Profiling the modern day Bingo player

Gone are the days of little old ladies with blue hair, canes and hearing aids playing bingo in a dingy bingo hall of yesteryear. Let's fast forward to the here and now to the modern day bingo player. Today playing bingo paints a very different picture. Throw out your dabbers, chips and bingo bags because where you are going, you won't need them. You haven't just entered the twilight zone, you have entered the new age of online bingo.

If you think the average age of a bingo player is granny who knitted a scarf for you on your last birthday, it's time to dismiss those antiquated thoughts. Almost all online bingo players are under the age of 50. In fact nearly 25% of all online bingo players are under the age of 35. It only comes to make sense that mingling in chat in the comfort of your home while your cards are automatically dabbed with the chance to win some cash appeals to the young at heart. Socializing is part of the entire experience of bingo. Social networking online is one of biggest institutions to meet and gather new and old friends alike from around the world.

You may ask, what country comprises the most players? 85% of the players are from the USA. Surprising I am sure, considering that bingo is heavily marketed in Britain. Britain is not far behind, ranking third after Japan in highest demographic locations. Online bingo is just not a large market, it is a multi million dollar industry. Some online casinos have taken notice and added bingo as part of their platform.

Online bingo has been instrumental in changing the complexion and dispelling the myth of a "seniors only" game. Look at any bingo site and what you will see is a young fresh approach to a very old pastime. Whether your 18 or 80 this international game has reached far, wide and beyond in the online market of bingo.
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