Online bingo strive to foster a sense of community and interaction between players as this helps customer retention. One of the earliest known online bingo games, launched in 1996, was a free bingo game called "Bingo Zone". To play, members had to provide demographic information; in turn, members would receive targeted ads based on the demographics provided. Another early pioneer for free online bingo was Uproar, which launched Bingo Blitz in 1998. The game of bingo has been able to sidestep many of the laws which ban gambling online. In England, for instance, section 65 of the 1928 Royal Commission Report on
National Bingo Game and jackpot prize are offered, as advertised. The National Bingo Game has in the past operated a competition to find the best bingo caller in the UK – the caller of the year competition. Regional heats were held across the country with each winner going forward to the national final. The competition was suspended in 2008 Recent winners:- National Bingo Game The National Bingo Game, is a linked game of main stage bingo operated by the National Bingo Game Association since 1986 and played in some licensed British bingo clubs, every day (except Christmas Day). The game was introduced under