Before I took the plunge into online bingo playing, I didn’t think the bingo websites would be able to capture whole bingo experience without the ambiance of a bustling bingo hall.  Little did I know at the time of the bingo chat rooms!  The chat room is a very important feature for an online bingo site.  I wouldn’t even play at a site that didn’t have a vibrant fun chat room experience.  Bingo isn’t like poker it’s more about friends and community then winning a big hand.  That is why the chat rooms of online bingo sites are so important.  Some of the larger sites have chat rooms in complete pandemonium as hundreds of people are chatting and playing bingo all at the same time.  There also a great place to meet others and sometimes the sites offer giveaways to the chat room!  In certain retrospect I prefer the chat room over the offline bingo hall.  No one is shushing you because you’re being loud and they can’t hear the bingo caller.  And it’s a lot easier on my lungs!  Most bingo halls are full of bingo players who are heavy smokers.  As a non-smoker I appreciate smoke free environment of my own home J.  The action is the chat rooms are extremely fast paced but decent chat rooms have chat hosts who help keep a sense of order.  Since on the Internet you don’t have to worry about border, it’s a treat to meet fellow bingo players from across the globe.  The bingo software that run these sites provide you the bingo caller so you get the feeling you’re at a bingo hall as your shooting away messages during chat.  If you’re feeling anti-social you can of course play your game without entering the chat room but you will miss out on one of the best features of bingo, interacting with other players.  That is the same whether you’re at an offline bingo hall or a virtual one in a chat room.