The game of bingo is no longer confined to the bingo halls of small towns, churches, charities or clubs but instead is evolving into a growing forcing in online gambling and community.

One might ask where is the little old lady who studiously adjusts her glasses and faithfully clutches her bingo cards and marker, yet barely knows how to operate a computer much less download a software to play online bingo. This old clich' is changing as quickly as the whole dynamics of online bingo evolves. Although the majority of bingo players online remain to be women, they are however on average much younger and savvier than the little old lady clich'. Bingo has always been a community game. This is one of the main forces for offline bingo halls. The community atmosphere and online bingo has taken this very important ingredient the fortress of cyberspace and improve on it.

The chat window in online bingo is just as important as winning a big jackpot. The typical bingo player has one particular bingo hall online that they play regularly. These places of frequency are almost like the 80's sitcom 'Cheers' a place where everyone knows your name, in this case your username or nickname. The participatory character of the game is probably more entrenched than most other online games. Regulars in bingo halls meet often sometimes daily just to play bingo and eventually share in the community experience and become friends. Friendships in the bingo community might come so close that players who are most often women exchange telephone numbers and chat both online and offline. They know each others personal triumphs and failures. They share the joys in celebration for their friends who gets a 'bingo' and comfort each other when the turn out is otherwise. Their bingo bonds come alive not just from their love for the game but for the many personal stories both happy and sad which they share with the community. Some bingo player plan offline bingo link ups or just any regular get together.

Bingo_Betty a regular on the growing bingo forum www.bingoforums.org laments that most bingo players share many things in common besides their love for the game. She is indeed right. Never mind the sometimes vast geographical boundaries that separates these dedicated communities, they have taken advantage of the technology to overcome any former limitations of offline bingo. The women who play bingo often have dear online bingo buddies who they share everything from fashion ideas to killer recipes. They talk about the latest books and television shows. The bingo bond makes the bingo community even stronger based on the personal exchanges among bingo buddies who discuses topic close to their hearts like their children and spouses.

The six degrees of separation theory is no different in the world of online bingo. Similar to social network sites many bingo players find out that they are don't just share a similar love for the game but many have the 'awe' experience when they realize that they are inadvertently linked to many other players. As the online bingo halls grow the community becomes stronger. A popular trend online also is for friends from local offline bingo halls to unite online to play the game online.