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Reel Bingo: how it plays, odds and payouts

Reel Bingo in Cashout Arcade: spin five reels to glaze numbers on a bingo card, 10 spins plus golden gumball extras. 96.998% return, full card pays 5,000x.

By Cashout Arcade Editorial Team Updated Facts last checked 3 min read

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How Reel Bingo plays

  1. Each spin glazes the numbers on your card. You get 10 spins.
  2. Rows, columns and diagonals pay more the more you finish. A full card pays 5,000x.
  3. A Rainbow Lollipop glazes a tile in its column, Gumbo glazes two, and a golden gumball adds a spin.

The rule people miss: You are paid once, at the end, for all your lines. Everything is decided when you press Start.

A 5 x 5 card with a FREE centre over five reels, one per column. 10 spins; after each, a golden gumball adds a free spin 1 time in 16, up to 5 extra.

Paid once at the end for complete lines (rows, columns, both diagonals): 1 line 0.4482x up to a full card 5,000x. Any pay 48.45%.

Reel Bingo is a bingo card and a slot in one. You get a 5 by 5 card with a free centre. Five reels, one per column, spin ten times, and every number they show that is on your card is glazed. When the spins run out, you are paid once for all the complete lines: rows, columns and both diagonals.

Coins are virtual with no cash value.

How a round works

  1. Press Start. A card is dealt: 24 numbers and a FREE centre. Each column has its own range of 15 numbers, 1 to 15 in the first column, 16 to 30 in the second, and so on up to 75.
  2. Each spin, each reel shows a number from its column, a Rainbow Lollipop, a Gumbo token or a Sour Drop. A number on your card glazes that tile.
  3. After each spin a golden gumball can roll out and add a free spin.
  4. When the spins run out you are paid by the number of complete lines. Any win is paid at the end, in one go.

Everything is decided on our servers when you press Start, so the speed of the animation changes nothing.

What each reel can show

On every spin, each reel is one draw out of 100.

Reel resultChanceWhat it does
One of the column's 15 numbers4% each (60% in all)glazes that number if it is on your card
Rainbow Lollipop5%glazes a random open tile in its column
Gumbo2%glazes two random open tiles in its column
Sour Drop33%nothing

A number that is not on your card does nothing, even though it is shown.

Spins

You get ten spins. After every spin, a golden gumball rolls out 1 time in 16 and adds a free spin, up to 5 extra spins in all.

Extra spinsChance
052.4%
132.8%
211.3%
32.8%
40.57%
50.12%

What the lines pay

There are 12 lines: 5 rows, 5 columns and 2 diagonals. Eleven complete lines cannot happen.

Complete linesChance of ending with this manyPays
None51.55%0
130.29%0.4482x
211.84%1.5x
34.14%4x
41.42%8x
50.49%20x
60.17%50x
70.062%100x
80.022%200x
90.0069%400x
100.0037%750x
12 (full card)0.00063% (1 in 158,614)5,000x

About 48.4% of rounds pay something, and about 18.2% pay more than the bet.

Worked example

You bet 100 coins and the card ends with 3 complete lines. That pays 4x, so 400 coins. A round that ends with exactly one line pays 0.4482x, so you get 44 coins back, less than your bet, even though a line completed. A round with no line pays nothing.

Max win and limits

The top result is a full card, 5,000x the bet, about a 1 in 158,614 chance. It is far below the game-wide limits of 50,000x and 250,000,000 coins per round. Volatility is very high: more than half of rounds pay nothing, and the rounds that pay a lot are rare.

What matters and what does not

  • Your card: the numbers differ every round, and none is better than another.
  • Watching or skipping the animation: no effect. The result is already set when the round starts.
  • Extra spins: random. You cannot earn or aim for them.
  • A near-miss card: it is not a signal for the next round. See the gambler's fallacy.

For how return to player works in a slot-style game, read How Slot Machines Work: Reels, RNGs and Payouts. The published odds for every game are on the odds page.

Frequently asked questions

Do I choose anything during a round?

No. You press Start and the whole round, including your card, every spin and the golden gumballs, is decided on our servers. The return is the same however you watch it.

What do the Rainbow Lollipop and Gumbo do?

A Rainbow Lollipop glazes one random open tile in its column and Gumbo glazes two. A Sour Drop does nothing.

How many spins do I get?

Ten. After each spin a golden gumball adds a free spin 1 time in 16, up to 5 extra spins. About 52% of rounds have no extra spins.

Why does one line pay less than my bet?

One line pays 0.4482x, because it happens in about 30% of rounds. The pay table is built so that every line count together returns 96.998% over time.