Bingo Facts & History
Bingo was started from an Italian lottery.This
weekly lottery has been held virtually every Saturday since its
inception. By 1778 word of this game had spread to France and captured
the fancy of the intelligentsia. It was during this period that
the popular version of the lottery was born.In the 1800s the popularity
of lottery games spread throughout Europe. Bingo made its way to
America via a Carnival Pitchman touring Germany.There he came across
a lottery game and recognized its potential appeal.Upon his return
to his home in New York, he created his own Beano game by procuring
some beans, cardboard and a rubber number stamp. He invited friends
to his apartment to play the game. There he saw the same rapt attention
and excitement that he had witnessed at the carnival. One player
in particular was growing ever more excited as the beans piled up
on her card. When she finally had a complete row, in her rush to
yell out the required "Beano," she became tongue tied and instead
stammered, "B-b-bingo!".This slip of tongue became Today's well
known game "Bingo"!.Now It is also played in nearly every seaside
town in the U.K
Basics of Bingo
Bingo is played in halls.A bingo Card contains
24 numbered spaces and one free space (blank), with which you play
BINGO. The numbers are assigned at random on each card and are arranged
in five columns of five numbers each by five rows (5 x 5 = 25 in
total including the blank square).The object of bingo is to achieve
a certain pattern on a bingo card by marking out numbers that are
called by the host during the game. Most bingo cards have the letters
"B," "I," "N," "G" and "O" running horizontally across the face
of the card. A column of numbers is under each letter
Rules of Bingo
1) ANYONE UNDER 18 are not allowed or must
be accompanied by an adult.
2) You must have an admission sheet to
buy extra cards, to play or to win. NO SPLITTING OF CARDS.
3) You must have a "dauber" or "marker"
with ink specially formulated for paper Bingo cards.
4) Once a game has begun, no additional
game cards may be purchased for that game.
5) Your "Bingo" must include the last number
called to be valid.
6) When a "Bingo" has been declared by
a player, the caller will repeat the last number called, ask twice
if there are any more 'Bingos" to declare. There will be no other
"Bingos" allowed for that game after the caller has asked twice
and closed the game.
7) If "bingo" is called by two or more
players in a game, the "pot" will be split down to the nearest
25 cents.
8) All winners must complete necessary
paymaster forms or be disqualified.
9) TO avoid any hint if complicity in winning,
no Bingo personnel may answer questions pertaining to A particular
game after that game has begun.
10) We reserve the right to remove anyone
from the premises whose behavior is deemed unacceptable or disturbing
to other players.
11) We reserve the right to change games
and prize money.
12) No refunds or discounts allowed.
13) Any payoff resulting in more than $1500.00
for the session will be removed from the final game.
14) Children may play and win if accompanied
by an adult and have a paid admission and an admission sheet.
Children not playing must remain seated at all times with their
adult.
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