so i've been to vegas tons of times, but playing bingo this past trip was a first for me and i have to say that i actually really liked it! we were staying on the strip, but its only a $10 cab ride (one-way) to Gold Coast for their bingo sessions which happen every other hour.
showed up right as the 9pm session was about to start so our group felt way behind/stressed during the first couple of games. we didnt have our dobbers or sheets ready to go by the time the first numbers were read! dobbers (markers) can be purchased for $1 at a vending machine since i think paper sheets are way more fun and interactive than the electronic computers. for $25 or so, we got the 'tan' sheets which offer a higher jackpot payout along with some other bonus games. there were cheaper game sets that we could have purchased but went with the cashier's recommendation.
once i was caught up from the initial frenzy of getting my sheets/numbers together, i was into it! i thought it was fairly easy to keep up with the numbers as they were read off and if you fell behind, there are huge screens everywhere so you can double check things. they play different ways to get bingo each time like one game was a 'postage stamp' which was getting a 2 x 2 square to win. even better than trying to win money for each game though is the open bar! our group were the troublemakers in the back of the hall, taking shots of jack and getting our money's worth in drinks haha. what better way for an hour and a half of entertainment/drinks for $25! only bummer was that none of us actually won any games but at least we had fun trying!