.bingo Domain Registration India
.bingo is a generic domain for the numbers game known in India as tambola or housie, managed by Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital) since 2018. It suits event planners, ticket printers and free caller apps, not real-money games. WebJi® charges ₹9,471 for the first year and ₹11,374 per renewal, before 18% GST.
For tambola and housie organisers, kitty-party hosts, ticket printers and caller-app makers deciding whether the exact-match name is worth its price.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹9,471/yr
- Renewal
- ₹11,374/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .bingo domain?
.bingo is a generic top-level domain for the numbers game, managed by Binky Moon, LLC through Identity Digital Inc. of Bellevue, Washington. IANA delegated it on 4 February 2015 to Sand Cedar, LLC; the string moved to Binky Moon in March 2018 as one of 196 extensions transferred together, starting with .academy.
The zone is DNSSEC-signed and uses RDAP at rdap.identitydigital.services rather than a classic WHOIS server, so lookups return structured, privacy-filtered data.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic TLD |
| Current manager | Binky Moon, LLC, c/o Identity Digital Inc. |
| Original delegate | Sand Cedar, LLC (report dated 3 February 2015) |
| Delegated | 4 February 2015 |
| Registry transfer | 23 March 2018, with .academy and 195 others |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Registration data | RDAP only; no WHOIS server listed |
Who uses .bingo in India, where the game is called tambola or housie?
In India .bingo fits the organisers of tambola as a social game: event companies, housing-society committees, kitty-party hosts and sellers of tickets and printable cards. Housie is a fixture of Diwali melas, club evenings, wedding sangeets and office parties, and many of those organisers now run ticket generators or online number callers.
| Who | Example name | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Party and event planner | diwalihousie.bingo | Theme tambola nights for societies and offices |
| Ticket and card printer | tambolatickets.bingo | Printable ticket packs and custom-themed sheets |
| Free number-caller app | caller.bingo | Browser tool that calls numbers aloud in Hindi or English |
| Kitty-party community | kittyclub.bingo | Game rules, theme ideas, winner boards |
| Cruise or resort entertainment team | deckgames.bingo | Activity schedules for guests |
How much does a .bingo domain cost in India?
.bingo costs ₹9,471 for the first year and ₹11,374 a year to renew at WebJi®, before 18% GST — one of the dearer leisure extensions. Three years add up to ₹32,219 before tax (₹9,471 + ₹11,374 + ₹11,374). Because renewal is ₹1,903 higher than year one, budget on the renewal figure, not the first-year price.
| Extension | Year 1 | Renewal / yr | Reads as | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .bingo | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | The game itself | Register → |
| .cards | ₹4,562 | ₹4,846 | Ticket sheets, card games, greeting cards | Register → |
| .events | ₹4,562 | ₹4,846 | Any party or event company | Register → |
| .club | ₹2,051 | ₹2,429 | Members’ clubs and societies | Register → |
Prices from WebJi® billing, 14 November 2026. Registry-premium .bingo names are priced separately and shown before payment.
Can you run real-money bingo on a .bingo domain in India?
The registry does not restrict who registers .bingo, but the domain gives no permission to run paid games — Indian law decides that. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 prohibits online money games, and offline gambling is governed by state laws, so take legal advice before any site that takes stakes or pays cash prizes.
- Safe uses: free number callers, ticket generators, event bookings, rules and theme guides.
- Needs legal review: paid entry with prizes, sponsored contests, any wallet or deposit feature.
- Registry terms: Identity Digital’s acceptable-use policy lets it suspend names used unlawfully.
- Hosting terms: WebJi® hosting bars content that is illegal under Indian law, per our acceptable use policy.
.bingo vs .events and .club — is the premium worth it?
Pay for .bingo only when tambola is the whole product, such as a ticket store or caller app; an event planner who runs housie as one activity saves ₹17,965 over three years with .events. The .events three-year total is ₹14,254 against ₹32,219 for .bingo.
- .bingo — exact-match name for a single-game brand, easy to remember on a printed ticket.
- .events — covers housie nights plus DJ, décor and games.
- .club — for a society, gymkhana or kitty group that plays every month.
- .in — ₹1,000 a year if Indian customers are the only audience.
For every other ending, see domain registration in India.
Building the site behind a .bingo name
Most tambola sites are light — a ticket generator or caller page runs comfortably on entry-level hosting. Start on shared hosting, add business email for booking enquiries, and keep auto-renew on given the ₹11,374 renewal; the renewal guide explains grace periods. An existing .bingo name moves to WebJi® via domain transfer.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the registry operator for .bingo?
Binky Moon, LLC, administered by Identity Digital Inc. in Bellevue, Washington. IANA shows it took over .bingo from Sand Cedar, LLC in the March 2018 transfer of 196 extensions, so it runs under the same policies as .events and .cards.
Is tambola.bingo-style naming allowed for a Hindi audience?
Yes. Names are in Latin letters, so transliterated Hindi words such as housie, tambola or kitty work fine. The site itself can be fully in Hindi; the extension does not limit content language.
Why is .bingo renewal higher than the first year?
The registry sets a higher wholesale renewal than its first-year rate. At WebJi® that means ₹9,471 to register and ₹11,374 for each year after, before 18% GST.
Does .bingo have a WHOIS server?
IANA lists no WHOIS server for .bingo; registration data is published through RDAP. You can still check a name’s status with our WHOIS lookup tool, which queries the current protocol.
Can I enable DNSSEC on my .bingo name?
Yes. The .bingo zone has a secure delegation at the root, so once your DNS provider signs your zone, the DS record can be added through your registrar.
Registry facts checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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