Coral Bingo Bonuses

When Coral merged with the Gala company in 2005, it was thought that Gala Bingo would become their only site dedicated to this hugely popular game, but in October 2012 Coral launched their own site to bring them in line with other similar offerings from high street bookmakers.

Using Playtech software, and running on the ubiquitous Virtue Fusion network, Coral Bingo is an attractive site that features 90, 80 and 75 ball games, lots of special bingo and a good selection of casino favourites like Roulette, Blackjack and slots. New customers can claim welcome bonuses, while anyone who plays here will accumulate Loyalty Points that can be exchanged for cash.

Banking facilities are safe and secure with most of the popular deposit options accepted, and with a minimum pay in amount of only £5, Coral Bingo is suited to all budgets.

Games

Bingo games can be found in several rooms, ranging from freerolls to big guaranteed jackpot events. The Lobby area is easy to navigate, clearly displaying the number of players online for each one, what the ticket prices are and what prizes are on offer. There is a very useful Club Finder option that lets clients enter the details of how much they wish to play for, the bingo version they prefer and how many others they wish to play with. The software then displays the games that match and keeps this information for future visits. The layout will be familiar to anyone who has played at a site on the Virtue Fusion network, meaning that it's all laid out logically with smooth graphics, lots of chat options and quick links to casino slots and card games.

As well as the standard offerings, Coral Bingo features lots of specialist bingo like:

• Deal or No Deal
• Lucky Numbers
• Joker Jackpot

Rooms include a Debutants room where new customers can play for free in their first 5 days, an Allsorts Room which features free games for returning clients, the Penny Bingo room and the popular Bingo Linx with £10,000 in guaranteed prizes.

There are around 40 side games that include slots, scratchcards, instant wins, Blackjack and Mini Roulette. Anyone looking for a wider selection will be pleased to know that once an account has been opened at Coral Bingo, the same account can be used to play across the whole site including the casino, poker and sports betting sides.

Bonuses

Coral Bingo offer a limited range of bonuses, primarily a welcome bonus for new customers and a loyalty scheme for regular ones. The new player bonus can vary in size but will typically be a deposit match offer which can be used instantly and withdrawn as cash, or an amount several times that first deposit size which will need to be wagered a number of times before withdrawing. Each of these will come with maximum values which again can change quite frequently.

As soon as a player has staked their first £1, they begin to earn Loyalty Points and are automatically enrolled into the Loyalty Club with five levels from Bronze to Diamond. Once enough points have been accumulated, they can be exchanged for money to be spent on extra bingo tickets or redeemed for cash, and the higher up the Club levels, the better the points conversion rates get. Points are earned at different rates depending on the game being played, with bingo accumulating them at the fastest level.

Other offers tend to be in the form of specials with big jackpots, like the 1000 x £1000 guaranteed prize promotion, £250,000 weekend games and £30,000 Winners Nights being typical examples.

Banking

Coral welcome payments from all commonly used credit and debit cards, e-wallet systems and prepaid cards or vouchers. All payments are instantly credited to the clients account, with the minimum deposit amount being set at a very low £5. Withdrawals are processed within one working day, although the card provider may need to process the payment, meaning it can be 3-4 days before funds are back in a players account, provided the member has verified their account before making a first withdrawal request.

Conclusion

Coral have been late arrivals to an already crowded UK bingo market, but have wisely chosen to join the most popular network which lets them offer a good range of games with plenty of players at each one. The site is easy to navigate, user friendly and gives access to the Coral sports betting, casino and poker sections as well. Unlike many bingo sites, this one does not have a pink theme, so anyone can play here without thinking that bingo is just for the ladies. The welcome bonuses can be on the low side and, while the Loyalty scheme is useful for collecting ongoing bonus funds, there is no re-deposit bonus for regulars.