Bingo is a game that people across the world love to play, and online bingo is the most popular form of the game now, with an estimated 85 percent of people opting to play it this way rather than in a bingo hall, but whether they are playing on or off-line, hundreds of thousands of people play every day and make impressive amounts of money. In case you are interested in joining them, this article will explain the basics of how to play bingo.
The basis of bingo is that each player purchases bingo cards that have a series of numbers, laid out in grids of 5 x 5, matching the five letters in the word ‘bingo’. Thus, these numbers have names like O-65 or B-7, which are drawn randomly and read out by the bingo caller – with the basic purpose of the game being to get ‘bingo’ – meaning a five-number diagonal, horizontal or vertical line on your card. There are numerous different bingo patterns available that you can get and the game ends when one of the players succeeds in making one of these patterns. As with things like slot machines, bingo features a jackpot, which can range from smaller sums like £100 at a local bingo hall to major amounts like £1 million at a casino. Beyond this though, the modern era of bingo offers a variety of types of jackpot – from the basic fixed one described above, to progressive jackpots that start at a set sum and then rise each day dependent on the number of number of new players or tickets sold. Finally there is the community jackpot, which is a variant of the progressive jackpot that sees some of the money going to the player triggering it and some to others that have purchased tickets for the winning game.
Just as there is more than one type of jackpot, so there is more than one kind of bingo game – with 90, 80, 75 and 30-ball bingo being the most common ones. 90-ball is the default form of bingo in the UK, and 75-ball holds this status in the US, but the rules are largely the same for all kinds. Differences largely lie in areas like the numbers of columns and lines on the cards, but all involve getting winning lines or completing a ‘full house’ where all numbers are marked off. When it comes to working out the odds for bingo, this is comparatively straightforward; as you just calculate the number of bingo cards in the game and the number you yourself are playing and then divide the latter by the former. For example, if you have 4 cards and there are 100 in the game, you have 4 percent odds of winning. One tip would be to play only those games that offer higher winning odds, while another would be to plan your bingo playing budget before you start and not go over it. You should also take the time to familiarize yourself with the rules of whatever bingo game you are planning to play are before starting.
This is a guide to the basic information you will need to make a success of playing bingo and hopefully it will help you win some money at the game.
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