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 major form of bingo played in North America. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out (at random) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. The first player to complete the predetermined pattern on their bingo card – with all the numbers marked off - wins BINGO!

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

Aside from the centre square which has an image of the Jackpot Cafe logo, each spot on the chart has a number.

Winning Patterns
At Jackpot Cafe, the number of bingo game winning patterns are practically unlimited for 75-ball bingo.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is mostly dependent on the number of people playing in the bingo game and how many bingo cards you bought.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Jackpot Cafe. The Jackpot amount varies according to hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first person to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Every so often, Jackpot Cafe offers a in a select number of bingo games. Jackpot Cafe has labeled this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Within Jackpot Cafe exist lots of game options. You can turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy additional bingo cards, or play themed slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to start. You can also personalize the Jackpot Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You’ll have to purchase at least one bingo card to enter a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe.

You can purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a specific number of cards using the plus/minus arrow buttons 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” popup display.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to select specific bingo cards you want to purchase. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or you can select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card has been selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you’ll then wait for the game to commence. You can keep track of the time remaining until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you’ll never be waiting long before the next game begins. While you wait, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you would like to find out which days/hours are specifically the best times to play bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Jackpot Cafe at dawn, afternoon, nightfall, or night, makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. Although, some Jackpot Cafe players have stated that their best days to bet online occur during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at no time on Mondays. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain divided.

Although there is not any genuine proof to back up these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game providers such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you want to have the Jackpot Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you or by manually daubing your bingo card yourself (by clicking your mouse). Having the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to autoplay on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you’d like to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off the autodaub feature at any time by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you still have the option to turn Auto-daub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to autodaub for you, neither option 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 chips… It’s also about making new friendships and chatting with others!

That’s why chat games are such an appealing aspect of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, games to play in a chat room go on in every 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat on the chat board by posting a message or just the same terminate a chat via the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always within reach to shoot the breeze and help out – all the while keeping things engaging. Just remember to enlighten yourself with some first!

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

At this moment, the game stops and your Jackpot Cafe username will pop-up in a display window stating that you’re the game winner and jackpots and/or prizes that you have won.

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

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