Play Bingo U.K Style
Author: Simon Wood

Each year millions of U.K. Pounds are spent and won by people
who play bingo in the United Kingdom. These large amounts are
spent on the two formats available, the online form of the game
and the numerous bingo halls spread across the United Kingdom
where people can play bingo.

The U.K. version plays with numbers between 1 and 90 inclusive.
People play bingo with 'tickets' in the United Kingdom whereas
in the United States they play with 'cards'. Each ticket is
made up of 3 rows or lines and 9 columns. There are 5 numbers
in a row and each ticket has 15 numbers. A 'book' can be
purchased to play bingo; these books are a group of 6 tickets
and will cover all 90 numbers. When buying tickets to play
bingo, a player must buy enough to last him a session. These
sessions generally last for 1 hour and between 3 and 8 games
are played per session.

Obviously when people play they want to win money. For this to
happen when they play bingo, 1 of 3 things must happen:

1) The player gets all 5 numbers in the first row of his
ticket.

2) The player gets 5 numbers in both the first and second line.


3) The player gets all the numbers in the 3 lines, this is
known as a full house.

When people play bingo and 1 of the 3 mentioned scenarios
occur, the player must then call out "house" to claim his win.
If a player gets the 5 numbers in the first row, the game is
paused to validate the win and the winning ticket is shown on a
screen. The game continues until all 3 lines on a ticket have
been won. To claim for a multi-line win, the lines must be on
the same ticket. The prize pool is split between the 3 winning
combinations, where the bigger portion of the pool goes to the
player who wins with a full house.


About The Author: Simon Wood is a master casino gambler and
online bingo lover. Though he has over 30 years casino gambling
experience, Wood has always stated that bingo is his true
passion. His internet bingo related publications are filled
with interesting and useful online bingo tips. His many
articles can be found here: http://www.online-bingo.net