TV bingo is nothing new - some of you may remember Bob's Full House or Shane Richie's Lucky Numbers! However, June 2008 saw the launch of the UK's Bingo Night Live program. It offers bingo players the chance to play free bingo via an online TV game although it's not the only way you can play TV bingo! Here's just some of the games on offer for you.
Bingojoy: Watch former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling call the numbers for Bingojoy! The TV schedule is available on the site, but you can find the game running on Sky Channels 158, 168 and 200 during the day. It's a lowtech affair but fun!
GalaTV: Play bingo via Gala TV on Sky Channel 841. Opal Bonfante and Yasmin Khan are amongst the presents. Sharon Osbourne is the bingo caller between 2am to 3 am and also 5pm to 6pm!
Big Box Bingo: Play six games of bingo each and every Friday evening at 6:30pm on Sky 848! Cards cost £1.50 and you can either print them out online or have them sent to you. It's live and there are guaranteed cash wins plus six £100,000 Jackpots every week.
ITV's Bingo Night Live: A free to play TV game that has attracted a lot of interest. Jenny Powell, Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood have all presented. Register and remember to login daily to collect your cards. The games run from midnight to 1am Tuesdays to Saturdays. The good news is you don't have to watch!
The videos above show you what to expect from a TV bingo game. Many pundits expect TV bingo to take off this year, but we think it lacks the excitement and social interaction that you can get when online.
TV bingo games have been a huge hit in The USA and Australia and no doubt if the right formula can be found we expect TV bingo to go mainstream in The UK... let's hope it's not a remake of Lucky Numbers though!
We think you're better off enjoying onine bingo.
