| To play bingo, which is kind of like a lottery, each player purchases one or more cards divided into numbered and blank squares. A caller or banker picks numbers randomly, usually up to 75 or 90 in all. As the numbers are called, all of the players scan their card or cards to see if that number appears. If the number appears it is marked off for the duration of the game. The first player to achieve a card (or a line) in which all of the numbers have been called shouts "bingo" and collects the stake money (usually less a specified percentage, if that is permitted by local law). In a popular variation, the central square on the card is free, and the first player on whose card five of the called numbers appear in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally) is the winner. The prize may be anything from plush toys to thousands of dollars in cash, to cars, and with the advent of online bingo, who knows? Bingo is legal in most U.S. states that prohibit other forms of gambling. It is permitted in Ireland when the profits are for charity; and it is closely regulated in the United Kingdom, where lotto halls were subjected to a tax in 1966. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF BINGO 1.Thou shalt not sit in thy neighbours lucky seat
2. Thou shalt not stare at thy neigbours card
3. Thou shalt not take the callers name in vain
4. Thou shalt not yell false "Bingo"
5. Thou shalt not wish bad luck on thy neighbour
6. Thou shalt not threaten to kill the "caller"
7. Thou shalt not steal thy husband's money for Bingo
8. Thou shalt not brag about how much thou hast won
9. Thou shalt not whine about how much thou hast lost
10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours winnings | 
