Internet Cafes in Florida

Here is a link to a recent story about Internet Cafes in Florida. Copy and paste it to your Internet browser address line:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-gambling-internet-cafe-debate-20110830,0,6464885.story?page=1&utm_medium=feed&track=rss&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20orlandosentinelbreakingnews%20%28Orlando%20Sentinel%20Breaking%20News%29&utm_source=feedburner

Battleship Bingo Board

Want to play Battleship Bingo with us?  You can find a blank game board by clicking on the "GAMES / Battleship Bingo" tab in the main menu.  It is a .pdf so everyone should be able to print out the page.

The blank game board is used to record the "hits and misses" by the players. It will help you identify the location of the ships on the Chat Host's game board.

Trivia Question for 10,000 points

I am amazed that famous people can use just a single name and we would know them. Examples are: Elvis, Cher, Bono, Beyonce, etc. The same is true with couples: Sony & Cher, Ozzie & Harriet, Romeo & Juliet, Brad & Angelina to name a few.  Did you ever wonder how last names came into being?

The first player to tell me in a comment the last name of Adam & Eve (those of the Garden of Eden fame, LOL) will win 10,000 points.

Universal Truths from Moms - Words to Live By

I was thinking about "MOM expressions" that have become part of our everyday lives.  They are so true regardless of the generation, culture, background, religion, financial status, or political affliations.

1. " Treat people as you would like them to treat you." (Golden Rule - I think mothers started some time ago)

2. "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we first start out to deceive".  - source unknown - probably a Mom a few centuries ago.  Amazing how this is so VERY TRUE today.

3. "You can fool all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool Mom". - source: Captain Penny (Ron Penfound) but he probably got it from his MOM.

4. "If you have nothing nice to say about some one, then do not say anything" (obviously from a very political correct MOM that was ahead of her time)

Do you have any "MOM Expresssions" you would like to share with us?

What Do Bingo Players Want?

The results of our poll so far tells me the following about what bingo players expect from a bingo game:

The majority of players will travel more than 15 miles on Friday evening to attend a bingo game  that has perceived honesty and integrity in their operator and game.  A friendly caller that maintains control and runs a smooth game is integral to the success of the bingo game. 

A bingo hall must be clean in appearance, reside in a safe and secure neighborhood, and have friendly volunteers, without their hands out for a tip, to keep players coming back to the game.  The players are also looking for high paying pull tabs and large payouts per game with less emphasis on the large jackpot games.

Ask yourself if your bingo hall meets those criteria.  If it does not, why are you spending your money?

PLAY BATTLESHIP BINGO AND WIN POINTS

As a take-off on the old "You sunk my battleship game", we are going to try a bingo game with a similar theme.  At 8 pm tonight in the Speed 2 room, we will play "BATTLESHIP BINGO" for one hour.

 Here is how it will work:

The Chat Host will have a board that has a matrix of letters and numbers. [A - O & 1 - 15] The board has 3 Rowboats, 3 Tugboats, 2 Cruisers, & 2 Battleships.
The winner of each bingo game (multiple winners allowed) will give the Chat Host coordinates.  For example, A -6, G-15, J-2
If the letter and number given hits a predetermined spot on the board that player wins 1,000 bonus points (considered a torpedo hit). The last player to hit the square representing a ship will win the following extra bonus points.

Rowboat has two squares and wins 1,000 points.
Tugboat has three squares and wins 2,000 points.
Cruiser has four squares and wins 3,000 points
Battleships has six squares and wins 10,000 points

Please join us for our inaugural cruise.

Team Bingo August 31st

Here are the teams so far for our Team Bingo night on Wednesday, August 31st at 9 pm:

Team #1 : pepsi / teamnewsome/ kathbass
Team #2 : mrssteelmill / jackiejo61 / lilpaktnt
Team #3:  sarge11 / sashley / caseygirl
Team #4: coffeefeen / cole / jm1022
Team #5: ginger / freda / chevy
Team #6: mrs898 / captbob / mitcsm
Team #7: donnakay1945 / jewel / freeascanbe
Team #8: ret2cruz / kjsgrand / dawness2light
Team #9: mzsexy / jbaby09 / deb43605
Team #10 mamawkittycats / earlybird / catsands
Team #11 bingodiva / maplecitypunk / bingosinmydna
Team #12 joyceann1 / mickey123 / cjtrmt
TEam #13 flmomof3 / sis / missy11



We will only be able to handle 20 teams of 3 players each, so get your teams to me as soon as possible. If a teammate cannot play on Wednesday, you can get a "pinch hitter" off your bench. The Team Captain may inform me before game #1 starts and I will add the replacement player to your team.

Email bingobob@usabingoplayers.com with the players on your team.