Winning at Online Bingo

The odds of a player winning a game of online bingo depend on the number of tickets they are playing and the total number of tickets played in the room as a whole. For example, if a player has 10 tickets in a game and there are 300 tickets in play altogether, the chances of them winning are 10 in 300, or 1 in 30.

A bingo player can increase their chances of winning by buying more tickets. In the scenario outlined a moment ago, the player could have bought 30 tickets instead of 10. This would mean there were 320 tickets in play in total, so their chance of winning would increase to 30 in 320, which is slightly less than 1 in 10.

Where regular prizes are concerned, winners are generally detected and the prize credited to the player’s bingo account automatically. However, the rules concerning progressive jackpots and other large prizes may differ from site to site. Some may process the prize automatically, whilst others will require the player to lodge a formal claim. Because there is no fixed approach in regard to large prizes, it is essential that you familiarise yourself with the rules of the site you choose to play at so that you know exactly what to do in the event that you are lucky enough to win one.

Some bingo players express a degree of reservation about whether or not they can trust a site to pay out a large prize. Fortunately, such reservations are unfounded in the vast majority of cases. As long as you make sure that the site you play at is genuine and reliable as we advise elsewhere, you can be confident that any prize you are due will be paid without any quibble. Paying out large prizes is something of a pleasure for online bingo sites because they get so much publicity for having delivered a jackpot that they benefit from a new influx of members. There is therefore no logical reason for any legitimate bingo site to withhold prize money from its members.

The amount of time you will have to wait for a large prize to be paid out depends on a number of factors, including whether or not you are invited to collect your winning cheque in person, whether you want to opt for publicity (this will not always be an option but it can be if the prize is particularly huge) and how quickly your formal claim (if required) is dealt with. In most cases you shouldn’t have to wait more than a week, and in many cases your money will be paid within a matter of days.

Last Updated: 07/06/2007