Betfred Bingo
The Betfred brand began in 1967 in Salford as a single sports betting shop. Owner Fred Done developed his bookmaking business, always keen to offer the industry's best bonuses and customer service, and it grew to its current size of over 830 shops and more than a handful of online offerings. While being one of the last in the industry to come online with Betfred.com in 2004, Betfred seems to be keen to stick to its nickname of The Bonus King, with the aim of offering the best to its customers.
Betfred Bingo is the online bingo arm of the sportsbook, with a good variety of games, promos and bonuses available.
Welcome Bonus
Joining, making your first deposit (minimum £10) at Betfred Bingo and staking it on tickets will earn you a £30 Welcome Bonus, which is credited to your bonus balance within 24 hours. You're then free to spend the bonus on more bingo cards.
Game variety and software
Typical games include 75- and 90-ball bingo, which can be changed from within the software with the click of a button. Betfred use the Playtech software for their Bingo and Casino offerings, which means good usability, nice graphics and sounds and a pretty straight forward layout. Betfred Bingo also offers the option to play online in a no-download version of the software if you're concerned about downloading programs to your computer.
Special promos
Betfred are keen to keep the interest of their players with their bingo offering and as such try to find fun new ways to keep you coming back. Amongst the usual games are variations, such as speed bingo, Joker Jackpot, where the numbers come in the form of playing cards, as well as quite a large variety of chat games and side games, including slots and scratchcards. In addition, Betfred Bingo runs regular promos, often related to sporting events or popular soaps to keep things exciting and up to date. There are also regular jackpot games such as the daily £8,000 jackpot and Bingo Linx, where you can win even more cash by playing specified games at certain times. The refer-a-friend and VIP programs are also worth checking out.
Customer service and payment methods
Betfred offer a pretty good FAQ section on their bingo site, which covers just about anything you'd want to know about playing at Betfred Bingo. If you do find yourself wanting to talk to someone regarding any issues, your best bet is the Live Help facility, where you can chat live with customer support. Betfred Bingo also offers email and phone support 24/7. Payment methods include most major types of debit and credit cards, NETeller, PayPal, Moneybookers and myCitadel.
Conclusion
Betfred haven't done too bad with their bingo offering and it seems they're keen to stick around with their regularly changing quirky game types and promos. It's nice to see games that are linked to popular events and TV shows, which always piques the interest of most bingo players. Betfred Bingo seems to be keeping a close eye on what today's bingo players look for in a good online bingo site so they're definitely worth a look.
