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 style of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Cafe have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. Once the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – in randomized order – from a pool of 75 balls.

You will see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card as the numbers are called automatically during the game. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The very 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 inside Jackpot Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a 5×5 chart of numbers.

Apart from the square in the middle which has an icon of the Jackpot Cafe logo, every square on the chart has a number.

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

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

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

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

In-Game Options
Inside Jackpot Cafe exist many game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to start. You can even customize the Jackpot Cafe interface to suit your individual preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You must purchase at least 1 bingo card to participate in a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe.

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

Bingo Card(s) Selection
It is required that you buy at least one 75-ball bingo card at Jackpot Cafe in order to play bingo.

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

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you will then wait for the game to commence. You can check how much time is remaining until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which can be seen on the left side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you’ll never have to wait long for the next game to commence. While you wait, you can play from directly within the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all details concerning the game will appear in the information section at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to which days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play virtual bingo, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Cafe’s online bingo games at dawn, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, makes really no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Jackpot Cafe players have suggested that their best days to bet online are during the middle of the week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and never on Monday’s. As for Saturdays and Sundays, most are strictly divided down the middle.

Even though there isn’t any hard proof to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games providers like Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autoplaying) 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 daub your bingo card manually yourself (by mouse-click). Having the system for you will make sure you don’t forget to daub a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought to autoplay on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have auto-played. Also, you can switch off the auto-play 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 Autoplay back on whenever you decide.

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

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about connecting with other like-minded people and making new friendships!

That’s why live chat is such a significant part of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat room games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to open a chat and just as easily close a chat with the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and offer support – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just make sure you familiarize yourself with a little first!

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

At this moment, the game comes to a stop and your Jackpot Cafe username pops up in a display window stating that you’re the winner of that game and how much you’ve won.

Your total winnings will then be credited to your Jackpot Cafe account.

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