Online bingo, just like online roulette, online slots, online deal or no deal, and other online games, is a game of chance. You will however increase your chances of winning at bingo online if you know the meaning of common terms. Knowing the meaning of common terms ensures that you will not miss anything, which is important since the first person to hit on 'bingo' with the right pattern wins the jackpot.

75 balls bingo is a bingo online game where you use 75 balls. Similarly, 90 balls bingo is a game where you use 90 balls. There has been a growing popularity of 80 balls bingo for people who think 90 balls are too many and 75 balls to be too few. The term admission packet describes the least number of bingo cards that a bingo site allows you to buy so that you can participate in a bingo online game. With most sites, you do not have to pay admission fees and all you need to do is buy the cards.

When playing bingo online, four corners, refers to the winning bingo pattern whereby you need to cover the 4 corners to win. Jackpot is the prize you win in a bingo game while a progressive jackpot is a jackpot that grows every day until someone wins it. Wait refers to the only number that you need to complete a winning pattern. Wrap up is the last game in a series of several bingo games.

Bingo markers are daubers that mark the numbers on bingo game cards. The caller is the person that calls out bingo numbers, but this is done automatically when playing bingo online. Market bingo is a game where the price is either goods or vouchers. Auto-purchase refers to the software that is used to automatically buy new cards for you whenever a game is beginning. Blackout is a winning Bingo pattern whereby the whole card has to be covered to give you a win. Buy-in means depositing cash so that you can play bingo online such as buying an admission packet or paying for the admission. Cash-in-prize is a bingo game whereby the jackpot is a cash pay-out. Catch-up refers to the computerized method for automatically marking the numbers called on your card.

When you are playing bingo online, the communication between players and between you and the caller is done via an IM (instant messenger). Chatting will enhance your gaming experience since it allows you to socialize on top of playing. Chatting involves the use of such abbreviations as a/s and a/s/l, which mean age/sex and age/sex/location, AFK, which means away from keyboard, BAK, which means back at keyboard, BBL, which means be back later, BRB, which means be right back, BS, which means big smile, EG, which means evil grin, LOL, which means laughing out loud, and ROFL, which means rolling on the floor laughing. Other abbreviations that you will come across when playing bingo online are GL, which means good luck, GL2U, which means good luck to you, BBs, which means bonus bucks, GR8, which means great, WTG, which means way to go, HB, which means hurry back, and YVW, which means you're very welcome, among others.

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