I have an announcement to make.
BINGO World sucks, nobody come here. My chances of winning might be higher if everyone just stays away.
In all seriousness though, I had a lot of fun. I came to Bingo World for their 10:00p.m. session, and most of the elderly has gone home to bed, so the venue wasn't too crowded.
It was my first time here, so I had to purchase dabbers (they sell them for $2.50 here) and I also purchased three specialty games ($2 each) on top of the four line game booklet. I saw regulars with an electronic tablet that scans their booklet code and automatically dabs for them. So, you see people eating their dinner and just staring at a little screen. That little screen is available for additional costs, but come on, the dabbing part is what makes Bingo fun!
So when people call out BINGO, staff will come around to tables to yell out the card number and pay you in cash on the spot. The pot is divided between whoever gets Bingo at the same time. My friend had Bingo for a 1-line hardway with a prize of $100 - soon after he yelled Bingo, 17 other people yelled Bingo as well. So, at the end, everyone only won $6 each.
My boyfriend thought the arena was stuffy and smelled like old people, but I thought it was fine. There are plenty of seats available, and a nice cafeteria in case you get hungry.
You could also purchase a toonie ticket - Say that you got Bingo for one of the games, and they call out your toonie ticket number, you'd immediately win an extra $5000!
Tip:
1. Pre-dab the FREE space in the games that aren't aiming for 1 or 2 line hardway (no FREE space allowed for those)
2. The number appears on a television screen before the announcer calls it out, so sit strategically facing the screen for time efficiency! But, remember not to call out BINGO till after the number is announced. read more