In the online casinos you can find a wide variety of live games. The bulk consists of blackjack, roulette, baccarat and other table games. These are by far the most popular casino games that can be played but in a live view against a real croupier.
Playing these table games should give you the illusion of being in a real casino, but there is more than just that. The games you often see or saw on television have also found their way to the live casino under the heading of ‘gameshow’, and one of them is Mega Ball. Time to dive deeper into that.
What is Mega Ball?
Actually, the game in itself is relatively easy to describe. After all, it can be called a mix between bingo and Lotto. Considering the basis is bingo, before the game starts you will have to buy a bingo card.
Here, you can decide what a card costs, so this starts from €0.10 at most casinos and goes up to around a tenner. You can then play with one card, but if you like to have some more chances, it is possible to increase this to a maximum of 200 cards at a time.
That once settled, it’s time to actually start playing the game. In doing so, you will see an advanced bingo machine on screen, which spits out a number every so often in the form of a ball. This number is then crossed off your card, and don’t worry: this happens automatically. So if you play along with many different bingo cards, you don’t have to do it manually. The system does this for you, so you won’t miss anything.
The aim of bingo is of course to fill up a payline or else the whole card and this is no different at Mega Ball. The moment you complete a payline, you will receive one time your bet. That increases to five once you have two winlines and if you even have six winlines, you will receive as much as 10,000 times your bet.
So it can be very lucrative when successful, as the payout can increase very quickly.
Extra chances
So far, Mega Ball sounds little different from traditional bingo, but that’s not all.
Earlier we dropped that there is, in fact, also a Lotto element to the game. And this is reflected in the so-called ‘Mega Ball’. After every twenty regular balls that are drawn, a Mega Ball will drop and this is the bonus number in the game. Like the other balls, this is a random number, but the difference is that these numbers can be extra rewarding.
At least, the number that has the Mega Ball must then of course return on your payline and complete the line. The chances of this happening are of course relatively small, but the winnings are big if it turns out to be successful. This in turn is linked to a multiplier around the Mega Ball, which is built up each round as the showmaster repeatedly gives a crank to a wheel that determines the multiplier.
From nothing to something
And that is what makes Mega Ball a simple but very fun game. The concept of bingo is brought in a similar way, but to add to the excitement, the Mega Ball is a very interesting element.
It is of course hoped that the numbers all fall correctly and especially the Mega Ball, which can absolutely propel your payline to sky-high amounts in terms of winnings. It is a variable factor, however, as it obviously depends on how high the Mega Ball’s multiplier turns out.
This cannot be predicted, as it is based on the wheel that the showmaster gives a spin to, so playing Mega Ball is always a surprise. The pace is also quite fast during the show, making Mega Ball suitable for playing in between. But it’s also great for longer sessions, and with the possibility of spreading your chances of winning across multiple cards, it can provide good entertainment.
The only difference from most casino games is that there are few actions on your end, as most of the gameplay is automatic. Thus, it is a passive casino game.
