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The phenomenon that we now recognise as online bingo was not always such a popular pastime. While it is an established staple throughout the United States and UK, it took the Internet's arrival for bingo to truly become a global game.

With roots dating back more than four centuries, bingo has had plenty of time to evolve as a game, and with the introduction of online gambling, fans of bingo now have the ability to play amongst fellow lovers of the game at any hour of the day.

Of course, as more people flock to online bingo, it's only natural that a large number of online bingo venues will start popping up all over the web. This is absolutely what happened, and we can now enjoy a plethora of high quality bingo sites with unique bonuses and promotions to enjoy.

Online bingo thrives on its community, and, depending on where you choose to play, it rewards its winners with exciting prizes all year round. For example, 888 Ladies has certain promotions, such as X-Factor prize packs, which reward you with travel, accommodation, and spending money to the event - all for simply taking part in the online bingo promotions.

Virgin Bingo is a similar online bingo hall, and it provides some brilliant prizes for regular members. In addition to regular tournaments and events, some bingo fans can find themselves picking up all expenses paid holidays, simply for taking part in Virgin Bingo promotions.

Not only will you be able to enjoy exciting prizes, but online bingo venues are now so popular that you can pick up hefty cash payouts if successful in tournaments and events. PartyBingo in particular prides itself on awarding huge cash prizes to the best online bingo players; their latest big winner from the UK picked up an incredible £64,254.12 simply for playing online bingo.

Though it is now seen as one of the most popular choices for online gambling fans, online bingo took off in a rather short period of time. In 1996, what is thought to be the very first online bingo hall hit the World Wide Web in the form of Bingo Zone. The site took off immediately, and paved the way for countless other bingo halls to improve upon it - in much the same way as poker rooms have continued to evolve over the years.

The wonderful thing about online bingo is the fact that it has built an entire community out of like-minded players. As anyone who has played a game of online bingo can attest to, the friendliness - and love of conversation, even more than winning - is something that has allowed online bingo to blossom into one of the most played games in the online gambling world. While online poker and blackjack still manage to pull in massive numbers each and every day, it would be difficult to find a more tight knit community than at an online bingo site.

Perhaps the most encouraging sign for the future of online bingo is some recently released statistics. After a thorough survey was undertaken across several popular online bingo venues, percentages were released regarding the sort of people that regularly play the game. While the presumption that the majority of online bingo regulars are women was proved to be true (85%), it was revealed that 90% of the bingo community were players under the age of 50. So throw away any preconceived notions of online bingo being an old person's game - the youngsters are getting on board!