Can You Win Big Playing Online Bingo?
Can You Win Big Playing Online Bingo?
Huge prizes
There have been a few very lucky people who have won multi-million pound prizes playing online bingo. One such person is John Orchard, a former Jobcentre worker who won a record-breaking £5.9 million in 2012 by playing at ButlersBingo, all on a bet of just 30p. The previous record holder was someone called Georgios from Greece, who won £5.1 million back in 2009. It doesn’t happen too often that someone wins such a life-changing amount of money, but it’s not impossible. Most players will only ever win much smaller cash prizes, if that.
Improving your chances
Because bingo is pretty much a game of luck, there’s not as much you can do to improve your chances of winning as there is with game of skill like poker, for example. Still, there are a few things you can do to make yourself better prepared for the game.
The right bingo site
Finding the right bingo site is very important if you’re serious about trying to make money from online bingo. If you just want to try to win smaller amounts of money, you should find bingo sites that have cheaper tickets; if you want the chance of winning larger cash prizes, look for bingo sites with more expensive tickets. Generally speaking, the more expensive the bingo ticket, the larger the prize will be. Be sure to look out for tournaments as well – the cash prize grows as more players join.
Bankrolling your bingo
Some players are lucky enough to win huge cash prizes without having spent much money on bingo at all. Others sink a lot of money into the game and never land any big wins. Even if you do eventually win big, the prize might be less than the amount of money you’ve spent on bingo. If you’re keen to land that big win, it’s best to have a sum of money set aside for bingo that you can afford to lose.
More cards and fewer players
If you’re in a bingo room with hundreds of other players and you only have one bingo card, your chances of winning aren’t going to be very good at all. Improve your odds by playing at less popular bingo rooms and purchasing more cards. Of course, you can still win big if you have just one card and you’re up against hundreds of other players, but you have to be extremely lucky to do so.
