During the last five years there has been a mini revolution in the way people play bingo. At one time bingo was only played live in bingo halls, arcades and social clubs in the UK. During the last few years there has been what can only be described as major online bingo boom with bingo players more likely to play their bingo at online sites such as ITV Bingo and Party Bingo.

So what has caused live bingo players to switch to online bingo? Well firstly the UK smoking ban hit live bingo extremely hard as it stopped bingo players from smoking whilst they enjoyed their bingo play. Also most of the western world has been hit hard by the economic slowdown and it is simply much cheaper to play bingo online than in a bingo hall.

Online bingo is simply so accessible as it can be played at any time of the day from the comfort of your own home without any additional costs for travel or even beverages. You can even play all the lasted casino slots at online bingo sites as slot games are very popular with bingo players. Many online bingo sites even offer some of their range of games for free including some free slots. Perhaps it is no wonder that so many live bingo halls have closed during the last few years!