How do I play?

Click here to read the official rules for Barona $500 Fridays Bingo. But, in a nutshell, here's what you need to know to play:

* Register at this website and confirm your registration via email.
   
* Receive a weekly email with a link to your Bingo cards. This email is sent to you by 10 AM PT Friday morning of the Friday game. Click on the link in the email and print your bingo cards.

* Watch the animated Bingo balls drop during an ad for Barona Resort & Casino airing on NBC San Diego Channel 7 at about 7:27 PM PT on Friday (typically between Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy). Note: the ad with the game could run as early as 7:15 PM PT or as late as 7:45 PM PT.

* If the dropped balls make a "Bingo" on your card (vertical, horizontal or diagonal), return to this website, click the I Think I Won tab and enter the 10-character code below your Bingo card before 11 PM PT on the Friday the game was played. If it's deemed to be a valid Bingo, we'll mail you a check for $500.

You must be 21 or older at the time you register to play. There's no cost and no purchase necessary: it's free.

 
When is the game played?

Starting on Friday 4/16/2010 animated "Bingo balls" are dropped every Friday of the Promotional Period (24 in all) during an ad for Barona Resort & Casino airing on NBC San Diego Channel 7 between 7:15 PM and 7:45 PM (but usually at 7:27 PM PT). The Barona Resort & Casino ad with the "Bingo balls" typically runs near the end of Wheel of Fortune and before Jeopardy. There will be a game on the following Fridays in 2010: 4/16; 4/23; 4/30; 5/7; 5/14; 5/21; 5/28; 6/4; 6/11; 6/18; 6/25; 7/2; 7/9; 7/16; 7/23; 7/30; 8/6; 8/13; 8/20; 8/27; 9/3; 9/10; 9/17; 9/24.