Play Free Bingo Games With Bingomania

Bingo is our obsession, our passion, our, well, mania! We love playing bingo in any of its forms and you can play a lot of them here on our website. It’s a fun low-stress game that you can play anytime on any device that is connected to the internet. But do you have to pay for online bingo?

Absolutely not! There are ways to play free bingo games online. There are plenty of apps out there on the market that will run a quick bingo game for you, but you have to be careful about your games. There’s a difference between free and free-to-play. Free-to-play apps offer a slick presentation of the game and the opportunity to buy bonuses to help you win more often. What they don’t tell you is that they’ll slowly ramp up the difficulty behind the scenes until you won’t win anymore unless you start making purchases. Just read the reviews on some of the major bingo apps and you’ll see what we mean!

At BingoMania, we have a better solution. We do offer free bingo cash prizes to all of our members. When you enroll on our site, we give you free money to purchase cards with as a special thank-you offer for signing up. You’ll get the chance to try out our bingo rooms for free before you decide to spend any more money on your experience. We believe you’ll like us so much that you’ll want to stay!

In addition, every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday from 8pm to 9pm ET, inside the Party Room, you get 1hr of $5 to $100 free cash bingo games. All players are welcome to enjoy.

And if you’re lucky, you can win additional bonus cash. If your luck holds up you can continue to get free cash and extend your free bingo games. But wait, couldn’t we do the same rigging that the other free-to-play apps do? NO! Our random number generator, the piece of software that makes our bingo games work, has been certified multiple times by trusted third parties with long experience in the gaming industry. You don’t need powerups to win at our games, just good old-fashioned luck!

So if you’ve been burned by playing a free-to-play bingo app, come try out our tables instead. Sure, you may have to put in a little money every so often, but we think that the superior experience you get at our online bingo halls will be far more fun than any app you can find online. Sign up today, enjoy the bonus cash, and see for yourself why BingoMania has been in operation for nearly 20 years! 

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Spanish Bingo - La Loteria Game

There are quite many bingo variants out there that don’t get as much attention as 75-ball or 90-ball bingo. In this week’s article we’re going to talk about one of these variants. It’s a Mexican form of bingo called Loteria.

History of Loteria

Even though it is very popular throughout the Spanish Speaking world since the 1700s, like Loteria actually got its start in 15th Century Italy – around the same time that tarot cards also made their first known debut. It made its way to the Court of Spain and then was brought to the rest of the Spanish Empire by explorers and their families. The first documented use of Loteria in Mexico in the latter part of the 18th Century in 1769.
From there, this form of Spanish bingo spread throughout the rest of Mexico through traveling Ferias or ‘fairs’ that would offer this game of chance as a form of entertainment and to win prizes. All classes of people who lived in outlying areas on haciendas, ranches, and farms would come to the towns and villages to play Loteria, which was becoming increasingly popular. Over the next two and a half centuries, Loteria would gain in popularity until becoming completely imbedded within popular Mexican culture as we know it today.  Loteria games can still be found at ferias and carnivals in almost every region of Mexico and some predominantly Latino areas in the United States.

What is Loteria?

Some have described Loteria as being a bit like playing bingo with a tarot deck.  Given its origins in Renaissance Italy, that seems a rather appropriate description! 
A deck of Loteria cards mostly use the traditional 54 images assigned to them from the beginning.  Some regions, however, have different variations, but the theme remains relatively the same.  Most Loteria decks will have the image El Diabolito or The Devil. For over 100 years, there has been mostly one manufacturer that has been the primary manufacturer and distributor of Loteria games, and so for the most part, those images well-known. Today, Spanish bingo game is so popular that a new Loteria made just for Millennial players with pictures that members of that generation are sure to recognize! 
 
In addition to the 54 card deck, there are boards or tabla) that are made up of a grid with four pictures horizontally and four pictures vertically. As with the numbers on bingo cards, the images on the tabla are random. Players can have one or more cards when playing Loteria.
The Loteria caller or singer will choose a card from the deck of 54 cards that has a picture and a number on it by either by reading the name, describing the card, or telling a story or riddle so that players have to guess and mark their cards accordingly with their guess. Some callers prefer to use poems or verses to describe them instead.
Much like how bingo callers will use slang to describe the numbers pulled, Loteria callers will use riddles to describe the cards. This makes the game more interesting. For instance, one of the cards is “the bottle.” The caller might say, “La hermienta del borracho,” which means “the tool of the drunkard.” Incidentally, “the drunkard” is another card in the Loteria deck.
The success and popularity of a caller depend on their ability to come up with interesting calls for the images. Callers will adjust their sayings depending on the audience. Some of them can get quite adult or even use social commentary as a clue to which card it might be!
The object of the game is to get four in a row, either horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or in a pattern that has been determined before the start of the game.
To win, a player must get four in a row or the determined pattern. Instead of calling out, “Bingo,” Loteria players call out "¡Lotería!" or as is the case in some regions in Mexico, "¡Buenas!"  The cards that have been called are checked against those appearing on the player’s tabla. If they are correct, that player wins.  If they don’t match what has been already called, the game continues until someone wins.
To mark the tablas, players will use kernels of corn, beans, bottle caps, plastic chips, or small rocks to mark the images that have been called rather than using a dauber. This allows the Loteria cards to be used over and over again rather than being thrown away after every game.
Because the symbols and the number of cards used in a Loteria deck are similar to that of the tarot deck, some people will use it in the same way that tarot is used.  Most Latinos, however, see using it in this way as being somewhat unusual for one of their national pastimes.

Regional Differences

As with most games, there are differences in how Loteria is played depending on what region you’re visiting.  In Northern Mexico, for example, Loteria tablas have 9 images instead of 16. It doesn’t change the overall gameplay, it just means that you need to get three in a row in any direction on your tabla rather than four and can make the gameplay move a little faster.

Creating Loteria at Home

Now that we’ve got you interested, here are some ways to play Loteria yourself!  If you are having a hard time finding the Loteria cards and tablas locally, you can purchase them on any one of the online outlets or make your own!

Making the Loteria Deck

If you’re feeling a little creative, most of the traditional images used in Mexico, Spain, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world can be found online. You can simply print them out, put them on index cards and create your own deck of Loteria cards.
 
Or, if you really want to give your creativity full range, why not consider drawing and constructing your own Loteria cards?  Again, using index cards or other card-weight stock, you can put the images that correspond with the traditional 54 Loteria cards, or some other symbols of your own choosing.

To Make the Boards

Your Loteria will be a grid made of 16 squares, four down, and four across. Each square within the grid will have a random image with its corresponding number on it. There are images available online that you can print out on your home computer to make both the deck of 54 Loteria cards and the tablas. Draw or paste them on the grids you have created, and you will have your very own homemade Loteria game!

Give Loteria a Try

If you find yourself in Mexico at a fair or decide to put together your own Loteria game, why not give this form of bingo a shot? You’ll brush up on your Spanish skills and have a little fun at the same time.
To play more traditional online bingo games, check out the options Bingo Mania offers.

What Are Your Favorite Variant Bingo Games?

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Online Bingo Is For Everyone

Just who is playing bingo online? The answers may surprise you. Bingo is a far more popular game in the UK than it is in the U.S. Though, online bingo got its start in the US first, it is our friends across the pond who now are crowned as the online bingo country of the world. Unfortunately, Bingo has a bit of a weird reputation in the U.S. Most Americans see the game as something only older folks play. However, this is quite false.

Most bingo players around the world only play bingo online because of the chance to interact with people. In traditional bingo halls, quiet is the rule. Speaking during the game will get you a lot of dirty looks. But in online bingo, chatting is encouraged. The ability to talk with other people while playing the game is one of the major draws to online bingo.

The primary audience of online bingo is women. About 70% of all online bingo players are women (at Bingo Mania, we have 85% female online bingo players) mostly because of the social aspect. But more men are coming onto the scene because it’s so easy to win a game. Unlike many other online gaming opportunities, over 95% of people who play online bingo will win a game (there are so many varieties of bingo games to enjoy today)

Playing online bingo allows players to socialize with people all over the world and make some money while doing it. Perhaps best of all, playing the game is inexpensive; you can play free bingo games and find games that have cards as cheap as 1 cent per card, so you can play for hours and hours with only a small budget. Plus, people with extra money to invest, might have a higher probability of winning but, here at Bingo Mania, we’ve had players win bingo with just one card. 

It’s not just for an older demographic either. While many players do tend to be older, about a third of all online bingo players are under the age of 35, and the number is on the rise. The biggest reason for this is mobile bingo. When you can play online at any time, you don’t have to wait until the evening where a bingo game could take up precious, lovely time.

With all these changes, bingo is losing its image in America as something only an older demographic play in quiet halls. Play online bingo today by signing up for an account on BingoMania.com, or log in to your account to see for yourself how fun it can be to meet people from all over the world while playing the game you love.

Plus, now with the addition of video slots and more side games, bingo is attracting more players.

Do You Prefer to Play Online Bingo On Your Mobile or Computer?

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Choosing a Bingo Game to Play Online

There are so many options for choosing what sort of bingo or slots game you like to play. Do you like to play for money or not? Do you prefer a website or an app? Bingo Mania has you covered. We have a handy flowchart on this page that you can use to discover which sort of bingo or slots game you’d like to play, and which sites will have the best options for your fun! Just answer the questions below and you’ll be on your way to a fun bingo or slots experience.

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Best Time In History For Online Bingo

There are a lot of things to consider when deciding where to play bingo online. It may seem like there is a dizzying array of options for the discerning player to try their luck. According to an article in SBC News, 50% of bingo players in the UK, where the game is the most popular, have accounts on 10 or more bingo sites, and 30% have accounts on 15 or more! So it’s okay to shop around and try some different ones before you settle in on your core list of sites you like.

This is a rather inventive time for new bingo sites all over the world. There was an explosion of interest over the past few years that drew a lot of new players to playing bingo online, but now the audience is starting to mature, so bingo sites are having to come up with new ways to offer a positive experience for new players and keep their loyal players happy. It means better games, more exciting promos, and of course, better funding bonuses are coming to you, the loyal player.

For instance, many sites are turning toward individual reward strategies, similar to what BingoMania did about a year and a half ago, with the launch of our new Progressive Reward Program. With the help of your feedback, we can introduce new incentives and promos to match your playing style.  For instance, we’ve recently offered you free spins on new games and progressive jackpot contributions towards new slot games. We are now also working on a new feature called the Bonus Spinner (coming soon). Our motto at Mania is: let’s offer our loyal players what they want.

Bingo sites are also having to compete with bingo applications that don’t involve money. Sure, you could do that, but you’d have no chance to win real money playing those games. We want to see our players win cash and have fun while they enjoy the games, the chat room features, and all the other site amenities.

If you are an avid bingo online player, this is the time. With so many sites competing for your attention, you can find great deals and unique rewards that you wouldn’t have been able to find before. But before you go wandering over, don’t leave before you try out Bingo Mania’s complete offerings: We have an excellent selection of

• bingo games
• slot games
• table games for you to try out
• plus a very friendly community who will be glad to talk with you about the site and about how much they love to play bingo!
• Progressive Rewards Program
• Surprise Funding Bonus Days
• New innovative video slot games
• More variety of slot games than any other bingo site
• No silly bonus wager rule
• massive bingo games

What Are Your Favorite BingoMania Perks?

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New Trends in Gaming

We can’t have early 2016  without an article predicting what the future trends in online gaming are, can we? A detailed article from Global Gaming Business Magazine shared ten things they’re predicting will happen in 2016, and we wanted to share a few of them with you.

This is the best time in history for online bingo and it looks like the gaming industry is growing and maturing as a whole, which means, better deals and values for players.

* Slots are going digital to capture the Millennial market, and are teaming up with third-party content providers to make experiences that cater to them. VR or augmented reality slots anyone?

* Gaming providers may finally be ready to collect, and more importantly analyze, all the data that patrons are generating. This is a problem in both the online gaming space and in physical casinos. Notably, the data generated from loyalty programs and memberships must be leveraged better.

* In an effort to attract Millennials, slot manufacturers are developing new forms of the game that use a skill-based element. Most Millennials prefer table games over slot machines, despite their love for video games. Could you be playing a gaming-version of Candy Crush soon? Maybe!

* While games like online bingo do attract a young crowd, the most common gaming customer is someone in their 40s. By this time they’ve become empty-nesters and have a lot more disposable income. They’re more comfortable with spending extra money on gaming. Overall, there has been a decline in the industry. Expect games to become even more exciting as casinos and gaming sites go for the younger crowd!

* Online gambling statutes in the US have stalled over the last few years, but we could be approaching a tipping point. Seven states may be poised to allow online poker and casino games by the year 2020. The state to look for as a bellwether is Pennsylvania, which has it on the ballot for this year.

* Here’s something online bingo caught on to early. It hasn’t gone without notice that many people are gaming together due to the social component rather than the chance to earn money. Social gaming, think your favorite Facebook games that all your friends keep sending you request for, may start to be embraced by the larger gaming industry rather than being viewed as a competitor. However, integrating a traditional gaming component into the mix is not easy. There are legal questions involving whether it would be considered gambling by legislatures, how to prevent minors from playing a gaming version of a social game, and how to keep operators running a fair game despite a lack of regulation.

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Play Bingo in Your Bunny Slippers

Playing bingo online can do more than just give you a fun activity to do anytime, it can also improve your health. At least compared to going to a normal bingo hall. Bingo halls used to have another habit closely associated with them, smoking. But smoking bans in many states have forced a lot of traditional halls to close down or consolidated to get enough non-smoking players to keep going.

After all, if you’re supposed to be paying attention to the board and you go outside to smoke, you could miss on a valuable bingo! And no bingo player wants to miss out on that. Bingo halls are hopeful that things will turn around, but online bingo is going to give them a run for their money.

After all, if you’re playing on a smartphone or a computer you can do what you want. Smoke, play in your pajamas, or anything else you do at home and not in public. After all, the game is the same and you can chat with your fellow players, something that many bingo halls frown upon.

Plus, when you play on a site like ours, you get a lot of additional benefits as well. For instance, you get the chance to earn free bonus money so you can keep playing for longer, and you can earn XPs to get that help you unlock further perks.

Another benefit is that we have more than just bingo here. You can play exclusive slot games and other Las Vegas-style games too for more chances to win and to get a break if you need to rest your eyes from tracking bingo numbers.

Plus, we also give you bonus cash when to make a deposit on our site, allowing you to play for even longer and anytime you want. A game of bingo only takes a few minutes. If you’re waiting in a long line, why not play a game to pass the time? And if you need to look away our auto-play feature will make sure you never miss a bingo.

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How to Play Bingo Tips

You may think you already know how to play a bingo game. Just sit around and wait until you get five in a row, right? There are actually quite a number of variations on playing bingo games that keep people coming back to bingo halls and online gaming sites like BingoMania. We’re going to talk about some of those variations in this article so you’ll be ready to play when you dive into one of our many gaming rooms.

Bingo Board Variations

Whether you like wearing your bunny slippers or not, the classic way to win bingo is to get five in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally on a 5×5 card. To be honest, most games are still played like that. When you know how to play other bingo variations the game can get a lot more exciting.

Let’s talk about blackout games, also known as coverall games. You win a blackout game by blotting out all of the numbers on one of your cards. Lest you think that this is just bingo drawn out long, most blackout games are linked to a progressive jackpot system. Every time 10 balls are pulled, or some other predetermined amount, the amount that you can win goes up. This keeps the suspense high throughout the whole game and makes lasting longer more fun.

Remember, Bingo Mania will be hosting a $20,000 Guaranteed Bingo with 4 part coveralls. Be sure to mark your calendars for this Birthday Bash Event.

Another common variation is to require that the winner get other kinds of patterns on their card before they can call bingo. Here are some common shapes:

• Double bingo: Two complete lines on two cards.
• Diamond: A diamond shape with the points in the middle of the edges.
• Layer cake: Rows 1, 3, and 5 filled in.
• Lucky number: Make the shape in the middle of the card. Seven is the most common but any number will do, even 13!
• Arrows: Make an arrow pointing in a particular direction of the compass.
• Alphabet: Many letters of the alphabet can be spelled out on a bingo card!

