It's
Not Your Grandma's Game Anymore - Online Bingo Takes Off!
by: Jason Williams
It’s
Not Your Grandma’s Game Anymore… Online Bingo Takes Off! The
word “Bingo” instantly conjures up so many images in my mind. Stacks
of bingo cards, fluorescent bingo daubers, and smoke filled rooms packed with
rows of ladies hanging on the words of a monotone bingo caller. This concept of
bingo has been reinforced to most people through the over 100 years of bingo enjoyed
by millions around the world. However, as with many things we’ve come to
know and love, the Internet is changing everything. Online
bingo is an increasingly popular form of the old fashion game of bingo. Players,
who used to meet only in the bingo halls, are now also meeting online to enjoy
the friendly game of bingo over the Internet. Hundreds of websites have appeared
offering online bingo games to an estimated player base of over 100,000 online
bingo players! And this is just the beginning. Players
are coming online in droves to get in on the fun. New players at first enjoy the
free bingo games to get a feel. Then, once more comfortable, they try for real
money in hopes of striking it rich. The big sites are already boasting single
winners of over $20,000.00 and payouts over $1,000,000.00 per month. The numbers
are staggering when you stop to think! However,
the amazing fact about online bingo is not the huge jackpots, it’s the bingo
community. Most players come online because they like hanging out in the chat
rooms talking to their online bingo friends. It truly is a new world online. With
bingo friends online it’s possible to play games and talk about everything
under the sun all around the game of bingo. If
you love bingo or know someone who does, it’s time to sit down in your own
living room and try the newest version of this age old game! We all know how much
fun it is to yell B-I-N-G-O! About
The Author
Jason
Williams is the Vice President of Business Development for Bingo.com, Ltd. Bingo.com
is the world's largest provider of online bingo games.
Bingo
For Beginners
by: Ace Blackwood
Bingo
is probably one of the easiest games on the planet; all you need are bingo cards,
bingo chips, the ability to recognize numbers, fast eyes and a prize, even children
can do it. Object
of the game: The
object of the game is to complete the pattern called for in a certain game with
the lowest number of calls. Patterns are determined before the game starts, it
can either be a full horizontal, or vertical, a diagonal, an X, a box, or what
they call block out, in which you’ll have to fill your whole card. The
Bingo Card The
Bingo card has the letters B, I, N, G and O across the top indicating five columns.
Each column hast a set of numbers ranging from 1 to 75. The
B column has numbers from 1-15, the I column has numbers, 16-30, the N column
has numbers from 31 – 45, the G column has numbers from 46 to 60, and the
O column has numbers from 61 – 75. Each column may only have 5 numbers from
their respective range. The
card forms a grid in which the middle grid, the third row of the N column is labeled
free, this cell need not be filled. The
Game First
you need a Bingo card, you may have more than one bingo card at a time, depending
on your labeling ability. The
game starts when the host tells everyone the pattern to be formed. Listen
for the fist ball, the host will call out a letter, either B, I, N, G or O, for
the column and then a number, e.g. O-70. Look
for this number in your card and label it immediately. The
host continues to call out letters and numbers until someone finishes than pattern
required. The
person with a finished pattern should immediately yell bingo! To inform everyone
that she has finished the pattern and has won the game. The
host will then verify all the numbers and their position in your card, either
by taking your card, or by you shouting out the numbers that made you form the
patter. Another
bingo game may resume afterwards, either with the same or different pattern, or
same or different prize. The
prize should be immediately given after a Bingo. Tips
Never
yell BINGO if you haven’t formed a pattern yet, this halts the games and
can be a bit annoying for other players. About
The Author
Ace
Blackwood is highly seasoned and adept gambler. Visit his Online Gambling Resources
Blog here: http://www.push-button-online-income.com/online-gambling. | 
