Bingo Night On Zoom
Bingo Night on Zoom! Join us the second Friday of every month at 7:30PM for a night of fellowship and fun LIVE on Zoom! $20 PER BINGO CARD 10 GAMES.
Zoom Comedy Bingo – From Our Living Room to Your Living Room
Eyes down for our latest Comedy Bingo Experience
Due to the current social distancing measures we have moved our successful comedy bingo events online. Our online events can be tailored to your needs and are suitable for all ages.
We have room on Zoom for up to 97 screens, however you can have multiple players per screen. Our events are suitable for all ages or client types and because it is online people can play from all over the world. Your guests will be provided with their own Bingo card by email with instructions of how to play.
Chapter 4: How to Host a Virtual Bingo Night. Life is crazy at the best of times but 2020 has taken things to another level—the icing on an utterly bizarre cake. With all the uncertainty, there’s a good chance many of you will have sacrificed your usual weekend amusements for an evening spent watching TV, eating fast food, and arguing with. This option is designed for people wanting to run a regular Music Bingo night. 1 Month Access to 50+ Playlists. Unlimited Bingo Card Downloads. Unlimited Zoom Game Invites. Recurring Credit Card Payment. Cancel Anytime and play till the end of the month. By now, you’re a professional at hosting a holiday party on Zoom. Invitations have been sent, food has been made. Time to get those Bingo cards ready for the big night.
Whether you are a Charity or Sports Club looking to raise much needed funds or you are interested in booking your own exclusive Zoom Comedy Bingo night for a special event with family and friends please contact us using the contact form here
How much will it cost?
A Zoom comedy event is a fixed price offering. You know exactly how much it will cost you from the word go. We offer a charity rate of £200 for 48 screens, or £350 for 49+ screens to a maximum of 97 and £250 for corporate clients for 48 screens, or £400 for 49+ screens to a maximum of 97 . That’s it, that’s all we will charge you!
“Koala NW wanted to hold a virtual fundraising event, after missing out on so many of the events we had planned before lockdown because of Covid-19. Having no experience of this sort of thing, and not having dedicated fundraising staff, we needed something that would be very little work for us. We are delighted that we decided to go with the Comedy Bingo event. All we had to do was find some prizes and sell the tickets. Val and Bren at Comedy Bingo did the rest. We had a great night, with fab feedback, with people asking when the next one is. I would definitely recommend Comedy Bingo as a fundraising event to other charities out there.”
Bev Morgan CEO, Koala Northwest
Virtual Comedy Bingo – Terms and Conditions
Virtual Comedy Bingo
Terms and Conditions
The game is played remotely utilising the Zoom online meeting platform with players being invited attendees at the virtual meeting.
Virtual Comedy Bingo games are provided on behalf of the client for a fixed cost. The Client remains responsible for the organisation and signing up players. The client is responsible for setting game prices, game prizes and any additional fund raising events during the session. Additional events can be facilitated during the game session by Comedy Bingo if required.
Comedy Bingo will facilitate the online session, run the agreed number of bingo games and provide outline instructions and an appropriate number of uniquely identified bingo cards via email to the lead player from each household/screen.
Each lead player must have a valid email address and a working printer in order to receive and print bingo cards prior to the event taking place.
It is the responsibility of each lead player to ensure they have appropriate equipment to provide a video and audio link and an appropriate broadband connection to ensure a suitable stable connection for the duration of the game session.
Comedy Bingo will make reasonable endeavours to ensure that all signed up participants have joined the meeting (game session) at the start of the session but are unable to provide any technical support other than basic verbal advice.
It is not possible to stop a game session if an individual loses their connection during the game and the Comedy Bingo can accept no responsibility to ensure that players can reconnect to the meeting once a connection has been lost.
The distribution of prizes remains the responsibility of the client but Comedy Bingo will record the winners and send to the client after the event.
Privacy Policy
Comedy Bingo values your privacy. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that any information you care to share with us is protected and used in a way that complies with the current UK General Data Protection Regulation.
For clarity we differentiate between the Client’s (organiser) information and information supplied in order to facilitate the game from your players.
Client’s Information.
