How To Play 75-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 75-Ball Bingo
75-ball bingo is a variation of 90-ball bingo and is the regular type of bingo played in North America. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from one through 75. Once the bingo game commences, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – in random order – from a pool of 75 balls.

You will watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are automatically called during the game. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The first player to complete the predetermined pattern with all of the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins the game!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold in Jackpot Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a 5×5 grid of numbers.

Aside from the square in the middle which has a picture of the Jackpot Cafe logo, each square on the chart has a number.

Winning Patterns
The number of bingo game winning patterns for 75-ball bingo at Jackpot Cafe are basically unlimited.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on how many bingo cards you have and how many people are playing in the bingo game.

All bingo games at Jackpot Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to pre-determined patterns and times of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

Periodically, Jackpot Cafe offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Jackpot Cafe has named this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
A slew of game options exist inside Jackpot Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can also customize the Jackpot Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To join a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you must purchase at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to purchase bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards with the plus/minus arrows or by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Bingo Card Selection
It’s a requirement that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card at Jackpot Cafe to be able to play bingo.

You have the option to choose which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. The colour changes from grey to orange when a card is selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you will then need to wait for the game to commence. You can check how much time remains until the game starts by looking at the “Next Game” countdown timer, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Cafe start every few minutes – so you will not need to wait long for the next game to commence. While you’re waiting, you can play from straight in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all game details will be visible in the info area at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the prize and jackpot, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to which days/hours specifically are the best times for playing bingo on the Web, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Cafe’s Internet bingo games at dawn, noon, nightfall, or bedtime, makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at Jackpot Cafe have stated that the best days to play online tend to be during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and never on Monday’s. With regards to Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are neutral.

Even though there is no concrete proof to back these views (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game operators like Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet at any time, on any day, provides equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you want to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by using your mouse) or by having the Jackpot Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased to autoplay on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. Also, you can turn off the autodaub feature anytime by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you always be able to switch Autodaub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system autodaub for you, neither option will change the game outcome. If your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about making new friendships and socializing with others!

That’s why live chat is such an exciting part of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message or similarly terminate a chat via the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and help out – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to catch up on some first!

Winning Bingo
If the winning pattern matches the marked off numbers on your bingo card, you will get B-I-N-G-O and win the Jackpot Cafe game!

At this moment, the game will stop and your Jackpot Cafe username will pop up in a display box saying that you are the winner of that game and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

All winnings will then be credited to your Jackpot Cafe account.

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