30-Ball Bingo

Introduction

 

30-Ball Bingo is a bingo-based game by Rival, which provides games for Internet casinos. It is a simple bingo game played on a 3 by 3 card and with 30 balls. The player plays against the game, not other players, and is paid on the highest paying pattern he covers on each card.

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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 (20, 22, or 24).
2. The total amount bet may not exceed $50.
3. The game is played on 3 by 3 bingo cards, each with nine random numbers from 1 to 30.
4. The game shall randomly choose the number of bingo balls previously specified by the player.
5. The only win is for a coverall, which pays according to the number of balls in the draw, as follows:
   • 20 balls pays 80.
   • 22 balls pays 27.
   • 24 balls pays 10.

 

Analysis

 

The following three tables show the probability and return for all possible events (winning and losing) for a 20-, 22-, and a 24-ball draw.

 

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 20-ball draw at 93.92%. So, if you must play, choose the 20-ball draw.

 

Written by: Michael Shackleford