Bingo Boat Review

Bingo Boat isn’t a real boat – it’s a virtual one, a site where you can voyage on a journey to a landof constant bingo and jackpot wins. It’s a dreamy kind of place and to get there all you have to do is sign up at Bingo Boat and deposit funds into your playing account. That in effect pays for your passage to the promised land, a home that welcomes purveyors of 90 and 75-ball bingo.

The maritime theme is applied strongly at Bingo Boat, whose graphics include a scene depicting a series of bingo balls floating in tiny rowing boats, all at sea. The site’s responsive design makes it user friendly, whether accessing it on desktop, tablet or mobile. Mobile play is at the forefront ofthe site’s strategy; all of its games have been encoded in HTML5 making them suitable for playing in-browser with no need for Flash.

About Bingo Boat

Bingo Boat is a recent addition to the large stable of bingo sites operated by Cozygames Management (who are also prone to writing their name as Cozy Games Management elsewhere as the mood takes them). The quality oftheir sites can vary substantially, but Bingo Boat is thankfully one ofthe better ones. It’s a cheerful little place, all decked out in marine blue. In addition to bingo, there are 35 other games to be played on the site, slots mostly.

The company behind the site were established in 2005 and are based on theIsleofMan, Douglas to be precise. They hold a license issued by the Gambling Supervision Commission oftheIsleofMan, the very same Isle where their gaming servers are located, which makes sense. iTech Labs have independently tested Bingo Boat’s games to ensure that they impart fair play and honest payouts. Should you require the services of customer support, you can get hold of a team member via the contact form on the website. Bingo Boat will endeavour to respond within one hour.

Boad Load of Banking

In terms of deposits, there are plenty of options at your disposal, most of which are card of some shape or form. Choose from Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Delta, Visa Electron, Switch, Solo, Neteller, Paysafecard, Skrill or Ukash. Most ofthese options can be used for withdrawals as well save for Ukash and Paysafecard. All of this information is laid out in a neatly designed FAQ. The minimum deposit amount is £10. As for withdrawals, it will take 2-3 working days before funds are released.

Bonuses From the Boat

When you sign up at Bingo Boat and validate your credit or debit card you’ll be entitled to a £10 no deposit bonus. It gets better though on your first deposit where there’s a 500% bonus applied when you deposit between £5 and £500. This is about as generous as bingo welcome bonuses get, and you’re unlikely to see an offer of this magnitude aside from sites operated by Cozygames Management.

There’s a cashback scheme in place at Bingo Boat that rewards players with 5% back when they deposit over £25 and 20% back for deposits of over £200. The free bingo games are worth watching out for too; up to 10 free tickets can be claimed for each game provided you’ve made a deposit that week. There’s not much to be won in the games – £2 plus another £2 for full house is as good as it gets – but these games are eminently enjoyable just the same.

Go Head to Head

Like all Cozygames / Cozy Games Management sites, Bingo Boat is hooked up to the Live Bingo Network, allowing players to go head to head with those at other sites and compete for mega jackpots. The Bingo Boat bingo lobby interface is much more pleasing to behold than those featured at most sites by this operator. It’s cohesive and harmonious, in keeping with the nautical theme, instead of looking like a page from a different site altogether that’s been crudely bolted on.

Few other networks can rival the range of games provided by the Live Bingo Network who serve up 90, 80, 75, 50 and even 30-ball bingo. That ought to be enough to keep even the most discerning of bingo fans happy. Some games, such as Big Ben, cost just 5p to enter but the jackpot can be substantial – as much as £2,500. With many ofthe games, the value ofthe pot varies depending on how many players are involved. Other popular games are Victoria 90 and Down Town. If you prefer 80-ball bingo to 90, try something like Super Jackpot, an aptly named game with a top prize of a grand.

Slots… but Not Great Slots

The usual slots can be found at Bingo Boat, as in the usual slots that are found at pretty much all Cozygames Management sites. The quality ofthese varies, but suffice to say you’re not gonna find the latest and greatest games here. What you will find is slots with names such as Wizards Castle, Five Pirates, Honey Bees and Bargainista. All ofthe games can be played for fun or for real money.

There are some scratch cards to check out too, again, the same ones as you will find at all sites operated by Cozygames Management. In execution these games all work in much the same way: match 3 or more symbols to win. One ofthe reasons why scratch cards are so popular at bingo sites is because they don’t take long to play – ideal if you’ve got a bingo game that’s away to start. Scratch cards to be found at Bingo Boat include Cold Cash, Go Bananas, Happy Hourand You Bet Your Asteroids. There doesn’t appear to be any casino games, so if you’re craving a spot of blackjack or roulette you’ll need to look elsewhere.

Have a Splashing Time

Despite its generic bingo games and slots, there’s no escaping the fact that Bingo Boat is a nice site to play at. That’s what good web design can do. Clever use of colours, theme and images has given Bingo Boat a welcoming vibe, even though beneath the surface it offers nothing new. The mobile compatibility – in fact not just compatibility but suitability – is a big draw, and one which makes Bingo Boat ideal for gaming on the go.

Sure, you can play here on desktop if you’d like to, but Bingo Boat truly comes into its own when you’re out and about and fancy squeezing in a spot of bingo or slots on your lunch break or whenever the opportunity presents itself. The welcome bonus is another reason why Bingo Boat deserves a closer look. If you’re a fan ofthe Live Bingo Network – andthere’s no disputing they’re good at what they do – then there’s every reason for Bingo Boat to be your kind of place, an accomplished all-rounder when it comes to bingo.