These are just the tip of the iceberg. In traditional Bingo Halls you can find all sorts of crazy patterns. One of the reasons that complex patterns are more exciting is that it’s more difficult to see when you’ve won. It takes a sharp eye to know when you’ve got an airplane block filled in just right!

Try some of these variations in our bingo rooms. You never know when one is going to pop up, and you can usually win extra bonus cash with them too! Remember, with auto-daub feature you can daub along or have your cards automatically daubed with every call.

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The Radio Bingo Fiasco and Online Bingo Security

Some people prefer playing bingo in person and not online. That may be their preference, but it opens them up to possibilities that would make any bingo player cringe. Take this example that happened in Canada.

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Way up north in Rankin Islet, Nunavut, a radio station was holding a bingo game. Players bought cards in advance and listened to the radio to hear the numbers. One of the players thought she had bingo and called in to claim the $10,000 prize and it was declared valid.

Then the next day, the radio station had to apologize on Facebook. The winning caller had misheard a number. They said they wanted to continue the game. Over a hundred people blew up in the comment feed to complain about the problem. Some say they would have won with the next number called. Others said they had already destroyed the cards. Still others demanded a complete restart.

In the end, the radio station decided to draw the next number with the remaining players. Five people got Bingo and split the jackpot between them. Fortunately for the radio station, the local authorities that oversee bingo gaming in Nunavut said that this was an acceptable conclusion.

Doesn’t that sound like a bingo nightmare? On online bingo sites like Bingo Mania, this is never a problem. Why? Our software keeps careful records of all cards and numbers drawn in every room. It can auto-daub numbers and even declare bingo on your behalf. Our thousands of players come back to us again and again because of the reliability of our bingo program, not to mention the bonus money, wonderful prizes, and great people in the chat rooms.

But how can we prove to you that it works? Reputable bingo sites have third-party independent investigators test the randomness of their software. It’s a requirement to show that the game is fair cannot be tampered with. Our software was tested by Technical Statistics Testing. TST is internationally recognized and trusted even in regions where gaming standards are highly regulated, and works with online gaming sites and physical gaming devices. They even perform testing to ensure that a fair random number generator cannot be tampered with from the outside. Check out the last blog post on bingo online tips for more help.

You know the game is fair when you play with BingoMania and you know that the software isn’t going to cheat you. You won’t have to worry about halted games while people check cards, or like in the radio case, someone marking the wrong number and getting a false win. If you think your local bingo hall Is calling shenanigans, why not give online bingo sites like ours a try?

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Bingo vs. Slots vs. Poker – What’s Your Game?

Have you ever wondered why there are so many different types of gaming? It’s not just for entertainment’s sake. Different types of games appeal to different types of people. Some games have a lot of risk while others have very little. Some have strict forms of etiquette and others are very laid-back. Some are simple and are some are complex.

What attracts you to a specific game? Do you find that you love the skill that it takes to win? Are you more interested in getting to hang out with your online friends? Let’s take a moment to talk about some characteristics of games and see what types of gamers are drawn to them. By the time you’re done with this, you’ll know what sort of games you might be attracted to, especially the games we offer here at BingoMania: Slots, Bingo, and Poker.

Chance vs. Skill

This is the first thing to consider. Few gambling games are considered true games of skill. Most, like bingo, keno, and slots, is pure chance. Granted, there are a few things you can do to improve your odds like daubing your numbers faster, but as far as the game is constructed the emphasis is on chance.

Some games are based on skill, notably poker. Some might say that video poker isn’t based on skill, but it really depends on the machine. Some people love to try the techniques they learned from table poker and try them in video poker. They really enjoy it! The other two major online games we offer, bingo and slots, are definitely chance-based. You won’t have to worry about playing the game wrong with those. You can just sit back and play until you hit the big jackpot! And if you’re worried you might get bored, you can also chat up the other players in the bingo rooms. Many people come to play just to meet the crowd!

Risk

Risk is actually surprisingly tricky to calculate. There are two ways you can calculate it. The first is the Return to Player (RTP). This is how much a game will payout for a bet over time. If a slot machine has a 95% RTP will pay out 95 cents for every dollar that is placed into the machine. Eventually. It’s an average payout over a large number of bets. Slot machines and online gaming are tested on RTP by gaming regulators to show fairness.

There’s another statistic more interesting to the individual player called the Risk of Ruin. The Risk of Ruin is how many bets of each size can you expect to make before you run out of money given a certain amount of starting cash. Good games have a low Risk of Ruin, which may surprise you. Gaming in any form is meant to be a form of entertainment, first and foremost. Having a high Risk of Ruin doesn’t allow people to get their fill of that particular game because their money would run out.

The best way to control risk is to limit how much you’re going to put into your bankroll and what size of bet you’re going to make in your chosen game. These depend on how much money you want to risk losing and how long you want to play. Good, responsible gamers realize that they could lose everything and play with that expectation. In other words, they play to lose. Then when they win, it’s even more exciting!

Bingo and slots are low-risk games. Each playthrough costs a fixed amount of money and it’s easy to choose a room or a machine that has a bet size to your liking. There’s a reason why penny slots are so popular. Sure, you win only a little, but you can play for a long time! Video poker has a bit of a higher risk because the minimum buy-in for video poker is often higher than for slots or bingo. In-person poker can be very risky because the bets are so high, and high-roller games like baccarat are extremely risky. That’s one reason why online gaming is so attractive. You can play for a long time on a small bankroll.

Simple or Complex?

Some games are very complex. Certain forms of poker, craps, and roulette are examples of complex games. Games like keno, bingo, and slots are much simpler though they do have variants that can bump up the complexity. It’s really up to a player’s taste about what sort of complexity they’ll like in a game. Some people find simple games to be too boring, and some find complex games involve too much gray matter to be fun. If you like simplicity, stick with bingo or slots. If you want a little more complexity, try video poker. You could even make it more interesting by trying out different strategies and see how you do.

Social vs non-social

One last thing to consider is how much interaction you want to have with other people. Most online gaming doesn’t have a high social component as part of the game. Online bingo often has chat rooms, but interaction with the players isn’t a necessary part of the game. On the other hand, some games thrive on social interaction. If you play games because you like to play with other people, rather than just play the game, you may want to stick to games that are played in-person. Chatting in a chat room may not be enough stimulation for your tastes.

At BingoMania, our main games are bingo, slots, and poker. If you like a low-risk game that you can play for a long time with little interruption, slots is your game. If you like a low-risk game that has some social interaction but can be played with little thought, bingo is a good choice. If you want a little more risk and a little more thinking, try our video poker rooms. Whichever game you choose, have fun with your game. Remember, games are supposed to be fun! Please play responsibly.

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Bingo From All Over the World

If you’re like most bingo players, you’ve tried a lot of different online bingo sites and bingo halls, and you probably ran into some pretty strange bingo variants. The UK has a huge online bingo community, but the kind of bingo they play there are not the kind US players are used to. We’re going to take a look at how different countries approach bingo and online bingo. You just might read a variant you’ll want to try!

USA: 75-Ball Bingo

Here in the US, most of us grew up playing bingo at a very young age. You might even remember playing it in school, and it’s the most common form of bingo being played in both bingo halls and online in the United States and Canada. In this type of bingo 75 balls are used and it’s the one that most people are familiar with.

To play, there are five rows and five columns on each card. Each of the columns and rows corresponds with the word BINGO and a Free Space in the middle of each bingo card that falls in the row under the letter N. The total number of 75 possible numbers breaks down under each letter in the following way:

The letter B = 1 -15

The letter I = 16 - 30

The letter N = 31 - 45

The letter G = 46 - 60

The letter O = 61- 75

The object of the game is to get five numbers or four numbers and the free space covered going either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Some games may require players to have a blackout in which all numbers on their card is covered. Other games ask for geometric shapes, four corners, an X, or even pictures to be made up of the numbers and letters that are called.

The numbers are called out from a hopper filled with 75 bingo balls if playing in a physical bingo hall. A person designated as the bingo caller will call out the numbers to those in attendance. There is usually a screen to show the number and a leader board to show players the numbers that have been drawn from the hopper and announced by the caller. When playing online, numbers and corresponding letters are generated randomly through the software on the site that keeps things fair.

Depending on the requirements of each game, when a player gets a bingo, they call out bingo and the letters and numbers. If no one calls out bingo after a period of time, another number is pulled and the process repeats until someone calls out bingo. Once that happens, play stops, and the caller or an assistant checks the cards to see if the win is valid. Whether you are playing in a bingo hall or online, always confirm what that a game’s winning conditions are. 

When playing in a bingo hall, you can play with as few as one bingo card or sheet or as many as you like. Some online sites may have minimum or maximum numbers of cards depending on the game and the buy-in price. Whether playing in a bingo hall or online, it's important to never have more bingo cards in front of you to keep track of than you can manage. Many regular bingo players recommend that four is the ideal number or that you have no more than six at a time. It is a matter of preference. Online games of 75-ball bingo can be much easier to keep track of by utilizing the automatic daubing feature that most sites offer. 

If you are looking for ways to win prizes by playing online, keep an eye out for promotions, special offers and tournaments that can offer bigger cash prizes. No matter where or when you play, the most important thing to remember about playing any type of bingo games is that it's all about having fun!

The UK and other UK Territories: 90-Ball Bingo

If you want to try a new kind of bingo 90-ball style, it can be a little different than what you might be used to playing before. Once regarded as the UK's exclusive take on Bingo, 90-ball bingo is now surging in popularity in the US and around the world. According to some gaming industry experts, it may just overtake 75-ball bingo in terms of popularity one day.

Whether you are playing in a brick and mortar bingo hall or online, you purchase bingo strips that are three rows with nine numbers each. There are five numbers in the boxes in each row and four empty boxes. Each of the nine boxes makes up a column. You will notice that there are no letters included with the numbers on a 90-ball bingo sheet. For this style of bingo, the columns break down in this way:

1 - 9 in the first column

10 - 19 in the second column

20 - 29 in the third column

30 - 39 in the fourth column 

40 - 49 in the fifth column

50 - 59 in the sixth column

60 - 69 in the seventh column

70 -79 in the 8th column

80 -90 in the 9th column

Strips of nine numbers are sold in multiples of three to comprise a ticket, and those numbers appear randomly in their corresponding columns. There are usually a total of six tickets on a bingo sheet that are broken down randomly on the sheet. All 90 numbers will be included on a six-ticket sheet. 

As with 75-ball bingo, when playing 90-ball bingo, the bingo caller will call out numbers from the hopper as they come up. If you are playing 90-ball bingo online, the numbers are generated through what is known as a random number generator. This is a type of software used on most online bingo sites to ensure numbers are truly random and fair for all players.

Generally, in 90-ball bingo, there are three prizes awarded during each game. To win, you can have a single line bingo where all of the numbers of a single row are called or a two-line bingo where all the numbers on any two lines of numbers on a bingo sheet are covered. Players can even get what is referred to as a "full house" bingo. For a full house, all of the numbers on three lines on the bingo sheet have been called and are covered. During a game in a bingo hall, you really have to pay attention to the numbers being called during 90-ball bingo. If playing at an online bingo site offering 90-ball games, most sites keep track of the drawn numbers for you through a convenient automatic daubing feature. 

What makes 90-ball bingo so exciting to many players both in brick and mortar and online bingo sites is that it's entirely possible for players to win all three games! In addition, in most games, bonuses are offered, allowing lucky players to win really big when playing 90-ball bingo!

Mexico: Loteria

Loteria is a bingo variant, but a very strange one. Instead of using numbers, a special deck of 54 cards is used with different images on them. Players have 4×4 cards with corresponding pictures on them as their play cards. There are several ways to win depending on the variant played, including four-in-a-row, four-in-a-square, all four corners, and blacking out the whole cards.

Loteria callers have a set of riddles that they use to describe the cards before showing them. Those who can figure out the riddles early have an advantage over newcomers. Callers are rated on the cleverness of their riddles. It’s a great way to learn some colloquial Spanish.

And instead of bingo, winners call out Loteria!

Thanks to online bingo, there are also minor variants you can find like 30-ball (speed) bingo, which is played on a 3×3 card, and 80 ball bingo, which is played on a 4×4 card. Smaller cards like these lead to faster games that appeal to some players. There are also strange variations like death bingo where getting a bingo kicks you out of the game!

The most common variants you’ll find online are 75 and 90 ball, so anyone who wants to play bingo with foreign players should learn both variants. BingoMania offers both 90 balls and 75 ball bingo so you can pick the one you like the best! If you haven’t tried one or the other, sign up for an account on BingoMania today.

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15 Fun facts about Bingo that Will Show you Love the Game

Bingo has been around for a lot longer than you might think and has a lot of interesting stories you probably don’t know. Are you ready to expand your bingo knowledge? Check out some of these bingo facts that have both sources and come from our own experience as a premier online bingo site!

(1) Bingo from 1530s

• The earliest that we can trace a bingo-type game is back to the Renaissance era. In the 1530s, Italy was playing a game called Lo Giuoco del Lotto D’Italia, the Game of Italian Lottery.

(2) Bingo Cards as Educational Tool

• The earliest bingo cards we have heard of come from Germany in the 1800s. Surprisingly, it wasn’t for gaming. They were used as educational tools for students to learn multiplication. See, there’s some history to math bingo!

(3) So Many Bingo Cards …

• Have you ever wondered just how many bingo card combinations there are? One calculation puts the number of possible cards at 552,446,474,061,128,648,601,600,000!

(4) 6,000 Cards, all by hand

• Despite having so many different combinations, the first bingo cards sold in a set for the U.S. may have caused a man’s insanity. Carl Leffler, a math professor from the University of Columbia was hired to generate 6,000 cards by hand random enough to give all the players an equal shot. Legend has it that the man went insane after his efforts. Remember, there were no computers or electronic calculators back then!

(5) 1,474,200 Ways to Win!

• You might only play with the standard 5-in-a-row win, which gives you 12 different ways to win. But if you calculate out all the different combinations of spots on a 5×5 card, there’s actually 1,474,200 ways to win. You just have to convince your caller that your pattern is valid!

(6) Bingo, Beano

• The word bingo, by legend, is said to have derived when an excited woman called the word out instead of beano, which is what the game used to be called. Beano was called that because they used to mark the cards with dried beans. Considering the use of the product we call Beano today, it’s probably a good thing we changed it.

(7) 80% Female

• If you’re looking for a partner and you’re a guy, you might want to consider going to the bingo hall or playing online. Statistics show that around 80% of all bingo players are women. Many of them are European, where the game is very popular. And if you think they’re all old, think again. The fastest-growing segment of bingo players is under 35.

(8) #1 Reason for Playing Bingo?

• Why do people play bingo? The top reason is for the sheer enjoyment of the game. Winning the big jackpot is only the fifth highest reason. Nevertheless, most regular bingo players do report hitting the big jackpot at least once in their lives. That’s a lot better than most regular slot machine players!

(9) Huge Market Size

• Online bingo is huge, especially in Britain. In 2010, $640 million in revenue was earned by the online bingo industry. Half of that came from Britain.

(10) The Game You Love

• About half of online bingo players play at least once a day. Considering the chat functions in online bingo, that means you have a good shot of keeping up a daily conversation with your bingo partners.

(11) Random-Generator at the core of it

• Online bingo sites use random number generators to choose the numbers. In order to prove they are fair, bingo sites have to register their number generators with testing authorities that also work on real-world slot machines and other gaming devices that use electronics to generate random results.

(12) Bingo & Other Games

• Bingo is a game that often sits at the edge of traditional gambling and non-gambling games. Some jurisdictions in the U.S. have a weird combination of slot machines and bingo machines. Each play actually generates a new bingo game and results from a set of cards. Depending on the results of those, you get a flashy electronic slots experience. The bingo results are displayed on a separate screen above the player’s head. This is a way to get around rules banning normal slot machines.

(13) Charity-driven

• Despite a reputation for being a dowdy game in the U.S., over $90 million is spent each week on bingo cards. That’s a lot of charity games!

