Bingo Scotland

bingo scotlandBingo Scotland is part of the Think Bingo family of bingo sites, but was created "to provide the definitive online location for Scots to play and experience bingo online." We didn't realise that Scots particularly felt the need for their own online bingo site (after all, isn't part of the appeal of playing online the fact that you get to chat with people from all over the UK, if not the world?) and even if they did, Bingo Scotland is hardly exclusive to Scottish players. As their info pages says, "Whilst we welcome (and have many) players from across the UK, the chat games are run by Scots and the community spirit is firmly Scottish." Exactly what this means we weren't sure (and the reviewer has Scottish blood) but we were intrigued enough to want to find out.

On 20th July 2009 Bingo Scotland changed their welcome bonus for new players; previously a deposit had to be made in order to play the bingo games available at this time but currently the site is offering all new players to the site a £20, no deposit required, welcome bonus. Like all great online bingo sites welcome bonuses are subject to change so we suggest registering with this site now to grab your free bingo bonus of £20! This offer was withdrawn on 10th September 2009 to be replaced with a deposit cash match bonus of 300% on your initial deposit. Please be aware that this is one online bingo site that has a habit of changing it's bingo bonuses; whilst we aim to keep abreast of the changes we do suggest you check directly with Bingo Scotland as to what the current offer is.


Play Bingo Scotland

The home page of the Bingo Scotland site is vaguely Scottish - it's blue and has a Scottish flag along with a silhouette map of Scotland itself. Apart from that it looks like most other Think Bingo sites, with a bouncing bingo ball in the middle of the page, details of bonuses and recent winners on the right and a simple menu leading to general items of information on the left. Before you can begin playing with Bingo Scotland you will need to open an account, even if you already have one with another Think Bingo site. However, this doesn’t take long, and once you’ve entered your name address, username, password, phone number and e-mail, you’re set to go.

You get 1,000 Scottie Points for signing up to Bingo Scotland, and you can exchange these for £1 free bingo cash by clicking on Redeem Points after following the link you’ll be sent by e-mail. You will earn more Scottie Points. Further Plus Points when you buy bingo cards (every 10p spent earns 1 point) and if you refer a friend to Bingo Scotland (5,000 points per friend who signs up and starts playing). With tickets in many games costing as little as 25p, you won't need to deposit a penny to give Bingo Scotland a fair trial.

There is no software to download at Bingo Scotland. Like other Think Bingo sites, the action takes place in your Java-enabled web browser. When the lobby has loaded you are given the option of playing in a number of rooms, all with appropriate Scottish names such as "Hot Scots", "Think Scotland" and "Thistle Do Nicely." Different Bingo Scotland rooms play different games, so you can choose between 75 ball pattern bingo or the 90 ball traditional game.

The main Bingo Scotland gaming screen is dominated by the cards themselves on the left hand side of the screen. during gameplay the right side of the screen shows the numbers board. The bottom section of the screen shows information about the chat room you are in and a chat window. Buying tickets is as simple as clicking on the cards you want and then selecting "Buy These Cards".

The numbers at Bingo Scotland are called by a man with a Scottish accent and there are plenty of Scottish names in the chat room, but the game itself is much like any other Think Bingo offering. The game has an auto-daub and card-sorting feature, both of which are useful, but there are no mini games. Fortunately, plenty of Scotland-related events are staged every week and these really do help to establish the kind of "Scottish community spirit" alluded to earlier.

Overall, Bingo Scotland offers an enjoyable game which Scotophiles and residents of Scotland alike will especially delight in. Good luck!

Support

Bingo Scotland customer service is available by sending a web-mail from the Contact Us page of the site or by calling 0845 226 8585 (between 10am and 5pm Monday to Friday from within the UK only.) For urgent customer service enquiries out of hours players should use the live Help chat room which can be found in the main list of chat rooms..

The Fine Print

Bingo Scotland is fully licensed and regulated under the laws of Gibraltar through Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Limited. All sensitive information entered on the site is encrypted and protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL 128 bit. For your privacy and peace of mind, Bingo Scotland guarantee that all details provided are kept confidential and will not be sold or distributed to third parties.