Bingo Lotto launches 29th February 2008

Showing on Virgin1 and Challenge, Bingo Lotto gives you the chance to play interactive bingo from the comfort of your own home. A bit like online bingo really!

They claim that your chances of winning are 1 in 10 - quite good odds really.

To play you simply purchase a Lottery Gamecard from any retailer that you see the BingoLotto logo or PayPoint logo at, turn your tv on on Friday 29th Feb at 7pm and turn to Virgin1 (Freeview channel 20, Sky channel 121 or Virgin Media channel 122) or Challenge (Sky channel 125, Virgin Media channel 152) then play at home by marking the numbers called off on your Lottery Gamecard.

Each card only costs £2 and you stand a chance of winning at home or taking part in the next show in the studio of thousands of pounds.

So where did this idea originate? The game started in Sweden back in the 1990's as a game show. It was a huge success with an average of 3 million game cards being sold each week. In Sweden the game has generated just under £1 billion in charitable donations.