75-Ball vs 90-Ball Bingo: What's the Difference?

We get it, the differences between 75-ball and 90-ball bingo may seem obvious. It's 15 balls, right? Well yes, but there are more difference to how you play (and how you win!) the two popular online bingo games. 

Did you know that 75-ball bingo is the most popular form played in the USA, while 90-ball bingo is more popular in the UK, for example? Read on to find out more about both games.

What is 75-Ball Bingo?

75-ball bingo is played on a single card with a grid containing five numbers across and five numbers down. The word 'BINGO' is usually displayed at the top of the card, with one letter per column. The centre square will remain blank, but can sometimes be marked with a star at the beginning of each game. Each column will have corresponding numbers:

• B - five numbers that range from one 1 to 15
• I - five numbers that range from 16 to 30
• N - four numbers that range from 31 to 45
• G - five numbers that range from 46 to 60
• O - five numbers that range from 61 to 75

In 75-ball bingo, a pre-determined winning pattern will be announced at the start of each game. As numbers are called out at random, players must manually daub their cards or, if playing online, the numbers will be daubed off automatically if the auto-play feature is on. The first player to complete the pre-determined winning pattern will win the game.

In the early stages of the game's history, players only needed complete a single line down, diagonally or across in order to win. However, as the game has evolved over the years and more patterns and game types have been introduced to 75-ball bingo, there are now more than 300 different patterns being played worldwide!