Housie is a gambling game played in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, where it is called Bingo. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.
It is not to be confused with the similar American game Bingo, as for ex. www.paypalbingosites.co.uk, as the tickets and the calling are slightly different.
Keno
is a bingo-like gambling game. Its history can be traced to a Chinese game called "The Game of the White Dove (白鴿票)" invented during the Han Dynasty (187 BC). The name "keno" descends from a form of bingo or Lotto popular in the USA in the 19th century. There are many references to "Keno" played in a bingo like format in the eastern states prior to the influx of Chinese during the gold rush. The name appears to have been transferred to the similar format Chinese lottery in the late 1800s.
To start playing Bingo Scratch, you first need to buy a ticket. The area on the left resembles a typical bingo card with 25 squares arranged in five rows of five. Each space in the grid contains a number (from 1 to 75), except for the center square, which is considered filled. 15 winning patterns are displayed on the screen. Scratch the area on the right to reveal the numbers of 18 drawn balls. As numbers are revealed, the matches are marked on your card. If the matches form any of the winning patterns, you are paid according to the paytable.
There are two game modes: normal and "Auto Scratch". You can switch between the two modes by clicking on the Auto Scratch button.
In New Zealand, calling nicknames are not used as much as in the UK, but here are some of the more common ones. When calling, the caller will usually say both digits on their own first, and then the number itself, for example, "Three and two, thirty-two". Some callers will use many of these slang terms, others just a few. However, "Kelly's Eye", "Legs Eleven" and "Top of the Shop" are often used, even if none of the others are. See section below for usage.
A typical "dabber" or "dauber", used for both U.S. and U.K. bingo tickets
In New Zealand and Australia, housie is often used a fundraiser by churches, sports teams, and other groups, and raffles are sold before the game.
Bingo, as housie is known as in the UK (not to be confused with the similar US game Bingo), is an expanding and highly profitable business, with many companies competing for the customers' money.
The two largest companies with bingo halls in the UK are:
A typical housie/Bingo ticket
A typical housie/bingo ticket is shown to the right. It contains fifteen numbers, arranged in nine columns by three rows. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each column contains either one, two, or very rarely three, numbers:
Housie is a gambling game played in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, where it is called Bingo. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.
It is not to be confused with the similar American game Bingo, as the tickets and the calling are slightly different.
Flimsies are a type of bingo cards printed on thin sheets of paper. They are typically printed with three cards on a single sheet, but also come in other formats:
Flimsies costs $1-$2 per sheet and a win on a flimsy on a "special" game usually pays quite a bit more than a win on a "regular" game.
Also known as flimsy sheets or throwaways.
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Bingo cards are used to play various bingo games, including U.S. style bingo and U.K. style Housie. Cards are usually made of cardboard or non-reusable paper, but more and more bingo halls are beginning to use computerized cards. Bingo cards are printed in various styles (see below) with randomized bingo numbers. As bingo numbers are called, players either check off the boxes with a pen or marker, or use a bingo daber/dauber to stamp the box.
The subject of gambling is all encompassing. It combines man's natural play instinct with his desire to know about his fate and his future. (Franz Rosenthal)
