Bingo

Bingo

A game of chance in which each player has one or more cards printed with differently numbered squares on which to place markers when the respective numbers are drawn and announced by a caller. The first player to mark a complete row of numbers is the winner.

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lump sum payoff

Games; Bingo

A large jackpot that the winner elects to receive as a lump sum cash payment rather than an 'Annuity' (see above) over several years.

natural selection

Games; Bingo

A selection of numbers made by the player as opposed to a 'Quick Pick' or 'Lucky Dip' selection.

net machine income

Games; Bingo

The money played at a video lottery terminal (see 'Handle' above) minus the prizes won at that terminal.

no-match numbers

Games; Bingo

A 3 or 4 digit number that contains no double digits as in the 'Double' or 'Double-Double'.

numbers game

Games; Bingo

This term can be used for any lottery game where winners are determined by a random draw of numbers. However, it is often used more specifically for a game where a player selects three or four digits ...

Gail Howard

Games; Bingo

Gail Howard is a lottery expert and author of lotto strategy and wheeling books and Smart Luck lottery advantage software.

rotation

Games; Bingo

Rotation is when a lotto game chooses to change the ball set used for its official drawing. Many lotteries have several sets of lotto balls that are used in the machines. They may use a different set ...