Following our previous tip regarding internet bingo rooms, we thought it would be helpful to introduce casino bettors to the gaming options and software features available at leading bingo rooms such as BingoWorkz. Assuming you are already familiar with how bingo is played and won, we would now like to put emphasis on the options that players can expect to find while inside a bingo room lobby.

After logging into the software platform, which is the same process as that used at online casinos, players will find themselves in the lobby. Here is where different bingo games/lounges can be accessed by simply clicking on the game name; i.e. "Fair N' Square Bingo", "Free Bingo" or "High Rollers Bingo". Once on the main playing screen, players will then have the option to view the games schedule and buy cards.

Purchasing cards can normally be done in the Pre-Buy mode or Auto-Buy mode. The Pre-Buy mode allows players to buy cards beforehand, which can then be used as one sees fit. Up to 100 cards can usually be played on a single game of bingo. Depending on the card prices (ten cents, fifty cents, one dollar), the total wager on a single game will vary.

You may be wondering how somebody could possibly keep track of 100 bingo cards at a single time. Well, they don't - This is the job of the gaming software, just as it is the job of online casino software to automatically update picks on a keno card. As bingo numbers are being drawn, the software automatically updates every card accordingly. For those cards which have a number match, the number is highlighted on the card and a small text message on each card stating how many more numbers are needed to hit "BINGO" is updated. The software also color-codes each card to reflect how close it is to becoming a winner.

Understandably, all one-hundred cards cannot be viewed at once. Rather, something like four to nine cards will be viewable at a single time. Again, the software automatically moves the top performing cards to the front of the pack, while allowing other multiple groups of nine cards to be viewed by clicking on a corresponding link (much like viewing multiple pages of search engine results).

When the drawing is finished and a winner/winners are declared, payouts are made and all cards are deleted. Players are automatically issued brand new cards for additional games. This is how bingo games are played out (not too much different than games at casinos). In our next tip, we will explore more playing options and features found at internet bingo rooms.