Some Important Bingo Glossary

Admission
The criterion needed to enter a bingo hall and participate in a bingo game.
Admission Packet
As a price of admission there is a minimum number of cards that a player is required to purchase.
After Game
The game played following the end of a regular play session.
Ball Gate
The one-way flap under which the ball passes in the ball dispensing machine.
Ball Lifter
The lever that raises the ball from below the playfield to the 'ball shooter' tip.
Ball Runway
The conduit where the ball is launched by the ball shooter to enter the main playfield.
Ball Shooter
The spring loaded plunger used to launch the ball into the playfield area.
Bingo Board
An electronic display board that lights up to the numbers when they re called.
Bingo Books/Booklets
A set of different colored bingo sheets / bingo cards bound together to form a book/booklet to be played one for each game at a bingo session. They are usually bound in the order in which they will be played.
Bingo Card
A card containing the 24 numbered spaces and one blank space with which you play BINGO.
Bingo Marker
A marker in the form of a crayon or ink dauber to mark the numbers.
Bonanza Bingo
A progressive coverall Jackpot that is usually played as the 13th game of the session.
Buy-in
Buying bingo cards or an Admission Packet to play bingo.
Caller
The person who calls out the bingo numbers.
Cash-In-Prize
A bingo game where the prize is cash.
Chat Room
A monitor or screen where you can exchange electronic messages with other players.
Face
The individual bingo sheet containing 24 numbers plus the free space in the middle.
Four Corners
A pattern where you must cover the corner numbers of the card. If you get those four numbers, you win.
Free Space
The center blank square of the card. It's like a Joker or a Wild square. You get it free every game and it counts towards your winning pattern.
Game Board
An electronic display that is attached to the bingo board to show the pattern needed to win that particular game. It shows what variation of bingo you are playing.
Game Room
Some online bingo games divide the players into game rooms.
G.T.I., T.E.D.
An electronic dauber system used to play multiple packs at once.
Hard Card
A bingo card printed on heavy cardboard material with shutters to cover each number as it is called out.
Hard-way Bingo
Bingo in a straight line without the use of the free space.
House
A casino or gambling hall.
Inlaid Card
A pre-printed card, in 4x4 format laid into a table with black discs used to cover the numbers as they are called out.
Instant Bingo
A break-open ticket containing the letters B I N G O, bingo card faces, bingo numbers and no other symbols.
Jackpot
A big prize usually awarded for achieving a difficult pattern, such as a blackout, within a specified number of balls.
Lucky Jar (or Cookie Jar)
A container with cash. You win the contents of the lucky jar if you bingo on the lucky number. The lucky number is usually the first number called at the beginning of a session. Money is added to the jar every time the lucky number is called or if the caller makes a mistake in announcing the game. Usually you can win the lucky jar only on regular games.
Minimum Buy-in
The least amount you must spend to be eligible for prizes.
Money Ball
A number drawn before the game that will double a player's winnings if bingo is hit on that number.
Multiple Winners
Two or more players bingo at the same time and between whom the prize is then distributed equally.
On
A player is said to be On when one or more cards they are playing lacks only one number for a bingo
On The Way
The game played prior to the blackout on the same card. First the preliminary game(s) are played and then more numbers are called until there is a blackout.
Pattern
When number being called out complete the shape on your card, usually in a straight line - horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
Parti
Short for participation bingo, a type of slot bingo or cash bingo where the prize is cash. It depends on the number of players since the cash prize is at least 50% of the money paid in.
Payout
The percentage of sales paid out by the House.
Postage Stamp Pattern
Matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners.
Prize Bingo
Until recently, this game was only played for a set prize or vouchers. Recent changes in UK law mean that now the prize may be cash of up to £15.
Progressive Jackpot
A Jackpot that gets bigger until it is won. It builds daily, weekly, or monthly if it is not won in a specific number of calls.
Quickie
Numbers are called as quickly as possible and the card must be full to win Bingo.
RNG
Random Number Generator; an electronic machine used to pick the numbers for a game of bingo.
Serial Number
The minimum five-character number printed by a manufacturer on each set of charity game tickets/cards. Each ticket in a set contains the same serial number.
Series
Shows the number of unique faces that a single set will contain. For example: a 9000 Series has 9000 unique faces.
Shutter Board
A hand-held re-usable plastic board with pre-printed numbers, usually in a 4x4 format. These numbers are marked-off by closing shutters over them.
Six-pack, Nine-pack
Six or nine numbers in a block on one card.
Speed Bingo
A variation of regular bingo. Numbers are called very quickly and you can bingo in as few as three numbers.
Split Pot
A bingo game in which the winner splits the sales of the game with the bingo hall or House
Table Board Bingo
Table Board Bingo is a lottery scheme where players purchase the Table Board card and win prizes by being the first to complete specified patterns of numbers on the Table Board Bingo device from numbers selected at random.
T.E.D., G.T.I.
An electronic dauber system used to play multiple packs at once. These usually require a rental fee and only one is allowed per player.
Texas Blackout
A variation of bingo. The first number called will be either odd or even. If the first number called is Even then all the even numbers on all your cards are Wild (Jokers). Cover all the even numbers. Similarly with odd numbers. The game then proceeds to a blackout.
Tickets
These are printed pages on which the main stage bingo is played. They are laid out in grids and normally come in books.
Validation
Eligibility required to win additional jackpot amounts. Price varies by number of cards played.
Wild Number
Usually played on a double bingo that leads into a triple bingo. The first number out of the hopper determines the wild number; for example, if 42 is drawn, all numbers ending in 2 should be marked off.