The brand new bingo room at Palace Station casino. (Image: courtesy of Station Casinos)

Bingo is more than just a casino game. It's played in numerous venues around the US from community centers to churches.

While it’s not the epitome of casino gambling in Las Vegas, there is a demand for it. Nevada casinos took in $44.6 million from bingo in 2023, a 3.8% increase from the previous year.

To put that in perspective, bingo revenue is about 10% of what casinos bring in from craps and roulette, and almost double what the house wins from horse racing, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. 

While that might not be enough to get luxe resorts to invest in high-stakes, high-tech bingo rooms, the game is available at 16 locations throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

Arguably the most family-friendly of all casino games, Bingo appeals to younger and older players alike. A typical session consists of playing multiple games for about 45-60 minutes. At most places you can daub on paper or just watch an electronic version play out.  

It’s a relatively inexpensive way to gamble for a short spell while having a couple complimentary drinks before hitting the town, or for morning players free coffee and donuts.

Near-Strip Bingo Options

There are no bingo rooms at any casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. But there are a few nearby options. Just off the Strip, across the I-15 highway, are two of the best bingo rooms in town: 

Gold Coast boasts the largest bingo room in Nevada, with 720 seats and 8 games every day. 

And Palace Station provides a spruced up 356-seat bingo room with a similar 7-days-a-week schedule. Because it’s part of the Stations Casinos family, it offers shared progressive prize pools and jackpots.

Downtown, the Plaza Hotel & Casino has long been known as one of the most popular bingo destinations in Las Vegas. 

NOTE: The Plaza bingo room will close Sept. 26-29 for a special event, and will reopen Sept. 30 at 10 am.  

Off-Strip Bingo Destinations

The vast majority of Bingo in Las Vegas are at casinos 10-25 minutes away from the Vegas Strip. 

The room at Red Rock in Summerlin has seats for 610 players, making it one of the biggest.

Suncoast (also in Summerlin) is building a new Bingo room on the main casino floor in the space that was recently made available when the sportsbook moved to a new location. It’s scheduled to open in 2025.

Across town in Henderson, Green Valley Ranch has a thoroughly modern 400-seat lounge, with plenty of large screens to play on … while Sunset Station is proud of its newly remodeled 450-seat bingo, and its status as the only “All Paper” bingo in southern Nevada.

Other places the bingo in and around Las Vegas (but away from the Strip) include:

• Aliante
• Arizona Charlie’s (both locations)
• Boulder Station
• Jerry’s Nugget
• Rampart
• Sam’s Town
• Santa Fe Station
• South Point

Sunset Station offers the only “all paper” bingo in Las Vegas. (Image: Yelp / Benita C.)

High-Stakes Bingo Games

Bingo is often a low-roller game. Players can get into a session for as little as $4 at most Las Vegas-area properties.

A few casinos offer big-money bingo games with five- and six-figure prize pools. Yes, players from around the country travel to Las Vegas just for the chance to play bingo for prizes of $100,000 or more.

The South Point casino runs bingo promotions for big-money games throughout the year. The prize pool for “The Extravaganza,” for example, offers $2 million. But the buy-in for this event is $495. 

Once a month, the Plaza offers Super Bingo. The buy-in for the $160,000 Bingo prize pool is $160. In addition to a chance to win a large prize, players receive lunch and enjoy an open bar. Individual bingo game prizes are as high as $5,000.

Station Casinos offers bingo at six different properties around Las Vegas. With shared prize pools Each one can have six-figure progressive Bingo jackpots available throughout the day. There are also smaller jackpots available starting at $500. 

Most of the Station Casinos properties offer unique bingo events like Rock Shock Bingo with live DJs and special prizes. Station Casinos has been known to have special themed Bingo games as well.

A rendering of the new bingo room coming-soon to the Suncoast casino. (Image: courtesy of Boyd Gaming)

How To Play Bingo in a Las Vegas Casino

Playing Bingo itself isn’t complicated. However, there are a handful of events leading into playing the game in a Las Vegas casino that new players should know.

When entering the Bingo room in a Las Vegas casino players should head to the front desk to check in. There are sometimes long lines so there could be a wait to sit down to play.

Types of Bingo Cards

The check-in area is where a player will choose from traditional paper cards or an electronic board to play the game. This is an important step that many new players may not be expecting.

Electronic games are easier to manage. There’s almost no work to do with electronic bingo cards since the machine marks the cards for the players.

While electronic boards are generally more expensive than playing with paper cards, casinos sometimes offer discounted packages to incentivize electronic play.

Players who select paper will also have to purchase a dauber to mark the numbers. These cost usually $1 each and can be brought home and used for your next session at any other bingo room. 

Using paper can be more cumbersome since the player has to keep track of multiple cards and daub the numbers. It’s a popular way for low rollers to get into the game, but can turn quite stressful for those looking to socialize while playing since there’s little time between numbers being called.

All that daubing can get a little crazy sometimes. Bingo excitement at South Point casino. (Image: Instagram/sugardayne)

Different Bingo Card Packs and Games

Regardless of which type of card a player chooses, they will have to select a card pack to play. There are typically four different color card packs that cost different amounts and have different prizes. The options are usually:

• Blue
• Green
• Red
• Yellow/Tan

Casinos also offer rainbow packs that include all colors. The more the card pack costs, the higher the prize payout.

Casinos may also offer bonuses for certain numbers. These may be called a Cashball or Hotball.

There are different types of bingo games so players should make sure to listen to the announcements before each one. Sometimes a player simply needs to mark B-I-N-G-O on the card. Different games may require multiple lines, all corners, or all squares (coverall) before a winner can call out “bingo!”