Can You Increase Your Chances of Winning at Online Bingo?

If you have ever been to your local Gala or Mecca bingo halls you will no doubt have encountered those lucky people who have won big amounts in the past. The same is true of chatting with your online bingo buddies, there’s always someone with a winning story to tell. If you are like me you have probably wondered why some people seem to win a lot more than others. Are they simply lucky, or is there a secret that no-one shares?

Looking at bingo objectively, surely it’s just a game of chance isn’t it? How can someone who buys a set of random tickets influence in anyway the outcome of a random number generator? So with that in mind, can I increase my odds of winning at online bingo? Well the answer is yes- to a certain extent. The real question is can I meet my expectations? If I want to be a millionaire and jet off to a tropical island and drink cocktails on the beach (and who doesn’t?) – then my chances are not as great as if I just want to play some bingo, have some wins that keep me playing and meet some great like minded people.

How to Get the Most Out of Online Bingo

HAVE FUN - Whatever your reasons for playing online bingo, the first rule is to enjoy what you are doing. Bingo brings me hours of entertainment and excitement and a big thing for me is that I love the social side. So even if I don’t win, I’ve usually had a few hours away from “normal life”, I’ve been chatting to people I didn’t know before and have made new friends.

CHOOSE YOUR SITE WISELY - Find an online bingo site you like. This sounds obvious but there is such a huge choice out there, so if you are not having a great time then why not try a competitor’s site and see if the experience is any better there? Another plus of doing that is you can often take advantage of introductory offers like welcome bonuses which give you more to play with and ultimately more opportunities to win. Some sites offer free games, which are a great way to play bingo without spending a penny of your money. Although the prize money doesn’t tend to be great, it does give you entertainment whilst you are waiting for the big jackpot games.

TIMING – If you choose to play bingo when there are fewer players online, you increase your chances of winning more often. Try playing during off peak times such as mornings, or late at night. Don’t forget you can play bingo on your mobile device, so you have the opportunity to play anytime, anywhere. Whilst the odds are more in your favour for a win with less competition, the draw back here is that fewer players means smaller prizes.

EYES ON A BIGGER PRIZE – One of the features of online bingo is the ability to pre-buy tickets for games with big jackpots. The great thing about this is that you don’t have to be present to participate in the game as all your games are played automatically. Bare in mind that many players join these games. This may not increase your chances of winning, but it does mean that if you are lucky enough to have a win, then its going to be a more significant amount of money than usual. There’s also that great feeling of logging into your account and seeing you’ve won money whilst you’ve been working/sleeping/partying, it’s a great buzz! Guaranteed jackpots are a fantastic way to boost your chances of winning a higher amount. This takes practice and experience to pick the right games, the fewer players in a game means the odds start to stack up in your favour. The chances are though, you won’t be on your own as other jackpot chasers will have the same idea.

TICKETS- THE MORE THE MERRIER? - How often have you spent a couple of hours in a bingo room, only to see the same name flashing up time after time as a winner? In all likeliness, this is because they buy more cards than anyone else. So is this a good strategy to use? Well that’s debatable. You obviously increase your chances of winning with more cards, but at the same time you are inevitably going to spend your money much more quickly buying a bulk of tickets for each game. At the end of the day, it’s probably best to limit the number of cards you buy, unless you want to spend up within a couple of games. If you want to increase your number of tickets in a cost effective way, then why not look out for the BOGOF offers that are out there, or happy hours where tickets are minimally priced?

TICKET SELECTION - Some players will tell you that card selection can have a massive impact on your chances of winning. They will tell you to avoid numbers that are too low or too high and that an even spread of the distribution of numbers will give you the best chance to scoop a prize. The great thing about online bingo is that you do have the option to carefully select your cards. It’s not like that in a physical bingo hall, I can just imagine their faces if I rejected a strip of 6 tickets because it contained unlucky number 13! Although picking a card with your personal lucky numbers may be significant to you, in the greater scheme of things, it is going to have no influence on which numbers are actually called out during a game.

How to Win at Bingo- It’s a Personal Choice

As in a traditional bingo hall, us online bingo players are a superstitious bunch. A friend of mine swears by having a lucky rabbits foot. Personally I don’t think it sounds too lucky for the rabbit, but she recently scooped £4000 and I didn’t, so maybe that’s the key! Now before we all start hunting rabbits, I would perhaps consider a more friendly lucky mascot! Another friend of mine (I think I need more sane friends….) carries her young daughters first tooth in a jewellery box. Again, it may sound weird, but I know she too has had some great wins, so maybe that’s the secret to success!

To summarise, playing in rooms with more people means bigger prize money, but reduces your chances of winning. The more cards you buy may increase the odds of a win, but of course costs more. Mathematically, the numbers on your card have the same chance of winning as any other ticket but sometimes it comes down to luck and personal preference. Playing bingo at unsociable hours when fewer people are online can be a good tactic but will bag you smaller prizes. And if carrying a child’s tooth around with you works then who are we to argue!

The most important thing is that you have fun, hopefully meet new friends and if Lady Luck smiles down on you then hopefully a life changing amount of money can be yours. Best of luck and enjoy your bingo.