Bingo: rules and winning strategies

Bingo is a game with a history going back several centuries. It is similar to Russian Lotto, but it has its own special features. Here’s how to play and win at Bingo.

Rules and Types

The rules of Bingo are simple: initially, you will be dealt certain cards. These have a number on them. Their order is chaotic and hard to predict. Then balls with a clearly drawn number are taken out of a special device (a lotto machine, a bag etc.). When it coincides with the number the player has on his card, he crosses it out. The winner is the player who is the first of the other participants to cross out the available numbers.

Bingo is played all over the world. The popularity of this entertainment has spawned many types of bingo. Among them:

30 balls – the player’s card in this case usually contains 9 numbers of any order;
75 balls – the player’s card has 24 numbers, with an empty square drawn in the middle;
80 balls – the total number of random numbers in the player’s card is 16 (four rows each);
90 balls – the most popular type, where each ticket contains 15 numbers in the range of 1-90.

The lowest odds of winning are calculated in the 90-ball version of Bingo. Unsurprisingly, it has been chosen as the main form of entertainment by many gambling operators.

A bit of history

Bingo has its roots in the ancient Italian game “Lo Giotto Del Lotto”. It originated in Italian towns. The first game was played in 1530. Special beans were placed on cards to mark the numbers that fell out. The contestant who closed all the numbers had to shout “Bean Go” in a loud voice. Hence the name of the game.

Bingo later spread to America. Businessman Edwin Lowe refined the rules and then ordered 600 cards with no repeating numbers. It only took a few raffles for New Yorkers to clobber the tickets once they went on sale. Everyone was hoping to hit the jackpot.

In the UK, Bingo became so widespread that the authorities officially legalised the game in 1960. In the 1980s, the entertainment was legalized by dozens of states. Prizes reached millions of euros, so people eagerly purchased tickets in the hope of getting rich. New technology has moved the games online. Now you can become a member of Bingo after registering on the appropriate virtual resource.

Winning strategies

In Bingo, a lot is decided by luck. There is no clear strategy that guarantees profit in this pastime. But experts have worked out a few rules that increase the possibility of winning. Here are some basic tips:

The optimal range for the “I” column is 19-29;
Buy (choose) tickets yourself;
in the name “G” it is best to choose numbers from 49 and above;
for “O” category the optimal range is 60-69;
Give preference to cards with the lowest number designation in the column “B”.

In online casinos the rules are usually identical to their television counterparts. The specifics are that the user plays against the establishment. Foreign operators provide the opportunity to play Bingo virtually every hour. To do so, it is necessary to go through the registration procedure and deposit money into the account. Participants are given the option of chatting with each other.

Thus, Bingo is a game with a history that has several varieties. It is played with specific rules and there is no explicit strategy for winning. Much of the game’s success is determined by chance and luck.