Other than being recreational, bingo can be a gambling game as well.
Traditionally, Bingo is known as a game played with randomly drawn numbers that players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on 5x5 matrices and players could play bingo and win by depending on a little luck.
The matrices are referred simply as cards.
Many versions would conclude the game when the first person to achieve a specified pattern from the drawn numbers.
A number before the specific pattern is achieved; the winner is usually required to call out the word "Bingo!" that serves to alert the other players of a possible win and will be punished if it is not called out.
All wins are checked for accuracy before the win is officially confirmed at which time the prize is secured and a new game is begun.
However, in this gambling version of bingo, players play bingo and compete against each other for the jackpot prize.
The most common bingo cards are flat pieces of cardboard which contain 25 squares arranged in five horizontal rows and five vertical columns.
By utilizing a number of methods to randomly generate the ball call, the numbers, which are called in a game of bingo, are obtained.
As to date, the electronic random number generators are now commonplace in most jurisdictions following the improvement of computer technology in bingo.
All methods essentially generate a random string of numbers that players are required to match to their bingo cards.
A successful match will bring about the jackpot winnings.
In the gambling version, most players often play multiple cards for each game.
Due to the large numbers played by each player, most halls provide tables for players, which they could fasten their cards with adhesive tape.
In addition, players usually use a special type of marker called daubers to mark cards faster.
At commercial halls, the next number would be displayed on a television monitor after the calling of the previous number but bingo cannot be called out until the number is called aloud.