Yes. This is commonly known as an “odd-even” game. You must use sealed bingo paper or facsimiles of sealed paper (used with an electronic bingo device) for this game. The prize amount counts toward the cover-all limit. If the odd-even cover-all game is played as a progressive game, then the progressive limits apply, not the cover-all limits.
The total amount that may be awarded at any bingo occasion for non-progressive cover-all games is $2,000.
Since the first cover-all game is already paying $1,000, the total or aggregate amount of the other two cover-all games (which pay 80% of the gross receipts of each game) may not exceed $1,000.
The bingo program could state that the prize for each of the other cover-all games will be 80% of the gross receipts, with a maximum prize of $500 each.
No. Once the hot ball number is determined, no additional bingo sheets, except for sealed bingo paper, may be sold. This is to prevent sellers from giving sheets containing the hot ball number only to favored players.
If non-sealed bingo paper is sold prior to each game, you’ll need to draw a new hot ball number once the sales for each game have concluded. Then announce the new hot ball number (and write it down), drop the ball back into the device, and then begin drawing balls for that game.
An organization may choose to conduct the progressive bingo game at all of its occasions, or it may elect to defer progressive prizes until the next occasion that uses the same program. Players must be made aware of the progressive game schedule, either in the bingo program or house rules.
No. This is a bingo game with a limiting bingo number count. To be considered a progressive game, the prize value must increase on a predetermined schedule.
A prize of up to $2,000 may be awarded for a single progressive bingo game, but there is no limit on the total amount of progressive jackpot prizes awarded during a bingo occasion.
