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It may sound strange but there is no
official definition of the game of Bingo so the licensing authorities have
obviously had to come up with their own in order to sell online operators a
license. This applies to traditional Bingo Halls as well. There also isn't any
standard adopted by the industry body that represents Bingo operators. But you
can rest assured that when you are searching for the
Best Bingo Sites 2019 that the UKGC has
made sure the licensed operator (you wouldn't play with anyone else, would
you?) has fulfilled all the technical requirements.
What Is Bingo?
Long ago the now defunct
Gaming Board had guidelines thrown at them, which they took little notice of,
by various governments who had initiated Royal Commissions on aspects of the
gambling world, including Bingo. Back in 1978 their wisdom and a lot of time
and public money decided that bingo is essentially a lottery that has been
turned into a game. So basically useless. But they did go on to say that to be
called a bingo game it must have three principles that are
fundamental.
1. Bingo is
operated as a game of chance
This simply means that you are
playing a game against other players and not the bank. So the house has no part
in how you play and can not affect the outcome of your game. It also means that
everyone has an equal chance so that every card played as the same chance of
winning as any other.
2.
The Game Of Bingo must involve player participation
The rule of
participation is there to distinguish bingo from a lottery. You can't just buy
a card and sit back and let it play itself because that is a lottery. So human
interaction is required like players marking their cards and claiming a win.
Now with bingo online or played on a mobile device you can ask the software to
play out the game for you, and this is considered okay because it is a
combination of autoplay and your request.
3. Bingo has a clear finsih line where people can see that
there is a winner
As with any game, bingo has to have rules which
tell everyone how the winner is selected and it must be sensible and related to
the environment. This distinguishes it from a lottery where a jackpot may roll
over and over and eventually may not be won but rather divided out amongst
another catorgory of winner entirely.
There are other rules which can be
enforced if the game is advertised as Bingo. Many are obvious but there are
important stipulations that players may want to look out for when playing a new
site, especially if you are not sure they have a license from the
UKGC.
Key rules included any extra prize money offered
must stay available to be won and be able to be won no matter how many players
eventually start the game. This stops operators offering attractive prizes and
then pulling out because not as many players have joined the game as they
hoped. Some value for punters can be found here when you find guarantees that
are not matched by the players entry fees. You need to watch out for these but
don't be surprised if these are withdrawn fairly quickly.
In real world
Bingo halls it is legal to have just physical prizes instead of cash but these
are generally just for interval games between the main money events. People do
just like playing bingo for fun. |
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