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Playing online bingo, for many, centres around the famous online bingo chat room.\u00a0 Once you have entered the bingo lobby on each online bingo website, you will see you have the option to purchase tickets for the game and start chatting in the operators linked chat room.<\/p>\n
Of course, you don’t have to enter the bingo chat room, but why wouldn’t you?\u00a0 There are many people from all walks of life with all sorts of stories ready to have a bit of banter and a chat or even become a lifelong online bingo friend.<\/p>\n
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You can enter and chat in a bingo chat room as long as you have an account with the bingo operator.\u00a0 You can chat before, during and after your bingo game pretty much 24\/7, so there are loads of opportunities to socialise and ultimately have fun.<\/p>\n
The chat room option in online bingo is there to capture what players loved the most when visiting their local bingo hall; that sense of a social occasion.\u00a0 You really can feel like you are in a room with loads of bubbly, great people playing bingo when actually you are in the comfort and quiet (or not if you have screaming kids) of your own home.<\/p>\n
Online bingo chat rooms really are a great place to be.\u00a0 Your fellow players are not playing against each other, nor do people know how many tickets others have purchased (which is very different to rolling your eyes at Patricia down the bingo hall with a table full of tickets every Thursday night!).\u00a0 Everyone is playing against the house and everyone knows its purely a game of luck so sending best wishes and congratulating each other on their wins is pretty common place in online bingo chat rooms, just like it is in real life.<\/p>\n
Online bingo chat is for the most party, light hearted and polite.\u00a0 Players wish each other good luck, or ‘GL’ if using bingo lingo (more about bingo lingo later), they say well done or ‘WD’.\u00a0 If you have a win, you will definitely be congratulated; now, what other online gambling game will you get that?<\/p>\n
If you ask a question, you can be pretty sure someone is going to reply, because everyone loves a natter. Or, if you simply just want to shout out (well type actually) the numbers you need or let people know if you only have one number left or ‘1TG’ or two numbers left or ‘2TG’, you can do this too and you will certainly be amongst like minded players.<\/p>\n
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In all the online bingo we have played, never have we felt uncomfortable or felt unsafe in a chat room.\u00a0 Quite the opposite in fact.\u00a0 During the pandemic in 2020 and when the UK was in lockdown, many people turned to online bingo as a means to socialise and make friends, or to virtually meet up with friends to play a specific game that they would have previously visited the bingo hall to play.<\/p>\n
Most online bingo chat rooms have a ‘Chat Room Host’ or ‘CH’ there in the background.\u00a0 These are real people who are either employed by the bingo operator or voluntarily host rooms purely for the love of the game (volunteers would have been vetted and trained in operator protocols).<\/p>\n
Word of warning, don’t get the chat room host mixed up with ‘Bob’ like I did many moons ago.\u00a0 Bob is not the chat room host, Bob is the automatic number generator ball caller.\u00a0 Unsurprisingly the Chat Room Host usually has the letters ‘CH’ before their name as it appears in the chat function box.<\/p>\n
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The Chat Room Host is there to keep things running smoothly, just like you would see in a real world bingo hall.\u00a0 They are on hand to help if there are any issues that arise during the game, to keep chat flowing but most importantly to moderate the goings on in the room.\u00a0 Not that there are ever any nasties looming, the Chat Room Host is quick to put a stop to inappropriate comments or language so you can feel relaxed and safe.<\/p>\n
Look out for information about promotions or special games often shared by the Chat Room Host, they will let you know when there is a big jackpot taking place or any special events.<\/p>\n
When you register for an online bingo account, you will need to assign yourself an account name which is more commonly know as your chat room name.\u00a0 This is not your full, real name.\u00a0 Instead this is a tag which appears next to your comments made in the chat room.\u00a0 Now, some people may regret their chat name they choose because, lets say, some I have come across are pretty silly and cheeky to say the least! Many bingo operators will only allow you to change your chat name once a month, for security purposes.<\/p>\n
People really do choose all sorts of chat names such as ‘letmewinbobbyboy’ and ‘cheekymumof2’ and ‘happynanna1952’.\u00a0 Very often people put their date of birth and something which partially identifies them, i.e. if they have children, grandchildren etc.\u00a0 Some people use totally random names such as ‘bananabubble’ or ‘toadintheholer’.\u00a0 And why not?!<\/p>\n
When players are communicating with each other in the chat room, very often they will type the first part of your chat name when speaking to you.<\/p>\n
You are very likely to come across the same players in the same room at different times of the day.\u00a0 I have played in a room at 8.00pm at night and noticed everyone knew each other in there, asking how family members were, what they had been up to.\u00a0 They were all very welcoming of new players that wanted to join in the chat so whilst they clearly knew each other there was no feeling of not belonging in that chat room.<\/p>\n
If you get chatting to someone, make a mental note of their chat name and you never know, you may see them again.\u00a0 Or with some operators you can send a buddy request so that you can find them easier next time you play.<\/p>\n
Some bingo chat rooms do have a private chat room facility which allows players to communicate in a closed room.\u00a0 These are used, but not so frequently as the open room.\u00a0 If you feel the need to use the private room to speak to someone, go ahead.\u00a0 You may want to talk about something that you don’t want others to see, especially if you are a frequent player.<\/p>\n
The Chat Room Host will very often announce some chat room games.\u00a0 These are a bit of extra fun to play in the chat room whilst the bingo balls are rolling.\u00a0 Its a great way to feel involved in the chat room atmosphere if you are not really up for actually chatting.<\/p>\n
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There are always little prizes that you can win if you win the chat game, from bonus credit to free tickets.<\/p>\n
One of the most typical chat room games is shouting out a specific number\u00a0 as requested by the chat room host followed by a specific phrase.\u00a0 For example, when a ball with the number 8 on it (28,38 etc) is called, you need to shout (type) then number followed by the phrase ‘garden gate’.\u00a0 So, “38 garden gate”.\u00a0 What’s more, just to shake things up a bit, the winner isn’t the first person to shout it out, it could be the third or fifth person.<\/p>\n
Don’t feel the pressure to type perfect queens English when enjoying the chat room, but at the same time, do try to make sure fellow players can get the gist of what you are saying even if there are a few typos.\u00a0 No need to worry about capital letters or full stops, just type away.<\/p>\n
There are some useful bingo chat room abbreviations that from experience are used most frequently.\u00a0 Lots of online bingo operators also offer emojis for players to use instead of typing which can be quite fun and a quick way to communicate.<\/p>\n