If you wish to play online bingo, you must remember a few rules to decide which site you will play at.

You should know the local laws, since online gambling is not legal in many countries; so before playing online bingo or downloading the software for bingo, find out its legal status in your state before you wager any cash. Moreover, online bingo laws keep on changing, and it is up to you to know about it.

You should know certain things about your online bingo room, which are normally provided by them: if they are licensed or not, their cash policies, what games they offer, and similar details. Read all the terms and conditions before you register at the online bingo site.

Most of the online bingo sites offer free games, and this is a good way to find out about the site you have selected, any issues or unexpected problems that may be there. You will also have the benefit of getting some training before start playing for real money.

Your online bingo site should provide adequate customer support. Some sites provide round the clock phone numbers, chat, email and fax lines, and you can contact an authorized person for any problem you may face while gambling.

Find out about payment, payout options etc of the online bingo site you are planning to use. The reputed bingo sites support all the major currencies so you can play with any currency of your choice. Also, some online bingo sites place charges on the withdrawals, so find out the payout options beforehand.

When you are playing online bingo, your cards are selected randomly for you. Most of the online bingo sites will give you three or four cards, while some others may allow you more. All online bingo games have a display board or a caller for the numbers, and the game pattern is displayed as well. In some bingo games, the numbers are automatically marked on your card.

The possible bingo numbers are 75, and each number is represented as a ball in a big rotating bin. The Caller, or announcer, spins the bin, chooses a ball and then announces it. The bingo players look at all their cards to check for that number among their cards. If the number is there, they put a mark on it. If a player gets a bingo, which means 5 in a column, row or a diagonal, she/he calls out Bingo!