Everyone is aware of one of the most popular game “Bingo” (aka Housie). Traditionally a game of Bingo is played on a bingo card, a bingo board and bingo coins. The caller has control over the board and the coins and is responsible for calling out random numbers. The players are given the bingo cards instead. These cards have a 5×5 matrix outline with random numbers filled in every cell. Mechanized cash bingo is a variation if this traditional game. The caller is actually a mechanical Bingo system using coin slots. The coins are acquired in exchange of money and enable the player to play the game. The bingo card is also made out 4×4 plastic cards when compared to its classical 5×5 cardboard counterpart.
Reasons for its Mechanization
Mechanized cash bingo games were initially started in order to raise funds for churches and other institutions. Even now many churches organize regular bingo games to raise funds. Besides this, Mechanized bingo games are also pretty common in city clubs. The rules for this variation of bingo game are the same as that of the classical game. But since the size of the bingo card is just 4×4, there are just 80 numbers to play. But as the basic rules remains the same, the law governing the bingo games are different in different countries. For instance the manual claim by the player is called off.
Today’s Scenario
Though Mechanized bingo started with a good intention of raising funds, the present scenario has completely changed. Today Mechanized cash bingos are a part of every casino in the world. That might sound harmless but as a matter of fact it is mostly profit oriented. First of all the player’s chances of winning get reduced. This is primarily because of the small size of the card and the time interval of the caller. In classical games the numbers are called out at an interval of 15-20 seconds. But in case of its mechanized version, the caller calls out a single number at an interval of less than 2 seconds. There is also an involvement of a “participation fee” which is around 50% of the credit of the player. Only the other 50% of the credit left goes in the pool of prize money. This again is a major drawback, as the prize money is drastically reduced. According to probability principles, the player’s chance of winning a decent amount of money is very less. This again points to the fact that current mechanized bingo versions are nothing but a Porsche manipulation to make profit.
Playing bingo with a machine might be fun initially but can get really addictive as time goes by. The addiction not only involves the person’s bank balance but also affects his/her family life. Gambling a large amount of money on playing Bingo is a strict no. The game was created with just an intention of having fun and pass away time and not as a means for making profit. The same rule applies to online bingo games on several casino websites.
