Best Bingo Scenes in Movies and TV

by Jack Roberts

This mobile era has led to many industries making the move over to our smaller screens and one of the most successful of them is the gambling industry. Interestingly this move towards mobile play has witnessed a rejuvenation in the age-old game of bingo enjoyed by many over the last generations.

One of main reasons that online bingo has found itself so popular is the very social nature of the game. Today, you can play a few games and be in with the chance of a win as well as being able to keep up with all the latest news and gossip from family and friends. Players do not even have to use their own money as they can take advantage of the best bingo sign up bonus offers which buy an awful lot of bingo tickets!

From smaller screens to movie screens the shout of ‘bingo’ when someone has won can be heard from both, as many movies and TV shows have incorporated some form of bingo into their scenes.

The Jackass crew, who are well known for their cheeky pranks and audacious stunts created Bad Grandpa in 2013. Bad Grandpa lives up to his name in the hilarious bingo scene as he begins drinking the bingo marker fluid – in fact everything in this scene is a guide to how not to behave in a bingo hall, making the scene one of the most memorable in the movie.

We all recognise that bingo is a sociable game, and perhaps that is why it has stood the test of time – its ability to be enjoyed by all members of the family. The immensely popular Hotel Transylvania was able to show the fun of bingo to a young audience with the bingo balls being depicted as tiny skulls that whispered their numbers to the bingo caller – to be honest the film appeals to all ages.

You wouldn’t think that bingo would have a part to play in a horror movie but The Babadook does just that. This psychological thriller tells the story of a troubled widow who works in a care home. In one scene there is a bingo game set up for the residents in an attempt to liven up the environment. The bingo game is cleverly done, as during the scene the viewers are offered a chilling insight into the lives of the main characters of the film.