(14) 90-ball and other variations

• If you play bingo across the pond, you’ll likely find a much different game than you’re used to. U.S. players play 75-ball bingo with a 5×5 card. Most other players play 90-ball bingo on a set of 9×3 cards.

(15) The Largest Bingo Win

• The largest known bingo wins were recorded in Britain. One grandmother won over £1.1M at a bingo hall in Wales. The largest online win came in at £430,900.

With these facts in your pocket, you’ll be sure to impress some of your friends with your bingo knowledge.  Do you have any interesting facts that you’d like to share about online bingo?

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Do You Chat While Playing Bingo?

Do you have memories of playing bingo as a child? Do you remember being gathered together with friends to receive some cards? What fun that was, playing with your friends and hoping that you’d get Bingo before them. That’s one of the many reasons people play bingo today.

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Now imagine playing bingo all by yourself with a computer running the calling. It doesn’t sound much fun, does it? And yet, bingo sites like ours have been flourishing for years and years. Why? Because we put the social element back into the game through our chat room function. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if our chat rooms are an even bigger draw than the bingo!

Our players get to know each other through the chat rooms while the game plays. We’ve had people strike up life-long friendships with people all over the world, and even a few romances as well! The demographics of our players show a wide range of ages and locations. A lot of women like to chat in our rooms. It’s a great place to meet people in a safe location.

A previous story we shared tells about the power that online chatting and bingo can provide. Two women in the UK had struck up a friendship on a bingo chat room, talking for years and years. It was eventually discovered they were long-lost sisters! They’ve since met and are trying hard to reunite the rest of their separated sibling family.

If you’re worried about online harassment in our chat rooms, fear not. We have a dedicated moderator team to keep rude people out and to educate others in chat room etiquette. The etiquette is pretty similar to the same etiquette you’d use in an email list. Don’t swear or use excessive capital letters. And don’t spam the boards! Basically, it’s the opposite of what you see on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. It’s a form of the net that goes back to the simpler and more genteel times of the 1990’s net (we have been around since 1996 after all!)

People tend to be very polite in the chat rooms by offering praise to the person who won and sympathy to those who lost. People come here for fun, not to put other people down. This is a sentiment not found in many gaming channels anymore, much to our chagrin.

If you have any questions about Mania’s bingo games or about the chat rooms, the first place to start is to talk to the chat room moderator. The moderator is responsible for the smooth function of the game and of the chat room. They can educate you in how the game is played and the functions of the game board and of the chat room. They facilitate conversation and throw out people who break the rules. Many of our moderators started as regular players and gained moderator privileges due to how well they helped the chat rooms function. Don’t be afraid to ask questions!

Bingo chat room boards may have started as an extra-value feature, but they’re now a core component of all online bingo sites. The ability to converse with other players while the game is in progress is a huge advantage over dead-silent bingo halls. So if you want to make a bunch of new friends while bonding over a fun game that could net you a little bit of spending cash, sign up for a BingoMania account and get in on the action today! You’ll be glad you did and our players are ready to meet you. Who knows? You might even spark up a romance with someone.

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7 Advantages of Playing Bingo Live Online

It doesn’t matter if you have been playing bingo at your local bingo parlor for years, you might be thinking of giving bingo games online a try. Even if you still enjoy the social aspect of seeing and interacting with your friends at the bingo hall, there are some advantages to playing bingo online that you don’t get at live games. All you need to take advantage of the fun is a computer and an internet connection.

Here are seven advantages that playing bingo live in an online setting can offer.

Playing Bingo Online is 24/7 

Playing Bingo Online is 24/7 – You don’t have to wait for your local bingo venue to open and the games to officially begin when you play bingo online. You can play at any time of the day or night and on any day of the year.  It’s nice to not have to get dressed, get in your car, and travel to the nearest casino to be able to play into the wee hours. You can enjoy the fun of playing bingo anytime you like right from the comfort of your own home.  That means you can play bingo while dressed in nothing but your night clothes and your bunny slippers if you wanted to. Even when it’s 3:00 in the morning and you can’t sleep; it may surprise you just how many others are also up playing, too. Playing bingo anytime online allows you to work it around your schedule.

Playing Bingo Online Can Be Less Annoying

Some of the real downsides of playing bingo are all of ‘the little things’ that go on at the bingo hall. There always seems to be someone who just gets on our nerves while we’re trying to focus on the game. Other players may have annoying habits such as being too talkative, or taking up an entire table on their own with all of their cards and assembled good luck charms. Other players may be just too loud or moan and whine aloud every time someone else wins. You don’t have to keep a constant eye on your cards to avoid interference from other players, and you don’t have to worry about being short-changed by bingo hall staff either. It’s also nice to not have to worry about having your clothes, hair and everything else smelling of cigarette smoke by the time you get home. Playing bingo online lets you avoid all of that.  Once you get started playing bingo online, you may never want to go back to the bingo hall again!

Playing Online Can Be Less Expensive

Playing bingo live will often mean that you are buying a set number of cards for a set price. Online bingo will have a range of prices, depending on how much you want to try to win. Some feature free or very low prices for players who are risk averse. Those who want to spend more potentially have a chance to win bigger prizes. Many online players appreciate having that choice.

Online Bingo Games are Fast-Paced

Playing bingo is often considered to be very dull when waiting for the bingo caller to pull the numbers out of the hopper and read them aloud.  The computer-based Live bingo games online are more fast-paced. The numbers are chosen by the computer and you don’t need a dauber to mark your cards, simply click them with your mouse.

Play Bingo & Chat With Friends Around the World

You can play bingo and chat with friends around the world – One feature of the best bingo sites online is the chat feature. You can still interact with friends who moved that you once knew at the bingo hall. In an earlier article, we asked whether our users liked to chat while playing bingo. We got a variety of interesting answers but the general consensus was that chatting with others adds to the fun and for some, it’s their favorite feature.

Playing Bingo Online Has More Variety

Playing bingo online has more variety – In order to keep players interested and engaged, sites feature colorful graphics, sounds to keep it interesting.  At BingoMania we have a variety of cards and different games as well as courteous and attentive staff on hand 24/7.

Online Bingo Sites Will Often Offer Bonuses to Players

Online bingo is a multi-billion dollar business each year and most will offer incentives to get people to join their site. At BingoMania, we have a number of different incentives for players to play such as our $10,000 Tuesday- Thursday free bingo sessions from 8:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m. or our end of the month Mega Prize Game.

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Bingo Patterns – The Different Way of Enjoying Bingo

Believe it or not, there are countless ways that Bingo can be played. While everyone is familiar with the traditional way of getting a bingo; all of the numbers in a straight line, across, down, the four corners or a blackout, there are other bingo patterns as well.

Sure, you have seen many different bingo games on BingoMania, but obviously, they weren’t a “thing” before. Bingo patterns can range from simple to complex. The key to understanding how a pattern works is to concentrate on the game in front of you. The pattern that is needed to win can manifest in all sorts of directions and provide a challenge for even the most seasoned bingo players.

Different games require different patterns. Here are some of the more common bingo patterns that are played around the world wherever bingo is played.

Popular Bingo Patterns

Arrow – The arrow pattern can usually be formed in any corner and a diagonal that stretches to the opposite corner.

B & O – For this bingo pattern, to win, every square in the B and O line are covered.

Blood, Sweat & Tears – This bingo pattern is comprised of three bingos on the same card. For most games employing this pattern, having the four corners doesn’t count.

Diamond – The diamond pattern in bingo is formed in the shape of a diamond with the square of each side of the bingo card forming the point of the diamond.

Frame – The frame for this pattern can be on the outside or the inside of the bingo card. The winning pattern for a Dotted Picture Frame is made when every other square is used to make the frame on the bingo card.

Holiday Themed Patterns – Some bingo game patterns are made to form certain themes that correspond to the holiday. For Halloween, a Jack-O-Lantern could be chosen. For the Christmas Season, it’s not unusual for the bingo caller to decide upon a bingo pattern resembling a Christmas tree, a holiday bell, a Santa hat, candy cane, or Christmas stocking. To ring in the New Year, it isn’t unusual to see a call for a bingo pattern in the shape of a champagne glass.

Layer Cake – This pattern is formed by the covering of every square in every other horizontal line.

Letters – Your bingo caller may decide on a specific letter for a winning bingo. Letters are usually formed on the outside edges, diagonals, and corners on the bingo card. Popular letter patterns include X, Z, S, or E.

Lucky Seven – One of the more popular bingo patterns is the Lucky Seven. A player can get this particular pattern with all of the squares in the top or bottom of their card and a diagonal line from one of the corners.

Numbers – Like letters of the alphabet, the bingo caller will let players know the pattern before the game starts. The most popular number pattern is number 7. Others include the numbers 3, 4, 8 & 9. The winner is the first person to form the number on their card.

Pyramid – The Pyramid bingo pattern is a graduated stack from a filled bottom or top line, extending to a single point at the top. A similar pattern would be that of the Triangle. From any corner, the triangle of covered squares is formed to cover half of the card.

Six Pack – A six-pack game means that a player has a pattern of six numbers, two rows of three each. These can be horizontal or vertical. This game may or may not allow the use of the free space as part of a winning pattern.

Top & Bottom – This pattern is created when a player plays all top and bottom squares on their bingo card.

Bingo is a versatile game that can make use of any number of patterns. Be sure to check the requirements before each game and try your hand at bingo patterns for your next online bingo at BingoMania.

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10 Things You Can Do with Your Next Win

Everyone thinks or even dreams about it. We discuss it among our families, friends, and coworkers and ask ourselves; “What would I do with the money when I win?”

We’ve all got dreams, big and small. No matter how much money is involved, whether it’s a little or a lot, winning can be exciting.

Here are 10 ideas of what to do with your winnings playing bingo online here on BingoMania:

1. Go out to dinner – If you and your partner have a favorite restaurant that you haven’t frequented in years, why not go there with your latest BingoMania winnings? Even the smallest treats can pay off real dividends in memories with the ones you love.
2. Go to the spa or salon for some extra pampering – There is certainly nothing wrong with spending your winnings on a little bit of self-indulgence. Think of it as investing in yourself for a little “you” time. Booking a day at the salon or the spa is a fantastic way to spend your winnings. You can get your hair done, have a makeover, enjoy a full massage, a facial, a manicure or pedicure for example and you will feel absolutely fabulous afterward!
3. Buy that outfit you’ve had your eye on – Along the theme of pampering, you might want to take your BingoMania winnings and splurge on that chic outfit you’ve had your eye on, for example, or get that gorgeous leather jacket that’s just your style. It feels awesome to have something new in your closet and if you bought it with your winnings, it might even make you feel lucky!
4. Get someone you love that special thing they have been wanting – Has your partner been moaning about that 20-year-old coffee maker or lawn mower? Have the kids been badgering you about getting the latest X-Box game or bicycle that all their friends are riding these days? A BingoMania win can be the perfect time to give that ‘just because’ gift and let them share in your latest windfall.
5. Pay off a debt – There is nothing in the world quite like having a zero balance on your credit card, car loan, student loan or mortgage! Even if you only win enough money to make a substantial or even a single payment on any one of these, imagine how good it will feel to have it taken care of.
6. Buy a new car – Maybe it’s time to get rid of the old clunker and get a new set of wheels. It’s entirely possible to win enough money playing bingo online that you can walk into a dealership and pay cash for a new vehicle.
7. Start a college fund – Sending your kids to college or going back to yourself doesn’t have to be a distant dream. You can take your BingoMania winnings and put them into a college fund for your child or even yourself.
8. Do some home remodeling – Maybe it’s time to update your kitchen, bathroom or another part of your home. You could get some new living room or bedroom furniture or finally get rid of those 30-year-old Harvest Gold or Avocado colored appliances and get something new. How about splurging on that reconditioned claw foot bathtub you’ve always been wanting? Your BingoMania winnings can turn your home into your dream home.
9. Make a charitable donation – You could make a donation to your favorite charity to help one of your favorite causes. Whether you are inspired by Public Broadcasting, Doctors Without Borders, or your local animal shelter, giving has its own rewards. The nice thing about this option is that not only do you feel good about it; you get a deduction on your taxes, too.
10. Take that luxury vacation you’ve been promising yourself – Maybe you have wanted to take a break from work, unplug the phone, and go on a cruise. Or you could journey to a far off dream vacation in Europe, an African safari, or spend it lying on a beach somewhere in the Bahamas. You can even keep playing BingoMania even while you’re on vacation, too!

What will you do with your next BingoMania winnings? Whatever your dream is, share some of your ideas with us in the comments.

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4th of July Scavenger Hunt Bingo

We Bingo is normally played with numbers, but there are other ways to play bingo. If you can put it on the card and makeup rules for players to cover the spot, you can make a bingo game out of it. We have already talked about math bingo before, where the callers use math problems to call out the numbers. Today, in celebration of the upcoming holiday well be talking about scavenger hunt bingo.

Scavenger hunt bingo uses pictures of objects or short descriptions on the card instead of numbers. Players receive their cards, then everyone runs off to find items that will make a bingo line on their card. If they can bring them back to the caller and show that they have a bingo, then they win! You can even include very difficult items by allowing pictures of the items to count.

Sometimes this game is used for icebreakers at corporate functions, but its popular among kids as well. You could make scavenger bingo for any kind of event youd like, so long as there are enough items there to find. Heck, you could have a line be the C-suite of your company! Wouldnt that be an interesting time? Or you could play it around the house. A neat parenting trick would be to make scavenger bingo cards of your childrens toys. The next time their room is messy, hand them the card, explain the game, and stand by the toy box. The room will get picked up quickly!

What are some things that could be put on a card for a 4th of July scavenger bingo game? Lots of things, like:

* A U.S. flag
* A (small!) firework like a sparkler.
* Hotdogs
* A cooler
* Soda
* Picnic basket
* Picnic blanket
* A squirt gun
* Condiments (ketchup, mustard)
* Chips and dip
* A tri-corner hat (Difficult!)

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Just print out the card for your 4th of July picnic and make sure some of the items are around. You probably will want to accept pictures unless you want your kids trying to take down bald eagles! Give it a try and well bet that you and your kids will have a great time at your celebration. And if you have some downtime, why not try an exciting game of bingo on Bingo Mania to celebrate as well? You could win big!

Would You Use a Good Luck Charm While You Play Bingo?

We would all like to get a bit of extra luck when we play bingo but how far would you be prepared to go in order to try and get this?

Some people like to carry about good luck charm all day, have one in their house or even do things in a certain way in order to try and generate some extra luck. Would you be happy to use any of the following good luck charms?

We know that online bingo is a game of chance and cool perks such as the new rewards program will further improve your odds of winning delicious cash size prizes. But the majority of players still believe in lucky charm when playing.

Today we take a look at some of these good luck charms and how they can improve your chances at winning in online bingo!

The Mystic Knot

This is a good luck symbol that is used in the world of Feng Shui to bring wealth, unending love and happy life. In the Indian culture, this symbol also represents the goddess of wealth. The Mystic Knot symbol is made up of a series of interlinked loops and is often described as being the image of a snake swallowing its own tail. The Mystic Knot can be found on charms, necklaces, amulets and in a lot of other different forms, with red being the most common color. If you want to follow the Feng Shui approach then this good luck charm should go in the southwest corner of the room you are using it in.

Crickets in the House

The next good luck charm is a bit gross but, hey, maybe it’ll get you a big win and you won’t mind. Crickets are viewed as bringing good luck in a number of different cultures around the world. In Brazil, for example, when crickets start to sing it is said to be a sign that it is either going to rain or you are going to get a lot of money; we know which outcome we would prefer. The Chinese believe that having crickets in the house is good luck, as the huge number of eggs they lay is assign to abundance and prosperity. A similar theory exists in Barbados, while crickets are hugely important in Native American cultures. If you want to try and get some good luck with the help of cricket then maybe you could keep one in a cage, as people do in some countries.

