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 style 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 – from a pool of 75 balls – in random order.

You’ll watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card as the numbers are called automatically during gameplay. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The very first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all of the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins B-I-N-G-O!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold at Jackpot Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a five-by-five chart of numbers.

Apart from the centre square which has an icon of the Jackpot Cafe logo, every spot on the grid has a number.

Winning Pattern
The number of bingo game winning patterns at Jackpot Cafe are nearly limitless for 75-ball bingo.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on the number of bingo cards you possess and the number of players playing in the bingo game.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Jackpot Cafe. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

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

In-Game Options
A whole host of game options exist within Jackpot Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your individual preferences, you can also personalize the Jackpot Cafe interface.

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

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

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

You can select which bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one. The colour changes from grey to orange after a card is selected.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at Jackpot Cafe for a bingo game, you will then need to wait for the game to start. You can check 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 take place every few minutes – so you’ll never be waiting long for the next game to start. While you are waiting, you can play directly from within the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to what days and hours are specifically the best times for playing Internet bingo, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Cafe in the morning, noon, nightfall, or bedtime, truly makes no difference whatsoever. Yet, some players at Jackpot Cafe have said that their best days to bet online occur during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Mondays. As for weekends, most are divided.

Even though there is not any actual evidence to back these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game providers such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides equal odds at winning bingo.

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

At Jackpot Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off auto-playing at any time by removing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you always be able to switch Autodaub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you have the system autoplay for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither choice will affect the game result. In case your bingo card wins, Jackpot Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – for sure!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about making new buddies and chatting with other like-minded folks!

That’s why chat games are such a stimulating part of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat room games go on in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to open a chat or just as easily end a chat via the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always within reach to have a chat and give support – all while keeping things entertaining. Just make sure you brush up on the first!

Winning Bingo
If the marked off numbers on your bingo card match the winning pattern, you’ll get 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 will pop-up in a display window saying that you’re the winner of that game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve collected.

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

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