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Thursday Night Bingo!

Join us for our weekly Thursday night Bingo at the Porter's Lake Community Centre
~ 4693 Hwy 7, Porter's Lake ~

Doors Open at 6 PM

HOUSE RULES

Revised October 17, 2019
  •  Cards will be sold as soon as set-up allows.
  • The PLCSA has the discretion of setting conditions for players holding seats at tables. Seats can only be held by the placement of a paid door card, admission book, at that seat location.
  • Seats may be reserved for players/volunteers who work the “Mini Games” and subsequently play the “Regular Games”.
  • Four seats shall be reserved for handicapped persons requiring a seat at the end of the table. These seats shall cease to be reserved after 7:00 pm. 
  • All bingo players must purchase a door card, admission book containing at least the “Regular Games’.
  • “Mini Games” play begins at 6:45 pm, immediately followed by play of the “Dual Dab” game.
  • Book play begins at the latter of 7:30 pm and completion of the “Dual Dab” game. No door cards, admission books, will be sold after this start time.
  • Patrons must be at least 16 years of age to purchase cards and/or claim prizes. Youth under 16 years of age may play cards purchased by an accompanying adult. Winning prizes of players younger than 16 accompanied by an adult player will be awarded to the adult who purchased the card.
  • Prizes will only be paid on door cards and special cards purchased from the PLCSA.
  • Volunteers of PLCSA bingo shall not play while engaged in the conduct of a particular game.
  • A number is not officially called until it is verbally announced by the caller.
  • A game is over once the caller declares the game closed.
  • No card may be played more than once.
  • Unless all numbers called are dabbed on every face of all cards held by a player for a particular game; the prize for that game shall not be awarded to that player.

STORM POLICY

The Bingo Committee has the discretion to cancel bingo on any given night. Cancellations will be called into CHFX 101.9 FM radio station by four (4) pm of the bingo night.

The “Bingo Black Out Policy” made effective April 1, 2012 will be in effect in the event of a power outage during a game. This policy states that if a power outage occurs during a bingo night each player will be provided with a “black out envelope” in which they will place their remaining bingo cards. Their envelope will be sealed and the player’s name and the current date will be recorded on the front of the envelope. The envelopes will be turned in to and secured by the bingo captain that night. No money will be refunded to the players. The bingo committee will decide the best date to continue the play of these cards. On that subsequent date the player can select a proxy to play their cards if they so wish.

GAME & PRIZE RULES

Multiple winners shall split prizes evenly.
Winning cards will be verified through the computer.

01 Regular Games

Regular Games are sold in a 3-up book format containing 15 games for $5.00; or in a 9-up book format containing 20 games for $24.00. The prize for each regular game is $150, unless there are 60 or less players on a storm night, in which case the prize is $100 . A “Regular Game” card is a winner when two lines, or one line and four corners, have been called and dabbed. The 9-up format book includes five specials. The last game in each book is the “Jackpot” game.

02 Special Games

Special Games, included in the 9-up book, “#7”, “Around the Free”, “Postage Stamp”, “Letter X”, “Letter T or Inverted T” and “6 Pack (the hard way)”, are also sold in single 3-up strips for $1.00 each. The prize for each game is “half the take” except the “Postage Stamp” which pays out “85% of the take”.

03 Mini Games

“Mini Games” commence at 6:45 pm. These are sold in four books. Each book contains four games in a 3-up format and sells for $2.00. A “Mini Game” is a winner if either one line or four corners have been called and dabbed. The prize for each game, other than those in the final book, is “half the take”. The games in the final book will each have a prize of the greater of “half the take” or $20.00.

04 1-Line Special

The “1 Line Special” sells in a single 3-up strip for $1.00 each. The prize for dabbing one line in 7 numbers or less is the progressive jack-pot. The jack-pot starts at $100.00 and increases weekly by $25.00 until won. The consolation prize for winning in excess of 7 numbers is “half the take”.

05 Bonanza

The “Bonanza” game is sold in a 2-up format for $1.00. The prize is $1,000.00 for a full card completed in 50 numbers or less. The first 47 numbers are pre-called at 6:15 pm and remain displayed during the evening. “Bonanza” game winners are not eligible to win the prize until after the caller first asks if there are any winners. The consolation prize for a full card completed after 50 numbers are called is “half the take”.

