Bingo seems like harmless fun – but higher stakes and new technology are making it more dangerous
- Written by: Sarah J MacLean, Associate professor, La Trobe University
ShutterstockBingo, with its familiar rules, novelty number calls (“legs 11”, “two ducks swimming”) and social setting, has long had a reputation as harmless and friendly.
Also called “housie”, bingo is a game in which players mark numbers on a grid as a caller reads them out. The first person whose numbers are...




















