Online bingo has definitely come a long way in a few short years. Just take a look at the amount of action British players are taking part in. It's no surprise that bingo is a popular gaming activity in the UK. However, the question of late is just how popular has online bingo become for UK online gamblers, many of whom also spend time gambling at online casinos.

Well, according to the bingo information portal, BingoPort.co.uk, Brits are spending over £600 million per year on internet bingo tickets. Considering many of these tickets can be bought with pocket change, that's a lot of bingo tickets. According to BingoPort's analysis, the well-branded Sun Bingo hosts the most traffic, followed by Gala Bingo, Foxy Bingo, Jackpot Joy and then Mecca Bingo. There are certainly many other bingo rooms getting their fair share of traffic as well.

Specializing in tracking game play at all of the major online bingo sites operating within and facing the UK betting market, BingoPort's figures do not even reflect the entire value of the burgeoning internet bingo industry, which is beginning to make waves with U.S. online gamblers. A bingo room that is a testament to this growing trend is none other than USA Bingo (part of the Bingo Workz network), which also caters to the UK crowd.

As brought to light in BingoPort's analysis, the sheer variety and amount of promotions now being offered by internet bingo sites signifies just how much the industry has grown in the last year alone. Now that a greater demand for this entertaining and social pastime is evident, competition amongst bingo rooms has risen sharply. Just as the case is with online casinos, it is not uncommon to see large-scale welcome bonuses and reload bonuses offered to players for their loyalty.