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THE GAME
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In the traditional bingo game, played in bingo clubs, players mark off the numbers on their tickets, using a pen called a bingo dabber, as numbered balls are randomly drawn by a caller until a winner is declared. The winner is the first person to mark off all the numbers on their ticket according to the designated winning patterns. To play you must log in, have adequate funds in your account and buy at least one ticket.
All online clubs offer the same features and game options but have different opening hours; the Gala Clubs City, Country, Seaside, Royal, Castle and Sharon, however, are open every day, 24 hours a day.
If you choose to play in our Gala TV Club you can watch the Gala TV show, broadcast live on Sky Channel 841, and play bingo alongside the Gala TV viewers. The club is open every day from 6pm till 2am. All games in the Gala TV Club are standard 90 Ball Bingo games. The way you buy your tickets is the same as in any other club, however the numbers are called by the presenters live from the TV studio. The only difference between other clubs and the Gala TV Club is that the Auto-Dab functionality and the CLAIM button are not available. You dab your numbers by clicking on the matrix in the top right hand corner of your game screen. This will dab the numbers on all your tickets accordingly. Any claims are made automatically by the system. All available prizes and jackpots appear as usual in the game information panel in the top left corner of your game screen. As in all our online clubs, there are many different chat rooms to choose from. From time to time the Gala TV presenters and callers will be in the rooms to answer all your questions and wish you luck. You can also e-mail the studio during the show with messages, thoughts and suggestions. Simply click on the MESSAGE STUDIO button. Alternatively, or if you wish to send attachments, you can send text messages to the studio or e-mails from your PC. Please also note the following: Some games within the Gala TV Club will be exclusive to Gala TV players. In these cases a message will appear on your screen displaying information on the next available game. Players who don't have broadband connection may have difficulties viewing the stream of the show. This will not have an impact on the outcome of your game. If you have a winning ticket, your account will be automatically credited as normal. There may be a delay between the TV broadcast and the streaming of the draw inside the TV Bingo Club. This delay will not impact on the game or cause internet players any disadvantage compared to Gala TV players. In the event of any problems with the streaming, promotional videos may be shown in place of the show on Gala TV. In these cases a message will appear on your screen displaying information on the interruption. Due to technical capabilities it is possible that from time to time, player volume in the Gala TV room may be capped. We are unable to offer Bingo Extra games in the Gala TV Club at present.
Each individual grid of numbers is referred to as a Ticket. Tickets are 3 rows by 9 columns.
Six consecutively numbered tickets on the same card are referred to as Strips. Each Strip contains all 90 numbers distributed throughout the tickets. Therefore, the player who buys a Strip will cross off a number at each call. An example of a Ticket Strip is as follows: -
To claim One Line, you need to mark off all the numbers on a single horizontal line on any one of your tickets. To claim Two Lines, you must mark off all the numbers on two horizontal lines of the same ticket. You have a Full Housewhen you mark off all numbers on any one of your tickets. When jackpots are offered in specific games, the amount is always clearly displayed in the game information panel in the top left corner of your game screen. The cash climber jackpot can be won on all paid for 90 and 80 ball bingo games. It is won by claiming the full house in 32 balls or under in 90-ball bingo and by claiming the full house in 31 balls or under in 80-ball bingo. The jackpot will continue to increase until won and is displayed in the top left hand corner of the game screen when available.
High five games will be played for One Line, Two Lines and the Full House. Should a High Five game be played in a Linked Club, tickets and advanced tickets may only be bought from one club. To win half of the advertised Jackpot, you have to claim the Full House on number 5 or any number ending in 5 (15, 25, 35 etc.). The other half of the Jackpot will be split equally between all the players participating in the High Five game who are playing within the same club as you. If there are multiple winners, the winner’s share of the jackpot will be split among the number of valid winners. All winnings will be immediately credited to the winners’ accounts. Please note: the prizes for the 1 Line and the 2 Lines will be available as normal, as well as the prize for the Full House on any number apart from 5 or ending in 5.
From time to time, in specific games, we may offer One To Go or Two To Go prizes. You can win only one One To Go or Two To Go prize within 24 hours. One To Go and Two To Go prizes will only be awarded if you have not won any other prize (1 Line, 2 Line or Full House) in that game.
To set up all your game environment preferences, click on Preferences on the top navigation bar on the main screen. This will display the Games Preferences window, which takes the following form: -
Customize the game by ticking the boxes corresponding to the various areas of the game. Preferences can be changed at any time and will be saved for the next time you log in.
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| BUYING YOUR TICKETS |  |
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To participate in a game of bingo you must buy at least one ticket. The maximum amount of tickets you will be able to buy and the price for each individual ticket will vary depending on the game and will always be clearly displayed at the top of the ticket display area. There are two ways to choose the tickets you wish to buy. You may either select the tickets of your choice (Select & Buy), or just select how many tickets you wish to buy and they will be randomly chosen for you (Quick buy).
