Bingo Maine

Bingo is a game of chance where randomly selected numbers are drawn and players in Maine match those numbers to those appearing on 5x5 matrices which are printed or electronically represented and are known as `cards'.


1. Local Companies

John Roberts Road Bingo Hall
(207) 761-2717
206 John Roberts Rd
South Portland, ME
Mainely Bingo Inc
(207) 782-2929
37 Riverside Dr
Auburn, ME
Lamson Family Entertainment
(207) 761-2717
200 John Roberts Rd
South Portland, ME
A-Coin-O-Matic
(207) 942-5819
24 Bomarc Rd
Bangor, ME
Fraternal Order of Eagles Beano
(207) 989-4687
22 Atlantic Ave
Brewer, ME
Cavalier Club Bingo
(207) 784-0244
855 Lisbon St
Lewiston, ME
Windham Little League-Four Seasons Bingo
(207) 797-8890
33 Elmwood Ave
Westbrook, ME
Penobscot Indian Reservation High Stakes
(207) 827-7750
7 River St
Old Town, ME
Eagles Bingo
(207) 369-0519
13 Oxford Ave
Rumford, ME


2. Bingo - Overview


Bingo is a game of chance where randomly selected numbers are drawn and players match those numbers to those appearing on 5x5 matrices which are printed or electronically represented and are known as ‘cards’. The first person to have a card where the drawn numbers form a specified pattern is the winner and calls out “Bingo!” to alert other to the win. Bingo Is a game used for legalized gambling in some countries

3. Description


Canadian and American bingo cards are flat pieces of cardboard or non-reusable paper which contain 25 squares arranged in five vertical and five horizontal rows; Dual dab, or "double-action" cards have two numbers in each square. Each space in the grid contains a number, except for the centre square, which is considered filled. The highest number used is 75. The letters B, I, N, G, O are pre-printed above the five vertical columns, with one letter appearing above each column. The center space is marked "free." The printed numbers on the card correspond to the following arrangement: 1 to 15 in the B column; 16 to 30 in the I column; 31 to 45 in the N column; 46 to 60 in the G column and 61 to 75 in the O column.

There are 552,446,474,061,128,648,601,600,000 (five hundred fifty-two septillion, four hundred forty-six sextillion, four hundred seventy-four quintillion, sixty-one quadrillion, one hundred twenty-eight trillion, six hundred forty-eight billion, six hundred one million, six hundred thousand) possible arrangements of the numbers on a bingo card.

Each card has a unique serial number to permit quick verification by computer.

4. How to Play in Maine


Basically, players buy cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 grid corresponding to the five letters in the word B-I-N-G-O. Numbers such as B-2 or 0-68 are then drawn at random (out of a possible 75 in American Bingo, and 90 in British and Australian Bingo) until one player completes a 'Bingo' pattern, such as a line with five numbers in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on one of their cards and wins the prize. There are many possible patterns to play for.

A bingo Card contains 24 numbered spaces and one free space (blank), with which you play BINGO. The numbers are assigned at random on each card and are arranged in five columns of five numbers each by five rows (5 x 5 = 25 in total including the blank square).

Bingo ticket. The numbers in the B column are between 1 and 15, in the I column between 16 and 30, in the N column (containing four numbers and the free space) between 31 and 45, in the G column between 46 and 60, and in the O column between 61 and 75.

Players have thousands of unique (unduplicated) cards to choose from. Some manufacturers print unduplicated series of 6,000 cards. There are also series of 9,000 cards available. Hard cards and flimsy cards have a series number printed on them. For example, card number 1252 will always have the same numbers in the same spaces.

5. Featured National Company

Dimensions Dance Arts

(704) 209-6333
107 West Main St.
Rockwell, NC
http://www.dimensionsdancearts.com

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