Global Sports: Rules for Playing online bingo

Friday, June 1, 2012

Rules for Playing online bingo

By Samantha Quinn


When you wanted to enjoy the number-game of bingo, you used to head to a bingo hall. However, things have changed today and it is now possible to enjoy this thrilling game in online bingo halls. The online version is offered with many variants having varied payouts. These online casinos always present the rules and their payouts clearly in their bingo halls. The rules of this game are described here in brief.

Bingo is played on cards with 5x5 grid, with each column corresponding to the word BINGO. There are different set of numbers in the American and the British version, with the former one having 75 numbers and the later one 90. You would continue to draw numbers on the cards in order to complete a pattern. This pattern can be in the form of a 5-numbered vertical, horizontal or diagonal line. You have many different ways to create the pattern and win.

Usually, a bingo card would contain 24 number spaces and a single free space. Numbers are received on each card in a random way and get arranged in the 5x5 grid. In the American Bingo, the card would have 75 numbers distributed equally into 5 columns, with each column being named after the alphabets of the word BINGO. The free space is placed in the column titled 'N.'

The unique thing about bingo is that the numbers are going to be taken from thousands of un-matching combinations. In some cases, this superset of numbers can be as large as 9,000 numbers. The Hard and Flimsy cards have a number series such as 1354 that would always have the same place.

After the players have arranged the numbers on their cards in online bingo, the Caller starts calling out the numbers to be marked. You would have to be very fast to mark these called numbers on your cards. The caller would not stop until one of the players declares "Bingo."

Once anyone calls "BINGO" the caller would stop calling the numbers. The numbers of the player or players are checked and the prize is awarded to them. If several winners are found, the prize is split. The game would then again start with new cards in your hands.

When you play in an online hall, your cards would be arranged in a completely random way. You would be getting a maximum of 4 cards, but some online halls also offer more number of cards. There is going to be a display board where the numbers called are shown. In some cases, even the game pattern is shown. And, in some sophisticated online casinos, the called numbers are automatically marked on the players' cards.

When you set out to play online bingo, make sure that you have read these basic rules. This game is so popular due to its ease of playing. A player is required to mark his numbers and then match them with what the Caller calls. There are no complicated rules and you can even check the rules from the website of an online casino.




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