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Originally made of wood; they are now made of plastic and are similar to ping-pong balls.
Bingo balls come in sets of 75 or 90 and are mixed in a console or blower chamber that randomly selects numbers for the caller.
BUY-IN
The price charged for a "Packet" of bingo paper for an evening's play. Different buy-in levels are offered based on the player's ability to play (and pay). Buy-in levels consist of different packets of early birds, regular session and nite owls. Each hall operator determines their own buy-in levels.
CALLER
The person who randomly "calls" balls in the play of bingo. He/she usually sits above the crowd so that he or she can be seen by everyone.
COLLATION
A tablet or pad of bingo sheets arranged in a specific color sequence.
CONSOLE
A wood or metal cabinet, consisting of a blower chamber and a master board, used to operate a bingo game.
COVER-ALL
(Blackout) A big $ or jackpot bingo game usually played late in a bingo session which requires the player to cover all 24 squares on a bingo face to win.
CUT
Indicates the direction in which a sheet of faces will be cut from the master sheet. A cut can be square, horizontal or vertical.
Bingo ink markers used to mark called numbers on bingo paper.
EARLY BIRD
A short bingo session (2-8 games) placed prior to the regular session, used by the bingo operator to get players to the hall well in advance of the start of play. Small prizes are usually awarded.
FACE
The individual bingo sheet containing 24 numbers plus the consecutively numbered free space.
FLASHBOARD
An electronic board (sign) displayed in a bingo hall that is used with a console and contains 75 numbers which can be lit up after the caller "calls" the number.
FLOOR WORKER
A person who assists in the play of a bingo game to keep it operating smoothly. He/she usually works a section of the floor selling pull tabs or is used to call back or verify a winning bingo.
FREE SPACE
The middle space on each bingo face. The free space has a number in it (free space number) used to identify that particular bingo face.
GAME PATTERN
Refers to a combination of squares which are required to be covered in order to win a bingo game. For example: The letter "X" game pattern tells players that they must cover both diagonal rows to win.
A short bingo session (2-6 games) played after the regular session, used by the operator to get players to stay and spend. Small prizes are usually awarded.
LOOSE PAPER
Bingo paper not collated into books or pads and sold individually. Loose paper is also called paper "specials".
NITE OWL
A bingo session (2-8 games) used by the operator to allow the "Bingo Junkie" to stay after the regular session and spend money. Small prizes are awarded.
ON
An "ON" is the number of bingo faces per sheet of paper. For example: a 9 ON would have nine faces per sheet.
PACKETS
Consist of a number of bingo paper UPS and SPECIALS. They are used by the operator to lure players into the hall. A "package deal" for the player.
PADDED
Some bingo paper is ordered in "padded" form, usually in books of 25. Padded paper is used because it provides more control than loose paper. sold in 1 color - full series.
PULL TAB
A ticket having perforated windows or tabs which reveal numerals or symbols when opened.
Just as the name indicates, the regular session is the
main attraction consisting of anywhere between 10 and 20 games and usually has the big jackpot as the last game in order to "hold" the crowd.
SERIAL NUMBER
A unique number printed at the top of some bingo papers through the ”N” of BINGO. This is a security feature on bingo papers to ensure that bingo players are using paper purchased for that game and not on paper from a different game or previous session.
SERIAL NUMBER TRACKING
Bingo papers which use common serial numbers throughout a set of bingo paper allows bingo halls to verify if that paper was purchased from their hall for that session. This ensures that players are using paper purchased for that game and not on paper from a different game or previous sessions. This protects your profits and the integrity of your game.
SERIES
Bingo paper is printed in groups of 9,000 unique faces known as a series. Bingo King, for example has 7 different 9,000 series or 63,000 unique bingo faces.
SET
Bingo paper of the same color or border having the same serial number in multiples of 9,000 faces.
SLIP SHEET
(Wax sheet) A sheet of paper containing wax strips used to divide the tablets of collated paper into books after it is glued.
U-PIK-EM
(Lucky Seven) A two-part NCR (no carbon required) form used by players to pick their own numbers for a special bingo game. Players retain the top copy, turning in the second copy before the start of the game so that it can be used later for winner verification.
UP
Refers to the number of sheets that are used to make a book or pad of bingo paper. A 10 UP booklet indicated that the book has 10 sheets or pages.
WINNER TAKES ALL
A stand-along bingo game (not part of the regular session) played toward the end of the evening where cards are sold for play and all money raised in their sale will be given back as the prize
