If you are running your virtual bingo night between friends and family then you can collect and award money prizes, however if you are planning to host a game of virtual bingo for commercial gain, then you should look into the Gambling Commission rules regarding private bingo nights. Of course your party needs a theme! While holiday is pretty broad, narrow your party.
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I’ve hosted bingo night every month for nearly two years, and after hosting a super successful virtual bingo night recently, I’ve had several schools, chambers and charities reach out to ask me if I could host a private bingo fundraiser.
Book a virtual bingo fundraiser BASH for you, your organization and all your donors! Great for faith based, veterans, educational, humanitarian, food banks and much more.
The more people playing, the more valuable the prizes.
Why is there an upfront cost of $25 dollars?
Once you purchase, a sequence of events will be triggered. Your initial $25 fee is the upfront administrative cost to set up the entire event for your organization.
- I’ll be alerted that you have purchased
- You’ll complete a questionnaire
- You’ll reply with answers.
- We’ll customize your graphics.
- We’ll set up the link on the website.
- We’ll email you the link and graphics
- We’ll create a FB event and make your charity organization the co-host
- You will immediately begin advertising your event. (The more and longer that you advertise, the more participate!)
What’s included in a private bingo fundraiser:
- Private Zoom with unlimited attendees and recording of event sent via email afterwards.
- Custom 2 page agenda
- Custom “Quick Reminders” graphic to post on social platforms
- Custom Instagram post graphic
- Custom bingo card with your organizations’ name at the top
- Custom virtual invite sent to your attendees on your behalf–each containing a players virtual card and zoom meeting link.
- Virtual bingo card for each player to use for all 5 games. Simply reset the card with a click of one button.
- I will read your mission statement before we play, and I’d be happy to wear any swag you’d like me to wear while calling numbers.
- 5 games
- Up to 2 hours
- Your choice of gift cards from any 5 of the businesses listed below as the prizes for each of the bingo games.
- Donation to your organization will be made with in 72 hours after game is played
- Gift card code and links will be emailed to winners within 72 hours after game is played
Prizes are calculated based on number of players:
30-75 person parties include (5) $50 gift cards
75-100 person parties include (5) $75 gift cards
100 + person parties include (5) $100 gift cards
You keep 50% of the net profits!
(minimum of 30 people need to register.)
I’ve partnered with some really great online boutiques to help them during COVID-19 by driving traffic to their sites and provide you with quality prizes anyone in the country can enjoy! #KillingTwoBirdswithOneStone
Are you fed up with attending parties which are virtually the same every time? With a lot of social meetups, it’s the same group of friends, talking about the same things, only in a different location with different food each time. Why not break the mould and try something new every now and then? If you’re planning on hosting a party in the near future, you could try and go for something a bit more memorable than the traditional dinner party. In fact, a bingo night with friends could be a wild and exciting idea that will get your friends talking for weeks after.
Free Bingo – Prizes
Before you start planning how you’re going to run your bingo party, you need to procure all the essentials. This includes an electrically operated blower machine if you can get hold of one. Otherwise, you could simply mix the numbered balls in a bag and have the bingo caller pick them out at random. This wouldn’t be nearly as spectacular, though. You should also print off some bingo cards and provide daubers for each person.
When you play virtual bingo or at a bingo hall, you’re normally competing for cold hard cash prizes. There are opportunities to play free bingo for fun online, though, and some people enjoy these games because they can be more sociable. When it comes to hosting a bingo party, it’s probably a good idea to go down the bingo games route as well. Otherwise, you could end up out of pocket if you have to fund all the prizes for the winners.
To up the excitement levels, you could choose to offer prizes for winning bingo tickets rather than cash. One way to go about this would be to ask every guest to bring a prize which is worth a certain amount, kind of like playing secret Santa. Then, put all the prizes on a table at the front and let the winners choose their own if they manage to get a full scorecard.
Entertainment at a Bingo Party
The games of free bingo will be the main form of entertainment at your party. But some additions can add to the thrills. For instance, it would really help to get someone with experience as a bingo caller to pick out the numbers. Having them refer to the numbers using the correct bingo lingo will make the party so much more credible. Let’s face it, would you rather be told the number is eighty-eight, or would you prefer to hear an exuberant voice declare two fat ladies? It’s little things like this which can totally change your bingo party night from being an average one to being something truly special.
A lot of modern bingo halls now have bingo assistants who walk around and help players, along with introducing some other little games and challenges. You could have a couple of mates do this job, as it would really help to boost the atmosphere in the room. If it’s a big party, bingo assistants are arguably essential.
There might be a number of guests who are unfamiliar with each other, so these helpers could mix and match tables to get everyone mingling properly. They may even end up sparking a budding romance between two of the guests. One of the other added benefits of these bingo elves is that they can help newbies get to grips with the rules of the game.
Once everyone has had their fill of bingo, you could introduce some other fun games to get everyone having a good old laugh. At online bingo sites, there are slot games for this purpose, but at a live house party, you could organise a balloon race to encourage similar thrill levels.
Bingo Party - Food and Drink
Let’s face it, it wouldn’t be a proper party without alcohol, would it? But the big question is, what drinks do you need? That all depends on the number of guests really, but beer and wine is usually a winning combination. You could also consider putting on some cocktails and smoothies for non-drinkers to enjoy.
With regards to food, it’s best not to go overboard. People are going to be busy with their bingo cards so they won’t want to have much on the table in front of them. You could organise a load of nibbles and light snacks and arrange them in a buffet format on some tables at the side. Partygoers will just grab a paper plate and load it up with whatever they need. It makes for a nice, relaxed vibe and allows your guests to get chatting over the food.
Organising a free bingo party or game night is far from strenuous, and it is likely to be a memorable event for many years to come. So what are you waiting for? Give it a go!
Bingo in the UK