In its place are the new, disposable 'cards': sheets of flimsy paper that are marked with an ink tube called a dauber, and discarded after each use. Sadly, the Bingo card-the flat piece of board with numbers marked by sliding red windows-has gone the way of the dinosaur. Because of this, and Oregon's stringent smoking-in-establishments laws, minors under the age of 18 are not allowed in Bingo parlors. Also, don't call out 'Bingo' unless you're absolutely sure you have it if you don't, you'll hear an entire roomful of people groaning at once and that's not a pretty sound.īingo halls usually have special non-smoking sections, but it seems that virtually every hardcore Bingo player has cigarettes burning from every orifice, at every possible moment. In a slow-paced, low-stakes postage stamp game, it's okay to talk in a Las Vegas style Speed Bingo t-off game it's not, because there's more concentration involved and the prizes are hotter. It's okay to talk, of course, but be mindful of how loud you're talking, and during which game you're doing it. (And if there's one type of person you don't want to piss off, it's a hardcore Bingo player.)Īnother thing that will piss off your fellow Bingoites is if you're in the middle of a small hall, and you're yammering your mouth off. It's important to remember if you're going to a packed Bingo parlor, you must actually play the game to sit at the Bingo tables otherwise, you're taking up space where a player could sit, losing money for the parlor and pissing off potential contestants.

So before you head out to one of outer Portland's fine Bingo establishments, first you've got to know a little about the game. To some, though, Bingo is not just a fad it's a way of life. The reason being is that people are looking past the dull cliche that it is a boring game.' In fact, the website has already predicted its arrival, saying 'Bingo was once considered to be the game of 'Little Old Ladies,' but it is now attracting younger people of both sexes.

Like knitting, Bingo is one of those old-ladies-darning sort of activities that's poised for a serious comeback.

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