For those who are new to bingo, it is important to understand the most common terms and phrases used when playing bingo. Here is a basic list of terms you need to understand to get your knowledge of bingo on the right path:
Bingo Hall – a large hall where anyone can go and play bingo. Bingo halls also offer slot machines as well as food and drink. In the UK, Mecca Bingo and Gala Bingo are knows for operating bingo halls.
Online Bingo – over the past few years, bingo operators have launched websites to enable bingo players to play online. Playing “online bingo” means that you play bingo on an internet website using a credit cards or an e-wallet account to pay for your bingo cards.
Bingo Card – they are the cards that you buy to play the game. Match the numbers called to the numbers on your card to win a cash prize. You can buy any number of cards from 1 to 12, 24 or more.
Blackout or Coverall or Full House – this is a pattern of game where you must cover the whole card to win.
Caller – this is the person calling the numbers in a bingo hall.
Chat room – the chat room is an area of the online bingo site where users can communicate with other users and with the chat room manager. It’s a friendly area to share your experience and wish luck to everyone.
CM – CM stands for chat room manager. The CM is the person who monitors the chat room.
Free bingo – online bingo rooms give you free cash bonuses or free bingo cards so that you can play bingo for free. Free bingo is normally associated to play through conditions meaning that if you win, you need to play a number of games on the room before you can withdraw your winnings.
Jackpot – a jackpot is a large cash prize associated with a game or with a bingo room. There are rules to win a jackpot and the lucky winner can win life changing sums of money.
Marker – a Bingo Marker is a large pen or dauber used to mark the numbers on a bingo card. Many players have a lucky marker or pen.
Payout rate – This is the percentage of all the bets which is paid out by the Bingo Room to players.
Penny game – a bingo game where cards cost 1p.