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The Best and Most Complete Bingo Glossary

bingo glossary One of the simplest and quickest ways to learn the game of bingo will be learning the game glossary. Here you may see the list of most often used words and phrases in the game of bingo online and in real land based halls:

Admission – The permission to enter a bingo hall and participate in the bingo game.

Admission Packet – A packet of bingo cards that is purchased to participate in the game. Each packet may have three or six cards.

After Game – The game that is played after the last round of a bingo has been finished.

Bingo Card (Ticket) – A card with 5x5 grid, out of which 24 are numbered and the center square is blank.

Bingo Dauber – A marker used in the game of bingo to mark off the called numbers.

Bonanza Bingo – A bingo type where the numbers are drawn prior to the session, and the winner is the one who completes the blackout.

Blackout – A pattern that requires all the numbers to be covered in order to win.

Caller – The person who is the employee of the bingo hall and announces the randomly picked out numbers one by one.

Casino Night – A time when the bingo organizers are allowed to operate the casino gambling games. The time is usually from the afternoon till late at night.

Consolation Prize – The prize used in the games with no winners.

Free Space – The square in the center of the US Bingo card. This space is used as a wild one.

G.T.I – The automatic dauber that marks more than one bingo cards at once.

Hardway – A winning pattern that is to be completed without the use of a free space.

Instant Bingo – A winning bingo pattern, required to complete to win the provided prizes.

Jackpot – A big award, that is granted for specific and completed patterns.

Money Ball – The ball that is picked out before the game starts and announced. After that, it goes back to all the rest balls. The player that wins with the help of that number has his prize doubled.

On – The player that lacks one or more numbers to complete the pattern is known to be "On".

Pattern – A special unique form/shape that is to be made of marked bingo numbers on the player's ticket.

Parti – The type of bingo game where the cash prize depends on the quantity of players.

Progressive Jackpot – The jackpot that increases up until the time it is won.

Quickie – The fast bingo game where the numbers are announced quickly.

RNG - Random Number Generator, the function that makes sure the numbers are drawn at a random.

Session – The period for a several bingo games.

Special – The special bingo games that are played on other than admission cards.

Validation – The eligibility that is needed to win the additional prize.

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