CyberBingo, the worldÂ's first online bingo site and still one of the largest operators in the UK today, celebrated their 14th birthday in style this month by hosting a landmark 1 billionth game on the site.

The amazing milestone is completely unprecedented in the world of online bingo and comes as a result of years of industry graft and customer retention from as far back as 1996, with over 450,000 different players having registered since.

To put the 1 billion game landmark into a context more readily understood by bingo aficionados, CyberBingoÂ's recent achievements equate to them giving away a total prize pot of more than £350,000,000 since the site began over a decade ago.

Â"We are delighted that CyberBingo is continuing to deliver fun for its customers,Â" said Daniel Illanes, head of marketing for the site. Â"One billion games of bingo really is a huge milestone for any business and the fact that itÂ's our 14th birthday too is doubly fantastic – we hope can celebrate 10 billion games in another 10 yearÂ's time!Â"

During the years since it began, CyberBingo has grown into one of the internetÂ's largest bingo halls, winning several awards over the years – most recently in 2008 when it scooped a Gambling ReadersÂ' Choice award for top online bingo site.