Best Bingo Sites – Our UK Bingo Sites!

The UK’s Best Bingo Sites, Ranked and Reviewed.

Bingo has come a long way from when only your granny used to play it. The world of dusty, brightly lit halls where men with unlikely moustaches shouted out numbers has been swept away – replaced by a sometimes confusing range of websites, each offering better chances, better experience and better incentives than the last.

It used to be easy to know where to find your next game – it would be on your high street, with the word “BINGO” flashing outside in brightly lit bulbs. In today’s world, it is easy to have a fun bingo experience from your sofa, but choosing the right site can be difficult. Special offers, bonus games, small rooms, big rooms. New bingo sites appear all the time, and making sense of them all can turn into a full-time job.

Well, here at Bingo Paradise, it truly is our full-time job. We are dedicated to helping you find the best bingo sites for you to play. And it is a job we love – all of our reviewers are players too, and know from experience what it is that sets the best online bingo sites apart from the rest. We use this knowledge, to really test which are the best sites and pass that information to you to enable you to make solid, informed and sensible choices.

What does it take to be the best?

We spend a lot of time looking at some of the biggest sites in the industry, and that has helped us develop a really clear sense of what makes a great bingo site. Some of this, of course, is down to personal preference, but we believe that there are some core features that you should look for when finding your next bingo site.

Here we list the 10 key things that we at Bingo Paradise look for when deciding which bingo sites are the best:

1. Welcome Offer – Too good to be true?

A lot of sites will offer you all sorts of things to get you to sign up. We all love free stuff, so an incentive is often a very effective way for operators to get us through the virtual doors of their new bingo sites.

These offers can be dazzling. Well, guess what? Our reviewers wear sunglasses.

Don’t get us wrong – sign-up offers are great, but in our expert view, there is little point in joining a site simply for the free offer. That would be a bit like buying a new house because you like the colour of the front door, and then realising that there is no kitchen once you move in.

If it is the right site for you, and you get a free offer, then great. If the site itself offers a poor experience, then the free offer probably is not worth it. These are the sort of things that our team weigh up when making their recommendations.

They also go through the details of the offers with a fine-toothed comb. This is important because these offers vary enormously. Some may be cash deposits, whilst others may offer free spins, free bingo tickets or spins of a wheel. What might look like a great incentive to join a site, with a little more scrutiny, will sometimes look a little less tempting.

When we are putting together our lists of recommended sites, we check things such as whether the winnings from these offers can be withdrawn as cash – or only used for stakes in future games.

Only when we fully understand the offer can we let you know whether it is a great one, or something that falls short.

Some of the most popular Welcome Offers and bingo bonuses include:

Free Bingo Tickets

Free tickets let you play specific bingo games for free. They rarely have a monetary value and instead refer to the number of tickets you get. When that’s the case, you should always check the terms and conditions and see which games provide the highest value.

For instance, if you get 50 free bingo tickets to use on Game 1 or Game 2, check the value of tickets in these games. You may discover that Game 1 tickets cost £0.05 while Game 2 tickets cost £0.10, making the latter the better option (assuming all other variables remain the same).

Matched Deposit Bonus

So-called because it “matches” your deposit amount, this bonus is probably the most common throughout the online gambling sector. The key terms here are the percentage amount (such as 100%) and the maximum bonus (such as £100). A bonus offer of 100% up to £100, for example, means your deposit will be matched 100% to a maximum of £100.

Look out for wagering requirements and win limits, as both of these can greatly limit the return you get from these bonuses.

No Deposit Bonus

You don’t need to deposit anything to benefit from these bonuses, but the catch is that you either need to clear a large wagering requirement or deal with a limiting win bonus. These offers also tend to be on the small side. For instance, while matched deposit bonuses are typically capped at £100 or so, it’s rare to find a no deposit bonus that offers more than £20, and most are capped at just £10.

Welcome Package Bonus

By combining some or all of the above bonuses, the welcome package bonus provides the best of both worlds. You may also see bonuses from the site’s casino and sportsbook, such as free bingo tickets that are offered alongside free slot spins and free bets.

Other Bingo Bonuses

In addition to the above, there are a few bonuses you can collect once you have signed up and burned through the welcome offer.

Loyalty Schemes

Loyalty schemes give you points for real money wagers. When you have enough of them, you can swap your points for prizes (such as bingo tickets) and cash. The biggest rewards are usually reserved for high rollers who deposit and wager a lot of money, but it’s all relative. Just make sure you stay within your means and don’t gamble more cash just so you can collect more points and bigger rewards.