A Rabbit’s Foot

In the Western world, a rabbit’s foot is one of the most popular good luck symbols. However, would you be happy having one sit next to your computer while you play bingo games? This is one of the most common good luck charms in many parts of the world and is also one of the oldest, with its use being dated back to possibly 600 BC. If you are going to use one of these charms then you need to get it right. First, it has to be the left hindfoot. Secondly, the rabbit has to have been caught in a cemetery. Some people will tell you that the phase of the moon or the date is also important. These are among the most common good luck charms used by American gamblers and you should be able to find some for sale in a curio shop without too much trouble. You might even find one with a handy keychain on it.

A Red Envelope

If we go back to Feng Shui for a moment, we will find that a red envelope with coins inside it is viewed as being a powerful symbol of good fortune and prosperity. It is classed as a way of respecting and protecting the passing on of age-old knowledge and it is common for Chinese families to use red envelopes when gifting money. There is an interesting story behind the importance of red envelopes, though. A young man killed a fierce dragon that had been terrorizing his village and was rewarded with a red envelope filled with money. If you are going to use the red envelope technique for good luck then put some coins in it and then place it in the southeast corner of the house or in your purse.

A Four Leaf Clover

Another good luck charm most of us are aware of is the four-leaf clover. However, have you ever actually seen one of these things? Well, while they aren’t common they do exist. It is estimated that for every 10,000 three-leaf clovers there is one with four leaves. This symbol of good luck is strongly associated with the Irish and they say that the four leaves each represent something different. The first one is for faith, the second for hope, the third for love, and the fourth for luck. If you have no luck finding one then you can either buy a real one online or else get a piece of jewelry or a key ring with the image of a four-leaf clover on it.

A Laughing Buddha

Another popular Chinese good luck charm is the Laughing Buddha. If you want to use one of these symbols at home then, according to Feng Shui principles, the best height for a statue is said to be 30 inches. This guy is said to be a reincarnation of the original Buddha and was a fairly eccentric monk who brought a lot of joy and laughter to the world. Having one at home is said to offer you happiness and wealth. If you want to see if he can bring you some good luck at bingo then you should place him facing the front door of the room you play in.

A Beckoning cat

The so-called Beckoning Cat or Waving Cat is another oriental symbol to attract good luck for the owner. In this case it comes from Japan and is called Maneki-neko there. This good luck charm has now spread to many parts of the world and you shouldn’t have too many problems finding one for sale.  It is also called the Fortune Cat or Lucky Cat by some people and is said to be ideal for bringing good luck when placed in a home or business premises. The gold colored models are highly popular, although with a bit of research you should be able to find other colors too.

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Unusual Bingo Games You Have Never Heard Of

You might already know that bingo is a pretty versatile game. It can be played almost anywhere, both in real-time in a bingo hall or online. Bingo’s versatility has lent itself to several very different and unusual versions of the game. Here are some of the more interesting ones that we’ve found.

Toddler Bingo

This particular version of bingo is aimed at the parents, grandparents, and caretakers of toddlers rather than the kids. Each square features behaviors that toddlers are famous for. Everything from throwing a toy to throwing a tantrum in the middle of a store, to refusing to eat foods or falling asleep from sheer exhaustion are featured. More specialized versions are available for situations when taking a trip with a toddler by plane, train, or automobile.

Kindness or Pay It Forward Bingo 

This bingo game can be played by both kids and adults. This particular game of bingo involves doing nice things for others. Squares feature such actions as spending time with a friend, writing a letter to a friend you haven’t seen in a while, to buying them a cup of coffee, offering to pay their bus fare or other thoughtful gesture. This game is especially great if played as a blackout bingo game. The idea is that the winner of the game isn’t the only person who wins – a lot of people are also winners on this one.

Finals Week Bingo 

This bingo is especially aimed at college students and their families. Finals are stressful enough. Playing bingo games may be a way to relieve a little of the tension. Squares on the face of the bingo card include things such as falling asleep in the library, crying in frustration over pretest questions, to hearing someone ask the question “How are finals going?”. This game is all in good fun and it might even take your mind off your grades at least a little bit. Other college bingo versions that can be found online include Orientation Bingo, Faculty Bingo, and Boring Class Bingo.

Scandal Bingo

If you’re a news junkie or pay attention to politics at home or abroad, this particular bingo might provide a bit of fun in the face of various crises. Bingo cards can list things such as Presidential press conferences, interviews with various world leaders of current administration staff members, or unusual headlines. You can make it up as you go and see how often the items on your card come up each day.

Thrift Store Bingo

If you love a good bargain, sometimes you can find fantastic treasures in second hand or thrift stores. Playing thrift store bingo can add an extra element to it that can bring a scavenger hunt element to your search for bargains. Draw up a bingo card and include both items that you are looking for and some of the more unusual things you might find in a resale shop. Strange items such as old Christmas decorations, unfinished needlework, Mel Gibson movies on VHS, Mister Roger-type sweaters or bell-bottom pants. Be sure to include a square for a special, unexpected treasure at a great price, too!

Brand Name or Billboard Bingo

Traveling across the country or the city can be tedious at times. A game of billboard bingo can help break up the monotony. Place well-known and obscure brand names on your cards and mark them off along the way. Brand names can appear on billboards or even on the sides of trucks that are making deliveries. You may also include on the cards, certain makes of cars to make it even more interesting.

Bingo for Kids

One of the earliest games that children learn how to play, believe it or not, is bingo. That shouldn’t come as a surprise since the game of bingo started a long time ago chiefly as a way to teach children various concepts such as mathematics, identifying plants, animals and insects, spelling and language skills.

Online bingo has a way of reaching the kid in all of us. Many online bingo games, including those found on Bingomania, feature bright colors and graphics that have a broad appeal and bring out the fun no matter what age you are!

Learning with Bingo

Today’s teachers know the value of teaching children through games. One of the best games to get kids to learn about various concepts is bingo. For many types of educational bingo, especially in kindergarten and early grades, the bingo squares contain pictures rather than the numbers that most of us are used to. Questions are called out that are reflected in the pictures appearing on the cards. 
Later in the learning process, students can learn their letters, colors, numbers or words and phrases. Not only can young learners learn the complexities of the English language, but bingo is also used as a way to teach other foreign languages as well.

Science and Bingo

Even in its earliest beginnings, bingo was used to teach children. It was first used in Eighteenth-Century Germany to teach children how to recognize plants, animals and other things found in nature. Today bingo can be used to teach all kinds of concepts in science just as easily as it has been used to teach language skills and mathematics. Bingo can help students to learn about the world around them and scientific concepts such as astronomy, biology, natural history, and other earth sciences.

Math Bingo

Math is one of those subjects that can seem intimidating to kids. Because they tend to become bored quickly, it’s hard to keep their attention. Educators are finding that even the most math-challenged students can become more engaged and begin to grasp the concepts better when it’s fun.

Bingo provides the perfect way for math students at every level to be introduced to a wide variety of math concepts including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. As they master these math problems, they can then go on to learn more complex problems that involve algebra and geometry. There are scores of math learning sites. One that specializes in math bingo can be found at Learn With Math. The site features a number of different bingo game cards that teachers can use to teach students about math.

Teachers simply make up bingo cards for their classes by putting the correct answers to a number of problems ahead of time. These are distributed at the beginning of class with the answers on the cards vary. Students can either work alone or in teams. The first student or team of students with the correct answers to the problems wins the game.

Home Schooling and Bingo

Over the years, more and more families are opting to privately or home school their children instead of sending them to public school. Bingo can be used just as easily in a homeschool environment as a teaching tool just as well as in a more formal classroom setting. Regardless of the subject being taught, parents and teachers both understand that when kids are having fun, they are more likely to grasp and remember the concepts being presented.  Whether you are teaching language, science, math, or other topics such as various religious or personal holidays, bingo can be adapted to it! The grids that make up a bingo card can be changed to match whatever the lesson happens to be about.

Why Playing Bingo Online is your Best Bet

For many who regularly enjoy playing bingo, that night out at the bingo hall can be the highlight of their week. It’s a great way to get out socially, interact with friends and maybe win a little money along the way.  No matter how long you have been playing at your local bingo hall, maybe it’s time to think about trying online bingo.

The nice part about playing bingo online is that you don’t have to wait for a certain day of the week, or having to wait till the bingo hall opens or for the bingo caller to get down to business. You can play bingo online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from your home or anywhere if you have a mobile device that can access the internet.  
You can also interact with old friends and new online via chat features even while you are playing so it doesn’t feel like you are missing out on the social aspect that bingo provides.

There’s No Place Like Home!

Playing bingo at home and online allows you to be as comfortable as you like. There’s no need to get dressed up, get in the car and drive or take the bus. If you are most comfortable playing from your own personal computer desk, sofa or easy chair, you can still play bingo.

You don’t have to deal with the bad habits of other players 

Let’s face it: Sometimes the less positive aspects of playing bingo at your local bingo hall or casino is having to deal with other people. Some players can be annoying or even downright discourteous. When you play bingo online at home, you don’t have to put up with things that take your mind off your game. You can choose to use the chat feature or not. That sure beats having to listen to other players at the bingo hall who talk endlessly, are too loud, throwing a tantrum when they don’t win, or other bad habits.

You are more secure at home 

When you play bingo at home online there is never the constant worry of needing to keep an eye on your cards in order to ensure that other players don’t interfere. Online games also remove the chance of you being short-changed by floor staff or needing a security guard to escort you to your vehicle when you win. Most online bingo sites make use of encryption and dedicated servers in order to ensure your safety and security while you are playing and even when you aren’t.

Online bingo is often a better value and less expensive

Often when going to play bingo at the bingo hall, the price of admission may be to spend a certain amount as a buy-in. When playing online bingo, there is a range of prices based on how much risk you are willing to take. Some games are free or have very low pricing in order to get in on the game. You can spend more and take the chance of winning bigger prizes. The important thing is that the choice is up to you. 

Online bingo is faster and easier!

There are a number of different types of bingo games featuring different prizes and eye-catching graphics. Online bingo games also tend to be faster-paced. That means the seemingly endless waiting you do while the bingo caller draws and reads from balls drawn from the hopper is no longer an issue.  Numbers for online bingo are computerized. That means you just click them with your mouse. There’s no more need for endless reams of paper or messy daubers!

Online bingo can give you bigger bonuses!

Online bingo has become a multibillion-dollar business around the world and continues to grow exponentially each year. Online bingo and other types of gambling sites will usually offer cash or free play incentives as a way to get new members to join and to retain regular players as well.

Bingomania is no different in that regard. We offer new bingo titles each month so you have lots of variety and we continue to offer our players many incentives and jackpots. Be sure to check out our $10,000 Tuesday- Thursday free bingo sessions from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. We also feature free bingo games. 

For more information on our latest promotions, you can check them out on our promo page.

Fun Table Games at BingoMania - Why Give It a Chance?

Bingo isn’t the only kind of game that players can enjoy online at BingoMania. Players can also experience the fun and excitement of our table games. It’s much like being in a real casino!

BingoMania features two online versions of two of the most popular casino table games: Roulette and Blackjack. Like the bingo games that we feature, these table games are available to play 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And since we offer $100 to new players when they sign up to play here at BingoMania, why not give them a try with your initial bonus?

Try Your Hand at Roulette Online

The game of Roulette began in the 18th Century in the royal courts of Europe and then quickly spread throughout the world in gaming halls, casinos, and nightclubs. Now you can enjoy the excitement of playing Roulette here on BingoMania without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home.

There are different versions of Roulette that are played within the US. These include American, French, European, Automatic, Multi-Wheel and Live Dealer games. Here on BingoMania, we offer the American version since it is the one that most of our players prefer.
 
This particular version of Roulette features 38 sections. The numbers 1 – 36 appear on the wheel in alternating black or red along with the 0 and 00 slots which are colored green. Beside the Roulette wheel is a grid of corresponding numbers where chips are placed for betting.

The most popular type of betting when playing Roulette is outside betting. That means that, rather than choosing a specific number, the bet is placed on color such as red or black. These spaces are placed around the outside of the mainboard, hence an outside bet.
Depending on what bet type you place the amount of return can vary. Outside bets pay less overall, but they’re much easier to win than hitting a specific number.
Once you get the hang of what it’s like to play roulette, you might even want to try your luck at one of our online tournaments here at BingoMania.

Playing Blackjack Online

Even if you don’t consider yourself to be much of a card player, playing Blackjack online at BingoMania is a great way to learn the ins and outs of the game. Like Roulette, there are lots of variants of the game of Blackjack. The Blackjack games we feature here on BingoMania feature games making use of American rules.

The object of Blackjack is to have a hand of cards that is close to the number 21 as possible without going over. Our system randomly shuffles the cards and deals for the player and for the dealer with one card is face up and the other card being face down. If one of the cards is an Ace, it can be worth either one or 11 points. Face cards are also worth 10 points. Players can check their cards and see how close they have gotten to 21. They can choose to hold or “stand” with the cards they already have or can ask for additional cards, known as “hitting”. A player can keep asking for additional cards as long as they don’t go over 21.

Once all players stand, the players reveal their hands. If the dealer comes closest to 21 without going bust, the dealer wins. If a player's cards add up to 21 without going over they win. Every player is playing against the dealer, so you don’t have to worry about them swiping a win from you! 

As with any new game, there is a bit of a learning curve, but here at BingoMania, you don’t have to worry about getting in over your head. You can build up your confidence and your aptitude on our site by playing some of our free games. 

Our table games are a great way to add some extra excitement when you need a break from the bingo room. Don’t forget our slot machines as well!

The Best Time of the Day to Play Bingo Online

Veteran bingo players who have been going to their local bingo hall for years have found that one of the best things about playing bingo online is just how convenient it is. Unlike having to wait for the bingo hall to open, playing bingo online is 24/7 year-round. It doesn’t matter whether you are a morning person or a bit of a night owl, or if you work days or nights, online bingo allows you to play at any time.

When trying to increase your odds of winning when playing online bingo, you may notice that there are times when your chances actually increase. Here are some things to look for to improve your chances of winning.

• Check for Special Promotions at Off Times

Check your favorite online bingo site for promotions that encourage play at off days and hours. Evenings, nights and weekends are all very popular times when online bingo sites will experience the most traffic. Many online bingo venues will offer special promotions and incentives in order to get more players on their sites other than at those times when their traffic seems to be lower. These incentives may come in the form of lower buy-in costs, bonuses, or larger cash prizes.

Here on Bingomania, for example, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays we offer free bingo games with a $10,000 giveaway. These games are held at 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm ET. Right now, from February 18 – March 18, Bingomania is hosting $170,000 Saturday bingo games with a minimum price of $1,700 that start at 9:00 pm and runs till 12:00 am ET. In addition to the main game, Bingomania is featuring $170 non-stop games as well.

• Is It a Question of Time A Question of Time?

If it’s 4:00 in the morning, you can’t sleep and want to take part in a relaxing game or two of online bingo, there is no reason why you can’t. You can find a number of games available to you at any time of the day or night. Most who play bingo online believe that the key to increasing your odds is to find a room with a lower number of players and increasing the number of cards you play for your online games. Fewer players to compete against for prize money means an increased chance of winning, no matter what time of the day or night it is.

• No Matter Where (or When) You Play 

If you’re looking for fun and not just cash prizes, the best time of day to play bingo really boils down to your personal preference. Some online bingo players like to play right after getting home from work as a way to unwind. Some players love to sip their first cup of coffee in the morning while playing bingo, while others love to play after the kids have gone to bed, the house is quiet and there is less chance of being interrupted.

For other online bingo players, the best time to play is when they can talk to the family and friends that they have made online through the chat rooms while playing. Players who take advantage of online chat features can talk to each other just as they might in their local live bingo hall.

7 Things You Can Do This Evening to Relax

Our daily lives are more hectic than ever before. Even when we are in our so-called downtime, there can be a never-ending urge to glance at the clock. How can you let go of this tension? Here are seven ways to relax this evening right in the comfort of your own home. Try one and you’ll end up feeling refreshed and renewed.

• Read a good book

Next to catching a few Z’s, reading a good book is one of the world’s most popular ways to unwind after a hard day’s work. You can pull a favorite novel off the shelf, go to the library and pick up something interesting on your way home or download one of the many electronic or eBooks that Amazon makes available for free. Other sites to check out for free electronic books are Scribd and Google Books.

