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Picturing the traditional bingo player conjures up images of elderly women in polyester pantsuits crowded into smelly bingo halls while they obsessively punch cards. However, the image of bingo is changing and the average player is getting younger and, people are playing in a variety of places. From online sites such as bingo port, 888 ladies & dream bingo to the traditional bingo halls such as Mecca & Gala, the locations for local bingo games are changing, these days; it’s even becoming more popular to host home bingo games. Hosts are inviting twenty to thirty of their closest friends for bingo parties, everyone plays and the host provides food and a location. Each guest puts a set amount of money in a pot to make it more interesting and this fee can range from ten dollars upwards. The pot is then divided by the number of games the host wants to play and this amount of money becomes the prize for each game, some hosts even add additional prizes. Prizes for these home parties can be even more creative and rather than asking for money to play, hosts might ask that each player brings a dessert or a special cake to make the prizes a bit more personal. The number of games is then determined by the number of people who attend the party and each dessert or dish becomes the prize for that game. Hosting a home game couldn’t be easier; hosts can create their own cards and photocopy them on card stock and to make it even easier there are even online websites that will develop the cards for the host of the party. Cards can even be customized; by this it means that the letters across the card top don’t have to be bingo, instead, the host’s name might be substituted or, any word that has special meaning for the group playing. Some groups have even made the games a monthly tradition. The location rotates through the group of friends so that everyone has a turn hosting. Home bingo games are a fun and interesting party idea and your guests will have a great time playing the games. Numerous people walk away with prizes and will enjoy themselves immensely.