Reload Rewards

Reload bonuses are available for all active members and usually come in the form of matched deposit bonuses. The amount on offer is usually a lot less than welcome matched deposit offers, but they are still a great way to grab some bonus credits.

Tournaments and Giveaways

The “leaderboard” promotions mentioned above give you a chance to collect points and win prizes. You may need to opt in, but you usually just have to play certain games and wager specific amounts. As for giveaways, they are available sporadically, with names entered into a virtual hat and a winner then chosen at random.

2. Find the Goldilocks Zone

We talk a lot in the office about the “Goldilocks Zone”. Do you remember how Goldilocks wanted porridge that was not too hot, and not too cold, but “just right”? Finding the right bingo site is a little like that too. If the site is too “hot”, you end up playing with thousands of people, with a very small chance of winning. If it is too “cold”, then you could end up sitting, shivering, in the online equivalent of a church hall with the lights turned off. You need to find one that is “just right”.

The best sites find a way to manage user numbers is by using “rooms” where the number of users is controlled to deliver the sort of game you want. When we are selecting the best sites for you, this is one of the key things we look for – sites that give you different options for how you want to play.

This matters because it is inconvenient to have to switch between different providers to find the sort of game that you want to play. Playing bingo should be all about the numbers – not about hunting around for a game that fits your requirements.

3. Transparency, Legitimacy, Customer Care and Network Size

One of the key things that we are sticklers for here at BingoParadise is transparency. Bingo is essentially a game of chance, but we believe that the best sites make sure you fully understand what your chances are and allow you to make informed choices about them.

One of the things that we think makes a great site, is one where it is clear what the odds are as you are playing – and what the return to player rate is for that game (this is generally known as the ‘RTP’ rate). This is not about reducing everything to money – people play bingo for a whole range of reasons, but it is about fairness. Sites that give you real information about how many people are playing, and what the likelihood is of winning, always score more highly with us.

Some sites go even further than this – even letting you see what numbers other players have got or are waiting for. Some players will love that, whilst others might not. What is clear, though, is that any efforts to be clear and transparent about how the game works increase trust and lead to a better experience for players.

Legitimacy is vital too… Every bingo site in the UK must abide by certain rules and regulations to operate legally. It must:

• Have a license from the UK Gambling Commission
• Offer extensive responsible gambling tools and resources
• Protect player funds
• Offer a secure platform that protects transactions and activities

Customer care is also key. The biggest sites have phone support, but that’s not considered necessary in this day and age. It is essential, however, to have live chat that stays open for most of the day and to offer additional options such as support tickets and email support.

And finally, an expansive network helps… Launching a brand-new bingo site is not easy. You need players to create expansive jackpots and ensure everyone has something to play for, and this creates something of a Catch-22—you can’t get players if you don’t already have them.

That’s why many new sites tap into existing networks or player bases. If a developer launches a new site, it will connect its players to the existing network and several or dozens of existing sites. Alternatively, it will create hype around its launch and ensure its existing casino/sportsbook/poker players are prepared, thus guaranteeing huge player numbers on day one.

If the site doesn’t follow these rules or has a very small network, it means the payouts will be weak (after all, they are created as an accumulation of all entries) and the communities will be dead.

4. Responsibility

We believe that the best kind of bingo sites are like the best kind of friends. Great to have fun with, but always prepared to step in if they think it is time for you to go home. Playing online should always be fun, and the responsible operators will have all sorts of ways to make sure that it stays that way.

All of the big operators have various measures in place to help you stay in control of your playing. This includes things like deposit limits, and being able to take ‘time outs’.

To us at BingoParadise, responsibility is one of the first boxes that we look to tick when it comes to finding sites to recommend. Fortunately, the way that bingo sites operate in the UK is regulated – so sites have to stick to the standards set by the UK Gambling Commission. When it comes to our list of best bingo sites published above, we make sure that all of the recommended sites are reputable and licensed by the UKGC.

This is not just about ‘time-outs’ and deposit limits though. It is also making sure that the sites we recommend are safe, and act properly on issues that will matter to you like keeping your banking and other personal details safe.

5. A Great User Experience

You can have the greatest product in the world, but if your website or app is clunky and unhelpful or difficult to navigate then users are going to get frustrated. When we are recommending our own list of the best bingo sites for UK players, we spend time using the sites ourselves. It is easy to use? Are the rules for the games explained well? This also looks at the quality of any mobile apps that the site provides for users on mobiles. A good app can make a huge difference to the experience of players. Let’s face it – if you are playing bingo, you want to be wondering about what the next number is going to be, not “is the app going to freeze or crash”.