• Listen to Music

Whether you listen to the radio, a collection of vintage LP’s, or an iPod, music is a great way to unwind. You can jam out to your favorite tunes and artists while you prepare dinner or do other relaxing activities.

• Play Online Bingo

A great way to unwind after your day is to give online gaming a try. Bingomania offers bingo games, slots, video poker, and table games that you can play on your computer, tablet or even your mobile device. Why not take advantage of regular promotions that give you more chances to win bigger jackpots? Or you could just simply play whenever and wherever it suits you. There’s also a great chat feature that allows you to communicate with friends while you’re playing. 

• Take advantage of the relaxing power of the bath

The ancient world knew very well the healing and relaxing power of the bath. The warmth of water along with the scent of herbs, essential oils, and other aromatic delights can effectively relax you as nothing else can. When you get out again you will end up feeling refreshed and ready to face anything!

• Give meditation or yoga a try

The nice thing about meditation is that you can do it anywhere and it doesn’t require any special tools to do it. You can meditate almost anywhere or anytime, too. Just sitting down and letting your thoughts go as little as five or ten minutes a day can become a regular practice. The same can be said about yoga. Yoga can increase the body’s flexibility and endurance by the use of mindfulness and relaxation techniques while also relaxing you.

• Go outside and enjoy nature

You don’t have to go far in order to enjoy the healing power of nature. Just go out onto your front or back porch or deck or even into your own backyard for 5 -10 minutes. All you have to do is to walk in the grass or take a seat, close your eyes and bask in the warmth of the evening sun. You could listen to the birds and animals or even do a bit of gardening. Natural sights and sounds can help nearly everyone feel more relaxed and balanced after dealing with the events of the day.

• Write

A good way to flush out the stresses of the day is to sit down with a pen and paper and write it out. If you’ve had an argument with your boss or a coworker, why not do a little literary therapy? It can be gratifying to write out your feelings or what you want to say to them. You could also create a fantasy story involving a similar stress-causing situation with a more satisfying outcome. This is your time, and the safety of the written word can be a stress-relieving haven.

Worldwide Bingo Rules Including Basic to Strange Ones

Bingo is a game that many of us played even when we were very young. Most people know the basics. Did you know that you can really mix it up on bingo variations between online bingo and offline? Some of the rules out there are quite strange. 

What are the rules for bingo?

There are many ways that people can enjoy playing bingo, so depending on the fact the rules for bingo games can vary. If you are a newbie in the bingo world, so before starting the game, make sure you have read the basic rules of bingo. 

In professional games, the rules vary a bit, but it's a different case that can be discussed later.

How to win bingo rules?

Actually, people may have a question whether it is possible to win the game and keep the rules at the same time. Surely you can win only when you follow the rules and instructions of the game. Play it safe by following the rules and being honest, so let’s find out what are the most common rules that players need to consider while or before starting the game:

• Age: Players must be 18 years of age or older.
• Beverages and Snacks:

Actually, some local based places did not allow any kind of alcoholic beverages. Regarding the food and snacks, the establishments want you to buy their hot dogs, chips, and soda, so outside food is prohibited.

• Leaving or entering the hall is prohibited:

During the game, the players aren't allowed to leave or enter the hall during the games.

• Reservation

Reserving specific cards may not be allowed.

What Are the Basic Bingo Rules?

Every 75-ball bingo game is played with 5 x 5 bingo cards. There are five columns on each card or ticket that correspond to the letters B-I-N-G-O. The numbers that go under each letter are in a specific range:

• B - 1-15
• I - 16-30
• N - 31-45
• G - 46-60
• O - 61-75

At the exact center of the card is a Free Space that is considered marked at the start.

A letter is called followed by a number in the correct range. The letter helps players look at the correct column when scanning their cards. The caller usually draws each number from a hopper that holds bingo balls. 

Winners are determined by who gets the agreed-upon pattern first. When someone gets a bingo,  they usually yell it out loud if they’re at a live bingo hall. The number and letter combinations are checked in order to check the winning card. If there is a winner, a new bingo game is begun. If the card did not win, the current game continues until there is a winner. 

Common Bingo Courtesies

• Reserving Cards

In most places, reserving specific bingo cards is not allowed. 

• Letting Someone Else Watch Your Cards

Most bingo halls will not allow players to have friends or family watch their cards.  In some bingo halls, each person who is seated may be required to have their own buy-in or an attendance ticket that is in view while they are playing the game. When playing online, however, you don’t have to worry about that. You can have a family member or friend sit in for you while you step away for a moment. There are some online games that watch and daub your tickets for you so you can win when you’re not even in the room.

• Manners

The key to bingo hall bliss is to be quiet and not disrupt the game, and that includes any guests you bring to the hall. Players must be able to hear the caller and callers have to hear Bingo. But there are also hidden rules about seating that are unique to each bingo hall. It’s common for players to have lucky seats. Sitting down in someone else’s spot can lead to some serious problems!

Unlike playing at your local bingo hall, if you play online and at home, you don’t have to worry about the noise factor. What’s more is that when playing online bingo, you can pick the best seat in the house any time of the day or night and never have to worry that someone else might want it.

Odd Bingo Rules

For some rules regarding bingo, the fact is stranger than fiction; here are some really strange rules about playing bingo games. 

• Don’t Play Too Long!

One of the strangest rules turned up in the state of North Carolina. It’s the law that no bingo game ever lasts more than 5 hours. The law, which has been in effect for about 100 years, also stipulates that a game can only be played in a 48 hour period and for a prize of not more than $500. 

• You Can’t Play For Goldfish

In the state of Georgia, according to the law, it is illegal to give away any live animal, fish, reptile, or bird as a prize for, or as an enticement to play bingo. No need to worry about such laws when playing bingo online at BingoMania. Our prizes are cash winnings or bonuses so you won’t run afoul of this law if you live in Georgia. However, once you have your winnings in hand, you can spend it any way you like – maybe even getting yourself a new pet. 

• You say Bingo, I say Beano 

In the state of Maine, Beano, an early version of Bingo, is regulated by the state, and it has a strange rule. You can have staff sit in for you during play while you use the restroom. The rule, unfortunately, isn’t applicable for high-stakes Beano games, but for Bingo (or Beano) newbies this can be a real help!

Women Playing Bingo - A Popular Pastime That Has Been Played for Decades

There are more than 100 million people who play bingo both online or at a brick and mortar location. Of those, roughly 80% are women. But gone are the days when only old women played bingo at the local bingo hall. Many younger women (ages 18-35) are playing bingo. Playing online allows women to play any time of the day or night, on their lunch break at work or at night in the privacy of their own home. 

Here are some of the other great reasons to play bingo online with the ladies at BingoMania:

What women get while playing online games

• Excitement

There’s nothing quite as exciting as winning a cash prize online at Bingomania. When you sign up you get $100 when you deposit your first $20 into your account! That gives you more money to play with and more chances to win. There is an inevitable rush of excitement when you win the game and are the first one to call BINGO! 

• Pleasure & Happiness

Listed among the other emotions that women tend to feel when they win at bingo is a sense of pleasure. When you win as much as a few hundred or even a thousand dollars or more when playing at BingoMania, feelings of pleasure and happiness are definitely on the list.

• Achievement

No matter how long you have been playing for any given session, it can sure feel like a real accomplishment when you win. Forty percent of women surveyed indicated that they felt a sense of accomplishment or achievement when they won playing online bingo. 

• What About Lucky Numbers?

Studies indicate that while up to 61% of women playing bingo online don’t believe in lucky numbers and believe that they make their own luck both in games and in life. Even so, approximately 39% do believe in lucky numbers. BingoMania and other reputable online gaming sites use certified RNG software to keep things fair, but people still like to feel lucky!

Having Fun Even If You Don’t Win

No matter how closely you watch your cards, keep lucky charms, or are on the lookout for lucky numbers if you have them, it isn’t possible to win every game. Yet because bingo game is a social game, most women report feeling happy for and excited for their friends when they are the winners of the game. A significantly smaller number of women feel disappointed to see someone else, even a good friend win the game. Just 11% reported feelings of disappointment while an even smaller number of women, just between 3 – 5% of women surveyed, indicated that they were envious or even jealous. 

Even when you don’t win, when playing bingo or other games at BingoMania you can add up experience points and other ways to have fun and win. BingoMania offers freebies, progressive bonuses, and chances to win in our chat games. You and your friends can earn even more rewards when you get your friends to sign through our Bingo Pals program. So why not get together with some of your friends today and find out why BingoMania has been one of the most popular, fun and exciting bingo sites online to play and win at for more than 20 years.

Education Bingo As a Part of Students Teaching

Many teachers know that if kids are having fun while they are learning, they will keep coming back for more. The grids are completely customizable for any lesson plan. Children of all ages can be taught concepts such as mathematics, science, language, and other skills through the fun of playing bingo with their peers. Actually, any one of us is getting more information out of something when it is pleasurable, at the age of 4-13 children adore playing various games so once you combine the pleasurable part of gaming and learning together the outcome is twice bigger.

So, many pedagogs and schools actually prefer this method and have separate classes where education bingo games are used to teach children various subjects. Actually it seems a bit hard to consider a bingo game as a part of the learning process, but it works!

• Math Bingo 

When kids are asked about the subject that they dislike the most, more often than not, the answer is, “Math!” It really doesn’t have to be that way. Kids tend to get bored quickly, but they can really come to love math if it can be made fun of them. One site which specializes in math bingo offers bingo game cards to be played for a number of games for classes of as many as 20 students. 

Educational bingo can be just the thing to introduce young learners to any math topic and keep them focused on the lesson. Bingo math can help children learn about addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. As the subjects get more complex, bingo answers can be scaled to match the topic.

Teachers can make up bingo cards with numbers that correspond to the correct answers to a number of predetermined math problems. If the correct answer appears on the card, the student can mark it off. The game continues until someone gets five across, down or diagonally, and gets a Bingo. You can have one twinner or continue on until there are several winners during the class period.

Actually not only the math skills can be developed via the bingo games played at classrooms, but also the logic of the students can be practiced and gained through think bingo games.

• Using Classroom Bingo as a Tool for Teaching Science

Teaching science to kids can also be a challenge for teachers. Again, bingo can be used in a number of ways to teach kids at every grade level. Bingo can offer a way for them to learn new vocabulary words about different topics like earth sciences.  Other topics may also include different species of birds, animals, dinosaurs, plants, trees, insects, or broad and complex topics such as astronomy or oceanography.

As young students advance, educational bingo games may still be used as a tool to help them learn terms and concepts in anatomy or human biology or psychology. 

• Teaching Language Skills Through Educational Bingo Games

One of the first things that children learn how to do in school is to recognize letters and words. These are the important skills they need when learning how to read. Bingo can be used in reading, writing, and language skills from the very earliest grades on up.

English is a fairly complex language. Learning its rules can be a challenge for students of all ages. Using bingo teaches some of the rules for spelling, vocabulary, and grammar can be ideal. In fact, long before we started using the game of bingo as a teaching tool in this country, it was being used in Germany in the Eighteenth Century as a way to teach young children about language arts and spelling.

Bingo can also be used as a teaching tool for learning other languages. If your students are learning how to speak Spanish, French, or German, learning to recognize words or phrases through the game can help students retain their vocabulary and grammar. Even younger learners can get involved by learning words in another language and recognizing them on their bingo cards.

Top 12 Learning Games to Keep your Kid Entertained During Summer Vacation

It’s that time of year again when all the kids are out for summer vacation. How do you keep the learning process going until they have to go back to school? One of the best ways to keep growing minds sharp all vacation long is with a variety of games whose lessons can carry over when classes begin in the fall. 

The best games don’t require an electronic device. Here is a list of learning games that you can play anywhere with your kids.

• Board Games

A visit to the local toy store or big-box retailer and you may soon be overwhelmed by all of your choices. Here are some of our top choices for summer:

Battleship

This game has been around for decades. Two players face each other while trying to guess the positioning of the other’s fleet on a grid. It involves logic and a bit of strategy in order to hit and sink all of the other player’s ships and win the game.

Clue

This mystery-solving game is a well-beloved classic that even has a movie made around its key elements. Players have to use a number of clues in order to solve who did the murder, where it happened, and how it was done.​

• Math Games

Even for kids who list math as their least favorite subject can learn to love it through playing math games. Here are some games to help teach math skills while they’re busy having fun.

Dominoes

Dominoes can be a fun way to keep kids engaged and thinking about math. Dominoes can be used to add, subtract, multiply, and divide by giving each a set of numbers to put into problems to solve. If a domino has five dots on one half of it, and three on the other side, the numbers could be added up to make a sum of eight or multiplied to equal 40.

Bingo

This is one of the best ways for kids to learn math, no matter what grade level they are at. Elementary grade students can learn addition and subtraction, while middle school and high school students can get familiar with more complex math concepts like multiplication, division, fractions, and even geometry and algebra. You can create your own math bingo cards by putting answers on a card and then play by calling out math problems that your kids have to solve to get a bingo.

• Brain Games

Just about any number or word game can be used to sharpen the brain. Games like Sudoku can teach number patterns and recognition. Vocabulary games which include Scrabble and Scattergories can help develop language skills. Other games that pose questions to players, like in the game Trivial Pursuit, can sharpen the knowledge of history, culture, and world events.

• Table games

Usually played on a table made for a specific game. One example is Connect Four. Intended for players aged 6 and up, the object is to first to line up 4 discs of their color. It seems easy, but there’s strategy involved. Do try to line up your pieces along the side, diagonally or across? It’s a great way to learn patterns as well as tactics.

• Card games

What road trip or camping expedition would be complete without a deck of playing cards? A standard deck of playing cards can be used to teach math, strategy, and matching through a wide variety of games.

• Matching & Memory Games

Everyone could use a bit of a memory boost. Matching and memory games can go hand in hand in teaching kids (and adults) to recognize patterns to improve cognitive skills.

Memory

There are scores of matching and memory games available with everything that is enticing to kids from shapes, wild animals, and numbers, and even your favorite movie characters or superheroes. Cards are shuffled and placed face down then turned over. When matches are made, they are left face up or removed until all matches are made.

• Word games

Reading and writing are both fantastic summer activities for kids of all ages. Why not introduce kids to some word games that can keep them sharpening their vocabulary, spelling, and writing skills?

Scrabble

This classic crossword game is great for kids from 8 years to adult. It’s great for increasing vocabulary, spelling skills, and a bit of strategy.

Scattergories

Players have the opportunity to brainstorm and think creatively on their own or on a team. The object is to find words that will fit in certain categories. It’s a great way to build vocabulary and knowledge while having fun doing it. Players have to stretch their vocabularies if they want to win!

• Strategy games

Critical thinking skills and being able to see the potential moves of your opponent are all a part of strategy games. It’s just the thing to keep young and old minds engaged and focused!

Risk​

Older kids are sure to love this game that involves not only geography concepts, but also tactics and strategy in battle. The person who is able to claim all the territory on the board wins the game.

Chess

Originally created in ancient Persia, this game has been enjoyed by players around the world for centuries. Chess teaches critical thinking and being able to intuit your opponent’s next moves in addition to patterns of play

Bingo in the Movies and Bingo Scenes Of All Time

Bingo has become so much a part of our culture that when there is a bingo scene in a movie or on television, everyone seems to get it. Bingo really has become a part of our lives and to reflect this, there are countless movies that have been released that are either about bingo, bingo players, or feature a major scene in which bingo is involved.

For anyone who has seen the film, Inglourious Basterds, who could possibly forget the film’s most memorable line delivered by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa, when he squeals, “That’s a bingo!”? His delight is infectious!
Here are some other films that are based on the game of bingo or show bingo scenes featuring characters playing bingo on the big screen.

• Bingo Night - (2014)

This Arizona Film Festival Choice award winner tells the story of an elderly woman whose son loses his job. She has to save her home and she decides that the only way she can do it is to knock over the local bingo parlor with a little help from her friends.