As our customer we will retain your contact data in our contact list stored on Google email servers and locally on our business computer. We will also retain any contracts and invoices in an electronic format for a period in line with normal business practices. We will take reasonable steps to keep any documents and communications secure.
We will not pass on any information regarding you or our business relationship with you unless required to do so by law.
How To Bingo On Zoom
We will not send you any communications other than those necessary to organise and facilitate your Comedy Bingo Game.
We like to publicise our services by sharing images and recorded excerpts of real games on our social media pages. As part of our agreement with you we will ask for your permission in writing to do this. If you do not give your permission we will not share any images or game excerpts or disclose them to any third party.
Your Player’s Information
In order to facilitate Online Comedy Bingo we require an email contact address for each lead player for them to receive bingo cards and instructions. These contact emails will be deleted from our contact list at the conclusion of the game or series of games.
How To Host A Zoom Bingo Night
Invitations to take part in the meeting are sent to individual lead players by email, either by us directly or by an automated message from Zoom. The use of any personal data by Zoom is outside of our control. We have attached the text of Zoom’s privacy statement below.
Zoom Privacy Statement,
Privacy is an extremely important topic, and we want you to know that at Zoom, we take it very seriously. Here are the facts about user privacy as it relates to Zoom and your use of our services:
- We do not sell your personal data. Whether you are a business or a school or an individual user, we do not sell your data.
- Your meetings are yours. We do not monitor them or even store them after your meeting is done unless we are requested to record and store them by the meeting host. We alert participants via both audio and video when they join meetings if the host is recording a meeting, and participants have the option to leave the meeting.
- When the meeting is recorded, it is, at the host’s choice, stored either locally on the host’s machine or in our Zoom cloud. We have robust and validated access controls to prevent unauthorized access to meeting recordings saved to the Zoom cloud.
- Zoom collects only the user data that is required to provide you Zoom services. This includes technical and operational support and service improvement. For example, we collect information such as a user’s IP address and OS and device details to deliver the best possible Zoom experience to you regardless of how and from where you join.
- We do not use data we obtain from your use of our services, including your meetings, for any advertising. We do use data we obtain from you when you visit our marketing websites, such as zoom.us and zoom.com. You have control over your own cookie settings when visiting our marketing websites.
- We are particularly focused on protecting the privacy of K-12 users. Both Zoom’s Privacy Policy (attached) and Zoom’s K-12 Schools & Districts Privacy Policy are designed to reflect our compliance with the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable laws.
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. If you have questions, please contact the privacy team at privacy@zoom.us or the support team at https://support.zoom.us.
Are you missing nights spent at your local bingo hall? You’re not the only one! Many people right now are longing to get together with friends and enjoy a night out.
Whilst we’re staying inside more, why not get your friends involved by organising a virtual bingo night? Virtual bingo nights are incredibly popular and allow you to have a fun game of bingo and socialise with friends without having to leave the comfort of your own home.
If you’re unsure where to start in organising a virtual bingo event, don’t worry, we’re here to help. Read our step by step guide below for all the information you need to get a virtual bingo night planned and in your diary.
1. Get Everyone on Video Call
The first step in organising a virtual bingo night is deciding what video call application is going to be the easiest to use. What’s great is that there are so many different options for players to choose from and many of them will already be widely used by those currently working from home. Some of the most popular video call providers to consider are:
- Skype – This is one of the most reputable and widely known video call software providers available. It’s completely free to use and you can use it straight from your mobile device. If you are having a large bingo virtual night, then this is a great option to consider as up to 50 players can be on a video call.
- House Party – You may have heard of House Party as it has seen a huge rise in users in recent months. Everyone is raving about this app! Up to 8 people can join in on the video call which they aptly name a ‘house party.’ What’s cool about this option is that there are also other in-app games you can enjoy playing together. This app is best used on mobile devices.
- Zoom – This is another trusted, popular option that can take up to 100 people on a video call for those throwing a huge virtual bingo night. It’s completely free to use and available across all devices including mobiles, tablets, desktops and laptops. What makes it a little different to other option is that you can choose a custom background, making bingo nights even more fun. However, the downside to Zoom is that the free version only allows video calls of up to 40 minutes.
