There are two games called Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo, and they have almost nothing in common besides the fish. Gala’s is a 50-ball race between a handful of players, each with a single ticket. Jackpotjoy’s is a full 90-ball room where the fish are the ball calls and some of them carry cash. Gala badges its version as exclusive, and in a sense, they both are, as each belongs to a different group of sites.
We played both on the same afternoon. Here’s how they compare.
Gala vs Jackpotjoy, Side by Side
| Gala’s Fishin’ Frenzy | Jackpotjoy’s Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball count | 50-ball | 90-ball |
| Tickets | One per player | Up to 60 per player |
| Ticket price we saw | 10p | 10p |
| How you win | Catch all 10 of your fish first | One line / two lines / full house |
| Players per game | Starts once 2 to 5 have bought in | Open room (38 to 40 in our game) |
| The fishy twist | Fish carry your numbers | Fish are the ball calls and can carry cash tags |
| Jackpot | None shown | Paid on the number 7 (£118.86 when we played) |
| Sites | Gala (Entain) | Jackpotjoy and Monopoly Casino (Gamesys) |
Gala Bingo’s Version
Gala’s game is 50-ball bingo cut down to its simplest form. When the game starts, ten fish float across your screen, each carrying one of your numbers between 1 and 50. As the numbers are called, the fisherman hooks the matching fish, and the first player to land all ten wins.
Everyone gets one ticket, at whatever price that room is set to. The room we opened was 10p, and Gala’s help pages show a 25p version too. You can see a strip along the top tracking how many fish each player has caught, so you always know who’s close.
While you wait for the game to fill, you can tap the floating fish to catch them for points. Gala makes it clear those points are for fun and can’t be turned into cash or bonus money.
What Gala’s “1/3 Odds of Winning” Means
Gala’s lobby badges the room “Exclusive – 1/3 Odds of Winning”. The explanation is in how the game fills. A Fishin’ Frenzy game doesn’t run on a timer like a normal room. It waits until a set number of players have bought a ticket (2, 3, 4, or 5, depending on the room), and it shows that number before you buy. The room we opened needed 3.
With three players holding one ticket each and one winner, that’s a one-in-three chance, since the game starts as soon as it fills. By the same logic, a 2-player room is one in two and a 5-player room one in five, with the 5-player prize bigger because more tickets have paid into it. Gala’s help example shows a 5-player game paying £1.13 for the full house.
On the money side, Gala publishes a return-to-player range for its bingo as a whole: between 70% and 88% a month across all its bingo games. It doesn’t give a figure for this room specifically.
Jackpotjoy’s Version
Jackpotjoy’s Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo is a normal 90-ball game dressed up as the slot. Each ball call arrives as a fish being hooked out of the water, with its number on the side, and your tickets are marked as they come in. You can buy up to 60 tickets at 10p, and the game we watched had around 40 players chasing £3.34 for a line, £7.35 for two lines and £29.39 for the house.
The twist sits in the reels above the water. Land three ship symbols and the game switches into Bonus Mode, which turns on cash tags on the fish. From then on, each fish called carries a prize value, and if the ticket that wins the full house holds that number, the value is added to its winnings. In the game we watched, the tagged fish were worth between about £10 and £13 each, a big lift on a £29.39 full house.
There’s also a progressive jackpot that pays on the number 7, the same idea as the Super 7 jackpot in Bubble Up Bingo. It crept up from £118.58 to £118.86 while we were in the room.
Where to Play Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo
Each version only runs on its own network, so pick the site for the game you want. Our review of each one is linked from its card.
Gala Bingo
Runs the 50-ball, one-ticket Fishin’ Frenzy, badged “1/3 Odds of Winning” in the lobby
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Jackpotjoy
Has the 90-ball Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo, with cash-tagged fish and a jackpot on 7
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Monopoly Casino
Lists Fishin’ Frenzy Bingo next to Bubble Up Bingo and The Clubhouse
Read ReviewIf you came here looking for the slot rather than the bingo, you can try a free demo of Fishin’ Frenzy first. For the other bingo rooms built on slot brands, see our bingo room games guide.