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 standard form 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. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – from a pool of 75 balls – in random order.

You will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card when the numbers are automatically called 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 on their bingo card – with all of the numbers marked off - wins bingo!

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

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

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

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

All bingo games at Jackpot Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to times of play and predetermined patterns. The first person to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Every so often, Jackpot Cafe offers a in a specified 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
Inside Jackpot Cafe exist a lot of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video 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: To join a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you have to purchase at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can buy bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards with 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-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Choosing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Cafe, you have to buy at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You have the option to choose specific bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or you can select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour turns from grey to orange after a card has been selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you’ll then wait for the game to begin. You can monitor how much time is remaining until the game starts by looking at the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Cafe take place every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long for the next game to begin. While you’re waiting, you can play straight from in the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game appear in the information area at the top of the screen. For example, you’ll see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out what days and hours specifically are the best times to play Internet bingo, continue reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Cafe at daybreak, lunch time, evening, or night, makes exactly no difference at all. However, some Jackpot Cafe players have suggested that the best days to play online are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during midweek, and not at all on Monday’s. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are divided.

Although there is no concrete evidence to back these viewpoints (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game operators such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, offers the same odds of winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Cafe to play automatically. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have auto-played. You can also switch off the auto-play feature at any time by clearing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you still be able to switch Auto-daub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you have the system autodaub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither choice will alter the outcome of the game. Should your bingo card be a winner, Jackpot Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about making new friends and connecting with other similar folks!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing aspect of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat room games go on in every 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. To create a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board and just the same exit a chat with the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always within reach to have a chat and offer support – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with some first!

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

At this time, the game comes to a stop and your Jackpot Cafe username will open up in a display message showing that you’re the winner of the game and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

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

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