Sun Bingo

P J Aitken
Last update: 30/11/2023

Bingo Paradise Rating

The UK has a love-hate relationship with the Sun newspaper. The partisan paper has spent several decades courting controversy, so you can’t really blame those detractors. But despite all of that, and despite the apparent death of the print media industry, it still has a circulation of over 1 million.

The Sun also has a massive readership online and is one of the most recognisable brand names in the United Kingdom. It’s no surprise then, that this brand has been used to launch its own little gambling empire.

Online bingo may seem like an obscure move for this media giant but The Sun has actually been running newspaper bingo games for many years and its online bingo site has been active since 2006. We’re also talking about an industry with sites owned by everyone from sports betting giants like Betfair to women’s magazines like OK!

In that context, Sun Bingo was a no-brainer!

The site is licensed by the authorities of Alderney and Great Britain and operated by the creatively named VF2011 Ltd, the same company that oversees operations at The Sun Vegas and Fabulous Bingo.

Welcome Offer

£50 Bingo Bonus + 50 Spins—that’s the offer for all new players at Sun Bingo. To qualify, just deposit and wager a minimum of £10 and you’ll get £50 to spend on bingo tickets and 50 Spins at £0.20 each.

The bingo bonus has a wagering requirement of 4x and Bonus Spin winnings require you to wager 30x. It must be claimed, used, and cleared in 7 days and it’s not available to players using web wallets like PayPal, Skrill, and Neteller.

Promotions

Most of Sun Bingo’s bonuses are seasonal and are tied to specific months, holidays, or events. At the time of writing, the bonuses include All Star Hotel Weekend, which basically gives you some low-cost shots at an exciting weekend away in Blackpool,  and The Weekend Windfall, which takes place every Friday and Saturday evening with prize money of £35,000 to be won.

They’ll probably be gone by the time you read this, but they are usually replaced by very similar promotions. In most cases, it’s the same offer with a different name/theme.

Once you collect your Welcome Bonus and meet the wagering requirements, make sure you drop by the Promotions page to see what’s available.

Free Bingo and Newspaper Bingo

The Sun newspaper used to offer free bingo cards, with the winning numbers listed in the paper itself. I couldn’t find much about these numbers as most mentions of “The Sun Bingo” have now been dominated by this online bingo room.

However, I did learn that these numbers have since ended, with the last batch posted in September 2020. They seem to have been very popular until this point, and a lot of players are calling for their return, so maybe we’ll see them again.

Most previous number listings have also displayed a link to Free Bingo and this link is still active for all Sun Bingo members. There are free bingo games every day in the Cabaret Room.The prizes are smaller but and you’ll also get some experience playing online bingo. It’s not a huge amount of money, but it’s more than most sites offer in their freebie rooms.

Slots and Bingo Rooms

Choose from dozens of bingo games across multiple varieties, including classics like 90-Ball, 80-Ball, and 75-Ball, as well as all of the following:

• 50-Ball: An exclusive variant that seems to be limited to Mystic Meg Bingo, a symbol-based game where you need to collect 10 symbols.
• 40-Ball: Based around the brilliant Rainbow Riches slot, not unlike the many bingo games at Rainbow Riches Casino.
• 36-Ball Bingo: A unique game played with “Cash Cubes”.

There are a bunch of Slingo games as well, along with a host of classic slot machines, including Gonzo’s Quest Megaways, Irish Luck, Cleopatra Gold, Rainbow Riches, and Buffalo Blitz II. These games are provided by Scientific Games, NetEnt, Blueprint Gaming, and several other star creators.

It makes for a nice addition to the bingo titles, but it’s far from extensive and you’ll be disappointed if you came here looking for slots.

On the plus side, there’s no shortage of jackpots. Not only are they plentiful in the bingo games and events, but they’re also offered as part of the Jackpot King progressive jackpot system, hosted by Blueprint Gaming, and the Mega Jackpot tiers, created by Eyecon.

Depositing and Withdrawing

Sun Bingo accepts deposits of just £5 but you’ll need to bump it up to £10 if you want to collect the Welcome Bonus. You can deposit using Skrill, Neteller, PayPal and debit cards and withdrawals are processed through the same channels. The Welcome Bonus is also only for Debit Cards too.

The minimum amount for a withdrawal is just £5 and you can go as high as £50,000 with most payments (PayPal is the exception and is fixed at just £5.500). Most payments are processed quickly, and while Sun Bingo asks you to allow for up to 14 working days, you’ll probably only need 3 to 5.

As with many other UK-based gambling sites, the verification process will be conducted as soon as you join. Enter your correct details in full and you should be verified automatically. If not, you’ll be prompted to send a proof of ID and address.

Sun Bingo Review Summary

The Sun Bingo combines many great bingo games with a few top slots and several eye-catching promotions. Add some low transaction limits and fast withdrawals to the mix, along with PayPal compatibility, and you have a pretty solid effort all round. It’s easily worthy of its 4/5 score, but it falls short of getting top marks.

If Sun Bingo and Sun Vegas had combined to create one mega gambling destination, with hundreds of slots, stacks of bingo games, and a variety of table games, I wouldn’t have hesitated to give it 5 out of 5. As things stand, it’s a little too small to be placed in the same league as Mecca Bingo.

But don’t let that put you off! There is more than enough here to keep you busy for months to come.