With usernames a compulsory feature of online bingo and more and more reports of the growing popularity of online bingo in celebrity circles it makes you wonder who you are rubbing shoulders with in those busy busy chat rooms. You might also wonder if any of these people play the health lottery. That very nice lady in the chat room could be a member of parliament masquerading as Marg in their spare time trying to get a b glimpse into the world of their constituents or indeed a man desperate to see what happens inside one of the very clearly girlie online bingo sites.
The stereotypical bingo player of yester year namely the old lady meeting her friends for a friendly game is gradually giving way to a high tech and high spec form of gambling and feeling proud of the fact. Having started out as more of a fund raiser than big winner maker Spa bingo wasn’t really seen as gambling and indeed socialising is still given as the number one reason to play. However the average age for playing is dropping in clubs as well as online as the game becomes more sophisticated and all the benefits have arrived in our homes. Now we can play, win, socialise and generally participate without moving, getting wet or even spending any money if it’s in short supply.
It is said that women still make up 75% of the bingo population but with all its benefits I wonder how many men are logging in with their partner’s details and how long it’ll be before we are rubbing shoulders with a big name or indeed if we already have.