06 Kite / Triple 

The “Kite” or “Triple Win” is played on a red, white, and blue 6-up sheet which sells for $2.00. The prize, as a “percentage of the take”, paid out depends on the colour on which the bingo is won. (white-50%, red –60%, blue-70%). If there are multiple winners the prize to be divided will be based on the highest percentage associated with the colour on which a bingo is won.

07 Dual Dab

The “Dual Dab” game is played immediately after the “mini games”. It is sold in a 1-up format for $1.00. A card is a winner when two lines, or one line and four corners, have been dabbed. The prize, a percentage of the take, is determined by selecting one of the letters P,L,C,S or A on a prize board. One each of the following five percentages, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% and 80%, are placed at random under each letter on this prize board. If there are multiple winners; each winner will select a letter from the prize board. The prize, determined by the highest percentage chosen, will be divided equally by the winners.

09 Bonus No.

The “Bonus Number” for a bingo night will be the first ball from the bingo machine on the “Around the Free” special game. A $50.00 prize will be awarded on to a player when the “Bonus Number” number 
generates the first win on a “Regular Game” card, as validated by the computer. The prize will be evenly split if there are multiple winners.

10 Toonie Pot

The “Toonie Pot” is an optional purchase costing $2.00. Purchase of the “Toonie Pot” will be recognized by the placement of a PLCSA stamp on the back of one of the card books, admission books purchased by a patron.
  • If a “Toonie Pot” prize can be awarded on a game book being played by a child under 16 years of age as referenced in “rule 7”; the “Toonie Pot” prize is awarded to the accompanying adult if that adult has purchased a “Toonie Pot” on one of their own books. It is not necessary for the adult to have purchased a second “Toonie Pot” for the card played by the youth. 
  • The first number called on the “#7” special game will be the “Toonie Pot” number for the remainder of the night. 
  • Purchases of the “Toonie Pot” for the evening will be divided equally into three separate building pots. 
  • Pot 1 covers the first 4 “Regular Games”; pot 2 covers the next 5 “Regular Games”, and pot 3 covers the last 5 “Regular Games”.
  • A “Toonie Pot” prize will be awarded on to a player when the “Toonie Pot” number generates the first possible win on that “Regular Game” card, as validated by the computer.

11 Jack it Up / Hotball

    The “Jack It Up” or “Hotball” is a break open ticket costing $1.00. In addition to monetary winning tickets, each deal box contains 25 tickets providing a chance to win a $200.00 prize during a specified bingo game. The “Hotball” game will be announced prior to viewing the first ball of the bingo game being played simultaneously. The “Hotball” game winner also choses a number from 1 to 10 in an attempt to win the “Hotball” jackpot. The “Hotball” jackpot builds by $100 per deal box sold. If a player is the only winner, a player is still eligible to claim their prize if they provide a winning card any time after their third winning number has been called. If multiple players win, the prize will be awarded to the player having their win on the most recent ball drawn.

    12 Jackpot

    Extra “Jackpot” sheets sold in 3-up single strip for $1.00 each; are an optional purchase.
    The current “Jackpot” game and prize rules are described below and, form part of these “House Rules”

    Jackpot Game
    • The initial building jackpot prize will be won if a full card is dabbed in 48 numbers or less. 
    • The initial jackpot prize will start at $4,000.00 and will have $100.00 added to it every weekly bingo night. 
    • The number of called balls for winning the jackpot prize will increase by one whenever an additional $1,000.00 has been added to the initial prize. 
    • The consolation prize for winning the full card in a subsequent number of balls is $300.00. 
    • During the jackpot game a $100.00 prize will be awarded for the first inside square and also the first outside square.
    • Week 1 to 10, respectively $4,000.00 to $4,900.00 in 48 numbers or less
    • Week 11 to 20, respectively $5,000.00 to $5,900.00 in 49 numbers or less
    • Week 21 to 30, respectively $6,000.00 to $6,900.00 in 50 numbers or less
    • Week 31 to 40, respectively $7,000.00 to $7,900.00 in 51 numbers or less
    • Week 41 to 50, respectively $8,000.00 to $8,900.00 in 52 numbers or less
    • Week 51 to 60, respectively $9,000.00 to $9,900.00 in 53 numbers or less
    • Week 61 to 70, respectively $10,000.00 to $10,900.00 in 54 numbers or less
    • Week 71 to 80, respectively $11,000.00 to $11,900.00 in 55 numbers or less
    • Week 81 to 90, respectively $12,000.00 to $12,900.00 in 56 numbers or less

    How Did Bingo Originate?

