Bingo In Jamaica

Everyone knows the places where bingo is popular. All across the UK, bingo has been a hobby for many years and is played by both the elderly and the young. Bingo is also popular in Canada, America and many other European countries. What about the Caribbean though? We came across an interesting and unique video today to show you just how much the game of bingo is loved ALL over the world.

In this video we take you into the middle of a bingo game in the middle of Jamaica. As you can see, this not your typical bingo game as it’s clearly a poor part of Jamaica. This is a great cultural bingo video, that may make you appreciate your own bingo hall more. It will especially make you feel how lucky a nice game of online bingo is for those who have access. We often take it for granted!

This Jamaican game of bingo is the definition of home made. The cards are either very thin bamboo paper or just drawn right onto the table with lead! The chips used to cover the numbers are nothing more than pebbles collected from outside. And what about the bingo balls? They are more pebbles, with numbers on them. The caller simply shakes a bag of rocks before he reaches in the bag to pull out the “ball”. It is a very low budget game of bingo, but make no mistake, it is for real money! And they are having a ton of fun, no matter what the setup is like. Watch as they dance, gamble, drink and smoke the hot Caribbean afternoon away.

There is a local elderly man that explains the folk meaning of some of the different numbers in the bingo game. For instance, number 4 means blood, 19 means silver, 7 means hug and number 12 means big head. Here is the video of bingo in Jamaica, enjoy!