The gaming industry, including online bingo, is seeking creative ways to survive and thrive in today’s dismal economy. In the US experts predict that many of the smaller casinos both online and offline will suffer economic collapse and cease doing business resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. To counteract the downward spiral many online bingo websites are offering more player perks and promotional games with bigger jackpots designed to retain current players and attract new ones.

In the UK where online bingo is the most popular online game, gaming experts are predicting a rise in online bingo activity in 2009. At a recent conference in London software providers discussed the new technology that would allow online bingo players to access bingo games from mobile phones and devices.

Bingo has been gaining in popularity among younger people 18-30 and most of these younger players routinely use mobile devices for texting, game playing, and surfing the net. The gaming industry is attempting to attract these younger players since they are already familiar with the new technology. The new technology is already popular and last year it has been estimated that 1 billion British Pounds ($1,461,303,194 USD) were wagered on mobile devices.

Experts at the London conference predicted that mobile gaming will change the face of online gaming in years to come. The popularity of mobile devices is beyond dispute and this move by the gaming industry is expected to attract millions of players from around the globe. Most major online bingo providers are already making the new technology available to their players with a resulting increase in business.

Despite the economy, or perhaps because of it, online bingo is a phenomenon that defies explanation. In both the US and the UK online bingo is one of the few growth industries is a dismal economy. The new mobile technology could be a boon for the online bingo industry but for now its wait and see.