Fun and Bingo Review    

Fun and Bingo is a cheery name for a site. It is hard to imagine anyone taking offence at such a place. Well, prepare to be offended because this site is pretty grim. It does get off to a good start, or at least it does if you've enabled a Flash-based image slider which is required for this site to function fully. Attractive as this feature slider looks while in operation, is there really need for designing a site that is so dependent upon Flash just to promote its features? Fun and Bingo is many things but it is certainly not up with the times.

It’s strange, because the rest of the site actually gets down to business and doesn't mess around with pointless Flash-based add-ons. For example, beneath this section the site cuts straight to the chase by revealing the next bingo games that are scheduled to start, with the value of the cards and the jackpot displayed in Euros. In addition to bingo, you can also play casino games at the site.

About Fun and Bingo

Fun and Bingo is operated by Functional Games SA, a company who are based in San Jose in Costa Rica. They hold a gaming licence issued by the government of Curacao. Payment provision comes courtesy of a company names Technical Consulting and Management Services Ltd who are based in Surrey in England.

Although there is an About page on the site, it doesn't really provide any useful information whatsoever other than to urge players to familiarise themselves with the terms and conditions. It seems, based on this site and also on the other sites operated by the same company, that English is not their first language and as such the site feels stilted and doesn't really flow properly. If you require help while playing at Fun and Bingo your only option is to submit a support ticket or send an email to the address provided.

Fun Banking?

Fun and Bingo doesn't have a banking page, or at least not one that can be viewed when you're viewing the site casually. You need to be logged in to find out more. However, based on the payment logos displayed at the bottom of the homepage it would appear that you can use credit card such as MasterCard or Visa, as well as Moneybookers and Neteller. It is obviously hard to tell what the maximum or minimum withdrawal amounts are and again it's hard to tell how long you might have to wait before funds are released.

£10 is Yours

When you sign up at Fun and Bingo there is £10 waiting for you for you before you even make a deposit. This free cash can be put towards playing bingo games of your choosing. There is also a 100% bonus available on your first deposit and a 20% bonus available on every subsequent deposit. As promotions go, this seems reasonable enough. It is worth noting that to have heard of such promotions you will need to have enabled Flash in your web browser and then to have clicked the play button to get the Flash slider to operate. This seems an inordinate amount of work just to discover what bonuses are in store. For some reason the operators of the site haven’t seen fit to provide a dedicated promotions page which would have made this all whole lot easier.

At the bottom of homepage, you’ll find a section entitled Coming Up which opens with the words “You are a VIP customer. You get 20% on all deposits”. Don’t be confused by this exhortation because this is a generic message extended to all site visitors. You're not technically a VIP by any stretch of the imagination. Still, if it makes you feel better about yourself, then yes you certainly are a VIP.

Big Jackpots

The bingo games that can be played at Fun and Bingo are either 75 or 90-ball bingo. There are various bingo rooms with cards priced between 1 cent and 2 euros. The jackpot for these naturally varies accordingly, rising to as much as €2,000 or more. Based on how many players are listed as being in each room, Fun and Bingo doesn't look like the busiest site on the web, put it that way. This is not surprising given that the site is not particularly informative or user-friendly.

It does have a guide to playing bingo which ought to help new players, although this is written in stilted English and makes very little sense to be honest. If you'd like to learn how to play 75 or 90-ball bingo, your best bet would be to Google it. The site also has information about variant bingo and 80-ball bingo, so it is possible that these games are offered on the website too. You can also play chat games at Fun and Bingo while interacting with the chat moderators and your fellow players.

Casino on Desktop

Fun and Bingo actually has a reasonable selection of casino games in addition to the bingo that it hosts. These are all Flash-based of course so you need to play them on your desktop laptop as they are not suited to mobile play. Many of these games are video poker titles such as Tens or Better and Joker Poker. There is also however a selection of blackjack games as well as a few variants of keno, and several slots such as Big Ben, Mummy Trouble, Buried Treasure and Gods of Fortune.

These certainly aren't the greatest games you'll ever encounter, in keeping with every other element of this site. Fun and Bingo really is a strange little site, but it is not an isolated case; Functional Games operates several other sites and they are every bit as useless as this one.

Fun Conclusion

There is not much fun to be had at Fun and Bingo but there is bingo to be played, that much is true. Given the ridiculously high amount of bingo sites available on the web all offering similar games and promotions, you'd be well advised to go and play at one of those rather than trying to get Fun and Bingo to work for you. Yes, if you are a desktop player this site probably work for you with a little tinkering. That is hardly high praise however.

The bingo games are okay if unexceptional and the slots and casino games are okay as well. That is about as good as it gets in terms of praise. There is an absence of useful information pertaining to deposits and promotions in particular and customer support is also poor. All told, there are very few reasons why you might want to sign up and play at Fun and Bingo. So don't.