• HOUSE! - (2000)

The La Scala bingo hall located in South Wales is threatened by the opening of the largest bingo center in the UK. One of the staff at La Scala, Linda, learns that she has the ability to predict bingo numbers. She believes that her new powers will not only help her to save the La Scala bingo operation, but to help buy out her aunt’s interest in her mother’s house. As a bonus win, Linda finds romance with a young bingo caller.

• King of the Bingo Game - (1999)

This film, which is based on a short story by Ralph Ellison, is less fun and more serious. Set in the Depression era in New York City’s Harlem district in 1943, the main character, Sonny, is an African American man who frequents the local bingo parlor. Because they have a new baby and his wife is ill, Sonny hopes to win enough money to support his struggling young family.

• Bingo! The Documentary - (1999)

Today, filmmakers will make a documentary about any number of topics. It should come as no surprise that filmmaker John Jeffcoat made a documentary about a simple game that rakes in billions of dollars worldwide. Jeffcoat went great lengths in his film to illustrate the history of the game, speak to academics and industry experts about the appeal of bingo, and why this simple game is loved worldwide. This well-researched film shows the different varieties of bingo games both in the United States and the UK and attempts to dispel the myth that bingo is mostly something that ‘older people play’ by showing the diversity of those who play the game.

• Rampage – Bingo Scene – (2010)

This is probably one of the only humorous scenes in this entire film. Armed to the teeth and dressed in full military-style Kevlar armor, the bingo players are completely unaware of their presence and are focused only on the bingo game.  They remain oblivious to what’s going on until one of the men interferes with the bingo caller.

• Better Call Saul – “Bingo”

Cable channel, AMC, recently launched a spinoff to its popular Breaking Bad Series featuring small-time criminal defense attorney, Saul Goodman.  In Season One’ 7th episode entitled, “Bingo”; Saul is calling bingo in an Albuquerque retirement community where he goes on a rant.

• Hotel Transylvania – (2012)

This clip from a popular animated film is rather short, coming in under 30 seconds. Even so, it is a humorous clip featuring whispering skull bingo balls. One of the spooky looking bingo players in attendance realizes she has won and calls out, “Bingo!” Just as she shouts out the word, her card is devoured by the goblin that’s sitting next to her.

This is the coolest list of the movies we have experienced with the Bingomania Team, so we wanted to share them with you as well. The best of bingo movies and bingo scenes are there. If we have missed any just comment your favorite ones below!

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List of Things that Make Bingo Great

Bingo is one of the world’s best known and most popular games. Most people not only love playing bingo games either at a bingo hall, casino or online, but they find that the social aspect to the game really is what keeps them coming back for more.

• Making Friends Through Bingo

t’s great to go out and take a chance on winning cash prizes, but it can also be a whole lot of fun meeting new people and sharing common interests over the game. Long term friendships develop all the time both on and offline all while playing bingo.

For those who prefer to play in an actual bingo hall, meeting face to face lets people touch base, catch up, and be social.

Thanks to modern technology, playing bingo and meeting friends isn’t just for dingy VFW lodges and churches. Players are going online to get their fix of bingo and socialization. BingoMania has amazing chatrooms where users can talk about the weather, great bingo strategies, and more. For those who want to chat more privately, that is also an option.  
Online bingo doesn’t care what you’re wearing, either.  Bunny slippers, bedhead, and your favorite ‘holey’ t-shirt won’t be frowned on or gossiped about.

• Good Food to Go With Good Fun 

Come for the bingo, stay for the food! Bingo concession stands fire up the burgers, pizza, and popcorn for their players. And why not? Friends have bonded over food since the caveman days.

It’s also easy to recreate the bingo food in the comfort of your own home.  A little cheese over tortilla chips with sour cream can make delicious nachos. Burgers and buns are easy to get. And, you don’t have to pay the concession stand markup. 

• Win Cash Prizes

You can win some great cash prizes with a very low cash buy-in. Bingo halls, casinos, and online sites offer cash prizes that when added up can make real winnings. Online bingo halls even offer bonuses.

Just imagine what you could do if you were to win a substantial pot of cash through playing bingo! You could take that vacation you’ve been promising yourself, redecorate your home, or take a well-deserved trip to the spa. The only limit to what you do with the cash you win is your imagination. 

• Bingo is Educational

Those who know about bingo probably know that the game began being played as a way to teach children all sorts of things as early as the 18th Century. Even today, educational bingo is being used by parents, grandparents and educators as a way to teach children everything from spelling and reading to natural science, mathematics and money management. Almost any subject in the curriculum can be taught through bingo games. Researchers have found that kids tend to retain facts better and are much more eager to learn when they’re having fun. 

• Bingo: One of the World’s Best Fundraising Events

When people are having fun, they are far more likely to donate without hesitation. Churches, schools and other civic groups have long understood that bingo and its popularity is a great way to raise funds for just about any cause. Celebrities have also gotten in on the act. Mick Jagger for example, hosts high-stakes bingo games in his own home. Other celebrities both host and call bingo games to raise money for their favorite charities.

Prizes for games can be for a cash pot or for gift certificates that are donated from area businesses. Some fundraising bingo games have even had some really unusual prizes attached to them. One lucky winner in New York won her very own milk cow! The sky’s the limit when it comes to what you can use as a bingo prize.

Making Money from Online Gaming

For many, the idea of being able to make money while doing something they thoroughly enjoy would be a dream come true. Those who love playing games have never lived in a better time to make money doing something they love online. Here are just a few ways this can happen.

• Working in the Gaming Industry

With the undeniable popularity of electronic video games and apps, many community colleges and universities offer students courses in how to program and create games. These courses are not just about programming or game development. There are courses that instruct students on how to do everything from writing story lines, developing animations, composing soundtracks, doing voiceovers and other features that are found within games. Many of these skills find crossover markets in film, television and other electronic arts.

• Reviews, Blogs, and Walkthroughs

There are scores of websites and YouTube channels that are geared towards gamers and gaming. It may come as a surprise that many gamers have figured out how to make money by playing games online. Some gamers have set up their own play videos and walkthroughs as a way to help fellow gamers. Popular gamers have found that they can adequately support themselves through the ads that run before or periodically during their YouTube videos. Their income is directly related to the number of views generated on their pages and subscribers to their channels.

For anyone who wants to break into this possibly lucrative area of the gaming world, the most important assets to have are a compelling on-camera presence and regular updates. Too many would-be gaming gurus will lose subscribers just because they don’t post uploads on a regular basis. If you say you are going to have updates every Wednesday, then keep that commitment. Of course, building the kind of following that will allow you to quit your day job will take a while to build up. Along with regular updates, be sure to watch other video gamers and observe how they approach their channel and content and learn by their example. Who knows? You may just end up being the next video gaming expert that goes viral.

• Online Gambling & Playing Bingo Online

Today there is no reason for you to move to a gambling hub such as Atlantic City or Las Vegas to make money gambling. With the Internet, you can make a little money on the side if you go about it the right way. You have the freedom to play all sorts of casino games including bingo online from the comfort of your own home so you don’t have to think about moving to Sin City. Here are some tips in helping you to make some money playing bingo and other games online.

• Join an online bingo site such as BingoMania and take advantage of the promotions. These can include deposit bonuses or specials. This pretty much adds up to free money for you just for playing. Right now BingoMania is offering $100 just for joining! As you play you can also win experience points, as well as unlocking other credits that reward you for playing bingo on the site.
• Certain games or nights to play offer incentives such as special prizes in terms of higher jackpots. Some offer higher cash prizes in an effort to get more players to participate. Check the special promotion days and hours to find out when the best chances for you to win are.
• Have a set amount of money that you will play with on any given time. Only gamble with what you can afford to lose. If you find yourself ahead, take a break and bank your winnings. If you want to win lots of cash in terms of jackpots, you might want to try your luck in some of the rooms that feature higher card buy-in costs such as $1. True, you are risking more, but the payoff is greater. Again, only risk what you can afford to lose at any given sitting.
• Keep a positive frame of mind! One of the most important things to remember and something that doesn’t cost a dime is keeping a positive mental attitude. Imagine yourself winning, remember to always strive to be gracious whether you win or lose. Do these things and you’re sure to find yourself in the winner’s circle one day!

Play Bingo and Other Games Online, But Do it Responsibly

Bingo online can be a great deal of fun for those who play. It can be exciting to win some cash and be able to spend it on things you really want.

For others, however, playing online bingo or any other type of gambling can become overwhelming. Such was the case for a man in the United Kingdom who won the jackpot after placing a £3 bet on Major Millions Dream Bingo just a few days after he lost his stove fitting job.

Like many big winners, he went on a spending spree, first taking his son on a vacation, giving a large sum of cash to a family member, and buying his parents a brand new car along with gifts to other family members.

Friends and family told him that the wisest course of action would be to invest the remaining amount of his winnings by purchasing a home for him and his son. Instead, however, he opted to try and win more money by placing bets in the tens of thousands at the bingo site via his mobile phone. 
His luck had taken a turn for the worst and before he knew it he was overdrawn. The result was a depression so deep that he even contemplated suicide.

The amount of money being lost on a daily list was staggering. It finally took an intervention by his father that probably saved his life. It was then that he admitted to his father that he had lost over a quarter of a million in UK pounds (Approximately $315,000.)
The man has agreed to undergo counseling for his gambling addiction and offers advice to others warning about gambling online irresponsibly.

Most people are able to gamble online responsibly with little or no problem. They know their limits and are able to walk away. At BingoMania, we are committed to making sure that visitors to our site gamble responsibly.

We start this by insisting that everyone who plays on BingoMania is at least 18 years of age. Many of our players may have children who are not of legal age to play. We suggest on our page regarding responsible gaming to never leave your computer unattended while you are playing at BingoMania. In order to safeguard your BingoMania account information never use your browser’s save password function and make certain to completely log out after each gaming session.

Playing bingo and other games online is meant to be a form of entertainment. You can keep it entertaining and keep your own best interests in mind by maintaining a sense of self-control. Be aware of what you can responsibly spend when playing online.

To assist with this, BingoMania has controls which allow players to set a daily and monthly spending allowance. There is also the option in which players can completely lock themselves out so that when the temptation might prove to be too much, they will be kept from accessing any of BingoMania’s games.

Determining whether or not you might have a gambling addiction takes making an honest assessment of your habits. If you find that the following are true, it’s time to consider that you may have a problem:

• Gambling in order to relax or reduce stress, forget worries or manage depression
• Losing interest in everything else around you and are singularly focused on gambling or gaming
• Gambling more money more often in order to make up for past losses
• Lying to family and friends about your gambling habits and getting into arguments about gambling
• Borrowing or stealing money in order to keep gambling
• Foregoing basic needs in order to continue gambling
• Experiencing significant financial problems because of your gambling

There are many organizations that can help individuals who have a gambling addiction. In order to help keep your online gaming a fun activity, you may also contact us at BingoMania’s helpful staff at [email protected] for more information.

The Largest Bingo Halls in the United States

Bingo is a game that has fans all around the world. Here in the United States, we have some of the biggest and most luxurious bingo halls. Each is rated by seat, so you know that they are fairly large operations. The prizes offered at these bingo venues can be pretty exciting, too. Here are a few of them you might like! 

• Foxwoods Resort Casino

This New England casino located in Mashantucket, Connecticut, boasts a luxurious and stylish bingo hall with all of the amenities. Along with having a casino with a world record number of slot machines (7,200), as many as 4,000 players at a time can enjoy the comfort and relaxing atmosphere of this bingo hall.  High stakes jackpots can include prizes that top over $100,000. 

• San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino

This casino, located in Highland, California on the San Manuel Indian reservation offers incredible prizes for players and can seat up to 2,500 players. Some of their popular promotions include their Late Game Jackpot with a $10,000 cash prize and their Do-It-Yourself Jackpot that can go as high as $50,000. 

• Isleta Casino & Resort

Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Isleta Casino and Resort features an adults only bingo hall that can seat up to 2,500 guests. There are multiple bingo sessions with high stakes cash prizes. A $10 buy in for Isleta’s Saturday night sessions can pay up to $1,000 instantly. Entertainment and dining are always close by to the bingo action so you never have to feel like you’re missing out on any of the fun and excitement.

• Cherokee Tribal Bingo

The Eastern Band Cherokees have a world class bingo operation located in the heart of the Smoky Mountains in Cherokee, North Carolina. The Cherokee bingo hall can seat up to 2,000 and regularly offers top cash prizes. This venue is very popular with tourists from all over the world. 

• Penobscot High Stakes Bingo

Located in Indian Island, Maine, Penobscot High Stakes Bingo is a part of the 500 Nations Network of Casinos. The Penobscot Nation has a fully featured casino with seats for up to 1,800 bingo players.

• Fort McDowell Casino

Located in Fort McDowell, Arizona, this casino which can seat up to 1,700 hosts more than 30,000 bingo games each year. The casino pays out $14,000,000 annually.

• Turning Stone Resort & Casino

In Verona, N.Y. up to 1,400 players can play at the Oneida Indian High Stakes Bingo Hall. This venue has often landed in the top ten of Bingo Manager Magazine's Top 10 Bingo Halls in North America. Their current specials include Double Payout Nights, Triple-Pay Weekends and Birthday Bingo. 

• Potawatomi Bingo Casino

This casino located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin can accommodate up to just over 1,300 bingo players. Progressive jackpots start at $5,000 and can reach over $15,000 in prizes. 

• Sycuan Casino & Resort

Established in 1983, this very popular casino and resort located in El Cajon, California can host more than 1,000 bingo enthusiasts at once. There are multiple daily sessions with promos each month, some of which include $100,000 blackout games, as well as evening sessions with low buy-ins. Senior citizens who come to Sycuan Casino qualify for discounts and all players are eligible for $10 birthday coupons. They even feature free breakfast for early bird players!

• Oneida Indian Bingo

This bingo hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin seats over 700 bingo players at once. This casino features bingo games that are fast-moving, high stakes bingo with plenty of excitement each night. Players get a chance to win a super jackpot that is worth up to $250,000.

Holiday Prizes Offered in Bingo Games

There have been some pretty interesting and unusual prizes that have been offered for bingo games. One such prize has been a tradition since 1914 and has been going on for over 100 years.

On November 19th 2016, the Saturday before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Danish Society of Dania of California and Nevada offered 60 turkeys as bingo prizes at the Solvang Veterans' Memorial Building in Solvang, California. In recent years, in addition to the 60 turkeys, the prizes included all of the fixings for a Thanksgiving Day meal. 

This long-held tradition was started in 1914 by Hejies Minde, of the society as a fundraiser for the organization. It was later taken over in 1937 by the Danish Ladies Aid. The new organization then ran it an additional 50 years until it was continued by the Alpha Pi Charitable Organization that runs it today.

In the first years of the Turkey Bingo event, live turkeys, geese, and ducks were tied up to their necks inside burlap sacks. Today, the prizes offered by El Rancho Marketplace in Valencia are what you’d find in the store, but they’re perfect for the family planning a big holiday meal.

Bingo is a part of many holiday get-togethers across the country. Non-profit organizations and companies have come up with many other interesting ways to use bingo to give away holiday prizes and incentives while allowing customers to have fun. 

Giveaways of shopping carts filled with groceries, a gift basket laden with an assortment of fruit, chocolate treats, or a voucher to get a year’s worth of free milk, meat or pizza are just some of the incentives and prizes that are offered to bingo players at these events. Other prize ideas might be an all-expenses paid vacation, free hotel vouchers, a complete day at a full-service spa, cinema tickets or gift certificates or gift cards to area merchants. Other bingo events are used to raise funds for charities such as the Make a Wish Foundation or Habitat for Humanity.  Some halls charge admission for bingo players in the form of a new toy to be donated to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots.  

One interesting twist that one company came up for its gift exchange was actually a combination of bingo and a white elephant sale. Everyone who attended was to bring a wrapped gift that was placed on a long table. Attendees at the event would all play bingo or other games of chance. When they won they would be able to choose a gift from the table. The winner could unwrap the gift and keep it if they wished. Winners of subsequent games could either choose to pick another wrapped gift from the table or they could decide to exchange the unwrapped gift with something that a previous winner had. The exchange can become rather lively especially if some of the gifts end up being gag gifts.  

