bet365 Bingo

P J Aitken
Last update: 11/10/2023

Bingo Paradise Rating

bet365 is one of the biggest gambling destinations in the UK, a giant of the industry, and a brand name you can’t say without mimicking a cockney accent à la Ray Winstone. It is best known for its sportsbook and ubiquitous ad campaigns, but it also has a pretty impressive bingo section.

bet365 has been around since 2000 and it has gained a lot of followers and detractors in that time. It launched from a portacabin back in 2000 and initially formed a series of betting shops, along with its now-famous web domain.

Denise Coates is often given most of the credit for launching the business and continues to take an active role, but her father, Peter, who sat as the chairman of Stoke City FC from 1986 to 1998, is also listed as a co-founder.

Welcome Offer

bet365 Bingo is offering new players 100 Free Tickets and 50 Free Spins, when they spend £10 on cash Bingo Tickets. The Free spins are valued at 10p and can be used on Big Bass Bonanza, Book of the Fallen, John Hunter and the Book of Tut, Snakes and Ladders Megadice. The Free tickets can be used in any bingo game where the tickets cost 10p or less.

A few other terms to note:

• You must accept the tickets via a pop-up notification
• All bonuses will be credited within 48 hours of registration and completion of the qualifying requirements
• The bonuses must be used within 7 days

Bet365 also offers some other promotions, including Free Bingo where you can play for Free in Club Tropicana and The Gingerbread House Rooms at selected times throughout the day, and Weekly Cashback, but that’s about it.

Bingo Rooms

bet365 Bingo easily has one of the best layouts of any online bingo destination. Some sites are too cluttered, others make it difficult to find the games you’re looking for, but bet365 Bingo doesn’t suffer from such issues.

You’ll find a variety of slots and instant win games at the top followed by a real-time list of all upcoming bingo games and some relevant promotions. There are jackpot titles, 75-Ball, 80-Ball, and 90-Ball games, and plenty of game show options.

Most games cost between £0.05 and £0.50 per ticket and have prizes ranging from £20 to £100. There are jackpots on top of this, as well, including a Weekly Jackpot that activates every week and a Community one that triggers some big wins.

The Community Jackpot is a prize draw with 2,000 places and a prize pool of £100,000. You’ll earn a ticket to the draw for every £10 that you wager and the payouts range from £20 to £10,000.

Slots and More

bet365 is an all-in-one gaming destination that occupies several sections, each with its own distinct purpose. You’ll find a Poker Room, Live Casino, and Bingo Room, along with the bet365 Sportsbook.

The Games and Casino section are a little less distinctive and contain some of the same games (ones that are also in the Bingo section) but the easiest way to understand these sections is to imagine Games as an arcade and Casino as a casino floor. The former is more old school and has more video slots, the latter focuses more on table games and jackpot slots.

Slot fans should head to Games>All Games to see a list of category filters, including bet365 Originals and Megaways. For table games, just click the Live Casino tab if you want to play live and Casino>Table Games for virtual alternatives.

bet365 is one of my go-to destinations for Age of the Gods slots, as it has a large selection of these and is adding new ones all of the time. The Blueprint Gaming and NetEnt selections are good as well. I’m not a big fan of bet365 exclusives, but 8 Immortals and Underground Apocalypse are okay.

Depositing and Withdrawing

bet365 Bingo players can deposit using Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro debit cards, as well as bank transfers, PayPal, Paysafecard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Most of these methods have a minimum deposit requirement of £5, but PayPal requires £10.

There is no fee for deposits or withdrawals and according to bet 365’s Terms & Conditions the withdrawal time is instant.

Bet365 Bingo Review Summary

I sat down to write this review on Wednesday night, but after forgetting my password and struggling to log in, I decided to contact customer support and inquire about recovering my details.

In the interim, I joined several other sites for review purposes, emailed a sports book for personal reasons, and, in total, sent half a dozen emails.

All of these received responses by Thursday afternoon, but I was still waiting for bet365.

In the end, I received a reply late on Friday, two days after my email. That may not sound like a long time, and in the grand scheme of things, it’s not. But when compared to many other sites, it most definitely is.

It’s worth noting that I have been a member for over 10 years, so this is not a case of them dismissing me for being a new player or prospective player. That certainly wouldn’t be acceptable if true, but it’s something that many sites do.

When I was finally able to log in, I realised I had cash in my account, so I initiated a withdrawal. It took a day to process that payment, and as it was a debit card, I will likely be waiting another 3 days for it to clear.

A week ago, I requested a payment on William Hill that was made through PayPal and appeared within seconds. Before that, I used PayPal on 32Red and got my money just as quickly. Even when I requested a debit card withdrawal on another popular site, the payment took 2 days to arrive but was processed instantly.

Therein lies the real issue with bet365 Bingo. Yes, it has a lot of variety, some good bonuses, and some of the best games around. It’s also attached to a monster sportsbook that eclipses anything else on the market. But dominance has seemingly led to complacency. It’s slower, less responsive, and less consumer-friendly than other brands.

I understand that it has a lot of customers to deal with and a lot of things to juggle, but that’s no excuse and it really needs to do better in these areas. For that reason, bet365 Bingo falls some way short of getting top marks.