A recent study has reportedly revealed that playing bingo helps boost brain functions, such as hand-eye coordination and memory, that are believed to deteriorate with age. According to a study conducted by Julie Winstone, from the Center for Visual Cognition at the University of Southampton, U.K., bingo players typically experience less memory losses than non-players. Winstone also found that bingo players are more accurate and faster than non-players, and that their ability to grasp surrounding information is significantly greater.

In addition, Winstone was reported as saying that the level of performance shown by the older bingo players was the same as that of the younger ones. According to Winstone, although the latter's brain response was faster, older bingo players demonstrated greater accuracy during tests. Winstone intends to conduct further tests so as to determine whether or not bingo playing skills have other positive effects on the brain.