Val S.
Yelp
Opinion: I swear "all paper" bingo is easier to win at than "machine" bingo! Seeing how Fiesta is "all paper" bingo, I love it!
Games from 9am-11pm on the odd hours. Selling starts about 20 till. Usually three tellers, almost always a line once they open. The tables are not sectioned, so it can get a bit crowded sometimes. If you get there early, you can reserve a space using one of the reserved signs you can find on the counter.
There is a non smoking area, which is actually just a portion of the smoking room (or vice versa!). If the smoke could only stay on that side!$#@
They have a self serve soda machine, coffee machine, and hot cocoa machine. Donuts at the first session of the day. The cocktail host comes by every session to take drink orders as well.
I only got into bingo recently, and so I'll explain what no one else told me and I didn't have a clue about:
-You have to be playing to be in the room.
-There is a minimum of a $4 purchase to play bingo.
-You can buy "daubers"-the ink pens from the vending machines for less than $2 each.
-People will look at you with "dagger eyes" if you talk too loud or if your phone goes off, so best not to do either. Don't say I didn't warn you....
-The first game is called the "Grande". You have to buy separate cards for that. It's $1, which gives you two cards. There is also a Super Grande for $2 which gets you two cards, but you have a chance to win more $. All the even numbers are already marked on the card. They call odd numbers until someone covers all the numbers on one card.
-In the middle of the session, they play the "double action" game. You also have to buy separate cards for this. If I recall correctly, it is $1 for one card. The idea is to cover all the numbers, but the difference is each square has 2 numbers in it, so you have two chances to cover that square. Thus the name "double action".
-The rest of the games are played on "packs". There are different numbered packs, which you order a la carte. A level one pack will pay less ($50 if you win) than a level 2 ($100) or level 3 pack ($150). So the packs increase in cost as they get higher. Each "pack" has 6 bingo cards on it.
-If you want, you can order a small rainbow, or large rainbow. This is like a variety pack of different level cards for a cheaper price than buying them alone. The small rainbow comes with 15 cards. The large comes with 18 cards. I'm too slow to do a large rainbow.
-There is also a "countdown" pack you can buy which has 2 bingo cards on it. The last games of the session are played on these IN ADDITION to the other packs you buy. So if you purchase a small rainbow AND one countdown, you are playing 17 cards. The idea is if you cover all the numbers on your countdown card, you can win a lot more money-$125,000ish depending on how many numbers you hit it in.
-If you are new to bingo, pick up a flyer and check out the different types of games. This ain't your grandparent's bingo. They have games like postage stamp, kite, and 6-pack. Know what you are trying for and look at the boards for a sample of what you need to get.
-If there is more than one winner, you split the amount you would have won by that number of people. So if two people win a game, and one is level 2 ($100) and one is level 3 ($150), the payout is $50 for the level 2, and $75 for the level 3.
-The cash ball is a random number pulled at the beginning of each session. If someone is lucky enough to make their bingo using that number, they win the extra posted amount. The amount goes up every session someone doesn't win it.
BINGO!