Las Vegas Bingo. Everything You Need To Know

 Bingo is not as popular in Las Vegas as it once was, but there are still several places throughout the valley that offer the game. Nearly every bingo hall uses the same format, with one small exception that we will get into later. 

Where to Play Bingo In Las Vegas. 6 Stations Casinos offer bingo. The new Durango Station does not. 6 Boyd properties. The 3 Boyd casinos on Fremont Street do not offer bingo. South Point south of the Strip. Plaza on Fremont Street. Both Arizona Charlies locations.

How Las Vegas Bingo Plays: 

Bingo Packs: Bingo in Las Vegas has 3 to 4 colored "squares" Blue, Red, Green, and possibly Tan. Tan is not always available at every location and sometimes the only way to get a tan pack is to buy a rainbow pack which includes all the colored packs (Heavy on the Blue Packs) This is also the order of amount you will win from least to most. Prizes vary by session and location but you can plan on a Blue pack paying around $50 for a single winner. You can choose between computer and paper packs. Since computers can hold more packs than you could possibly play manually, it is reccommended to go this route and then maybe add a paper pack if you choose to occupy you while the game is going on. Check for specials where the Bingo Hall will included everything you need to play in one package at a slight rebate to what it would cost purchasing everything separately. Typically there are 10-11 games in a session and takes about an hour to play the full session. There are often multiple games played on one sheet. For example game 2 may be a single bingo. Game 3 may be a double bingo in which you carryon playing on the same sheet as game 2. As you can see if you win game two you are already ahead on game 3. 

Cash Ball/Hot Ball: Most places offer a cash ball or hot ball. How this works is the first number of the session drawn will become the cash ball for that session. If on a later game you bingo on that number you win the progressive amount. Progressives range from a few hundred to several thousand depending on when they were last hit. This usually costs $1-2 to 'validate' your pack and covers all your games that the cash ball is eligible for. In addition some places offer a secondary cash ball where if the first one is one there will be a second one for a much higher progressive as obviously this one gets hit way less often. 

Special Coverall Progessive: You will likely be able to purchase a special coverall sheet. Usually a 3 card on 1 strip sheet. Again these are an extra $1-2 each and play along with the games that eventually lead up to and include the coverall. Check with posted information at the hall you visit to see what the require number of called numbers to win the progressive and the amount of the progressive are. 

 Dual Daub: Dual Daub are single face sheet that in each of the 24 squares there are 2 numbers instead of 1. All you need is one of those two numbers to consider the square covered. This causes the game to go much quicker and is also often found with a progressive amount if you get the coverall in a certain number of calls or less. 

Again all of the above can be puchases in specials that include everything that is played during the session at a rebate. 

Times Of Sessions: With the recent change of Aliante Casino changing their session from the even hours, I dont know of a casino that doesn't play on the odd hours beginnig at 9 or 11 in the morning and ending around 9 p.m. A few places vary on the number of sessions they play. Check with the website of the casino before planning a trip to play. The days of 24 hour bingo seem to be over, but some property may take a chance on it again so always check the hours offered where you want to play. 

The Best Exception: As I mentioned earlier there is one exception to the typical bingo format in Las Vegas and that is at The Cannery in North Las Vegas. It is a Boyd property and only play from Thursday to Sunday. What makes The Cannery special is that they only offer paper bingo. (Aliante also offers a couple of sessions each week that are paper only). By removing the computers from the game. You can play the higher paying packs (Green/Red) and have a chance at winning more than you would a computer that is full of Blue packs that make it difficult to win your buy in back. They still offer the specials which are all green or red packs so you can still play the better paying packs and save a few dollars. This is the only place I will play now. Too many times I'd pay $30-40 to play with computers, get a bingo, end up splitting with another player and not even getting my buy in back. I like to guarantee I turn a profit if I get lucky enough to bingo.