Thursday Night Bingo!

EVERY THURSDAY

Porter's Lake Community Centre
~ 4693 Hwy 7, Porter's Lake ~

 Doors open and card sales start at 5:30 pm. No limit on Hot Ball tickets.   
Early Bird/Mini Bingo starting at 6:20pm, regular Bingo games start at 7:00pm.


BINGO STORM LINE
In the event of inclement weather, call 902-827-3383 after 4pm on the day of Bingo for a recorded message to say if Bingo is cancelled.


Gaming License
 Bingo # AGD-113813-23, October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026.
Gaming License Break Open Tickets # AGD-232307-22, October 01, 2022 to September 30, 2025.


Thank you for your continued support of our Community Centre.

HOUSE RULES

Revised Sep 17, 2024
  •  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 6:20 pm, immediately followed by play of the “Dual Dab” game.
  • Book play begins at the latter of 7:00 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

BINGO STORM LINE
In the event of inclement weather, call 902-827-3383 after 4pm on the day of Bingo
 for a recorded message to say if Bingo is cancelled.

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 $25.00. The prize for each regular game is $100, unless there are 75 or more players, in which case the prize is $125. 85 or more players, the prize is $150.00. 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”, and “One Line Special” (lucky 7), 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 6:20 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 $150.00 and increases weekly by $25.00 until won. The consolation prize for winning in excess of 7 numbers is “half the take”. This game is also already included in your 9-up regular book.

05 Bonanza

The “Bonanza” game is sold in a 2-up format for $1.00. The prize starts at $1,000.00 for a full card completed in designated amount of numbers or less, with an accumulating jackpot which increases by $25.00 weekly until won. The first 47 numbers are pre-called at 6:00 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 designated amount of numbers are called is “half the take”. Amount of numbers begins at 48 numbers or less and increases by 1 every 10 weeks thereafter. There is a maximum of $4000.00 for the jackpot.

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 is half the take.

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 to a player when they win on the “Bonus Number”.

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 to a player when the “Toonie Pot” number generates the first possible win on that “Regular Game” card, as validated by the computer.

11 Hotballs

    The “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 split between the two, however, only the winner on the most recent number called will have the chance at the jackpot but choosing the number between 1-10.

    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. ($400.00 if over 100 patrons)
    • 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