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 typical type of bingo played in North America. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from one to 75. Once the bingo game begins, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out (in random order) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

As the numbers are called automatically during the game, 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 at Jackpot Cafe for 75-ball bingo games have a five-by-five chart of numbers.

Every square on the chart has a number aside from the centre square which has an icon of the Jackpot Cafe emblem.

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

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

At Jackpot Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first player to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following 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
A slew of game options exist within Jackpot Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your individual preferences, you can even customize the Jackpot Cafe interface.

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 screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a specific number of cards via the +/- arrow buttons or by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Bingo Cards Selection
It is a requirement that you buy at least one 75-ball bingo card to be able to play bingo at Jackpot Cafe.

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

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at Jackpot Cafe for a bingo game, you’ll then wait for the game to start. You can check how much time remains before the game starts by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Cafe begin every few minutes – so you’ll not need to wait long before the next game begins. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly in the game screen.

Once the bingo game commences, all game details can be seen in the information section at the top of the screen. E.g. you will see the total number of players, the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to which days/hours are specifically the best times to play online bingo, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Cafe’s virtual bingo games at daybreak, lunch time, nightfall, or bedtime, actually makes no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Jackpot Cafe players have suggested that the best days to bet online occur during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Mondays. With regards to Saturdays or Sundays, many remain divided.

Even though there isn’t any genuine evidence to back up these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators like Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Web on any day, at any time, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you would like to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by clicking your mouse) or have the Jackpot Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically. Having the system for you will ensure you do not miss a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to autoplay via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can turn off the auto-play feature at any time by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you always have the option to switch Auto-daub back on whenever you choose.

Whether you get the system to autodaub for you or you daub your numbers manually, 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 – for sure!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about socializing with other like-minded people and making new buddies!

That’s why chat games are such a stimulating part of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat room games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat by posting a message on the chat board and just the same exit a chat via the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to chat and offer assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just remember to familiarize yourself with a bit of first!

Winning BINGO
If the numbers on your bingo card that have been marked off match the winning pattern, you will score BINGO and win the Jackpot Cafe game!

Next, the game stops and your Jackpot Cafe username will pop up in a display box showing that you’re that game’s winner and how much that you have collected.

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

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