- Facebook Messenger Room – Did you know that you can host a video chat room on Facebook? This is a recent feature launched by the platform that allows up to 50 people in a single room and the best part is, those who don’t have a Facebook account can still take part! Keep an eye out for updates on this software as soon they will be adding the ability to create rooms in Instagram and Whatsapp.
Any of these options will work well for a virtual bingo night and you can choose which is most important to you such as creative backgrounds, being able to play in-app games or the platform allowing a larger number of people in one room.
2. Decide Who’ll Be the Bingo Caller
In every bingo game, you need to designate one person to draw the numbers and check winning tickets to ensure the game runs smoothly and this is no different with virtual bingo games.
The role of the bingo caller is to draw numbers, call them out and then check tickets for those claiming to have a win. This person will also be responsible for choosing the game prize which can be anything from a voucher to a cash prize. Having this prize in place makes the game much more fun and competitive!
Over the course of multiple virtual bingo nights and games, you can rotate the bingo caller to ensure everyone gets a go at playing this role.
3. Create the Bingo Tickets
Next, it’s time to create the bingo tickets for the game. In normal circumstances, you would be given a ticket with numbers on a grid that are randomly generated, however, this won’t be possible with a virtual bingo night. Instead, you can use a random number generator online to do this and this is what online bingo sites use too.
Decide what bingo variation you are going to play so you know how many numbers will be in the game. The most common games are 90 ball bingo and 75 ball bingo, but as this is a virtual bingo night, you have the option of choosing whatever number you like! Just remember, the more numbers you have, the longer the game will be.
Every player needs to have a pen and paper ready for this step to write down their numbers.
- Find online a random number generator. This is incredibly easy to do and there are lots online to choose from.
- You can then set the minimum and maximum numbers for your game. For example, if you’re playing a 90 ball game, set the minimum as 1 and the maximum as 90.
- Click on the generate button to get your first bingo number and write it down.
- Carry on doing this until you have 5 bingo numbers to make up your ticket.
Make sure you are playing with a group of people you trust to accurately write down their numbers without cheating! Have all the players show their tickets on screen to check this before starting the game.
If you prefer, there are also ‘bingo cheat sheet’ options online that allow you to download pre-made bingo tickets and other resources.
4. Get Set, Bingo!
Now, you’re just about ready to get started playing but first, the bingo caller will need to set up the random number generator. There are loads to choose from on your mobile via apps. Visit the App Store on iOS or the Google Play Store on Android to find a random number generator that works well for you. You can also simply use one online if you prefer. This is easy to set up and, again, you’ll need to set the minimum and maximum number for the generator.
The game can now begin! Generate numbers and call them off for players to mark off their homemade tickets. A top tip from us to remember is to write down these numbers as you go. This will allow you to easily keep track of the numbers called and resolve any disputes that may arise from players. Furthermore, if you’re the bingo caller and using Skype, you can share your screen with the other players, allowing them to see what numbers are being called.
5.Announce the Winner
Whoever marks off all the numbers on their bingo card will be crowned the winner by shouting ‘BINGO.’ The bingo caller will then have to check their numbers before making the win official and awarding the player their prize. Physical cash prizes aren’t an option right now, but don’t worry, there are other options you can use to award the money digitally.
PayPal
Most people already have PayPal, so it’s a great, hassle-free option when transferring money digitally. All you need is their PayPal email details to send money as a friend or family member.
ApplePay
If everyone has an iOS mobile or tablet device, you’ll be able to use ApplePay to transfer the prize. This is quick and easy and all you need is the recipient’s mobile number. As you expect, this transfer option won’t work with Android devices.
Monzo
Monzo is a popular, fast-growing online banking option that lets you save money, share bills and also easily collect money from friends. If all players agree to this payment method, everyone can add money to the prize fund, allowing the winner to easily collect their prize.
JustGiving
Running a virtual bingo night for charity? A great option is to use the JustGiving platform. This lets you collect donations and all money is handled by the platform.
Setting up a virtual bingo night really is as easy as that! Enjoy a night full of fun, excitement and socialising with friends, even during lots of uncertainty. Follow these steps to make sure your next virtual bingo event goes without a hitch.