Bingo Minions Review

Minions...are we talking Minions, Minions? Or are we talking lowercase minions, in the non-licensed sense of the word, like the underlings of some sort of big bad boss? Well, we’re definitely not talking yellow Minions.

Bingo Minions isn’t licensed to use the likeness of the loveable scamps from the Despicable Me franchise. Instead, we have a cutesy bingo site whose unbranded characters are nevertheless loveable and full of life.

They look like little gooseberries as the anthropomorphised creatures scurry across the homepage’s hills and vales. 10/10 to Bingo Minions for charm then. But how does the site fare on other metrics such as playability and value for money? Pretty well as it turns out. The site, like so many bingo sites, is marketed at British bingo players. Other territories – notably Sweden and North America – are also partial to bingo, but it’s the Brits who love it the most.

About Bingo Minions

Operated by Jumpman Gaming Limited, Bingo Minions is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. The site promises its members a range of exclusive promotions and classic bingo games, all backed up by a selection of slots, table games and scratch cards.

There’s £20 free when you make your first deposit and a fun wheel, which dominates the homepage of the site, to spin. If your luck’s in you could scoop a £2,500 bonus, but even if you fail to hit the jackpot there’s still some decent consolation prizes to be won.

Whatever your style of bingo, be it 75-ball or 90-ball, you can play it to your heart’s content at Bingo Minions while unleashing your inner minion.

Bingo Minions is a new addition to the UK’s thriving online bingo scene, having launched in 2016. Jumpman Gaming Ltd, the site’s operators, are based in the gaming-friendly territory of Alderney. The site’s servers are hosted in Guernsey and SQS are the firm responsible for testing the software at Bingo Minions to ensure that it performs fairly and consistently.

Like most bingo sites, Bingo Minions places an emphasis on sociability. Players might be gaming alone, but that doesn’t mean they’re on their own thanks to the chat facility. Gossip and banter with your fellow players as you watch your bingo numbers come in.

Getting Going

Signing up at Bingo Minions is quick and easy. Once you’ve created an account and verified your email address, you need only select a deposit method and fund your account.

Thereafter you’ll be able to put the bingo, slots, scratch cards and other games through their paces. Credit and debit card are accepted at Bingo Minions including Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and Solo.

Bonuses

There’s a 200% bonus to get you started at Bingo Minions, though that probably sounds more inviting than it proves to be in practice. The bonus is applied to a maximum of £10, giving you £20 free with your first deposit. There is one perk to be cherished however: the prospect of spinning the wheel at the same time, to win a bonus prize ranging from £5 to £2,500.

The site also offers weekly and monthly promotions to keep things fresh, including an obligatory Monday Madness deal, where 1 line winners can claim a full house prize. Qualifying games for this offer take place in the Lucky Stars room from from 4-7pm.

Friday Night Takeaway sees one player walk away with a tasty takeaway – or its monetary equivalent at least, with up to £50 up for grabs. New signups, incidentally, can play for free at the Newbie Free Bingo Room, which is open to them for their first week at the site. At weekends, there’s £300 for players who win a full house on the golden number.

Other ways to cream a little off the top at Bingo Minions include claiming VIP points, which are issued on every £ you stake, and 5,000 loyalty points which are dispensed for every friend you convince to sign up. That works out at a fiver, just for the record, bonus cash which can be used to purchase additional bingo tickets.

Play Some Bingo

If you’ve just signed up at a bingo site, it stands to reason it’s for the prime reason of playing bingo. That being the case, you’ll find plenty to please you at Bingo Minions, where the lobby has games scheduled at regular intervals throughout the day. There’s not a lot in it between the 75 and 90-ball versions of the game, save for the obvious difference in the number of balls.

90-ball bingo is the most popular type, just as it always has been in the UK’s bingo halls over the years. There are 27 squares in all on the 9x3 grid. You’ve got 3 opportunities to win, by completing a 1 line, 2 line or full house win. Conversely, with 75-ball bingo there’s just one way to win. 75-ball bingo was birthed in the US, and takes place on a 5x5 grid numbering 25 squares. Whichever version of bingo you choose to play, you’ll find both high and low value games hosted at Bingo Minions, allowing you to play for pennies or pounds.

Slot Games

It’s not uncommon to find video slots at bingo sites to provide some respite from the constant checking off of number and chasing lines of digits. The slots at Bingo Minions are eclectic and enjoyable, with no learning curve required to master their features. Bingo Minions has more than 50 slots at its disposal, a respectable number for a bingo-oriented website.

Prime slots to be savoured at Bingo Minions include Shaman’s Dream, a Native American-themed 5-reeler with 15 paylines and dream catcher symbols that will transport you to the bonus round with up to 15 free spins. Sugar Train with its cakes, lollipops and gummy bears will indulge your sweet tooth without necessitating a trip to the dentist, and in the same vein there’s the cloyingly cute Fluffy Favourites. Other noteworthy titles are Temple of Isis and Irish Luck.

Rating

Bingo Minions is a cheerful site at which to play your favourite lottery-style game, be that 75 or 90-ball bingo. UK players, particularly women, judging by the site’s branding and slots selection, will be happy with what they find here. Bingo isn’t a game that attracts high rollers, so while the £20 welcome bonus seems a little on the stingy side, it’s about average for UK bingo sites.

If you want to scoop a bigger welcome bonus, you’ll need to seek out an online casino, where there may be several hundred pounds’ worth of bonus cash available. No deposit bonus fans may also want to find another gambling site that promote these type of free money bonuses.

The wheel of fun is probably the best thing about Bingo Minions. It’s not a novel concept, but regardless of how many times similar tools have surfaced at online betting sites, the appeal of the wheel never seems to diminish. Sure, it’s unlikely you’ll scoop the £2,500 top prize on your first spin, but you’ll never know unless you step right up and give it a go. If not, there are plenty of smaller prizes to content yourself with instead. There aren’t any Minions to be found at Bingo Minions but what you will find is pretty pleasing nonetheless.