The media on which the game of UK bingo is played has changed over the years. The game that is still played on cards and tickets made the change to the internet and the software version very easily and maintains its roll as the most popular game on the internet. Many brick and mortar bingo halls are now offering the casino game on hand-held electronic units, which means the player doesn’t have to mess with chips. The player is allowed to buy multiple cards, with the amount limited in the software and usually in the thirties or forties. The software in the hand-held unit auto-daubs the numbers when the match the call and will signal a bingo for the player, if the player sets it to do so.

The unit will display that cards that have the best chance of scoring a bingo for the player to view.  The UK casino player doesn’t have to sit there and manually check the cards and mark the numbers. This makes the game infinitely easier for the player.  She doesn’t have to mess with a table full of cards, mark them, clear them or do anything but work with the hand held unit. Many players prefer this electronic form of bingo. They have to learn the commands for the hand-held unit and they have to get used to the new media for the game. They also have to have the self-discipline to limit the amount of cards they play because it is easy to choose the limit when the computer does the checking and marking. Electronic bingo makes the game easier for the player.