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

As the numbers are called automatically during the game, you’ll watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The first player to complete the predetermined pattern with all the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins bingo!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold for 75-ball bingo games in Jackpot Cafe display a 5×5 grid of numbers.

Every spot on the grid has a number aside from the square in the centre which has an image of the Jackpot Cafe emblem.

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

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is dependent on the number of bingo cards you have and the number of players who are participating in the bingo game.

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 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 next game.

From time to time, 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
Many game options exist inside Jackpot Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can also customize the Jackpot Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you have to purchase at least one bingo card.

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

Bingo Cards Selection
It’s required that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card at Jackpot Cafe in order to play bingo.

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

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

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you’ll never be waiting long for the next game to commence. While you are waiting, you can play straight from within the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out which days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play virtual bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Cafe at sunrise, noon, nightfall, or bedtime, actually makes no difference whatsoever. However, some players at Jackpot Cafe have stated that the best days to play online have been during the middle of the week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and never on Mondays. As for Saturdays or Sundays, most are totally divided.

Although there isn’t any concrete proof to support these opinions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you would like 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 make sure you don’t miss a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing at any time by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you’ll still be able to turn Autoplay back on whenever you want.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system autodaub for you, neither choice will change the result of the game. If your bingo card wins, Jackpot Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no matter what!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about making new friendships and socializing with other like-minded folks!

That’s why live chat is such a stimulating part of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat games go on in every 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat by posting a message to the chat board or just as easily cancel a chat with the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always within reach to shoot the breeze and offer support – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to catch up on some first!

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

At this moment, the game ends and your Jackpot Cafe username pops up in a display box showing that you’re that game’s winner and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve won.

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

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