June 23, 2009

Bingo News

Bingo is a relatively cheap way to meet friends and socialise. The added bonus is that the game itself is great fun, easy to play and presents numerous opportunities to win prizes over the course of an evening.

The bingo card itself is divided into twenty seven squares given by three rows and nine columns. This presents possibilities for the games details.

Commonly, only a full house will win a game. This means that the player must mark all fifteen numbers on the card in order to win a game. Other possible ways of winning are the completion of one or two rows of numbers, each row containing five numbers. Some Bingo Halls will organise an evening around alternating games in which one row, two rows and a full house need to be completed to win. Larger prizes are the rewards for full house wins. Naturally, one and two line wins makes for a more dynamic evening, but this is not for everyone.

National Bingo games connect large numbers of Bingo Halls together in order that prizes can be much larger. The downside of playing nationally is that you will be less likely to win the big prize, but if you do win, it will be big. Prizes in excess of one million pounds are known.

In order to make sure that a win is valid, the bingo card needs to be checked. In smaller Bingo Halls this is likely to be carried out manually by the Bingo Caller, whereas a computer system of validation is commonly used in larger Bingo Halls. It is in no-one’s interest for there to be uncertainty over who wins.

It is worth noting that whilst Bingo is a game for everyone, very lively games are played at children’s parties, it has been known for wins to be unpaid to those playing National Bingo and who are under the age of eighteen, since the rules stipulate eighteen as the minimum entry age. So, make sure that you know the rules of the game you are playing to avoid disappointment. Especially for roll-over games where very large cash prizes are on offer.


There are many bingo halls around the UK as well as the opportunity to play online. It is mainly the luck of your bingo card as well as quick reactions that determine whether you win!

Source: http://www.articletrader.com

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