Mobile Bingo

If we go back ten years the world of online bingo was still in its infancy and everyone’s idea of mobile phone gaming was playing snakes on a tiny black and white screen. A decade on and just look at how things have changed, the average mobile phone is now so much more than a device for making calls; as well as being able to play mobile bingo one it you can send and receive multimedia texts, take photographs and browse the internet.

You can also play music and full screen video, organise your life and even double up as a mobile office and all of this in a device that can sit comfortably in any pocket or handbag.

These days the majority of people are using smart phones which are basically miniature laptops with all of the same capabilities but are free with any decent mobile phone contract. The advancement of mobile phone technology combined with mobile gaming platforms such as java has opened the door for all of our favourite online bingo operators to offer all of their favourite games regardless of where you are so now you can join in the bingo fun on the bus on the way to work, during your lunch hour or even standing in the queue waiting to pay for your shopping at the local supermarket.

When mobile bingo first hit the market it was a very basic affair with simple cards and very few options and generally you needed a separate mobile bingo account even if you were already registered online but all of this is rapidly changing and these days you can expect the same quality gaming you enjoy from your favourite online bingo sites and full access to not only bingo but all of those impressive instant games and slots you enjoy playing. Playing via your mobile phone does not mean you have to miss out on anything with both superb promotion and massive jackpots readily available.

Mobile Bingo is no longer limited to a few sites either with some of the biggest names in the industry all seeing the potential and jumping on board. Over the past year or so we have seen mobile platforms launched by Foxy Bingo, Bingos.co.uk, Mecca Bingo, the majority of the Cozy Games powered sites as well as dedicated mobile bingo sites such as MMMBingo, MBbet.com and LadyLuck's Mobile.

In the UK we are about two years behind Asia when it comes to mobile phone technology. In the majority of the Asian country they now have free wi-fi access in every major city along with connection speeds that put our home networks to shame. Thanks to this their mobile phones make ours look like toys, they can watch television and even download whole movies in a matters of minutes. This increased performance has resulted in their mobile gaming industry exploding into a multi million pound business with nearly 40% of all of their gaming carried out on mobile handsets.

Without doubt the UK mobile bingo industry is sure to follow this trend, online bingo is a massive industry with new operators entering the market on a daily basis all looking for that something unique to attract new players. You only have to look at how technology is changing to see the potential of the mobile market, not only do we have smart phones but now we have netpads such as the iPad readily available and attracting people that have never been near a laptop. This is opening up the joys of bingo to millions of new players all eager to join in the fun and take home their share of the winnings.

Written by Mickey James
 

12th August 2010