The nice part of these kinds of holiday games of chance, there’s no minimum bet in order to play. Often players get in for free or pay only a small donation in order to participate. 
Online bingo venues also will offer special holiday games and promotions as a way to celebrate the season, too. Look for holiday-themed games and be sure to check out the bingo games, slots, poker and our various promotions here on BingoMania.

10 Tips for Newbies that Bring Success to Bingo Games

For anyone just getting started playing bingo online, it won’t be long before you see that not all bingo sites are the same. Even though the basics of the game are fairly straightforward, the rules can vary from site to site and even from game to game. Below are 10 tips to keep in mind when you’re just getting started playing online bingo. 

1. Play at a Reputable Site

There is no shortage of sites where you can play bingo online. Bingo is one of the most popular games at nearly every online casino. In order to keep from being taken advantage of while you are still learning your way around, make sure any site you play at has certified random number generation or RNG program. 

2. Learn the Rules

Most people learn the rules of bingo when they are very young. The basic rules are that in order to win, there is a 5 x 5 grid. Some games are the standard five, across, up and down, or diagonally wins the game, but there are many variations.

3. Try Free Online Bingo Games

In order for players to get used to playing, most sites will offer free online bingo games to play so they aren’t putting any cash at risk. These games give players an opportunity to get the feel of how fast the game moves as well as marking cards. 

4. Take Advantage of Site Bonuses & Promotions

Take a look at the bingo bonuses and promotions that are offered on your site of choice. Such bonuses may come in the form of free cash being added to your account whenever you sign up, add funds, or just play!

5. Be Social

Your fellow bingo players can be a great source of information, tips and encouragement, especially when you’re just starting out. When you join in conversations with others you will not only learn your way around faster, you can even make some new friends no matter where you live. You never know, you may find a lifelong close friend just from playing bingo online!

6. Play Chat Games

For those times when it’s more appealing to hang out with friends online in a chatroom, many sites offer chat games. It’s really a great way to socialize, test your knowledge and reaction time and rack up some participation points or cash to spend on your next bingo game.

7. Participate in Tournament Play

Even if you’re a beginner, participating in a tournament is a great way to kick up your gaming excitement up a notch. Every night of the week, BingoMania offers tournaments for players to participate in. 

8. Play Responsibly & Be Aware of Your Bankroll

When playing bingo or any other online casino game, it’s important to keep a close eye on your online account or bankroll. Never bet more than you can afford to lose. It’s a good idea before sitting down to play to decide how much you want to risk and stick to it.

9. Remember to Claim Your Bonuses

It’s a good idea to cash in your bonuses in a timely manner. Be sure to check the terms and conditions that apply in order for you to claim your bonuses so you can take them to the bank.

10. Remember to Have Fun

Playing online bingo is meant to be a fun way to pass the time. If you win one of the big prizes, think of all of the fun ways you can enjoy your winnings. When someone else wins, be sure to offer congratulations and encouragement. Keeping a positive outlook even when you don’t win can go a long way to making online enjoyable for everyone.

How Well Do You Know Your Bingo Lingo?

• Admission Packet

• Bingo Balls 

• Bingo Caller

• Bingo Console 

• Cover All

• Daubers or Dabbers 

• Early Bird or Warm Up Bingo

• Flashboard

• Floor Worker 

• Free Space

• Game Pattern

• Late Bird or Wrap Up Game 

• Nite Owl

• Progressive Jackpot

• Winner Takes All 

Play Slots at BingoMania.com - Relax & Win

Without a doubt, playing slots is one of the most popular types of casino games. BingoMania features a wide variety of online slot games, too! Like casino slots, the games are fun and can be great for winning money. What’s more is that your initial cash outlay to play is very low and at BingoMania, we will give you $100 free to play with when you join. Once you’ve got your account set up, you can start playing the slots for just pennies. You only pay 5 cents per spin!

There’s No Place to Play Like Home

Going to the local casino can be a great time. But going to the nearest casino can get a little expensive. The great thing about playing the slots at BingoMania is that you can play from anywhere on any kind of device you feel most comfortable playing. It doesn’t matter if you’re up during the wee hours of morning on your PC, or at work on a Mac, or if you are on vacation, you can play online slots on a tablet or smartphone.

Of course, when you are playing casino games online and in the comfort of your own home, you don’t need to get dressed up. You can lounge around in a bathrobe and slippers or a pair of sweats in your bare feet, whatever you’re most comfortable wearing. Everyone knows that when you’re comfortable it’s easier to relax. Being relaxed while playing slots at BingoMania.com can make winning just that much more enjoyable.

A Wider Variety of Slot Machines

BingoMania has a number of different slot games to choose from. That means BingoMania is likely to have a wider variety of slots than you would find when you go out to a casino. Whether you prefer a traditional one-line slot machine game like the ones in Las Vegas casinos, or want to try out one of our 50-line games, we have the perfect online slot experience for you. The more lines you play, the greater your chance of winning.

Safety in Playing At Home

When playing the slots online at BingoMania, you can relax in the knowledge that you won’t be harassed or have to deal with any fights or scuffles that sometimes break out on the casino floor. And if you win, you don’t have to worry about leaving the casino while carrying out a large amount of cash. It’s definitely a comfort to know that when you win, you’ll be getting your winnings sent directly to you in no time.

If you are a novice to playing the slots in the casino, playing at home can provide confidence. You can quickly get up to speed in the comfort of your own home.

Playing online also can eliminate the discomfort of having people watch over your shoulder, too. No one will ask you to move if they think you are on their “lucky machine” or sitting in their favorite spot. When you play at home, you get to play wherever you like. You can also take a break or grab a snack and come back knowing that someone hasn’t moved into your spot!

Friendly Fellow Players

If you play any of the games on BingoMania, why not make use of BingoMania’s chat feature? If you are a player who enjoys the slots, you are likely to meet fellow players around the world who are also playing in our chat rooms. Conversations tend to be relaxed and cordial. It’s a well-known fact that when anyone is in the environment where they are most comfortable, any activity they are doing is just that much more enjoyable. The same is true when playing the slots at BingoMania.

Weekly Slot Tournaments

Every weekend, BingoMania features an online slots tournament. All you have to do is play your favorite games on BingoMania between the hours of 12:00 AM Eastern Time on Thursdays and 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Sundays. You could have a chance to win a share of $1,450 in cash prizes at the end of each week.
At BingoMania, you can come to play slots just as you are. Who knows? You might even win while you’re there!

Online Bingo with Parents

Most of today’s bingo players learned about the game in childhood. It may have been part of a holiday party game in the classroom or rainy day activity. It’s interesting to note that in 18th century Germany, bingo cards were used as a way to teach young children about spelling, animals and multiplication tables.

That educational trend continues even today with bingo being used in new and interesting ways to help teach kids everything from putting together healthy meals at the grocery store to learning the names of birds, butterflies, wildlife, plants and even dinosaurs. Bingo can provide a fun way for children to learn about the world around them and while they get to know how the game of bingo works.

• Grocery Store Bingo

The value of bingo in a teaching situation has not been lost on the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal agency sent out a tweet encouraging parents to play Grocery Store Bingo with their young children at the grocery store in order to teach them about nutrition. The USDA’s tweet linked to a bingo card for parents to download. Whenever the food in the basket corresponds to five across in any direction, they get a bingo!

• Bingo Games for Kids on Pinterest 

Pinterest is becoming increasingly popular for just about anything you care to name. That also includes having a seemingly endless array of bingo games aimed toward kids of all ages. Whether you are planning an activity for the kids to do on a road trip such as car bingo, or trying to teach them about shapes or get them interested in an upcoming holiday, simply do a search on the words “bingo” and “kids” and you could end up spending hours on the site looking at all of the different choices that someone has created a bingo game around. 

• Threenager Bingo

Young children can present a real challenge, especially when they are just learning how to manipulate the world around them. Author Pinky McKay started to refer to three-year-olds as “Threenagers” in her parenting books. Like teenagers, three-year-olds can be demanding and temperamental. The Huffington Post ran an article featuring a clickable game card for those with young children to mark off the common behaviors of their own “threenager”.

• Kids Bingo Games, Parents Magazine

Parents magazine has been in print for decades and their online store features several pages of bingo games by various vendors that parents, homeschool teachers and others can purchase. No matter if you are looking for a traditional bingo game set up, complete with hopper and bingo balls, or something a bit more specialized, you’re likely to find it on the many pages of Parents magazine’s online store devoted just to all of the different bingo games that are available.

• Bingo Smart Phone Apps for Kids

Many children start interacting with electronics at a very young age. Creators of apps for those devices have gotten the message and have created many bingo apps geared toward children – many of them are available for free for either Android or iPhone, or Amazon’s Kindle devices.

• ABCya

You don’t have to have a mobile device to play bingo. Educational website ABCya.com has alphabet bingo geared toward young children to help them learn letters, as well as other bingo games that teach shapes, numbers and mathematics. The site features grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten up to Grade 5. 

Tournaments - Are you a ‘tourney’ player?

If you have already found out how much fun you can have playing online bingo here at Bingomania, maybe you’d like to get involved in one of our many tournaments. Tournament play is a great way to turn up the level of excitement to online gaming. It doesn’t matter if you prefer to play bingo, slots or any of the other popular casino games we offer on Bingo Mania we offer tournaments every night of the week. 

Playing in a tournament can also increase your chance of winning cash prizes. That can certainly add to the fun you have playing bingo online whatever night of the week you prefer to play.

Slots & Casino Game Tourneys

As of January 1, 2017, Bingomania began offering tournaments for slots and video poker on the weekends for our members. Players were awarded over $5,000 in cash prizes in January! Simply play your favorite casino games (excluding ‘new’ slots) and win a share of the $1,400 weekly cash prizes. We’re always trying to offer new tournament games for our casino games. Be sure to check the website often to see what tournaments are coming soon.

Saturday $6,000 Pyramid Bingo 

This bingo tournament is currently held in the Money Pot Room, formerly known as the High Roller Room. As the name suggests, this means non-stop 3-part gameplay every Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. EST. Players are able to pre-buy into this game so they are sure not to miss out. The prizes for our 3-part games start at $120 at the start of the evening’s event and keep building up all the way to $300 as the night goes on. Deal yourself into the action and join us for Pyramid Bingo on Saturday!

Pack and Line Bingo 

One of our tournaments offers Progressive & 12 Card Max in our Pack and Line Room. These games are offered from Wednesdays to Saturdays all through the month of May from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST. You can pre-buy for this event. Pots will begin at $35 + Wagers +PJP which starts at $125. This tournament also offers two special hourly Fair and Square Games.

Since this particular tournament sets the max number of cards lower, it offers better odds of winning with quick patterns such as any line, 4-pack, 6-pack, or 9-pack.

Online Chat During Our Tournaments

Just like other parts of our site, we offer our online chat feature for Bingomania tournaments as well. You not only get the fun and excitement of tourney play, you can still chat with friends at the same time. Beware! Having this much fun can be contagious and you are going to want to share it with your friends! Why not invite your friends to come join in on the fun with you? You get the fun of playing and the social aspect of being able to carry on casual conversation – just as if you were at the local bingo hall, but you’ll have all the comfort and convenience of home.

Our chat function isn’t just for socializing. It’s also a great way to ask questions if you’re fairly new to playing bingo online or to bingo tournaments. You can rest assured that there are sure to be plenty of players who will be more than happy to answer any questions and to offer helpful tips and tricks that they’ve learned along the way.

All you need to get involved in playing in our bingo tournaments is to sign up here at Bingomania. We’ll give you $100 free just for joining now

Are You Playing Bingo for Charity

Bingo for charity has been around for decades. Churches and charities set up a temporary bingo hall in a large space and raise funds by selling cards for play. Prizes are also funded out of the money raised by the players in the hall or by previous donations. But they’re also on the decline. Why are bingo charities so popular, and what’s causing them problems now? 

First, they’re fun! Most people know the rules of bingo and it’s an easy game to play. The equipment isn’t that expensive and ongoing costs for new cards is low. Bingo for charity is also a much more relaxed environment than traditional bingo halls. It’s as much of a social get-together for a good cause as it is a fun game.

The second reason is that it’s legal. Bingo for charity is one of the few forms of gambling that slipped its way past anti-gambling advocates in the early 20th century. Bingo is a game of complete luck and it’s difficult to cheat when everyone can see the bingo cage moving and there are multiple people watching the balls after they’re pulled. It’s a game of perfect information. Bingo equipment doesn’t have the gambling stigma that cards and dice have. It’s also played for low stakes or for non-cash prizes. 

Since it was one of the few gambling games that came through, it had a wide-open market among groups that traditionally eschew gambling like churches and charities. It was a way to play a gambling game without the sin of gambling attached. And if someone were to spend a little extra at the bingo hall for more cards, the money would be going to a good cause.

Charity bingo is also a big business, and much of the money that goes into the pot at the hall may not go to the charity. Whether this happens or not depends on the state gaming rules. Most state lotteries raise money for education. The money that goes to education is taken off the top before any money for prizes or for running the operation is taken. In bingo halls across the country, it’s the other way around. Charities get what’s left over after prizes and paying for the hall.

This can lead to a vicious cycle. In order to raise more money, the halls need to make the prizes more attractive for people to come play. But that means more money is coming out of the entire pot, which still leaves only a tiny amount for charity. It’s not so much the fault of the game itself, but rather the nature of on-going operations for charity.

A single fundraiser game held by a church or an American Legion building doesn’t cost much at all. The people running are usually volunteers, and once the equipment is bought there’s little capital investment. Charity fundraisers done this way have a chance to raise some money, but that’s not a sustainable way to run a traditional bingo hall.

There is a chance, though, that online bingo gaming could raise money for charities in the future. What’s to stop a bingo gaming site from offering a cut of their proceeds to a charity? They could just take a cut off the top like a lottery and then focus on prizes and profit. With so many people now playing online bingo, the potential player base is large enough that charities could benefit, prizes could be plentiful, and the business would be worth enough to run.

Despite the numerous problems, charity bingo is around to stay. People love to play bingo (if our numbers are any indication!) and it’s a simple game for small groups to set up for small fundraisers. The big bingo halls might be sweating though. Perhaps it’s time for them to take up app programming

Bingo Prizes from Sublime to Strange

There’s no doubt that there’s an amazing array of potential bingo prizes to be won both online and at your local bingo hall. Some of those prizes are pretty cool, while others may have players scratching their heads wondering how someone ever came up with the idea.  Here are a few of the cool and strange kinds of prizes that have appeared in bingo halls from around the world.

• A Milk Cow

In New York, one of the prizes offered at a charity bingo event was a beautiful dairy cow. There were plenty of players for this game and in the end, the winner ended up being a smartly dressed woman who came to collect her prize in a fit of giggles. There aren’t too many apartments in New York City that allow pets of this size, so it’s not certain where she or the cow eventually ended up. 

• What Will the Neighbors Say?

In a small town in Iowa, a local church bingo game offered a floating bingo prize that was a concrete lawn sculpture. The sculpture, in the form of a Billy goat, was painted hot pink. Whoever won the prize that week got to put the lawn ornament on their lawn for that week. They also got to have all of the bragging rights that went with it. The mysterious goat prize made the rounds for years it was ultimately washed away in the floods of 2008. 

• A Home of One’s Own

In today’s pared-down economy and sustainable living culture, tiny houses are all the rage. The Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City, South Dakota caught on to this trend and recently offered a two-story tiny home as the ultimate prize this past fall. One lucky winner got to have their very own house to put down roots anywhere they chose!

• Turkey Bingo

The Danish Society of California and Nevada has held its annual Turkey Bingo giveaway for the Thanksgiving holidays since 1914 when the tradition began. In the early days of this event, live turkeys, ducks and geese were tied up in burlap sacks. The tradition continues and last year over 60 turkeys and other grocery prizes such as entire carts of groceries as well as gift certificates to the El Ranch Marketplace were given out as prizes in celebration of the holiday season. 

