A little bit of money By Jaap Henry Bingo players are winning money more often and at increasingly odd hours of the day. It’s now common place for players to play money bingo games at 3 am wearing their favourite slippers and gowns, sipping on their favourite cup of tea in their favourite mugs. It’s now common place for casual bingo players in Luton to play in the same 75 ball money bingo game as a player in Liverpool, not to mention Glasgow and Edinborough.Its all possible and its happening right now online. Online bingo is pushing the bingo industry further along than anyone would have thought ten years ago. Money bingo games are now common place online where it has noted by industry gurus that more people are playing money bingo than casual free bingo. It makes sense if you think about it. Free Bingo is not that much fun. Considering that there is no bingo card daubing in the online version of the game – money bingo is where all the excitement lies. It’s been estimated that almost one Billion Pound Sterling is waged just in the UK online bingo industry every year. That’s not chicken feed. Money bingo games are going as high as 2 million Pound Sterling and more money is won more often which has to be a good thing from a player perspective. When researching for this story, I had the good fortune of visiting one of the fastest growing bingo sites on the internet Genie Bingo. It’s now been 18 months since Genie Bingo started offering real money bingo games.” It’s been a wonderful ride for the whole industry” says Mr Wolf – the official spokesperson for Genie Bingo.Mr Wolf, a casually dressed man who has many iconic movie posters in his office is one of the many industry experts who are steering the online bingo industry along. “Money Bingo is the line in the sand for the industry - as soon as sites want to offer money bingo games, players need to be aware that the sites need to hold by a whole new standard”. Wolf went on to say that Geniebingo.com takes extra care when dealing with its players who are entrusting them with their hard earned money.”We have 24/7 support which is essential especially if a player looses an internet connection during a high stakes money bingo jackpot game”. It’s a problem that has been dealt with efficiently by many bingo sites but players need to be aware that when playing money bingo as opposed to free bingo the stakes are that much higher and playing at a well rated, well run bingo site can mean the difference between enjoying your evening or hating your evening. Money bingo games rock – give them a try. Jaap Henry is a freelance journalist based in Rotterdam and writes frequently for some of the finest publications in the world.