Devine VFW Bingo Prizes and Prices Increasing

Thursday, March 27, will see increased prizes and prices at VFW Post 3966 Bingo. This winter, Bingo has not been making money for the Post. To counter this trend prices will increase for regular bingo games. What bingo players will get for this price increase will be larger prize amounts for the Early Bird and Regular Bingo games. Early Bird games will increase payout from $45 to $75. Regular Bingo Games will increase payout from $75 to $100. Every Thursday we start the night with four Early Bird games (games 1-4). This is followed by 12 Regular Bingo Games (games 5-16). Additionally, Pull Tab games are played as they are sold. Game 10 is a jackpot that pays $200 and the last game (16) is a jackpot that has paid $200 to $600 based on sales. With the new pricing schedule, we hope to increase the final jackpot.
All people in attendance for Bingo must play a Big Package (“Big Pack”) or a Small Package (“Small Pack”). Both have differently colored pages, one for each of games 5-16. One page is played during each game. A Big Pack has 9 squares and a Small Pack has 6 squares that are played during each game. Each square is a chance to win. Each game has a different pattern that must be completed to win. The first person to complete the pattern as numbers are called yells “Bingo” to win. Early Bird Packages (4 games with 3 squares each) and Double Action games (extra chances for the jackpots) are also sold.
New pricing is as follows:
Big Pack – $20
Small Pack – $15
Early Bird Package – $4
Double Action – $2
Single game page – $2 (6 squares to play)
Early Bird single page – $1 (3 squares to play)
Half Pack – $10 (games 11-16, 6 squares each)
If attendance remains the same the Post should break even. It is hoped the increased prizes will bring in more people so we can make some money for our charitable operations. Bingo is operated in accordance with the Bingo Enabling Act for charitable organizations.
Bingo is played every Thursday at the VFW Hall at 211 W. College Ave., Devine, TX. Doors open at 5pm. Bingo game and Pull-Tab sales start at 6pm. Bingo starts at 7pm. Food and drinks available starting at 6pm.