basis. Only a fool would follow those tips.
Just make sure that when you play bingo, you don’t obsess too much on winning but rather on having fun with your family and friends. This, after all, is a social game which offers numerous health and psychological benefits.