• Beauty Shop Bingo

Cosmetologists, nail technicians and aestheticians often attend conventions to find out the latest trends in hairstyles and beauty trends. One way creative vendors were encouraging participation and an introduction to their products was to offer a kind of convention bingo. Those attendees that went to various booths and were able to block out those venues on their bingo cards were eligible for prizes that ranged from free tools, accessories and products to full product line displays for their salon. 

• White Elephant Prizes

Many companies, charity organizations and big families also hold their own bingo games with some rather incredible prizes offered – the only limit being their imaginations and the good humor of everyone playing. Some of these include tubes of bacon-flavored toothpaste, boxes of air guitar strings, sheets of bubble wrap labeled as a “stress reliever”, and boxes of mismatched hubcaps.

The most important part of bingo, no matter what’s offered as a prize, is to have fun. What kind of unusual or incredible prizes are being offered for bingo have you seen? Let us know in the comments. 

How to Know it's Time to Play Bingo for Real Money

Everyone loves to play bingo, and if you’re reading this you probably have an interest in playing it again. But you may be wondering why would you want to play for real money? Our players have several reasons for why they do so. Sometimes they want to try to win a jackpot. Others see it as an entry fee to be able to chat with other players from around the world.

Yet there is still a gut feeling many people have about not plopping down cash to play online bingo. So, we’re going to address those feelings and help you figure out if it is time for you to play bingo with real money.

• The anti-gaming argument

For some people, gaming for money is a no-go. It could be for personal reasons, cultural reasons, or even religious reasons, but gaming for money is a hard line. Perhaps they knew someone who developed a gaming problem and decided that gaming for money is not for them.

For some people, any level of gaming is dangerous. If you know you have a gaming problem, we recommend that you seek help in dealing with the problem. We can respect it if you have made a firm decision about avoiding all gaming. But if you already play small games like scratch-off tickets or the local lottery, you’re not spending too much more than you already would here at BingoMania.  You also get a lot more out of the experience. Your initial deposit lets you play many games of bingo and our bonus cash lets you play many games for free on top of that! Think of it like buying a small bundle of scratch-off tickets for your birthday, with a lot more enjoyment.

• The worth-your-time argument

Some people see gaming as a way to pass the time, but wonder why passing the time by paying a bit of cash is worth it to play a game is worth it. The past decade has pretty much blown this argument out of the water. Online gaming for money is everywhere. People go to smartphone app stores or Steam, pay a bit of cash, and get a game. Many games offer in-game transactions to get an edge over the competition. Some games (*cough* Candy Crush *cough*) even engineer their games to push you to make those extra transactions.

If you’re already playing a game like these and you’re enjoying your time, what’s the difference from spending a few dollars and setting up an account here to play bingo or slots with people all over the world? There isn’t one! You just have to decide if bingo is fun enough for you to plunk some money down. And we think with our variety of games and the interesting people you can meet, you’ll find the small investment worth it.

• The not-enough-stakes argument

Perhaps gaming isn’t the problem, but bingo may seem, well, boring in comparison to other games. You may have seen our infographic on how to tell what kind of game you’d like to play. Bingo’s stakes might be too low or require too little skill to hold your interest.

That’s why we have other games here at BingoMania to suit the tastes of other types of players. We offer slots, video poker, and table games, all of which can have higher payouts and higher risk than our bingo rooms. And you can still pop into the bingo rooms to talk with the people who hang out there. We try to have something for everyone here at BingoMania.

Hopefully, we’ve convinced you to give our gaming rooms a try. If you already play scratch tickets or do microtransactions in games, you’re already spending small amounts of money for a bit of fun. Why not do it in a place where you can talk with people from around the world? Click our sign up button today and give us a try. You won’t be disappointed

Bingo for Kids at Home & School

When playing bingo for fun online and in the bingo hall, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the game was used as a teaching tool in the 18th Century. It all began in Germany when educators used the cards to teach children many concepts such as spelling and language skills, mathematics, and the natural world. Bingo was also used as a way to teach young people about the natural world of plants, animals, and birds. 

Today bingo is not only a fun activity for kids on a rainy day or when they are stuck indoors, but a fantastic learning tool both at home and in the classroom. 

Here are some ideas for bingo games that can be used for teaching children everyday concepts and information. Some of them are pure fun, while others may be a bit more of a challenge.

• People Bingo

This particular bingo game is great for teaching kids about different members of their community. You can put anything down on the bingo squares which may include things like professions such as policemen, teachers or other workers. Also included could be those who speak Spanish, someone whose name begins with the letter ‘H’ or someone walking their dog. The kids and adults then wander through the neighborhood finding people who match the description on the cards. It is also one that can be played on one day or over a longer period of time. 

• Nature Bingo

Spring is practically here and along with it is the desire to get outside and enjoy the sun and the warmth. One great bingo game to play with kids over the spring and into the summer and fall months is nature bingo. Bitz and Giggles has a free printable Nature Bingo card to use for spotting creatures and elements in the natural world. 

• Grocery Store Bingo

Teaching children about nutrition and eating right is important. Bingo offers a great and fun way to do this. The U.S. Department of Agriculture created their own Grocery Store Bingo just last year so that parents can play the game along with their children at the grocery store or local farmer’s market. Kids play the game by corresponding what is on their downloadable bingo card with the food in their basket. Five across in any direction is a bingo both in the game and nutritionally. Click here to download this free grocery store bingo card from the USDA’s website. Nest of Posies has another grocery store bingo that is also available as a free download. You may find their version here.

• Bingo Apps for Kids on your Smartphone 

There are few children today who have not begun their young lives interacting with electronic devices of every sort. There are scores of smartphone or tablet apps for children including those that feature bingo games. Most of these bingo games are available for free whether you have an Android, iPhone, or a smart tablet such as a Kindle Fire. Google play also features applications such as its Bingo for Kids app that is available here as a free download.

If a PC or Mac is more your kids’ speed, then check out some of the free educational bingo applications and games at ABCya.com. This educational website is a favorite of parents, teachers and kids. There are lots of different types of bingo games including those that teach shapes, numbers, mathematics and other concepts for kids that range from Pre-Kindergarten all the way up to Grade 5.

There are endless ways to use the game of bingo to teach kids of all ages. Have you played or used bingo in other ways to teach kids? Let us know about them in our comments section.

Play Online Roulette and Online Blackjack

If you have been playing bingo online at BingoMania, you are already aware of the kinds of cash bonuses you can win. If you are up to something new, why not try your hand at online Roulette or Blackjack? We have both table casino games in addition to the regular bingo, slots and video poker games you’re used to. You can win prizes and bonuses - you can get a free $100 just for signing up!

Play Roulette Online at BingoMania

The game of roulette is one of the most popular games in casinos around the world. It began in the 18th Century and later spread in popularity to the gaming halls. Today, you don’t need to travel to exotic locales or even to your nearest casino to try your hand at roulette. You can play roulette online here at BingoMania, too!

Much like casino roulette games, the roulette ball spins along the edge of the Roulette wheel until it settles on a specific numbered slot on the wheel. Each slot on the Roulette wheel is marked with a red and black slot. There are also one or two green slots. 

There are two specific types of Roulette, European and American. European Roulette wheels have a total of 37 slots numbered from 0-36, whereas American Roulette wheel slots are numbered from 0 – 36 with a 00 slot. This additional slot increases the odds in favor of the House or casino.

You can bet whatever denomination chip you choose for each spin of the Roulette wheel. There are two kinds of betting in Roulette: Outside or inside betting. Outside betting is the most common and involves betting outside the numbers on the board next to the Roulette wheel by betting on either black or red. Inside bets are usually on specific numbers or a range of numbers. There are other variations to playing the game. Playing online Roulette at BingoMania, you could have a chance to win by participating in one of our weekly Roulette tournaments.

Play Blackjack Online at BingoMania

Playing blackjack online is a good way to get comfortable with the game. Like every other game on BingoMania, you can play blackjack online at any time of the day and anywhere – whether it’s in the comfort of your own home or on your mobile device. For many players, playing blackjack online becomes an enjoyable pastime and you can win money at any time of the day or night.

Like Roulette, blackjack games also have chips in a variety of denominations.  You place your bet in the denomination you wish.  
In blackjack, you begin by making a bet. There can be a single or multiple players that are betting against the dealer. Each player is playing for themselves. Each card in a game of Blackjack has a different value. The object of the game is to get the closest to 21 without going over. An Ace can be worth either one or 11 points in a game of blackjack. 

A hand that is automatically worth 21 points would be an ace and a face card. This is considered a blackjack, which is considered a win. It is possible for the dealer to also have a blackjack.  If the dealer gets blackjack, all players immediately lose unless they also have a blackjack. 

If the dealer in the game is showing an ace, he will offer insurance to the players. This can be purchased for half of what they bet at the start of the game. If the dealer has a blackjack, players can win the insurance but lose their initial bet amount.  
If neither the player nor the dealer has blackjack, the player can choose to ask for a “hit”. The hit is the draw of another card that may or may not improve his hand. If the next card pushes the player over 21, they are a “bust”. A player can opt for as many hits as they like as long as they don’t go over 21. The player also has the choice to “stand” against the dealer. This means that the player doesn’t want any more cards to be dealt.

After the player or players have all revealed their hands, the dealer draws their card and must have 16 or less and can stand with 17 or greater. If the dealer busts, the player or players win. 

The best way to get familiar with the games is by playing. Of course there are lots of sites that offer strategies for playing either online blackjack or Roulette. Most online casinos will have a fun mode that allows a player to play without having to place a bet.  This kind of safe betting is a great way to build proficiency before jumping into the game. Real money can be won once players are familiar and comfortable with the system. Be sure to check out our BingoMania specials and special events for Roulette and blackjack players.

Common Bingo Etiquette - What You Need to Know

Bingo has its own set of etiquette rules. Being around since the 18th century, it has developed both written and unwritten rules that make playing bingo go just that much smoother. Although variations exist, these rules are consistent from place to place.

Basic Bingo Etiquette

Here are a few etiquette rules to help keep you from running afoul with fellow bingo players.

Keep it down

It should go without saying that when playing bingo at your favorite brick and mortar venue, you should always use your ‘inside voice’. It’s also good to be aware that during bingo games, being quiet is a general rule. Socializing is great, but do try to avoid unnecessary chatter.  There are few things worse than those who simply won’t stop talking while you’re trying to focus on the game. It’s also annoying when someone moans aloud every time that they don’t win. If you have questions or are confused, try to ask them in a quick manner and be as unobtrusive as possible.

Kids’ Stuff

There are plenty of parents and grandparents that bring their kids along to the bingo hall. There’s nothing wrong with this as long as the children understand the importance of keeping quiet while the adults are playing. You can do this by bringing along things to keep them occupied.

The Subtleties of Seating

Regular players at the bingo hall sometimes have places that they like to sit and may even consider them their lucky seats. The unwritten rules are that bingo seating is not a first come, first served type of arrangement. Those lucky seats can often be unmarked territory. Try to respect the request of regular players and find another place to sit if asked. Over time, you may find you have your own special seat that you like to sit in and want others to respect it in a similar fashion.

Respect the Bingo Caller

One of the most important etiquette rules is to pay close attention to the bingo caller. Most bingo halls have an electronic board that will light up the numbers as they are called. Another important thing to remember is that the bingo caller does not have any control over the numbers that are drawn. You can certainly vocalize a desire for the caller to speak up if it is hard to hear them, but try to be polite about it. The bingo caller will also determine what type of game is being played, which is announced at the start of the game. Paying attention to the caller and how it corresponds to the numbers on your cards can help ensure that when you call ‘BINGO!” you really do have one.

The Rules of the Game

Bingo is a fairly consistent game with each game being played on cards that have 5 squares which correspond to 5 columns that spell out the letters B-I-N-G-O. Each letter has a specific range of numbers that go under that column. For example, for the letter ‘B’, the numbers will range from 1 -15. For the letter ‘I’, numbers range from 16 -30. For the letter ‘N’, the corresponding numbers are 31 – 45. For the letter ‘G’ the numbers run from 46 – 60. And lastly, for the letter ‘O’, the numbers range from 61-75. In the center of each bingo card there is a Free Space. The Free Space can be used as part of any combination that makes up a BINGO.

The letter and number combination are written on bingo balls which are drawn from a hopper that holds the balls. The balls are drawn randomly and one at a time with the bingo caller announcing these to the players. Players will mark these off on their cards as they are called. Winners are determined by the first person who gets all of the numbers for an agreed upon pattern. This can be across, down, or diagonally, blackout or in shapes that are determined before the start of the game.

The first person to call BINGO is usually the winner. Numbers on the card are checked against those that have been called by the bingo caller. If all of the numbers match between the card and what is called, then that person is confirmed as the winner. If not, it is considered a “false bingo”. In the case of a false bingo the game continues until a winner is determined.

You’ve Won! Now What?

Bingo is entertaining and fun for people of all ages and all walks of life. There is just nothing like the thrill of being the first one to yell “Bingo!” and win the jackpot.  All players daydream just a little about what they might do with the money that they win. When reality hits and you are the big winners, there are scores of things you might consider with the money, whether it’s a little or a lot!
Make no mistake; winning can change things, especially your attitude. Here are some ideas about what you might want to get with your next jackpot winnings.

• Buy that Luxury Item You’ve Had Your Eye on for a Long Time

Nearly everyone has something on their wish list. It’s the thing they really want, but have been holding off because it is a big-ticket item or something considered a luxury. Why not treat yourself and indulge by getting that thing you have had your eye on for a long time? It’s a great way to splurge on something you really want without taking away from other important household or personal expenses.

• Have a Night on the Town

There is no reason why you and your loved ones can’t take the money you’ve won and treat yourself to dinner at a favorite restaurant. It’s a great way to spend time with family and share wealth with them while enjoying good times and good food. If the service has been great, be sure to tip your waiter or waitress afterward to truly show your appreciation.

• Invest in Yourself

If you’ve won a bit of cash and want to make it go further, why not put some of the money you have won to work for you? Talk with your banker or broker and ask about a Roth IRA or other option that offers a return at lower risk. Another way to invest in yourself is to pour some of your winnings into your mind. Take a class at your local community college to update your current skills or learn something new that you have always wanted to know how to do. Who knows? You may find a new career along the way!

• Spend the Day at the Spa

One way to appreciate yourself is to spend some of what you’ve won on a bit of pampering. Check your local listings for specials at your local spa or salon and get “The Works”. Imagine having your hair, nails, and makeup done by a professional. The little things can go a long way to improve your outlook on life and a positive mind can also help create a winning attitude because you feel great inside and out.

• Pay off a Bill

Everybody has some bills to pay. Wouldn’t it be great to take some of your winnings and pay off your electric bill, or pay your rent or mortgage a few months in advance? How about paying off a credit card or paying off your car so it’s all yours? Dreams of being debt-free can come true if you use the money you’ve won to pay off the things you owe. It puts you just that much closer to complete financial freedom!

• Spruce up Your Home

When you win money playing online bingo, maybe it’s time to put your money where your home is. If you hate your kitchen or your bath, now would be a really good time to remodel. Have you been dreaming of your very own man cave or craft room? Why not use your winnings to help make it a reality.

• Use Your Winnings to Take a Vacation

Now that you’ve won, you don’t have to look wistfully at those ads for luxury cruises or Disneyland anymore. It can be you who gets to take some time off! If you have dreamed of Springtime in Paris or seeing the Greek Parthenon or the Pyramids of Egypt, you can do it!

• Maybe it’s Time for a New Set of Wheels

If you have been driving the same car and you’re spending far more on repairs than it’s worth, maybe it’s time to think about getting a new one. When you play bingo online, you could win enough money to buy a new set of wheels outright.

• Don’t Forget Your Taxes!

It’s undeniably a whole lot of fun to map out what you’re going to do with the money that you’ve won playing bingo online. Even with all of the excitement and fun, it’s also important not to forget to give the taxman his share. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rules on how gambling winnings are handled. You can avoid trouble with Uncle Sam by setting money from your winnings aside to take care of any income taxes by going to the IRS website checking out their topic of how to deal with your winnings.
If you can dream it, you can do it! What do you think about doing with your winnings? Let us know!