Bingo Facts

Many celebrities like to play Bingo, including Paris Hilton, Robbie Williams, Sharon Osborne, Denise van Outen, Pamela Anderson, Jade Jagger. Russell Crowe, Atomic Kitten, Shane Richie, Catherine-Zeta Jones, Scott Mills, Katie Price, Courteney Cox, Daryl Hannah, Natalie Maines, Tori Spelling and even our beloved Queen Elizabeth II.

There are more than 700 licensed and operating Bingo clubs in Great Britain.

There are more than 3 million regular Bingo players in the UK.

70% of Bingo players are female. There are more than 2.5 million regular female Bingo players

The average age of Bingo players is 45

30% of Bingo players are under the age of 35.

The average speed of a Bingo caller in the UK is 23 numbers per minute.



The biggest Bingo game in history was played in 1934 New York's Teaneck Armory with over 60,000 players. Ten automobiles were given away as prizes

The average Bingo player spends £15 to £20 a night, not counting winnings.

There are over five hundred fifty-two septillion possible arrangements of the numbers on a Bingo card.

Bingo is quickly becoming the world's most popular online game. Over three million people regularly play Bingo online

Bingo was first known as 'Beano' because players originally kept score via a series of beans!

The average bingo game lasts between three and six minutes.

Bingo is the most popular fundraising game of all time



Keno, the popular casino game, is based on Bingo

Bingo became highly popular in Australia in the early 20th century where it was known as 'Housie'

Bingo can enhance your mental speed, observation skills and memory. Research shows that playing Bingo will keep you in peak mental form

The average time to check a winning claim is 30 seconds

There are over 250,000 cash winners at Online Bingo sites every week

8 out of 10 Bingo players have won during the last 3 months

95% of Bingo players have won a Bingo game at least once



48% of new Bingo players are aged between 18 and 34 years of age

The average age of a Bingo club member is 39

Scientific research proves women are much happier when playing Bingo

The main reason for playing Bingo is having fun. Winning only comes at fifth place

Paula Young from Sheffield won the largest Bingo jackpot ever in 2002: £956,000!