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How to Play 75 Ball Bingo

The object of 75 Ball Bingo is to match all the numbers in a special pattern on one of your Bingo cards. Random numbers are called out one at a time and shown on the callboard. If you complete the pattern you've got BINGO and will win a prize! To add to the excitement of Bingo, you'll also have a chance to win Progressive Jackpots!

How to play 90 Ball Bingo

As the name suggests, in 90 Ball Bingo there are 90 possible numbers that can be called in a game. The concept of 90 Ball Bingo is very similar to 75 Ball Bingo, only instead of playing with cards, you play with tickets. Each ticket has exactly 15 numbers randomly dispersed among the blank squares - 5 numbers per line. The object of the game is to complete a line, then 2 lines, then all 3 lines (full house) on one of your Bingo tickets. The lines being played will be highlighted at the top of the Bingo screen, just left of the callboard. After the winner is called for completing 1 line, everyone is in the running to complete 2 lines, and then full house. Each line completed awards a prize to one or more winners.

Calling BINGO!

When you have bingo, simply click on the CLAIM button directly below the callboard and bask in the excitement! Clicking on Bingo when you do NOT have a valid Bingo will result in an unpleasant and unfortunate sound that results from miscalling a bingo! Also note, if you fail to call Bingo when you are the valid winner will NOT disqualify you from being the winner! You will be declared the valid winner even if you have inadvertently closed your Bingo session or have been disconnected from the game.

Big Bingo Jackpots[back to top]

A progressive jackpot is a BIG cash prize, that all players have a chance of winning in a Bingo game. Every day the jackpots grow bigger and bigger until a lucky winner claims the big pot and a new jackpot begins.

75 Ball Jackpots

Each 75 Ball Bingo room has its own progressive jackpot, which is displayed just below the pattern board at the top of the Bingo screen. You win the jackpot if you match the pattern being played within a certain number of calls. You can see the maximum number of calls for the jackpot below the pattern board.

90 Ball Jackpots

Each 90 Ball Bingo room has its own progressive jackpot, which is displayed just below the line board at the top of the Bingo screen. You win the jackpot if you complete all 3 lines on one of your Bingo tickets in 40 calls or less.

Fun and Whacky Bingo Rooms[back to top]

At Bingomania we have 7 rooms for you to play in - each with their own distinct chat games and friendly GM's. There are also 2 extra rooms that open on special occasions :)

	Money Pot - play in this coverall-crazy room and you might just take home a money pot of your own - $0.50 per card
	High Roller - check out the most popular room at BingoMania for some high action fun - $1 per card
	Super High Roller - hey big spender! - $5 per card
	Lucky Lane - get into the lucky lane for sum fun-packed adventure - $0.10 per card
	Nut House - yes, it's as described - $0.05 per card
	Nicknacks - an oldie but a goodie, the Nicknacks room always has something wacky going on - $0.05 per card
	Loony Bin - all the loony fixed pots and coveralls you can imagine - $0.25 per card
	Fair & Square - OK, so it's not square. It's 90 Ball room where everyone gets the same number of tickets (12 tickets for $2) hence FAIR N SQUARE
	Second Chance - Bad day? Stick around. In our second-chance room, you'll get all the help you need to break into a winning streak - and all for free. It plays once a week and opens to qualifying players.
	Party Room - The Party Room opens for special occasions such as tournaments and free rolls. We send invites well in advance, so don't worry about ever missing the party :)

For a complete schedule of our regular Bingo Rooms, please visit our schedule page

Chat Games[back to top]

Chat games are organized by our wonderful GM's and played in each of our Bingo rooms. They're fun little games that go on while playing Bingo. Bonus Bucks are awarded as prizes for winning chat games. They range from quite simple games of Nabors - where the winners' Nabors win BBs just for being to the right or left of the winner in the chat room, to number games wher you get to pick your lucky number that you think will be called and meet the chat game criteria. For a full list of our chat games and rules on how to play, click here.

Bingo Bets[back to top]

I bet you ONE chocolate chip cookie that my lucky number 7 will be called just before somebody shouts BINGO! The concept of Bingo Bets is simple: you place a bet on the outcome of the game. Since we can't funnel cookies through the Internet, we decided to use money instead - so everyone can buy oodles of cookies for all the Bingo Bets they win :)

Bingo Bets apply to the last 6 numbers called in the game, before the final winning number gets called. This set of 6 final numbers is called the BingoBets Draw. BingoBets draw numbers continue to be drawn as bingo numbers are called. They get updated as each call is made. Please note that if bingo is called before the seventh number is called, then BingoBets are not applied to that game. You will be notified that your bet will be placed on the next available bingo game. You can play Bingo Bets regardless of whether you're playing Bingo or not.

Betting frequency

You can bet as often as you like, up to a maximum of 20 bets per game.

There are 5 types of BingoBets. You can place more than one bet for each of the 5 but you cannot make the same bet more than once in a single game. For example, you can bet that the last number of the BingoBets draw will be higher than the first (in Bingo War). You can make another bet, in that game, that the last number of the BingoBets draw will be lower than the first. At this point, you cannot place a third bet that says the last number will be lower than the first, for that game.

Making the same bet on more than one game

You can make the same bet on more than one game. In fact, you can make the same bet for up to 20 games. When you place your bet, simply choose the number of games this bet applies to. You bet is placed on that number of consecutive Bingo games that have the BingoBets option.

If you place a bet on a game where BingoBets is not being played, you will see a message that tells you that your bet is being held for the next available BingoBets game. Your bet will be listed under the Placed Next heading (on the Details tab).

Paying for Bets

The money you wager on each bet is not taken from your account until the bingo game begins. If you run out of money in your account and still have upcoming bets, these bets will not be placed until you deposit money into your account. Please note that BingoBets wagers cannot be made using your Bonus balance (BBs).

Canceling Bets

You can cancel bets for any bets that are pending. If a Bingo game is cancelled or the BingoBets draw cancelled, you will get a message telling you that the draw has been cancelled. Because the game hadn't started, no money gets withdrawn from your account. Bets are also cancelled for games where a winner is called within 5 or 6 calls. In this case, your bet gets placed for the next available draw. To see a report of any cancelled BingoBets draws, go to your BingoBets Orders Report in the My Account section.

To cancel a bet, go to the Pending column on the Details tab. This is where you'll find any bets you've made; bets for games that have not yet played or are not waiting to be played next. At the far right is the Games column. This column lists the number of games for which you've made this bet. Beside the number is a button labeled with an X. Select the X to delete your bet. A confirmation window asks you whether or not you "want to cancel this bet?". Select Yes to cancel bets for these games. Select No if you want to keep these bets.

Start Playing

To play, click on the bingobets tab just above the chat window and click on the BET button. You'll see a variety of games you can choose from, which are all listed below.