So, you've checked out the licensing requirements for bingos in your state and you've got a rough idea of how many bingo players will be attendance. Now let's look at building your bingo event's bingo program and determining your bingo prize payouts.
Bingo games can vary on structure and prize payout depending on location, crowd size, and most importantly, the chairperson. Even within the same city, different bingo games can vary tremendously.
Building Your Bingo Program
A typical bingo game structure consists of some early games ("Early Bird"), the main body of games ("Regular Games"), and various jackpot or special games throughout.
Early bird games
The early bird games are usually a handful of games (3-5) played before the regular games begin. Often, faster paced than regular games, they are played on separate bingo game books from the regular game books. Payouts are usually modest and roughly the same as standard (non-jackpot) games in the regular game books. It is not essential that you include early bird games in your bingo program.
Regular & special (jackpot) games
The regular & special games begin after the early bird games have finished or at the start of your bingo program (if you have no early bird games). Played on multiple sheet game books, they are the main event of the bingo program, and usually consist of 6-10 games played on 6 or 9 face (faces are individual bingo plays) sheets. The regular game books include bingos of varying payouts, including a number of special (jackpot or higher paying) games.
Note: Some bingos remove the special (or jackpot) games from their regular game bingo books and play them on separate special (or jackpot) bingo books.
Next: Part 3 of 5, Determining Your Bingo Prize Payouts
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