Bingo Geeks

Technology has been progressing very fast with all of the simple gadgets that makes our life easier yet more difficult at the same time. However, it only takes a modicum of effort on your part in order to master and take full advantage of these new technologies.

In the world of online bingo, there have been a couple of new developments that take advantage of some of these new technologies. The first is mobile bingo which can be played on your smartphone. The second is webcam bingo, where the rooms have bingo players that use webcams to record their winning moment.

Mobile Bingo

Smartphones have to be one of the greatest inventions ever. The type of thing that movies from the 1950′s through 1980′s depicted things from this time. You mean I can have one devices that does just about everything?

There are so many apps being developed for both the iPhone and Android; it was only a matter of time before the online gaming community (bingo, sports betting, casino, poker sites) got the hint and started to develop software specifically designed for mobile devices.

It is only a matter of time before all of these betting sites have their own mobile app in the App Store or Android Market. Having the option to play bingo on your mobile means that you aren’t attached to your computer and can log in and play one jackpot while you are in a waiting room, riding the bus or have a little bit of time to kill.

The only thing that has been hindering mobile bingo apps is that the majority of smart phones are being sold to Americans and the US government has made betting on real money games on the internet illegal. However, there are still several UK bingo rooms that have developed iPhone and Android apps. There is also downloadable software for most other mobile devices.

Where can I play mobile bingo?

Currently, I like the design of the mobile app for Mecca Bingo.

Here are a couple of screenshots of the mobile bingo as played at Mecca Bingo. After you log in to your account, you will be able to choose which bingo rooms that you want to play. The ticket prices are listed as well as the jackpot value for the next game. These are the same games and jackpots that are offered at Mecca’s online bingo rooms.

It is very easy to see how you are doing on your tickets. Your bingo tickets will change color and automatically sort themselves as your come closer to winning a line. The numbers will be called and you will be able to see the last 5 numbers called. The chat feature is only a click away.

Here is a look at a 1-line winning bingo ticket that was won using the mobile bingo app.

Webcam Bingo

The other new feature that has appeared in some online bingo rooms is webcam bingo; and when it comes to playing webcam bingo, there is really only one place to play: bingocams.co.uk.

There are two ideas here that you can explore: having your winning bingo moment recorded and shown for all to see or using the webcam software to set up a video chat with your friends while playing online.