Wayne's Coral Bingo Review
Coral Bingo is home to a wide number of games, including classic 90, 75 and 80 ball bingo, as well as multiplayer slots and specials. There are rooms for newbies, speed bingo rooms, and even free bingo rooms all with great games lined up for players. Bingo Rooms At Coral, we offer a wide range of online Bingo games that give you everything you love from being inside a Bingo hall, and much more on your desktop, tablet or mobile device. If you’ve played in a Bingo hall, you’ll be familiar with the rules of the online experience too.
Coral Bingo is another one of those big sportsbook brands who I've largely avoided over the years, simply because I felt they never really gave their bingo product enough attention. It was part of the Playtech bingo network, but didn't do anything special to make it stand out in any way.
Free Bingo Sessions available daily at selected times in the Free Bingo Bonanza Room. Prize Pools vary per Session. Includes 3x Roll On Prizes. 12 Free Tickets per game. Ladbrokes and Coral Network promotion; potential winners from both sites. There’s a great range of bingo rooms at Coral Bingo, including some really exciting exclusives and names you might recognise from TV If you want to try something different, check out their mini games and scratch cards. They may seem smaller, but they still offer some pretty impressive jackpots!
In 2018 the company was bought by GVC Holdings and in 2020 the site moved to the GVC Electraworks network. This was a massive change for existing Coral players, who no longer had access to popular bingo games like Deal or No Deal Bingo and Rainbow Riches Bingo.
Although GVC now have total control over the bingo software, it seems they are not prioritising bingo on Coral just yet. Compared to the other sites on this new network (Foxy Bingo, Ladbrokes Bingo & Cheeky Bingo) it has overall less bingo rooms than the others.
This is of no real surprise to me, as ultimately Coral is a male-orientated sportsbook brand. Bingo is never going to be the leading product, so it is better for them to concentrate on where their main customers are.
Bingo Rooms
As mentioned, there are a few less rooms at Coral Bingo than at it's sister sites. They are mainly 90 ball rooms, with a couple of 75 ball, an 80 ball and a couple of unique variants thrown into the mix. Not technically bingo, but if you enjoy Slingo games you can find these at Coral but you have to head for the Slots or Gaming section to play those games.
- 90 Ball Bingo
- 75 Ball Bingo
- 80 Ball Bingo
More than just bingo
Coral is primarily a sportsbook and casino operator, so if you enjoy a bet or playing slots and casino games then you have to look at the overall package, which is pretty impressive.
Although you can signup as a bingo player, you can easily switch between different areas of Coral from the same account. This includes Sports, Gaming, Casino, Live Casino, Slots, Bingo and Poker.
Coral Bingo launched in 2012 on the Virtue Fusion platform favoured by it's many bookmaker competitors. It was strongly allied to Gala and there were some big similarities in terms of bingo rooms and side games. That said it had it's own identity and offered players a few exclusives. All that has now changed as Coral is now the latest addition to GVC's platform headed up by Foxy Bingo. Players visiting Coral Bingo now can enjoy 30, 75, 80 and 90 ball games including Friends Bingo and free games.
Coral Bingo is part of the wider Coral gambling and betting service. This means by joining you have access to poker, casino, slots, lottery and sportsbook options all via the same wallet and account. The bingo section is bathed in Coral's disctinctive blue and the latest promotions are featured in a slideshow across the page. Current bingo room activity plus the latest slots are also shown. The site is responsive therefore making Coral Bingo playable via all devices including mobile and tablet.
Coral Bingo Welcome Offer
A change of platform means a new welcome offer. Newbies are offered the chance to claim a £30 bonus plus 30 free no wagering spins when they deposit and spend £10. Register, login, deposit and then wager at least a tenner on bingo to qualify for the reward. Note that the £10 must be spent on bingo tickets and wagering terms apply. In this case they're x2 the bonus which is standard for many brands these days/ Note that if you win using the bonus money then these winnings become void if you don't meet the wagering requirements within 14 days. Full terms and details can be found at Coral Bingo.
As a Virtue Fusion site Coral Bingo offered players access to a wide selection of games. These included Cash Cubes and Coronation Street Bingo. Now that it's on the GVC developed Cozy Games set up there are less rooms and less themed rooms. Instead you will find 30, 75, 80 and 90 ball rooms - the majority of which are shared with Foxy, Ladbrokes and Cheeky. The only themed room is Friends Bingo which is good and a very similar format to the Corrie Room that's now exclusive to Gala.
Coral Bingo Promotions
If you like slots then Coral is a good destination because you have access to a wide variety of games via the slots, gaming and casino channels. The bingo section does have slots such as Slingo, Fluffy Favourites, The Winnings Of Oz, Coronation Street Cashpot, The Chase, Rainbow Rewards, Rainbow Riches and Emmerdale Fun Drops. However, by changing platform the developers seem to have missed out a link to show all slots or give user's a search option. Hopefully this will be fixed because it's a considerable oversight. Coral Bingo should feature all the slots you can find at Foxy Bingo but you might not want to visit Foxy to discover them!
Discovering Coral Bingo promotions is also another oddity. You need to go to 'Offers' to discover the various casino, bingo and poker promos. At time of writing (May 2020) players are offered free bingo games - with no deposit required - and a Slingo Slider rewards promotion. These are joined by regular jackpot games that are shared by the GVC Network. For example you can dash to the Dash room for the chance to win a share of £15,000. Additionally there's a £500 prize on offer in Spotlight. Pre-buy is available for all the jackpot games that are available at Coral.
Our Verdict
One advantage of Coral over other bingo brands, is that you can collect winnings from Coral retail stores. All you need is a Coral Connect Card. The beauty of the card is that you can also use it to make deposits - ideal if you're not keen on using the various online services that are available. However this isn't flagged within the new bingo section which makes us wonder whether it's stil valid or is being downgraded.
When we first reviewed Coral Bingo we said that they had their 'work cut out if they intend to become a big name in the crowded bingo market'. To a point they made some inroads but in our view never emerged from Gala's shadow. The platform change could be beneficial but we're still unsure if GVC's version of Cozy appeals to bingo players. However the arrival of free games such as free bingo and trivia live games should help attract new players to the brand.
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