When you click on a Strip or Ticket the Select & buy window will automatically open. You may continue to select your Tickets up to the maximum number allowed in the game. Selected Tickets will be highlighted in yellow in the Ticket Viewing section. If at any point in the ticket selection process you are not happy with the displayed tickets you can look at different sets of tickets by clicking on the Change Tickets button. Only the tickets you haven't already selected will change. You may deselect unwanted tickets by clicking on each one again. To deselect all tickets, click on Clear and start a new selection. When you click on Cancel you close the Select & buy window.
Once you are happy with your selection, click on OK and then confirm your purchase by clicking on Confirm in the confirmation pop-up window. If you wish to change your selections click on Cancel instead. Please note: ticket sales close 12 seconds before each game. A message will inform you that the ticket sales are closed. Just a few seconds later, however, tickets for the next game will be available.
The details of your selection (price of each ticket, number of selected tickets and total price) will be updated below as you make your selections. The Quick Buy Option Screen takes the following format:-
If you are happy with your selection, click on Purchase. To delete your selections, click on Clear and start a new selection. If you click on Cancel you close the Quick Buy window.
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| HOW TO PLAY | |
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Once you have bought your tickets you must wait for the game to start. A new 90 ball Bingo game starts every few minutes. The schedule and the details of the next games in every Gala Club can be viewed at any time by clicking on Times & Prices in the game information panel in the top left area of your game screen. You can use the drop down menu to select another Club. In the game information panel you can also see the name of the current game, the number of participants and the prize for each winning pattern, including the Progressive Jackpot and any extra prizes. Once the game starts, in the game display area at the top right of your screen, you will see each number as it’s drawn and marked off on the checklist. You can change the volume in the club by using the Volume Control above the Banners/Game Grid in the top right of the screen. If you want to switch off only a certain part of the sound (e.g. the Caller or the Music) then you can click on the Advanced Sound Control icon next to the Volume Control. While you are waiting you may also visit and play bingo in any other open club by clicking on the Club Selector button also at the top of the Chat window. All games will open in a new browser window and will not affect your bingo game. You can move this new window around enabling you to keep an eye on Chat or your Bingo tickets should you wish to do so.
You may dab your numbers manually or chose to have them dabbed automatically. If you have chosen the manual dabbing mode, don’t worry if you fall behind. By clicking on the Catch upbutton, all called numbers will be dabbed automatically. All called numbers will be dabbed automatically also every time a valid claim is made.
Every time you complete a winning pattern (One Line, Two Lines, Full House) you can click on Claim. However, don’t worry if you don’t, your winnings will still be safe and a winner claim box will appear automatically on your screen. All other players will also be notified by a pop up box showing all details of your winning claim. In the same way, as soon as any other player makes a valid claim, a box will pop up on your screen showing all details of the other players’ winning claim. If you are on manual dabbing mode, the winner claim box will appear automatically when you have a valid claim, even if you didn’t dab any of the numbers on your ticket.
While playing online bingo it is possible to become disconnected from the game, but not to worry as our Card Manager will take over the dabbing for you. Should you win at any stage then claims will be automatically made and your account will then be updated with any winnings so you will never miss out!
Bingo Extra features six 3-step quick and easy mini-games to add even more excitement to your main Bingo game. The mini-games are linked to the Bingo draw that you are playing and cannot be played independently; therefore, to play you have to purchase at least one Bingo ticket to play Bingo Extra. To play Bingo Extra just click on the Bingo Extra icon above your Ticket window. Choose your favourite among the following: Spot On – This game allows you to predict the colour of a ball. For instance, you could predict that the 3rd ball drawn will be yellow. This game allows you to bet on any of the first 15 balls and also the last ball drawn.
Numbers Up – This game allows you to predict the number of a ball drawn. For instance, you could predict that the 8th ball drawn will be number 73. This game allows you to bet on any of the first 15 balls and also the last ball drawn.
Lottery – This game has two options: Any of the six appear: None of the six appear:
Paintball – In this game you can predict the frequency of a colour appearing. You can predict: For example, you might want to predict that AT LEAST 2 balls of colour red will appear in the first 15 balls drawn.
Range Finder – In this game you can predict the sum total of the first 15 balls drawn. There are 3 options: Low Range: 120-633 For example, if the first 15 balls drawn are: 24,56,33,1,8,19,79,88,12,16,5,37,66,45,61 This would give us a sum total of 550, thus the ‘Low Range’ option would win.
In The Mix – This game allows you to predict the frequency of a colour appearing in the first 15 balls drawn. This works differently from the game Paintball: there are only four betting options: 1) It will be the most drawn colour For example, if you wanted to predict that the colour green would not be the most drawn colour, you would select the second option.
While you are waiting for the next game of bingo to start you can play any of our great games by simply clicking on Games Menu from inside your Bingo Club.
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Return to player: 75% |