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The chat application brings a different dimension to gaming. This is where
all the players of a game can meet and chat during games of bingo. Whereas in
land-based bingo where talking is strictly forbidden during a game, it is
actively encouraged in online bingo. Chat functions as an effective retention
tool, aimed especially at the predominantly female audience.
It is customary for players to congratulate winning players with comments
like "WTG," or "Way To Go." Much like instant messaging, online bingo chat
communities have their own acronyms which are often used in replace of often
repeated sentences.
CM stands for "chat monitor". The CM works for the bingo site as the host of
a chat room and plays a role in welcoming players and creating a friendly and
communal atmosphere in the room. This includes, but is not limited to,
congratulating players when they win a game as well as playing chat games
in-between bingo. Most sites have a chat protocol known as chat etiquette or chatiquette.
Popular chat games include Odds and Evens, Dodgeball, Roulette, At the Races,
Birthday Bingo, Lucky Gem, Keno and Bullseye. On a busy site you can expect to
win roughly four to eight times the amount it costs to buy a bingo ticket if you
win one of these games.
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