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 dominant type of bingo played in North America. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from 1 to 75. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out (in random order) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

You will watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off as the numbers are called automatically during the game. If your bingo card has the number that is called, 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 for 75-ball bingo games at Jackpot Cafe have a five-by-five grid of numbers.

Apart from the square in the middle which has an icon of the Jackpot Cafe logo, each spot on the grid has a number.

Winning Pattern
At Jackpot Cafe, the number of bingo game winning patterns for 75-ball bingo are essentially limitless.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount mostly depends on how many bingo cards you purchased and how many people are participating in the bingo game.

At Jackpot Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

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

Game Options
Lots of game options exist inside Jackpot Cafe. You can turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy additional bingo cards, or play themed slots while you wait 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 enter 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 can purchase bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards using the +/- arrows or by clicking the predefined 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.

Selecting Bingo Cards
In order to play bingo at Jackpot Cafe, it is a requirement that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can choose which bingo cards you want to purchase. You can either select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. After a card is selected, the colour turns from grey to orange.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, the next step is to wait for the game to begin. You can track how much time remains until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which appears on the left side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games begin every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long for the next game to start. While you are waiting, you can play directly from within the game interface.

Once the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game appear in the info area at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to what days/hours are specifically the best times to play online bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Cafe at daybreak, lunch time, sundown, or bedtime, truly makes no difference at all. However, some Jackpot Cafe players have suggested that the best days to bet online occur during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not ever on Mondays. With regards to Saturdays or Sundays, most remain strictly down the middle.

Even though there is not a thread of concrete proof to support these conclusions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games providers such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Daubing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to choose whether you would like to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by mouse-click) or by letting the Jackpot Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Having the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

You can pick any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Cafe to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. You can also turn off the auto-play feature at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still be able to turn Autodaub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you have the system autodaub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither choice will alter the game result. In the event that your bingo card be a winner, Jackpot Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no doubt!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about making new friends and connecting with other similar people!

That’s why chat games are such a big part of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat games take place in every 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to start a chat or just the same exit a chat using the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and provide support – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just don’t forget to brush up on a bit of first!

Winning Bingo
If the winning pattern matches the numbers that have been marked off on your bingo card, you’ll score B-I-N-G-O and win the Jackpot Cafe game!

At this time, the game comes to an end and your Jackpot Cafe username pops up in a display message showing that you are the game winner and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve won.

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

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