• An average British game of bingo takes between four and four and a half minutes
• The average speed of a British bingo caller is 23 numbers per minute
• The average time to check a winning claim is 30 seconds
• Over 3 million people regularly play online bingo
• There are over 250,000 cash bingo winners at online bingo websites every week
• 8 out of 10 Bingo players have won once in the last 3 months
• Ninety-six percent of bingo players have won at some point while playing
• The luckiest name for a female bingo player is Margaret
• If you're a man, you're more likely to win at bingo if your name is Joe
• Most bingo winners buy holidays with their winnings
• On average players are members of 3 different bingo clubs
• 47% of all bingo players are under 45 years of age
• 48% of new players are aged between 18 and 34 years of age
• The average age of a bingo club member is 39
• In 2005 more people attended bingo than football matches in both UK leagues
• You're 13 times more likely to win on the national bingo game than on the lottery
• Bing Crosby's nickname as a child was "bingo"
• The casino game, Keno , is based on the game of bingo
• Most bingo players also like to play slot machines
• Bingo enhances a persons mental speed, observation skills and memory
• There are 2.5 million regular female bingo players
• 30% of online bingo players are under the age of 35
• Ninety-six percent of bingo players have won at some point while playing
• Research shows women are much happier when playing bingo
• The number one reason for playing bingo is enjoyment - winning comes 5th
• There are 1,474,200 unique bingo cards possible
• Bingo is the most popular group leisure activity in the UK
• Paula Young scooped the largest bingo jackpot ever when she won £953,000
• In Great Britain, the bingo industry is estimated to be worth nearly £2.5 billion
• Younger players tend to play in the evenings and at weekends |