Posts Tagged ‘Housie’

Calling nicknames in housie (UK Bingo)

Posted by Nicolae on November 14th, 2008 under Bingo, Housie
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In New Zealand, calling nicknames are not used as much as in the UK, but here are some of the more common ones. When calling, the caller will usually say both digits on their own first, and then the number itself, for example, “Three and two, thirty-two”. Some callers will use many [...]

Business Aspects of Housie

Posted by Nicolae on November 1st, 2008 under Business, Gambling industry, Housie
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In New Zealand and Australia, housie is often used a fundraiser by churches, sports teams, and other groups, and raffles are sold before the game.
Bingo, as housie is known as in the UK (not to be confused with the similar US game Bingo), is an expanding and highly profitable business, with many [...]

Description of the housie game

Posted by Nicolae on October 19th, 2008 under Bingo, Housie, Rules
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A typical housie/bingo ticket is shown to the right. It contains fifteen numbers, arranged in nine columns by three rows. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each column contains either one, two, or very rarely three, numbers:

The first column contains numbers from 1 to 9,
The second column numbers from [...]

Housie

Posted by Nicolae on October 3rd, 2008 under Bingo, Housie, games
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Housie is a gambling game played in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, where it is called Bingo. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.It is not to be confused with the similar American game Bingo, as the tickets [...]