Players buy cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 grid corresponding to the five letters in the word B-I-N-G-O, as it was described above. Numbers such as B-2 or O-68 are then drawn at random (out of a possible 75 in American Bingo, and 90 in European Bingo called Tombola) until one player completes a 'Bingo' line with five numbers in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on one of their cards and wins the prize. The numbers are announced quickly by the banker, so you must pay careful attention to the numbers that are called and mark them quickly and accurately on your card(s). The caller keeps calling numbers until one or more players claim Bingo. Then the game stops and the numbers are verified. If there is a winner, the prize is awarded and a new bingo game begins with new cards. If there is more than one winner, the prize is split among all the winners. When playing online, bingo cards are randomly selected for the player. Most online games give you 3 or 4 cards. Other games let you take more. Every online bingo game has a banker or a display board for the bingo numbers. The game pattern is also displayed. Some games automatically mark the numbers on your card for you.

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