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Fun with the Game of Bingo

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Bingo is a numeric game of combination evolved from the sixteenth century Italian lottery. The Italian Government introduced the game of Bingo as a means to raise money for the country after the re-unification of Italy. It soon grew in popularity and eventually spread to the other countries of Europe. In the late 18th century it was played by French noblemen and was used by German schoolchildren for educational purposes. In North America in the late 1920s the game was played by the name of Beano. Though it took off as a gambling game, it was socially accepted and is one of the popular ways of raising money for charity and for fun in parties and get-to-gethers.

The factors that make Bingo popular:
* The game of Bingo is fun

* The game of Bingo is simple: It has no complicated rules, playing strategy or requires no skills

* The game of Bingo allows the player to relax at the land-based bingo hall

* The game of Bingo allows the players free to talk with the other players in the area: Socialization was always one of the big aspects of land based bingo play

* People treated the game of Bingo as a social event and looked forward to seeing their friends at the games

* Bingo game is a form of charitable fund raising at churches

* People played the game of Bingo for the fun and entertainment: People treated the cost of playing the game of Bingo worth the entertainment

Types of Bingo games:

* UK Bingo halls: Most of the UK bingo halls offer 90 number bingo games. Here, the bingo tickets have nine columns and numbers goes up to 90. There are five numbers in each row and bingo is achieved when the player completes one, two or three lines. The eighty number version of the game is relatively new.

* US Bingo halls: The seventy-five number or American version of Bingo is played on a card with a five number by five number grid with one letter from the word BINGO over each column.

The game of Bingo also differs in the arrangement of rows, vertical, horizontal or diagonal or even shaped like letters, symbols or animals.

The game of Bingo:

* The first person that completes the bingo pattern, calls “bingo”

* The game stops and numbers of tickets are tallied

* The player is declared as winner and awarded with a prize amount

* If there is more than one winner, the prize is split amongst all the winners

* Progressive jackpot games add to the fun and excitement

* Progressive jackpot offers increased jackpot with every game.

* To win the big jackpot, the player must achieve bingo in a specified number of calls

* The number of calls in the progressive jackpot increases with each game since it makes it easier to win

* This contributes to the variety of the game are the prizes

* The player also accumulates bonuses points in the loyalty program

* The bonus points can be converted into wagering credits or redeemed for merchandise

The game of Bingo is a fair game of luck and chance: The numbered bingo balls thoroughly get mixed up in the bingo machine’s mixing chamber. Balls are drawn independently and at random and the bingo caller announces the number. This gives every bingo card the same chance of having the winning numbers.

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Did you know that …

... there are two types of bingo played around the world?

North America plays 75-ball bingo on a 5x5 card with the centre square usually marked 'free'. In the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and parts of South America they play a 90-ball game, marked on a 9x3 card. Both types of bingo are prominent online.

Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. The online bingo play works almost exactly like playing online poker or online casino games with everything being virtual. Most bingo halls also offer links to online poker and casino offerings. One notable feature of online bingo is the chat functionality that gives the opportunity to interact with other players.

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If you are going to try online bingo for the first time look for the best no deposit bingo and free bingo sites. Experience the game with the calm deriving from the awareness that you are not risking your own money, nevertheless you can win some good bucks.

Progressive jackpot bingo games offer high value cash prizes. The jackpot is accumulated over a period of time, often taken from payments made to play smaller games. Usually as each new card pattern emerges, the pattern will have a number defining the amount of calls needed to claim the Jackpot. If players obtain a Bingo in this amount of calls or less then they will win the Progressive Jackpot. But rules are different for the different online bingo halls, so check before playing.

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