A lot of the sites we recommend also will use reputable, trusted, state-of-the-art software – from well-established companies like Dragonfish and Microgaming. It is a little like buying a car – if you know that the engine under the bonnet is reliable, then you know you can probably trust it to get you where you want to go.

Although there are countless sites offering bingo, the software that sits behind them usually comes from a relatively small number of trusted providers. Each of these will provide a platform for players that might look different to the player, but which has a set of features distinctive to that software. The most popular software is produced by Virtue Fusion, a subsidiary of the global casino software provider Playtech – but there are several other software providers providing platforms for UK bingo sites too, such as Pragmatic Play.

At the very heart of a great user experience is trust. All licensed sites can be trusted. Whether their games are good or their support is helpful is a different story, but they are required to operate legally, so they are legitimate sites.

Some of the biggest bingo operators in the UK include:

• Entain: Formerly known as GVC Holdings, Entain owns gambling brands such as Coral and Ladbrokes. It operates Foxy Bingo and a few other major bingo sites.
• Flutter Entertainment: In addition to Betfair and Paddy Power, both of which have bingo offerings, Flutter owns all of the products offered by SkyBet, PokerStars, and Tombola.
• Jumpman Gaming: A network that spans over 200 sites, each with slots and bingo rooms. The Jumpman portfolio includes Rocket Bingo and Lights! Camera! Bingo!
• Broadway Gaming Group: Broadway picked up a bunch of sites from 888 Holdings, so it now owns dozens of top bingo rooms, including 888Ladies, Wink Bingo, and Costa Bingo.

You’ll also find many sites that don’t connect to large networks but still have a substantial number of players, such as bet365 Bingo.

Keeping things interesting… Bonuses help to jazz things up a bit, offering you everything from matched deposits to free tickets. They are nearly always available for new players but can also be found around key holidays and events, such as Halloween, Christmas, and the FIFA World Cup.

Other promotions help too. These can range from giveaways that you join by wagering a specific amount to leaderboard promotions where your wagering/winning converts to a points total and determines your place on a leaderboard.

6. Bingo is About the Community

Think back to the start – when we talked about those big bingo halls that used to exist in every town centre. The reason that people went to them was not simply to try and win money. They went to have fun, have a chat, and see their friends.

It is hard to replicate that sense of community online, but the very best sites, and the ones that make it to the top of our list of bingo sites, do manage to do this. In part this is about brand – that people feel the same affinity to where they play as they might have done at a local venue.

But the operators can help too – with chat facilities to both answer questions, and also to improve the user experience. We particularly like platforms where the chat hosts bring something of themselves to the job – not just a robotic listing of rules and promotions. It creates a community atmosphere and turns your bingo experience into something that feels more like a night out with your friends. Friendly hosts can create a real buzz, support new players and basically create a warm, friendly and welcoming community.

An award-winning site?… A measure of success, according to the community. There are a few major awards to look out for:

• WhichBingo: Probably the biggest of all online bingo awards, WhichBingo has won many awards itself and declares awards in categories such as Best Bingo Site, Best New Bingo Site, and Best Chat Team – these awards are open to the community vote.
• BingoPort: The BingoPort Player’s Choice Award dishes out prizes to the newest and best bingo sites, along with awards for the best sites on specific networks (Dragonfish, Playtech, etc,.).
• iGB Awards: These awards are handed out to affiliates, potentially giving you an idea of the best review sites. But of course, you already know which bingo review site is the best…
• EGR Awards: One of the biggest award shows, EGR spans the entire gambling industry.

7. Variety is the Spice of Bingo

Some sites are great, but if they only offer one or two varieties of the game, then it can become boring for players. These sites will not make it to the top of our list of recommended UK bingo sites. Our team prefer sites that have a variety of options – not just to keep things fresh, but also to make sure that players can play the sort of bingo that suits them.

For some players, that may be large, networked games with the opportunity to compete for bigger prizes. For others it might be smaller locally hosted games with smaller, more regular, wins. The better sites make it easy to play the sort of bingo that you want to play – without having to switch sites or switch providers. Those are the sort of sites that make the grade for our BingoParadise testers.

Increasingly, there are new ways to play – different games, different numbers of balls, different bonuses. The best sites do not rest on their laurels – they look for new ways to play to keep players engaged.

