Seguin Night Bingo — Local services in Seguin

It was our first time playing here so we were unfamiliar with the extra games and pulltabs (we are seasoned bingo players, used to playing in larger venues). The woman at the cage explained the games to us very quickly, so we were still a bit confused and then totally lost once the session started because the caller did not indicating which game was being played. The buy-in price was decent (we purchased six $20 electronic tablet packages to start, so $120). However, we soon found out the majority of the games they play are on extra paper or pulltabs - only a few games were actually on the tablets, which was odd. So regardless of which "package" you buy, you'll have to buy extras to participate in all the games. We spent around $100 additional on the extras over two sessions (so overall spent about $220). Our chief complaint was constantly being bombarded by floor vendors wanting to sell us extra paper and pulltabs. They were helpful when we asked which game was being played, or how to play certain extra games (e.g., the horse races, which are extremely fast-paced). But the constant hawking is the one detractor that turned us off enough that we will not be likely to visit again. The caller spent far too much time pushing the floor vendors, asking them how many tickets they had left, etc., in the middle of games. The vendors walking around hawking tickets were an ongoing, constant distraction and this was especially annoying when they were yelling "red horse number 7" or "green horse number 11" or "only two left!" in the middle of a game -- it made it difficult to hear the caller and which number HE was calling (and he does not go slowly), especially for those of us who were not entirely familiar. Now, I fully support selling these extras IN BETWEEN GAMES. But constantly walking around shouting out game names ("Silly Goose!" "Sushi Roll!") during a round was beyond annoying. Once the game is underway, the caller should be calling the balls, and THAT IS ALL. Several regular players often shouted that he was going too fast. Other notes - some reviews state the place had food - they did not (it was Sunday afternoon). Maybe they do during the week? The website states it's BYO so we brought our own drinks and snacks. Prizes: not exciting. Part of the proceeds go to "charity" and we didn't go in expecting to win a bunch of money; we were there for entertainment. The one and only bingo our group got during TWO sessions won us a "consolation prize" on a coverall - a couple more computer tablets to play on (no money). It was disappointing that more of the take wasn't actually paid out as prizes. We were unable to find information about percentage of proceeds given to charities. Takeaway: we are unlikely to...

I am disappointed. Bingo sheets are $4 for 3 games per session (that is $8 for 6 games). I get 8 games for $8 at other bingo places. Mind you the 6 bingo games you get take only at max an hour out of 3-3.1/2hours you spend there. They do the pull tab games, sell more tabs and repeat for what seems like 45-1hr before starting the first bingo session. This process is repeated for the second session. As you are waiting for the actually bingo games to be played, they are constantly pressing you like a car salesmen to buy tabs. You sit there bored because you came for the bingo games, not tabs. It is spaced out like this as a strategy to get you to buy the tabs so you have something to do in between the bingo sessions. Not only did that ruin the experience, so did the caller. When you finally got to play the actual bingo games, he called the numbers so quickly it was difficult to keep up with just one sheet. I couldn’t even imagine two or three sheets that are easily achievable in the other bingo places I have been to. His reasoning for going so fast was he was on an allotted time. While this may be true, at one point in the night he said “this next game will be our slowest of the night so be sure to buy more sheets”. So if you are on an allotted time why all of the sudden can you change the pace of the game? It’s all a ploy. This is ANOTHER strategy to get you to buy there $20 tablets/computers (per session) instead of the bingo sheets so you don’t have to keep up with the caller since it does it for you automatically. You can read all the other one star reviews and they will tell you the same thing. To solve this issue they can easily have separate times for bingo games and pull tabs, but no, why you ask, because it’s a strategy to get you to spend more money when all you wanted to do was play bingo. I mean the place is called Seguin Bingo, you go in thinking you are going to play bingo. Then as I went and read the reviews after I left (big mistake), I noticed a response from Seguin bingo under another one star review. Notice how it said your odds are better with the computers… overall very disappointed and will not be...

I love coming to this hall I use to go to different ones now its only Seguin Day or Night Bingo the environment is amazing, Aaron tries hard to learn each and every ones names and welcomes everyone as they enter if he can, he makes you feel at home. Brian is also great he is an excellent caller everyone is very friendly, and if you dont have much money to spend they have 2 dollar per session computers which are great yall come stock up the more the merry. The ushers are also all amazing. To the haters listen if you cant afford multiple computers no big deal but don't hate on those that can. Everyones there to have a good time.... I hate that Aarons no there no more prices went up limit on computer and the new manager doesn't say thank you for tips under ten dollars it seems not fun much anymore slowly fading bingo out spend a lot of money at bingo but fixing to change.....gonna have to get a...