    TBingo is one of the most popular forms of gambling played today and having experienced a boom period in post-World War II Britain, it hit a period of decline before its conversion to the online platform breathed new life into the game. But how did Bingo begin?

    Bingo is one of the most popular forms of gambling played today and having experienced a boom period in post-World War II Britain, it hit a period of decline before its conversion to the online platform breathed new life into the game. But how did Bingo begin?

    Where It All Began
    In this modern era of gambling, where a wide variety of games are available to play at the touch of a single button online, it’s easy to see how games that were once popular but vanished from the public arena have now been subjected to what can only be described as a second coming.

    One of those games is Bingo. No doubt growing up, depending on your age, Bingo would have been either a game that was part of a huge boom around the country, in a time when prosperity was finding its feet once again after a global conflict, or a game that was slowly dying a very slow death as old father time caught up with it.

    Bingo is a Lottery… Literally!
    It is believed that Bingo started initially as a game in Italy way back in 1530. It has been linked to originating from the Italian lottery called Il Gioco del Lotto d’Italia. It made its way to Britain through France, and by the 18th century was being widely played up and down British towns and cities before moving into other markets including the US.

    The journey through France is where the game of Bingo morphed into the form that we are all familiar with today. It resembled the French lottery game called Le Lotto and by 1778, it was one of the most popular forms of gambling in France. This then migrated to the British market as word spread of this thrilling game of chance.

    “Beano!”
    There is evidence that the game of Bingo did not earn its name until a toy manufacturer from Long Island by the name of Edwin S Lowe popularized the game after playing it under the guise of Beano at a carnival in Georgia, USA, back in 1929. Legend has it that Lowe played the game with friends when he returned home and one of his friends was so elated by winning, that instead of shouting “Beano!” she actually shouted, “Bingo!”.

    Lowe decided that the game was so popular with his friends that he printed cards, increased the possible combinations on the cards, and packaged it as a game called “Bingo”. The success Lowe enjoyed from selling Bingo, then allowed him to go on and sell the iconic game of Yahtzee.

    Changing the Perception
    When asked to explain what springs to mind when we think of Bingo then, there will be images of smoky old Bingo halls in run down towns where the seating is populated by silver-haired pensioners getting their weekly kicks outdoors. That is perhaps a slightly harsh view of the stereotype that Bingo long held. Bingo in the UK is now an industry worth an estimated £1.3 billion after all.

    Online and Mobile Revolution
    The impact online Bingo is having on the public opinion of the game is incredible. The first online Bingo site in the form of Cyberbingo.com was established back in 1996, but it was not until 2003 in co-ordination with the massive online poker boom that online bingo really took the step to the next level.

    Such was the popularity of online Bingo, that even Facebook apps such as Wonder Bingo witnessed such a large amount of traffic and interest from players that it was able to launch its own website for players in 2011.

    In 2013, 15 Network officially launched and this enabled Bingo to move into the mobile gambling market, which has seen monthly revenues increase with every passing year. That appears to be the future of Bingo now.

    It’s a long way from the origins of Bingo that was played by Italians way back in the 16th century. It is a game that has endured so many evolutionary phases during its long history. The game we all know and play these days is a long shot from the game that was played when it was first invented.

    The beautiful thing is that its history shows what a truly global game it is. Originating in Italy, evolving in France, being revolutionized in Britain, and becoming commercialized in the US. There is something very poetic about that.

    Source:
    https://www.casino.org/blog/how-did-bingo-originate-the-history-of-bingo-explained/
    Written by: Kevin Horridge, January 25, 2016
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