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And you thought bingo was boring

Posted at 3:07 PM, Apr 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-16 18:07:14-04

Walk into a Station Casinos’ bingo room this spring and you might see guests dancing in a conga line, bikini-clad servers handing out tropical drinks, or hear soul music blaring through the space.

Green Valley Ranch Resort’s spring Rock Shot Bingo lineup includes Pizza Rock Shot Bingo nights on April 30 and May 28. For $25, each person receives 10 electronic bingo games with 30 cards each. The evening is catered by Green Valley Ranch Resort’s Pizza Rock, where everyone gets free pizza, and when someone at your table wins, everyone gets a shot. Winners receive prizes in addition to cash. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the game starts at 9 p.m.

The Rock Shot Bingo Night on May 11 will celebrate Borrach's birthday with tequila shots and $25 Borracha gift cards for winners. The grand prize winner will receive $100 to Borracha and a staycation at GNR.

The June 8 game celebrates pool season. Pool servers will dole out shots while wearing bikinis. Guests are invied to wear their swimwear and flip-flops and listen to beach music. Guests will also have chances to win various prizes.

Red Rock Resort's Rock Shot games are scheduled for April 27 and May 25 and will be hosted by Bryan Chan and feature DJ Shai Peri.  In addition, night owls can get their late night bingo on at Red Rock Resort each Friday and Saturday at 11 p.m. with Daubing After Dark. For $25 guests receive 30 electronic cards and a free glow necklace while listening to party music and playing for a chance to win cash, at Rock Shot and Daubing After Dark.

XTreme Bingo at Santa Fe Station happens last Friday of each month.  Doors open at 10 p.m. for the 11 p.m. session. For a minimum of $25, guests can play 10 electronic bingo games and have a chance to win $100 at nine of them, and $1,000 at the final game. Admission cost includes glow accessories, party music and a party atmosphere. Then the bingo mayhem at Santa Fe continues with Ladies Night Bingo, which is offered every Saturday at 11 p.m. Cost is $25 per guest and includes 10 electronic bingo games, specialty martinis, and of course, ladies drink free.

For those looking for a lightning-fast bingo experience, Green Valley Ranch Resort and Sunset Station offer Speed Bingo. Green Valley Ranch Resort’s speed games run every Saturday at the 11 a.m. session and at Sunset Station they’re offered 11 a.m. every Sunday. Speed Bingo allows guests to play between 27 and 30 games compared to 13 during a usual session. During Speed Bingo, balls are pulled every 3 seconds instead of every 12 seconds in a typical game.

Sunset Station also hosts Friday Night Lights bingo featuring country, soul, rock 'n' roll music and '70s and '80s music bingo on Saturdays, with games at the 11 p.m. sessions.

Sunset also hosts paper-must-win on Tuesday and Thursday during every session, with select games in those sessions requiring a paper winner. Texas Station also does paper-must-win, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. sessions. Texas is also planning a $13,000 Luau-themed game on May 13 at 3 p.m.