One thing is for sure...all you need is Lady Luck to play Bingo. The game of Bingo is kind of like a lottery. The player purchases one or more cards, which is divided into numbered squares from 1 to 75. Once the game commences, the player scans the card as the caller is calling them out. If a called number appears it is marked off for the duration of the game. The first player to achieve the pre-determined pattern, in which all the number have been called shouts BINGO and wins...

Some Examples of Bingo Patterns:

The game of Bingo is relatively simple to learn. Conventional 75 number bingo is played with bingo cards that have a grid of five horizontal rows and five vertical columns. The columns are lettered B I N G O from left to right across the top of the grid and each bingo card has five numbers in each row except the center N column which has a "free space" at the intersection of the third row and the third column.

Bingo balls individually numbered 1-75 are mixed together and the balls are randomly selected one at a time. As each ball is selected, the number is announced to the players, who dab or mark the corresponding number on their bingo card with a bingo ink marker/dabber.

When a player completes a predetermined arrangement of covered numbers on the bingo card, that player yells out "Bingo!" Once the bingo card is verified as being correct, he/she wins the game.

The program identifies which particular combination or combinations of covered numbers will be the winning patterns for that particular game.

Players purchase bingo cards for use during the bingo session, which creates a pool of money. Winning players receive a pre-announced cash or merchandise prize. Typically, a bingo session includes a number of individual bingo games concluding with a coverall game in which a large prize is awarded.

Paper Bingo

Classic Bingo. Players participate by marking the numbers as they are called using traditional paper and dabbers.

Electronic Bingo

This automated approach to traditional bingo provides players with computer touch screen terminals instead of traditional paper and dabbers. You can play multiple cards by simply following the easy step-by-step instructions on your screen.

Personal Play Gaming

Personal Play is governed by the Rules and Regulations of Personal Play Bingo by Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG). Personal Play Bingo is a bingo game that allows you to play against the computer rather than fellow players. An amount is credited to an electronic bingo account for you. Upon such payment you will be asked to enter an individual password, after which you receive a paper receipt. You may then log onto an electronic player terminal to play personal play bingo by entering your receipt number, followed by your password.

Special Bingo Games

Speed Bingo - Speed Bingo games are similar to regular bingo games except the speed of calling is much quicker. Balls are typically called at three-second intervals.

Dual Dab or Double Action: A Dual Dab bingo card contains two numbers per square instead of the standard one number per square. Players mark the square if either number is called during the course of the game.

Super Jackpot: The Super Jackpot game is a bingo game run in conjunction with a regular bingo event. The jackpot prize is awarded based on completing a specified pattern (full card) within a designated number of bingo numbers drawn. The designated number starts at 50 and increases from event to event until the jackpot prize is won.

Progressive Style Games

Boardwalk 50 Jackpot

A progressive prize, which grows each session depending on card purchases, is awarded for completing the full card within 50 calls or less. If the jackpot is not won, a consolation prize is played for based on a percentage of card sales. On the 10th, 20th and last day of the month, if the Jackpot is not won during the 7:15pm session, then 50% of the Jackpot becomes a must-go game - paid to the first person who completes a full card.

After the Accumulator progressive prize reaches $5000, the designated number of calls shall increase by one each time the progressive prize increases by $500 respectively. Where the progressive prize is not won within the designated number of calls, a consolation prize shall be awarded to the first person or persons completing the winning pattern. The consolation prize is equal to 50% of the gross revenues up to a maximum of $400.The consolation prize shall continue to be played even if the progressive prize is won.

Players Progressive Game

Similar to the Boardwalk 50, The Player's Progressive is a full card game whose ordinal starts at 50. If the Jackpot is not won, we carry on for a consolation prize determined as a percentage of card sales. If the jackpot reaches $5,000, it is capped at that amount, but the ordinal needed to win increases one number per day until the Jackpot is won.

Twoonie Pot Progressive

Prior to the commencement of each Regular Bingo event, a bingo ball shall be drawn from the bingo blower. This number shall be known as the "Indicator Number". The Indicator Number (bingo ball) shall be clearly shown to all players and returned to the bingo blower. The purpose of the Indicator Number is to alert participating players that the number drawn immediately after the Indicator Number will be the "Twoonie Progressive Number".

The Twoonie Progressive Game prize shall be awarded to a player or players achieving the winning combination of numbers. In order to win, a player must have a bingo on the number immediately drawn and called after the indicator number. For example, the indicator number drawn at the beginning of the bingo event is B15. When B15 is called during an eligible game the next number called is the Twoonie Progressive Number. This next number is G58 and it completes the game pattern. The player yells bingo and wins both the regular game prize and the Twoonie Progressive Prize.

BREAK OPEN TICKETS

Break Open Tickets are Charitable Gaming fund-raising tickets commonly known as Nevada Tickets which feature a predetermined ticket count and a definite payout amount. The object of the game is to open the perforated windows on the back of the ticket and match the symbols inside the ticket to the winning combinations on the front of the ticket. The winning Break Open Ticket is turned in for a cash prize.

Seal cards and bingo event tickets are specific types of break open tickets.

SEAL CARD GAME

A Seal Card Game is similar to any regular deal of break open tickets containing a predetermined ticket count and a definite payout amount. It is played just like a regular break open game with some key differences that add more excitement to your bingo outing.

Seal card games typically have smaller ticket counts, which means they sell extremely fast. Some tickets pay instant cash prizes while other tickets contain sign-up numbers that grant certain players a chance at a secondary prize or prizes. Play continues until all tickets are sold. Once all tickets are sold a flare card (poster) is then opened to reveal the flare cards sign-up number. The player whose ticket sign-up number matches the uncovered flare card sign-up number wins.

BINGO EVENT TICKET GAME

Bingo event games bridge the gap between bingo and Break Opens and are an excellent way to add excitement to your bingo game. A bingo event game is, for the most part, played in a very similar manner to a seal card game. Each individual bingo event ticket game has a predetermined ticket count, a fixed prize payout, instant winning tickets and a series of hold tickets.

The hold tickets in a bingo event in the game are traditionally Bingo Numbers B1-O75. These hold tickets are held for a larger prize that is paid out after all the tickets are sold - again similar to a seal game.

The main difference is that a bingo event game winner can be determined using the bingo flashboard, the last number called during a bingo game or by using the enclosed seal card. For example, if the event game has 75 hold tickets numbered B1-O75 (one number per ticket), and while playing a regular bingo game the number B5 is the last number called, then the event winner would be the holder of the ticket with B5 printed on it. Once, all the tickets in the event game are sold, the caller will announce in which bingo game the event game will be played and announce how the event winner will be determined.

There are several different styles of Event tickets and this is why they offer so much added excitement to your game.