Essential tips for playing Bingo
The game Bingo was initially played in Italy during 16th century. Then the game slowly spread to other parts of the world. It was in France the game got ‘add ons’ with the introduction of tokens, cards and reading out number. This made the game more interesting. When the game was introduced in New York the winner shouted ‘Bingo’ instead to shout as ‘Beano’ which was the original name of the game.
 Bingo is a game where players try to match numbers against numbers which are already printed in matrix. It is usually a 5×5 matrix. Usually cards will be the matrices which will be in electronic format or in a paper. The game is finished when a player achieves a particular pattern of numbers from the drawn numbers. Before the next game begins all the winning patterns are examined for accuracy.

Normally bingo will be played with 75 different numbers. There will be a large rotating container and of the 75 number will be represented by a ball. A player enters the bingo room can bet the amount he wants and can start playing. A player can choose whether he will play against a single matrix or multiple matrices. in case of multiple matrices he has to be more alert. The container is allowed to rotate and once it stops a particular ball will be taken out of the container. The number on that ball will be declared to all bingo players. Now the players will look at their cards given to them initially and will start matching the numbers. If the number matches then the player marks the number in his card. If a particular player obtains five numbers either diagonally, in a row or in a column will shout “bingo”. Then that player will be declared as winner.
 Bingo today is a licensed form of gambling along with poker. It is widely played online and many online versions are famous. There are many bingo tournaments conducted in halls. Their idea is to make people spend a lot. Also there are many cheeky bingo sites. There are lot of games and special offers. There are tournaments that are conducted in TV’s. Bingo game requires both smartness and luck factor. The players who participate in Bingo require extreme awareness and have to keep remembering the numbers that flash in the screen. A player needs to be fast because a winner is decided on how fast he clicks the button after gets the required pattern of numbers. Hence people mostly prefer solitude at home to play bingo as it require extreme concentration.
 One criticism against Bingo is that it relies too much on luck. This is because a winning player is usually determined by the bingo sheet he/she gets. Whereas other poker games which are played for gambling requires mostly skill and some luck. Also people argue that the game is too repetitive and hence boring at times. One good thing is that a player on his day can take a lot of money home when compared to poker games.