Things you never knew about Bingo

Because bingo has been around for so long and because of the new players that are discovering the joys of a game of bingo by playing online bingo, there are many new and old facts about bingo that many players may be surprised to learn of. Below are a handful of the most interesting bingo facts relating to both online bingo and traditional bingo played in bingo halls. Sit back, relax and prepare to blow your mind with incredible bingo trivia: 30% of bingo players are below 35 years old.

80% of bingo players are women.

Winning big bingo jackpots isnt the only reason why bingo players keep coming back. Surveys have proven that more than two thirds of players say that socialising is the main reason for playing. This is true of both online and land based players of bingo.

A massive 96% of players playing bingo have won money whilst playing. Some of these people have won by playing free or bonus bingo games online.

Jackpotjoy.com one of the worlds leading bingo sites has over 2 million members, many of which joined the site specifically to play bingo.

Jackpotjoy.com gives away more than £80 million worth of winnings every month.

On jackpotjoy.com alone more than £1 billion is bet every single year.

In the early days of bingo it was always associated with churches and charities as it was used as a way of gathering funds. A Catholic priest approached the man who sold bingo to the American public and asked if he could use the game to help get money for his church.

Today there are still more than 700 bingo halls operating up and down the United Kingdom.

The first British bingo hall was built in wales. The bingo hall was situated in Canton in Cardiff.