The price of games with bingo online can start from as little as five pence a bingo card, but other normal prices are 10p, 25p or 50p each. Some internet bingo sites like Mecca and Gala Bingo offer a mixture of differently priced games throughout the day, while others like Bingos.co.uk offer you a choice of five online bingo halls, all with different prices or types of bingo card.

Although prize money varies from site to site, all the bingo websites we've reviewed offer decent money. Many have different jackpots as well, with some in play on every bingo game! Online bingo has already become very popular since Bingos.co.uk introduced 90 ball online games in early 2005, and many other sites have since sprung up.

It is believed that when the smoking ban reaches England and Wales in 2007, it will have a very bad effect on bingo clubs, as it is currently doing in Scotland, but many players will probably give online bingo a try instead. Already in Scotland, many bingo players have abandoned the old halls to play bingo on the internet instead, and it's very likely the same will happen south of the border too!

Apart from Jackpotjoy, all the sites we have reviewed offer 90 number bingo, which basically follow the format in bingo halls - although internet bingo sites all run their games differently - instead of fixed sessions, the sites just play bingo continuously, 24 hours a day, and you may join or leave the games whenever you want to. It's ideal if you only have time for a few games at a time.

We've been busy viewing and reviewing what we think are the best internet bingo sites in the UK - click on their names for the reviews:

•Crown Bingo is one of the newest, but offers great prize money along with generous bonuses for those that play bingo there.

•Gala Bingo is one of the slickest sites we've seen, with an emphasis on big prize money.

•Mecca Bingo offers a trusted name in bingo with a wide variety of games.

Jackpotjoy is one of the longest running bingo sites in the UK.

•bingos UK was the first site to introduce 90 number bingo games online, and has a big choice of different priced bingo halls to choose from.

•Chitchat Bingo is a rebranded version of the old Gala Bingo website, with added bonus points.

•Virgin Bingo comes from the stable of Richard Branson, and looks very modern ideed!

Playing bingo online is a lot easier than playing in a club. All the online bingo clubs we recommend will mark your bingo cards automatically, handy if you want to play lots of bingo cards at once, or if you have never played bingo before. Your bingo cards also change colour as you get closer to a win, and even if you don't click the claim button on time, the computer system will do it for you - you'll never miss a claim with internet bingo! If you prefer to play bingo manually, you can do that instead, like you would do in a traditional UK bingo club.

It's also a lot safer to play bingo on the internet. It is not unknown for bingo winners to be mugged on their way to or from their club, and fights have also been seen in bingo halls, which can be very scary. Internet bingo games are also so much more convenient - especially if your nearest club is miles away, or you have to negotiate several buses to get there!

With the wide variety of internet bingo game sites that you can now choose from, bingo online is becoming a very popular game. Industry pundits predict that UK, internet bingo games will be one of the biggest things of 2006. It provides the excitement that you get when you play bingo in a traditional club, but in the comfort and safety of your own home! There are many bingo players who go to play in halls, but at the moment very few will have tried to play bingo online. This section of the site weighs up the pros and cons of the different internet bingo sites if you have never tried it before, and we hope that you find an online bingo site that suits you!