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SpecialistSeePage7PlayerSpend.ThebiggestimprovementwasthecapacityofthedevicestoplaymorecardsandmoregamesalongwiththeabilitytoplayenhancedpermutationsofBingocards.halldesignedwinpatternsThesesystemswouldallowplayerstositatterminalsandaccessBingopurchasesviaanaccountnumber.AccountBasedCreditManagementVarietyOfGamesNewtonSeePage9aspartofateamtorestoreapaddlewheelthattraveledtheYukonRiverintheearly1900sIIIIIIIIIIIIlayersquicklyrealizedthatiftheypurchasedshuttercardsratherthanthecardboardcardsofthedayalsoknownashardcardsthetechnologywouldallowthemtoplaymorecardseffectivelyincreasingtheirchancestowin.Gameoperatorsjustasquicklyrealizedthatiftheycouldselltheplayersmorecardstheycouldmakemoremoney.ThishighlightsanotheruniqueaspectofBingobecausetheplayersarecompet-ingagainsteachothertobethefirsttoachieveapatterneachplayerislimitedtopurchasingonlythenumberofcardstheycaneffectivelyplay.Theplayerswagerisdirectlyrelatedtotheplayersskill.Anyimprovementthatassiststheplayerinmarkingtheircardswillineffectpermitthemtoincreasetheirwager.ThedevelopmentoftechnologicalaidshasrevolvedaroundtheconceptofincreasingThedevelopmentofshuttercardswasagreatimprovementinassistingtheplayerstophysicallyplaymorecardsbutthepinnacleofenhancedplayingwasachievedwiththeadventofdisposablepaperinthe1970s.DisposableBingopaperisstillthepredominantmethodofplayinusetoday.ThereasonthisformofBingoplaybecamesowidespreadisthatbyusinganinkmarkertheplayercanrapidlymarkmanycardfaceswithintheeightor10secondsbetweenballcalls.ThisadvancementspawnedaBingorevolutionincludingthecommercializa-tionofBingointopurpose-builtfacilities.Whilehardcardsandshuttercardsarestillplayedtodaythemajorityofnon-electronicBingoisnowplayedondisposablepapersheets.Evenwiththeincreasednumberofcardfacesaplayercouldeffectivelyplaytherewasstillaskill-basedlimitonthemaximumnumberofcardsaplayercouldplaywiththeaverageplayermarkingfewerthan18cardspergame.AsBingohallequipmentbecamemoreandmoresophisticatedentrepre-neursbegantolookatincorporatingthisstate-of-the-arttechnologyintothemarkingofindividualBingocardsandtherebyassistingtheplayers.Thesedevelopmentsparallelthedevelopmentofcomputertechnologyandcanbasicallybebrokendownintotwomajortypesofplayerinterfacedevicesportablehandheldplayerinterfacedevicesandfixed-basednetworkedplayerinterfacedevices.Around1980therewereacoupleofportabledevicesbeingdesignedwiththefirsthandhelddevicesarguablybeingtheElectro-VisionandtheBingoCardMinder.ThesecompetitiveproductsutilizedprintedcircuitboardsandeitherLEDlightemittingdiodesorLCDliquidcrystaldisplayscreens.Withthesedevicestheplayerswereresponsibleforenteringeachnumberasitwascalledthedevicewasonlycapableofdisplayingasinglecardbutwhenanum-berwasentereditwoulddisplaythebestcardtotheplayertypicallywithin2sec-ondsorless.UponachievingaBingothedeviceswouldnotifytheplayerthroughtheuseofbothsoundanddisplay.Fromthelate1980stotheearlytomid-1990stherewasatransitiontothenextgenerationofhandhelddevicespioneeredbytheproliferationofthemicro-processorandtheavailabilityoftheper-sonalcomputer.Thesetwofactorsallowedforenhanceddevicecapabilitiesandease-of-usefeaturesforthehalloperators.ThisnextgenerationofdevicesforthemostpartdidntchangetheformfactorofthedevicesthemselvestheyremainedbatterypoweredwithasinglecardLCDdisplaybuttheydidincludesuchextrasasdisplayingthecurrentgamenumberandnumberofballsonthescreen.ThesedevicesforthemostpartwereloadedthroughadirectconnectiontothePOScomputerandwithdynamicRAMmemorythedeviceswereabletohavepatternsandcardsloadedforplayatthetimeofactivation.ThiswasamajorstepforwardandallowedforfunctionsliketheloadingofallowingthedevicetoadapttotheBingohallandnottheotherwayaround.Thechangefromactivatingprepro-grammeddevicestoon-siteprogram-mingofdevicesspurnedthedevelopmentofsophisticatedBingohalloperatingsystemsandcomputerizedtheBingohall.Duringtheearly1990sthefirstnet-workedplayerstationsystemswerebeingdevelopedanddeployedintoBingohalls.Thesesystemsutilizedmainframetechnologywithacentralcomputercon-trollingtheoperationofthegame.Thesystemswouldincludeplayerterminalsserversystemswithpoint-of-saletermi-nalsaswellasintegratedballblowers.Theplayerwouldentertheaccountnumberandbetakentothecurrentgameallballcallsasmadebythecallerwouldbetransmittedviathenetworktothedeviceandthedevicewouldeithermarktheballsfortheplayerortheplayerwouldtouchthescreenofthedevicetomarkoutstandingballcalls.Inthemid-90stherewasadistinctandseeminglyinsurmountableseparationbetweenthefixed-basedsystemsbeingusedandthehand-helddevices.Thiswascausedprimarilybytwokeyfactorsconnectivityandcomputingpower.Discountingthedifferencesbetweencentralizedanddistributedcomputingandnetworkarchitectureitisfairtosaythatallfixed-basedsystemsbeingofferedhadthesamecharacteristicsPlayersconductedPOStransactionswheretheywereprovidedaccountcodesforaccesstopurchasesthesepurchasesincludedbothcreditsandBingoproducts.Thesystemsprovidecashaccountingonboththesystemandtheterminalallowingfortheredeemingofcreditsforgamingopportu-nitiesandtheawardingofcreditsinlieuofcashprizesSystemscouldprovideliveBingogamesalongwithanassortmentofothergamesincludingKenoSlotsBlackjackandPoker.SpecialistEducationIstartedtotakebusinessadministrationinWhitehorseandmovedtoVictoriaB.C.tocompleteitbutenrolledincomputertechnologyasthebusinesscoursesIneededwerefullandhaveneverlookedback.WhatPeopleDontKnowAboutYouIamaverystrongsupporterandavidfanofhockey...espe-ciallytheCanadianinternationalteamswhethermenwomenorjuniors...sometimesgetverypassionateaboutthegames.WorkExperienceIveworkedintheITindustryforthelast20yearsforavarietyofcompanieswhetherithasbeenprogrammingdatabasedevelopmentandsupporthardwarerepairsprojectmanagementsupportinghard-wareoroperatingsystems.PriortothisIdidmostlytermjobswhileincollegeorhighschoolsomeofthemintheofficeenvironmentsupportingcomput-ersorprojectmanagementsomeoutdoorlaborjobsfromworkingtocleaningoutbuildingsbeforetheyweredemolished.IfYouWerentDoingThisIwouldprobablybeworkingintheITindustrywithadifferentcompanybutdoingsimilarwork.FavoriteGet-AwayNospecificlocationjustsomeplacewithoutcomputersorcellphonesandyoucanjustrelax.HowDoYouUnwindEithergettingtogetheranddoingsomethingwithfriendsorreadingabookwhilelisteningtomusic.FavoriteMovieHaventbeentoamovieinalongtimebutenjoyfact-basedfictionshowsandmoviesalongthelinesofTomClancysnovels.InRegardsToTechnologyHowDoYouThinkThingsWillBeDifferentInTheFutureIthinkthattheworldisbecomingtootechni-calandismakingthingstooeasyforpeopletodothingsandforget-tingthebasicsaboutlife.IfYouCouldGoBackInTimeWhatEraWouldYouLiveImnottoosure...Therearesomanydifferenterasthatinterestme...ItwouldbeinterestingtogobacktoancientEgypttoseethepyra-midsbeingbuiltorthelate1400swhenthereweremanydiscoveriesbeingmadearoundtheworld.VideoKingContinuedFromPage4SPRING11VKNVIDEOKINGNETWORK5PNewtonAndContinuedFromPage3Sinceitsinceptionin1929therehavebeenmanyadvancesinthetechnologiessurroundingthegameofBingobutthechangewiththelargestimpactwastheadoptionofBingoasameanstoraisemoney.TheBingoBuddyamongVideoKingsfirstgenerationofhandsetsisidealforsmaller-sizedvenues.Durabledependableandeasytooperatethebattery-powereddeviceispre-loadedwithgameinformationandrequiresnopointofsaleoradditionalcomputerequipment.