Gala Bingo has decided to celebrate the official 80th birthday of bingo this year, and with Gala there is no doubt that it will be done in style. Bingo is without question the hottest game in town right now. With more and more people taking part in this popular pastime, there is even more reason to celebrate. The game officially began in 1929 where it began its climb to the top of the gaming world under the name of Beano. There are different stories that have circulated about how the word Bingo came to be used, but one thing is clear, Bingo can trace its roots all the way back to the sixteenth century.

Gala Bingo is determined to celebrate this great event and they will be giving plenty away to their online bingo players. During the next few weeks, Gala Bingo will be giving offering players lots of activities in their bingo clubs all of which are guaranteed to be a fun and exciting way to celebrate the birthday of bingo. Gala Bingo has contributed to what we have come to know as bingo today. There have been many celebrities who have been associated with the game and this all adds to the glamour and allure of the game we know as bingo.

The managing director of Gala Bingo believes that this is the perfect time of the year to begin the celebrating. As everyone is just getting over the Christmas holidays and are ready for everything the New Year can throw at them, what better time could there be to celebrate the game that everyone loves to play? The site plans to kick off their celebration with plenty of free online bingo and some great prizes for all players on their online bingo site. The memories that so many people have about playing bingo make this an event that is well worth celebrating.

This is the time when everyone will get to look back over the years of bingo and look forward to another eighty years of fun and excitement with this ever popular game. With so many people playing and enjoying the games online, there is a lot more to look forward to in the future of bingo.

To get started on this year of festivities, take a look at some of the more interesting facts related to this popular game.

According to statistics, ninety six percent of all bingo players have won at least once during the time they have played the game. Gala Bingo boasts a winner every two minutes on their site.

Bingo is the one game that is allowed by the armed forces.

The callers at Gala Bingo average twenty three calls every minute.

Bingo is the single most popular event used for fund raising – of any other activity.

Every day in UK bingo clubs there are two hundred and seventy seven thousand admissions.

Gala Bingo’s statistics show that they admit thirty two million every year to their site alone.

There has been more than £22 million won in the High 5 Jackpot game on Gala Bingo since it began in 2007.

The players on Gala Bingo have an average age of thirty nine.