Having multiple cards and trying to keep up with the numbers being called as you mark them makes it a more participatory experience, so I choose to buy a couple of paper cards in addition to the machine. This is convenient on the one hand, and could potentially prevent you from missing out on a bingo, but it also removes what little effort bingo requires.
All you have to do is yell “Bingo!” if you win. If you opt for only the machine you basically just sit back and watch while it does all the work for you, keeping track of which numbers are called and marking them on the screen automatically. There is also a small bar on the right side of stage, which also has lights on it. On either side of the room, a giant screen showing which numbers have been called hangs from the ceiling, and a large disco ball spins over a dance floor at the foot of the stage. Situated on a stage at the front of the room, a caller sits behind a podium with light-up panels, flanked on one side by a DJ named Orlando and on the other by another person with a light-up podium whose function is not as clear, but presumably equally important.
