Summary
Gala Bingo is the biggest bingo operator in the UK. As part of the Gala Coral Group, which is Europe's leading gaming operator, Gala Bingo has more than 5 million members and 175 land-based clubs.
Every week, Gala Bingo pay out up to £28 million, and Gala Bingo.co.uk is the online bingo version of this prestigious brand. With a winner every 10 seconds, its own TV channel, and a long, glittering history in the bingo world, it's no wonder that Gala Bingo is number one choice for millions of people every week.
Background
Gala Bingo was founded in 1991 when Coral Social Clubs merged with Granada Social Clubs. Gala Bingo was launched on October 17, 1991, and now boasts over 175 bingo and online bingo clubs. With a Gala bingo winner every 10 seconds and £50 million paid out in online bingo prizes every week, Gala Bingo really is one of the big boys of bingo.
Software
The Gala Bingo website is somewhat busy and cluttered at first glance, with lots of flashing icons, and rather unusual layout. Get beyond this and learn your way around, and you will soon find Gala Bingo a pleasure to play at. The software itself has been written specifically for Gala Bingo to their own specifications. The software is Flash-based which means that Gala Bingo will work fine in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.
Graphics are crisp and professional without being tacky or in your face. Cards are easily customisable, and players are encouraged to choose exactly how they want the interface to appear.
Community
Gala Bingo has a very active online bingo community.
Cms
We love the way that Gala Bingo have turned their chat moderators into cartoons -- currently there are six who take it in turns to man the keyboards, including CMs Bev, Chris, Dawn and Don. As you would expect from an organisation as big and professional as Gala Bingo, this little team are some of the best chat moderators in the business.
Customer Service
Plenty of different ways to get in touch with Gala Bingo -- either e-mail them, telephone, fax or open a live chat window. Gala Bingo always go one step beyond -- you can even request a telephone call back from them. Nice touch!
Introductory Offer
Get £20 Free Welcome Bonus on your first deposit of £5 at Gala Bingo.
Games Selections
A huge variety of 75, 80 and 90 ball rooms -- don't get lost -- because there are rather a lot. Slots and instant games are a star-studded line-up indeed -- discover favourites such as Blankety Blank, X Factor and Deal or No Deal. There is a huge variety of other slots to choose from -- so many in fact, you may even forget to play bingo!
Promotion
Play live bingo on Gala TV to win £1000 fixed jackpots, or if you are lucky, scoop many times more that amount in progressive jackpots.
Thursday is the big day for Free Bingo at Gala Bingo -- although they do offer more free bingo throughout the week.
And don''t forget to register for the Gala Bingo Windicate, which will see you and your bingo buddies bag 50p every time one of you wins. This is an incredible way to earn a shed load of free bingo cash and it''s unique to Gala Bingo.
Encourage a friend to sign up to Gala Bingo today, and you will both receive a tenner when your friend deposits. It pays to spread the good word.
Our Verdict
If you're looking for a truly unique online bingo experience, Gala Bingo is the site to visit. Sometimes, playing at a unique site with its own software can mean dabbling in the backwaters of bingo ie, the quality isn't up to much. But play Gala Bingo today for world-class bingo with huge winnings to boot.
Every week, they pay out millions of pounds -- make sure you get your slice of the action.
