Bingo in Kangaroo Land

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After its huge success in the US, Bingo games have started doing the rounds of parlors in Australia too! Australians have played Bingo games since the early twentieth century, but it was only a decade ago that online Bingo games gained popularity in the continent.

What is surprising is that gambling laws in Australia do not allow big cash prizes. Despite this, such is the magic of Bingo that people play Bingo games just for the fun of it. Australians have also devised ways to reward those who play bingo games in kind. Cuddly toys, useful merchandise, and show pieces make up for the cashless Bingo game. However, since the law is not the same in the entire continent, people play Bingo games for small cash prizes in certain pockets.

Though Australians play Bingo games largely the same way as in the US, a major difference lies in the cards. The cards in Australia have three rows and nine columns, in contrast to the five rows and columns in America. To play Bingo games, Australians purchase cards in the form of "books" while Americans use tickets.

In Australia, the cards are colour-coded to denote the prize amount to be won by those who play Bingo games. For those who are not planning to play Bingo games a lot, a single sheet with six sections of Bingo cards called "flyers" are available.

In larger towns and cities like Sydney and Perth, online Bingo games have become a fairly big business where people play earnestly, hoping to win jackpots. In small towns and villages however, people play Bingo games as a social activity.