Bingo Rules

Bingo is a passion with many players of the game. It does not matter whether the game is being played in a local hall or online. Players of all ages are taking up the game in greater numbers than ever seen before.

Bingo is a very simple game to understand and play. The versions of the game that are available are 75-ball, 80-ball and 90-ball games. The number of the game denotes the number of balls that can be called in a game. The 75-ball game is played on cards with 5 rows and 15 spaces. The 80-ball game is played on cards with 5 rows and 16 spaces. 90-ball game is played on cards with 5 rows and 18 spaces. The winning bingo in most games is a line either up/down or across. In 75-ball games it can be on the diagonal. This is a simple line game and is the game that most people know as bingo. Other versions of the game are complete coveralls, four corners and patterns. The online casino gambling or the hall sets up the game and the type of game is announced. Players are allowed to play a number of cards per game, with the cost per card set by the hall or the casino. The card cost is relative to the prize offered.

The number of cards per game can be capped out by a rule by the hall or the casino. Online the players can buy cards for a game to be played later. The cards are automatically played in the game whether the player is present or not. The online casino daubs the cards.

This cannot be done in a bingo hall, as the player has to mark their cards for themselves. They must yell bingo when they hit the magic winning number. If they miss the call their winning card goes unnoticed.

Both halls and online casinos have set up special patterns. These were done to add variety to the games and keep the players interested and coming back for more play. The odd pattern games make the games more interesting to play; thereby making the customers stay and play again and again.

Another aspect of the bingo games is the socialization that takes place in halls and in Chat rooms online. There are very strict rules in both situations that need to be respected and adhered too. Civil discourse is expected at all times in either situation. Chat rooms online are bastions of correct conduct and are monitored by Chat Room Monitors that answer questions, but also enforce the casinos rules about conduct. Chat room games are extremely popular online as they emulate the social contact that is seen in bingo hall games. Being respectful and kind to other players in not just the right thing to do, but it makes the bingo game more fun to be associated with. Berating other bingo players online is not tolerated, unlike what is seen online in poker rooms.

The coverall progressive jackpot game is a difficult game to win, as the number of calls that a bingo must show up in is statically very low. The low number of calls was not picked at random as most bingo halls and online bingo casinos know precisely when a bingo is likely to happen. This helps to build a pot worth winning and attracts extra players to the game. When a game has reached a higher number of calls it should be a better play as far as the odds of winning. Winning any progressive jackpot is a matter of luck and good timing.