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Progressive Bingo is Here!
You know Bingo. It’s the group game that anyone can play, with neat little cards, a “caller” who calls out the numbers, and sudden exclamations of “Bingo!” that break the focused silence. You probably also know that when you play Bingo, you can win big prizes. But have you ever heard of Progressive Bingo? Or progressive anything for that matter?
Progressive games are a recent addition to the world of gaming that’s catching on like wildfire. When you add a “progressive jackpot” to a regular old game, you get a chance to win an incredible amount of cash. Same goes for Progressive Bingo, the new Bingo trend that’s turned an ordinary game into a suspense-filled opportunity to win millions of dollars.
Playing Bingo
For those of you who need a review, Bingo is a game that anyone can learn how to play. At the beginning of the game, you pay for a card. This small fee can be anywhere from 10 cents to a few dollars. Once you have your card, get ready pay close attention to the caller, who’ll be calling out the winning numbers.
On your card, you’ll see five columns and five rows filled with numbers. The columns are labeled with the letters B, I, N, G, and O. The numbers in each column correspond to the letter up top. For example, the B column contains five numbers between 1 and 15. The I column gets any numbers 16 through 30, and so on.
Now, listen closely or watch the numbers that are selected by hand, machine, or a random number generator. As the numbers on your card are picked, mark them off with a pen or a chip. You can call out Bingo whenever you have five in a row marked off horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Going For Progressive Bingo
That’s basic Bingo for you, but what happens in progressive bingo? First of all, let’s talk about the jackpot. In a regular game of Bingo, you win the jackpot based on a pre-determined set of rules. The prize for winning one line Bingo may be $5000 or $10,000, but whatever it is, it is. In a progressive bingo game, the jackpot knows no bounds. As more and more people play the game, the jackpot steadily increases. A part of each person’s card purchase goes toward the progressive bingo jackpot. It grows and grows as long as it has to, until someone wins the game.
Now, in order for this jackpot to be really impressive, it has to be difficult to win. If it wasn’t, someone would win it in the first game, before it had a chance to really grow. That’s why winning a progressive bingo game usually involves a card blackout (covering every square on your card). Not only that, but this blackout must be achieved within a certain number of calls. If nobody makes the cut, the jackpot just gets passed on to the next game - and the next - until someone gets lucky and wins.
Sounds like a game you'd want to play? You can play this trendy new Progressive Bingo game online, in casinos, and in Bingo halls throughout the country.
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