9. Great Design

Look, we know this might sound shallow, but how a site looks is really important to us. Let’s face it – if you went to a casino in Las Vegas, part of the experience would come from the physical surroundings – the decoration, the quality of the fixtures and fittings. Well, online bingo is not so different to that.

For us as BingoParadise, great design is not just about lots of bright colours and flashing messages though – at heart it is about clarity. The best sites are designed in a way that makes it easy for you to find your way around, know what is going on, and sign up for new games. This will include information on what games are due to start, and details for each of them – such as the minimum bet and the cash prize on offer.

10. The Boring Stuff

When was the last time you really read the terms and conditions that flashed up before you signed up for a new site? Be honest. That’s what we thought!

We would always recommend that everyone reads through the terms and conditions of a site before signing up, but we know that not everyone always does. Here at BingoParadise though, we know that sometimes the small print can include details that you will want to know – for instance how bonuses work, and how much you need to play before making a withdrawal. We would always factor this into our calculations when coming up with recommended sites for you to play.

We also make sure that there are plenty of ways for you to add and withdraw money – to bank accounts, debit cards or PayPal. Some sites seem to make it very easy to put money in, but slightly more complicated to take it out again! Again, the key things we are looking for here is clarity and fairness.

Online Bingo FAQ

• Are there any sites that still provide free bingo?

  Yes, although these are now very hard to find. Almost all sites will require you to have made a deposit before accessing their free rooms (where available). Also keep in mind that sites will require your debit card details (for verification processes) even if you plan to make no deposit and play only free bingo games.

• How does online bingo technology work?

  It all comes down to something known as a random number generator (RNG). It uses a series of complex algorithms to determine which number to draw next and thus ensures the process is random. It’s not predetermined like a raffle, so none of the players or even the operators will know the numbers in advance.

• How do I win playing online bingo?

  Bingo works on simple mathematical principles. The player who holds the greatest amount of tickets is most likely to win. However, that player is also spending the most money and stands to lose the most if he/she doesn’t win.

• How do I know online bingo games are fair?

  You know they are fair because they are often certified as safe and fair. They should also be backed by official licenses, rules, and regulations.

• Are bingo games rigged?

  The nature of randomness means that there will always be people who feel like they are being unfairly treated. If you invite your friend to bet on a coin flip and they lose 10 times in a row, they’ll think you’re cheating them, but just because they have a 50/50 chance each time doesn’t mean they will win at least half of the games. We often struggle with the personal element. If something very coincidental happens to someone else, you’ll see the probability and sense of the situation. “10,000 to 1? It was a longshot, but it had to happen to someone”. If the same thing happens to you, it’s harder to grasp the reality. “10,000 to 1? Yeah, but what are the odds!? It can’t be a coincidence”. In such cases, it’s best to ignore the odds and look at the reason: bingo sites don’t profit from your losses. They don’t care who wins or loses, as long as they play. In other words, they win regardless, so why would they risk losing their license (and their meal ticket) when there are no benefits? Stick with licensed bingo sites and you’ll also be guaranteed complete fairness.

• How come the same names keep winning?

  Players often ask this question which in turn leads to speculation about games been rigged. Vastly more likely however than the game being fixed is that the 'names' in question are maxing out on ticket purchases for each game and thus have the greatest chance of winning (just as they also have the greatest amount to lose!)

• What are the best new bingo sites?

  In 2023, the best new bingo sites are probably the likes of Dream Bingo and MrQ. Unfortunately, the rate at which new sites are coming to the UK market has greatly reduced.

• How do I play online bingo?

  Online bingo is a game of pure chance, more so than physical versions of the game. You don’t need to worry about dabbing numbers and making sure you heard the caller correctly. Everything happens automatically. The only things you need to think about are which games to play and how many cards to buy. If you have purchased multiple cards, it will show you the ones that have accumulated the most numbers and have the highest chance of winning, so you can still watch as the numbers are called and collected. Needless to say, you don’t need to shout “bingo!”.

• Do I have to chat with other players on bingo sites?

  If you side with Sartre and believe that hell is other people, you’re probably not excited by the idea of chatting with other bingo players. The good news is that you don’t have to—you can interact as little or as much as you like. Some bingo communities are very dull anyway. The least vibrant chat rooms are filled with people telling you how many numbers they need to win, along with occasional welcomes from the moderator. But the best ones are full of people telling stories and chatting like they have known each other for years.

• Can I play online bingo on mobile?

  Yes, most—if not all—online bingo sites have mobile apps that you can download on smartphones and tablets. You should also be able to play directly through your web browser, as they use instant-play technology.