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Bingo is probably one of the most enjoyable and entertaining forms of gambling. Most bingo games or tournaments have an entry fee, whether it is per game or per card watched. However, each bingo game won will either pay cash or give you some type of prize for winning.

How much does bingo cost?

On average, plan on spending anywhere from $1 to as much as $10 per card to play if you were to play at a local bingo hall. However, if you were to play at a casino, the pricing may be different. Casinos will often use packs with varying colors at a set price. Each color, depending on the casino policy, will vary in jackpot winnings and each pack will contain a certain amount of cards, usually around 50 to 100. These cards, unlike at a bingo hall where you manually market them, will be electronically checked as the game goes on. Packs/session can often range anywhere from $20 to $50.

According to this TripAdvisor.com thread, they say you should plan on spending at least $20, at a minimum, to play bingo at a local casino. Members also say the bingo played at a casino is often a lot different than traditional bingo played at local bingo halls or what you’re used to seeing at home. These casinos, according to the thread, will use multi-colored packs and each color will be worth a certain amount. These packs, depending on the casino, can contain 100 cards each. In that same thread, one member said she paid about $35 at the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas and this was enough to allow her to play for the entire one-hour session, which was about 10 games total.

On this DisBoards.com thread, they talked about what it would cost to play bingo on a cruise ship. According to the thread, they paid about $30 for six paper cards or $40 for 24 electronic cards. The more you purchased during the session, the lower the “per card” fee would be. On another thread on Cruisemates.com, they said they had paid $10 for one card or $20 for three cards, and the prices were in the $1,000 range.

Bingo overview

Depending on the location you play, most casinos today allow you to play either with an electronic card that automatically marks your card, usually via a computer, or manually, which allows you to mark the cards on your own. Most bingo halls will often allow you to use markers, while casinos will use the electronic method, but again, all casinos will have its own policies. Bingo players who often play say the staff at most places will be more than happy to help you before the game begins to explain how you play and what you need to do to get started.

Depending on the amount being played, it seemed as if jackpots would range anywhere between $500 to more than $10,000. If playing at a bingo hall, it would seat an average of 100 guests, but some casinos were able to accommodate as many as 1,000 people.

What are the extra costs?

For those who play often where they use a manual marker, many opt to purchase bingo markers that help with marking the cards. These markers only cost $1 to $3.

How can I save money?

If attending a local bingo hall or casino, go to the official website to see if they are offering any sort of deals. For example, they may have a buy, one get one free deal or a senior day.

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Average Reported Cost: $5

How much did you spend?

1. Vibe (Fredonia, NY) paid $0 and said:

   It rocked

   Was it worth it? Yes
   

2. t burns (Bear, Delaware) paid $10 and said:

   10

   Was it worth it? Yes
   

Our Bingo Cards and Packs Resource page gives you a description of a bingo face, explains the bingo perms available, where to find serial #’s and defines bingo paper packs.

Introduction

Bingo cards are comprised of 24 numbers and a free space. A single bingo card is referred to as a “face.” There are 5 vertical columns on each card or face corresponding to the letters B – I – N – G – O.

The B – Row contains, in any order, the numbers from 1 – 15. The I – Row contains, in any order, the numbers from 16 – 30. The N – Row contains, in any order, the numbers from 31 – 45. The G – Row contains, in any order, the numbers from 46 – 60. The O – Row contains, in any order, the numbers from 61 – 75.

Permutations

Each bingo card is different from every other card by changing the numbers under a vertical row(s) so that the same exact numbers do not appear on more than 1 card. This is referred to as a permutation.

The possible arrangement of numbers on each card is practically limitless. In fact, the possible number of cards has been calculated to be:

552,446,474,061,129,000,000,000,000 of which 4,976,640,000 have the exact same 24 numbers, but in a different arrangement. If you could print one million cards per second it would take 17,505,972,382,599 years to print every possible card!

There have been literally millions of bingo cards designed by multiple manufacturers. In order to keep track of this multitude of cards, they are numbered which is the number that appears in the “FREE SPACE.” In general, card number 1 (free space #1) will always be identical to other card #1’s in that the exact same numbers will appear in exactly the same place on each card. The exception to this rule is that different manufacturers have designed their own unique cards.

Serial Numbers

Originally called “throw aways”, bingo today is played on disposable, newsprint bingo paper. There are approximately 30 different colors of bingo paper. There can be as many as 36 cards on a single sheet and cards are commonly manufactured and sold in lots of 9000 cards. Each lot is referred to as a “case” or “case equivalent.” Bingo manufacturers (printers) will print thousands of cases of bingo cards, by color, in a single press run. Similar to the free space number, these cases must be identified by a number that is called the “SERIAL NUMBER.” This number is a 6 – 8 digit number printed at the very top of each bingo card. The serial number is different in each case that is manufactured. This allows the manufacturer AND game managers to track each individual case of paper. For example, two different bingo games may be playing the same color of paper, but the serial numbers will be different.

Paper Packs

Bingo Packet Back Side

Recall that a single bingo card is also called a “face.” It is also called a “1 on” which identifies how many cards are “on” a single sheet of paper. Nearly all bingo games sell paper that has 3, 4, 6, or 9 cards “on” a sheet.

Bingo paper is typically sold by the bingo game in the form of a pack or booklet of different colored sheets glued together at the top (similar to a notepad). Each color is a different game of bingo. The sheets in a pack or booklet are called the “up,” meaning a 5 game booklet is called a 5 up, 10 games would be a 10 up etc. Combining the number of cards per sheet (“on”) with the number of sheets in the pack (“up”) provides everyone with a complete description of what is being used at a particular bingo game. For example:

Bingo Chips Packet

6 on 15 up – 6 cards per sheet, 15 different colored sheets or games in the pack

9 on 10 up – 9 cards per sheet, 10 different colored sheets or games in the pack