The Betfred betting empire is undoubtedly one of the biggest in the world, with the Betfred brand recognised as the world's biggest book makers - with over 750 betting shops in the UK alone. Betfred Bingo, however, is a completely on-line service and part of their well-established on-line betting and gaming wing, with their bingo games first launched in 2006.

Betfred Bingo Site

This carries many perks you wouldn't get with just a bingo site, as members can use the same username and password to play games and place bets on a variety of different games and activities all over the Betfred network - not only in bingo! However, it is the bingo specifically that we are looking at today and how the Betfred Bingo service matches up to its bingo rivals.

Visually, the Betfred Bingo site follows the same theme as the Betfred site - it is crisp and clear to navigate with handy tabs. It has a plush purple colour scheme, and everything is easily assessable wherever you are on the site.

One of the biggest bonuses of choosing Betfred Bingo as your bingo site of choice must be the customer service available, though. Because Betfred is such a huge company, they can offer 24 hour support for all their customers across a wide range of methods. Their help centre is very handy, their email-based customer service team is always on hand and members can ring a UK 0800 number 24 hours a day for phone support.

Games

Bingo games run day and night at Betfred Bingo and they offer both 75 ball and 90 ball bingo in a variety of interesting rooms. Chat is also available and their friendly chat moderators keep the conversations flowing and an eye on any misbehavior, as well as offering loads of chat games for players to play. Betfred Bingo is known for its chat game specials - not only offering extra bingo credit to winners, but also regularly changing extra prizes and rewards to players.

There are games to suit any budget and also offer three sessions of free bingo every day of the week, the prizes are pretty decent too.

If you are a bingo pro, or have played bingo online before, then you'll find Betfred Bingo an excellent place to play and meet new bingo friends. However, bingo newbies may find the site more challenging - they do not offer extensive help features for new players or a step-by-step guide to playing on the site. There is the basic FAQ (frequently asked questions), which will suit the savvy, but it lacks the personal touch that many bingo sites use to make new players confident and feel more at home.

Offers

Because Betfred offers bingo and games to a large audience, they are able to offer very competitive prizes and jackpots to their bingo players. Depending on the room and price of cards, Betfred Bingo offers guaranteed jackpots that can range from a few pounds right up to the hundreds or even thousands. The progressive jackpots on offer are very tempting too - the "Gold Rally" jackpot game often reaches hundreds of thousands of pounds!

Although the community atmosphere is arguably not as keen and warm as you would find on a more bingo-centric site, the Betfred Bingo community section offers plenty in terms of getting to know their chat team, moderators and even other players in their "Buddy Profiles" section. Members who complete a profile with a photo are even credited with bingo credit! A handy "chat lingo" section is also available, handy for those finding all the chatter in the chat rooms a little confusing, too.

Our verdict of Betfred Bingo

Betfred bingo is one of the new super brands of online bingo, they have a site which is straight laced and fancy free which will make it very popular with new players looking for a trustworthy brand. They offer a generous sign up bonus and provide free bingo, £8000 worth of bingo linx games a day and plenty of big money games throughout the week. What's not to like?

Fancy something different?

If you want to try two other well known brands we would recommend stopping by at Jackpotjoy or bet365 bingo, both are backed by years of experience and offer huge promotions on a daily basis - they also have some of the best adverts around (well memorable at least).