Video Bingo

Introduction

Video Bingo is a one-player bingo game by Digital Gaming Solutions, a provider of software to Internet casinos. The player is paid according to how many balls are required to cover whatever the pattern is for a given game.

Rules

Following are the rules for Video Bingo.

1. American bingo cards are used, which are a 5 by 5 square, with numbers from 1 to 75.
2. Some games use cards with a free square in the middle and some do not.
3. The player may play 1 to 8 cards at 25&cent, $1, or $5 each.
4. The game has many different target patterns, which it seems to choose randomly.
5. The pay table shall depend on the number of marks (not including the free square) required to cover the pattern. All wins are on a "for one" basis, meaning the player does not also get his original bet back on a win, as he does in most table games.
6. The game will draw the maximum number of balls that result in a win.
7. The player is paid according to how many balls were needed to cover the target pattern on any given card.

9 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 9 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.01%.

9-Spot Patterns: Lucky 7, Martini, Giraffe, ¢ symbol.

10 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 10 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 96.99%.

10-Spot Patterns: Railroad, Tree.

11 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 11 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.05%.

11-Spot Patterns: Rabbit Ears, Sailboat, Airplane, Picnic Table.

12 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 12 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.02%.

12-Spot Patterns: Telephone Pole, Checkers, Diamond, Moon, Trident, Percent (with free square), Scorpion, Anchor.

13 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 13 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 96.97%.

13-Spot Patterns: Anchor, Diamond, Bullseye, Telephone Pole, Percent Symbol (without free square).

14 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 14 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.06%.

14-Spot Patterns: Turtle, Top Hat, Clock.

15 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 15 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 96.95%.

15-Spot Patterns: Layer cake.

16 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 16 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.02%.

16-Spot Patterns: Shamrock, Four Stamps, Pound symbol, Outer frame, Bow tie.

18 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 18 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 96.99%.

18-Spot Patterns: Dollar Sign

20 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 20 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 96.99%.

20-Spot Patterns: Highway

24 Spot Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of all games requiring 24 spots, not counting the free square, to cover a pattern. The bottom right cell shows a return of 97.00%.

24-Spot Patterns: Coverall

Summary

The following table shows the return by the number of marks required to cover the pattern (not counting the free square). The table shows the highest return is at 97.064% on the 14-mark patterns.

Written by: Michael Shackleford