Jun 22, 2020 What is 80 Ball Bingo? One of the classics when it comes to bingo games, 80 ball bingo is one of the more well known bingo games out there in any club. You’ll find 80 ball bingo prevalent in bingo games halls, and it’s one many players will play during bingo games intervals. 01 Mar Bingo Guide For 80 Ball Bingo Posted at 15:56h in Blog by Victoria The attraction of bingo is its simplicity and the social aspect that comes with it both at land-based bingo halls and online bingo sites. It is a game that comes with no strategy or complexities and whether you are new. 01 Mar Bingo Guide For 80 Ball Bingo Posted at 15:56h in Blog by Victoria The attraction of bingo is its simplicity and the social aspect that comes with it both at land-based bingo halls and online bingo sites. It is a game that comes with no strategy or complexities and whether you are new. 80-ball bingo first originated in UK bingo halls, and it’s since transferred really successfully over to online bingo over time. It’s now one of the most popular bingo styles found on most sites, alongside the more classic 90-ball and 75-ball games.

Introduction

80-Ball Bingo is a bingo-based game by Rival, which provides games for Internet casinos. It is a simple bingo game played on a 4 by 4 card and with 80 balls. The player plays against the game, not other players, and is paid on the highest paying pattern he covers on each card.

Rules

1. The player begins by choosing how many cards to play (1 to 100), the bet per card (10¢ - $1), and the number of balls in the draw (35, 45, or 55).
2. The total amount bet may not exceed $50.
3. The game is played on 4 by 4 bingo cards, each with 16 random numbers from 1 to 80.
4. The game shall randomly choose the number of bingo balls previously specified by the player.
5. The following table shows the pay table according to the number of balls drawn.
   

   Pay Table

   Event	35 Ball Draw	45 Ball Draw	55 Ball Draw
   Coverall	10,000	1,200	55
   Frame	1,000	400	5
   X	15	2	1
   Two lines	15	2	1
   One line	2	1	1
   Single Diagonal	2	1	1
   Four corners	1	1	1

6. The win for one and two lines are for horizontal and vertical lines only. What would be called a 'hard way' in a Vegas bingo room. To win for two lines, one line must be vertical and one must be horizontal. This rule is not stated in the game rules. As evidence, I present the following screenshot of a card with two horizontal lines covered, but a win for only one row is highlighted.

80 Ball Bingo Poker

Analysis

The following three tables show the probability and return for all possible events for a 35-, 45-, and a 55-ball draw. Please forgive the only 15 significant digits in the number of combinations. That is the maximum that Excel can handle.

35 Ball Draw

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Coverall	10000	8,719,878,125,622,740	0.000000	0.001506
Frame	1000	793,238,105,763,171,000	0.000014	0.013700
X	15	47,002,468,397,940,000,000	0.000812	0.012177
Two lines	15	1,670,087,230,521,540,000,000	0.028844	0.432660
One line	2	11,392,710,937,450,700,000,000	0.196763	0.393526
Single Diagonal	2	2,339,744,359,480,040,000,000	0.040410	0.080819
Four corners	1	608,483,251,135,119,000,000	0.010509	0.010509
Loser	0	41,841,789,642,484,500,000,000	0.722648	0.000000
Total	57,900,619,847,453,700,000,000	1.000000	0.944898

45 Ball Draw

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Coverall	1200	1,388,818,294,740,300,000	0.000024	0.028783
Frame	400	26,251,279,138,350,600,000	0.000453	0.181354
X	2	429,163,923,596,237,000,000	0.007412	0.014824
Two lines	2	8,729,048,304,509,150,000,000	0.150759	0.301518
One line	1	20,563,711,677,724,600,000,000	0.355155	0.355155
Single Diagonal	1	3,403,618,112,099,550,000,000	0.058784	0.058784
Four corners	1	586,839,257,951,780,000,000	0.010135	0.010135
Loser	0	24,160,598,474,139,200,000,000	0.417277	0.000000
Total	57,900,619,847,453,700,000,000	1.000000	0.950554

55 Ball Draw

80 Ball Bingo Games

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Coverall	55	401,038,568,751,466,000	0.001104	0.060694
Frame	5	2,245,422,778,081,550,000	0.006179	0.030893
X	1	14,863,463,822,459,500,000	0.040900	0.040900
Two lines	1	154,110,480,268,896,000,000	0.424063	0.424063
One line	1	123,942,806,088,621,000,000	0.341052	0.341052
Single Diagonal	1	14,863,979,567,634,600,000	0.040901	0.040901
Four corners	1	1,466,305,593,798,800,000	0.004035	0.004035
Loser	0	51,520,234,433,261,200,000	0.141767	0.000000
Total	363,413,731,121,504,000,000	1.000000	0.942538

Strategy

The following table shows the return according to the number of balls in the draw. As you can see, the greatest return is for a 45-ball draw at 95.06%. So, if you must play, choose the 45-ball draw.

Written by:Michael Shackleford