Back in the 80s newspaper bingo was all the rage. The red tops battled for sales by offering big money bingo games and promises to make someone a bingo millionaire. Fast forward to 2008 and online bingo and the newspaper titles have met up again. But who has the best bingo site and what's on offer from the newspaper brands?One of the biggest UK bingo sites is The Sun Bingo. They are about to launch a brand new service powered by one of our favourites Jackpotjoy. This could be a winning combination for both parties. The question is whether The Sun can get their players to adapt to their new games? News of the World will no doubt also use the same system.
The Daily Star Bingo also partner with Jackpotjoy, however they use the standard system as we have for Loquax Games. The Sun's new bingo rooms will be bespoke for their own players.
Red top rivals The Daily Mirror operate their Mirror Bingo in association with Cashcade, the people who bring you Foxy Bingo. They have a standalone bingo site offering players £10 free when they join. The progressive jackpots aren't as big as those from The Sun though.
Sister site The Daily Record also partner with Cashcade, but their progressives are under £10 (compared to £1000 at The Mirror) perhaps indicating little activity at this bingo room?
Joining The Sun, Mirror and Daily Star in the bingo room stakes are The Daily Express Bingo. They've plumped to partner with Cyberbingo and offer new players a massive £25 free trial no deposit bonus. There are 3 bingo rooms and a decent progressive jackpot (around £8000) in the 75 ball room, which we believe is standalone for this site.
It's not the prettiest of sites either, and with only 70 odd players currently playing (compared to 1000s at The Sun) The Express will need to pull up some trees to have "The World's Greatest Newspaper" and "The World's Greatest Newspaper Bingo Site".
So who's the best?
1. The Sun Bingo (we expect their new site to be good)
2. The Mirror Bingo (£10 free too)
3. The Daily Express Bingo (£25 free, but needs more players)
4. The Daily Star (because it's not standalone)
Currently there aren't bingo sites for The Telegraph, The Independent, The Times or Daily Mail. We wonder if they will ever jump aboard the bingo bandwagon?
