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Online Bingo vs. Bingo Hall
Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by admin.
Traditional Bingo has been popular and loved by most people. With changes in technology traditional bingo has given has given way to online bingo. Today computers are a part of most households and people have switched from playing bingo at halls to playing bingo online. Here are some important differences between online and traditional bingo.
Traditional bingo can be played only on certain timings on specific days of the week. On the other hand online bingo can be played at all times. You don’t have to wait for a Saturday or a Sunday to play your favorite game.
The variety of games offered at bingo halls is limited because halls are subjected to laws in the state in which they are established. On the other hand most sites are set up in countries which do not restrict the games offered. So you can enjoy all game varieties when you play online bingo.
If you are feeling lazy to change and go to bingo hall, you don’t have to worry. You can play you favorite game at your home without going through the trouble of visiting bingo hall.
Online bingo has chat rooms which gives you a chance to interact with other players and your buddies. You can also seek advice from chat room leaders. This is not possible when you play traditional bingo.
You get good offers and bonuses when you play bingo online. This is because there is intense competition among sites which offer bingo online. People who play traditional bingo usually do not get such benefits.
When you play bingo online there are no distractions and you can concentrate on playing the game. However if you play traditional Bingo you inadvertently affected by the distractions in the hall.
So you can almost everything and much more when you play bingo online.
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Differences between 75 ball and 90 ball Bingo
Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.
There are two variations of bingo:75 Ball Bingo and 90 Ball Bingo -
75 Ball Bingo
This variation of bingo is mostly played in US. In 75 number bingo, there are 5 columns of 15 numbers in each column. Each column is represented by letters in “BINGO”. The card in 75 Ball Bingo has 5 rows and 5 columns, a total of 25 squares. The numbers in the card are randomly selected. Each card has unique numbers which are used by sites to verify winners. Like all bingo games you need to match the numbers on the card with the numbers called out. There are about 6000 possible combination cards in 75 Ball Bingo. The first person to get all the numbers in the card matched with the number called out is the winner of the game. Each game in 75 Ball Bingo has balls of jackpot numbers called out where the winner is entitled to a jackpot.
90 Ball Bingo
This variation in bingo is played in United Kingdom and Australia. In 90 Ball Bingo the cards are called the tickets. Each ticket has 3 horizontal lines having 9 squares each. There are prizes for completing the first row, second row, thirds row and full house. A full house is achieved when all rows are completed. Once the first line is completed, the game continues until the other two rows and full house is completed. The winner of full house is the winner of jackpot. In 90 Ball Bingo there are four winners in a single game. You can choose to play the game with single ticket or with a pack of six tickets.