Bingo – Now On Air!
Some years ago, mothers who were fed up of their kids howling in the rear seat while driving, came up with a new bingo game called Radio Bingo. The mother made a bingo card on a piece of paper and in each box wrote a word that she thought the radio jockey would speak and gave it to the kids. She told kids to listen to the radio and mark the correct boxes until they get a bingo. The kids got a game and the mothers were happy too.
What started as an innocent pastime for children has now become a global trend, although with some slight changes.
Yes! Bingo is now on air. The game is already creating vibes on TV and internet and is now foraying into radio and mobile phone gaming as well. In the past few years, bingo has exploded in popularity both offline and online, with prizes ranging from free trips to jackpots.
Radio bingo has come as a boon for those who don’t have access to a bingo hall or internet. Although radio bingo does not have all the features of regular bingo such as chat-room facility and the community factor, it is more suitable for the areas with poor internet connectivity or no bingo halls.
To play radio bingo, you need to purchase bingo cards from your nearest dealer. Make sure all your cards are colour coded with serial numbers corresponding to the day on which you want to play. Keep your phone ready as the radio bingo program starts and dab the numbers as they are called. If you hit bingo, call at the given number and claim your prize. The prizes and jackpots are usually the same as in online bingo.