It was like a giant bingo game - and very difficult for the uninitiated (i.e. me) to work out what was going on.

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For the uninitiated, bingo is a game of pure chance.

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Facebook is trialing real money gambling with Bingo Friendzy, a new game from developer Gamesys.

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Tamara Pester, a Denver lawyer, has created a game called Passover Bingo to play at the dinner table.

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For some venues that host bingo, though, it has been a game-changer.

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It is also now thinking of banning the gambling halls which play host to the "numbers game", a Brazilian form of street bingo based on animal names which is hugely lucrative for those who run it.

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One user, Natha Keir (whose avatar is called Kermitt Quirk) created an online multiplayer game called Tringo, which is a bit like bingo but more fun.

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Like to win a panda you have to prove you are good at hugs, " says Mr. Sorensen, who says he's gotten letters from bingo "traditionalists" who "think we are desecrating their game.

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Wes is also game for a laugh and has tried his hand at unlikely activities including bingo-calling, doing a John Travolta impression on-stage at the New Theatre, trolleybus-driving and taking to the racetrack at 150mph at Silverstone... albeit with someone else at the controls!

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