Rehab Bingo Review

You might wonder exactly what on Earth is going on when first laying eyes on this particular win-big-URL. Either someone is having a laugh, or they have forgotten all there is to know about appropriateness.

Bingo is hardly the scourge of Western Civilization, and isn’t demonised anywhere near as much as many other forms of gambling when it comes to addiction. Nevertheless, calling a website Rehab Bingo is tantamount to drawing some unwelcome attention to the fact that some people get addicted to all forms of gambling, including the old game of balls and calls.

Of course there is an entire section of the Rehab Bingo website dedicated to ensuring player remember to ‘stay in control’, with specific notes on deposit limits and ‘Take A Break’ options – whereby members can choose to block their own access for anywhere between one day and six weeks.

Certainly maintaining the expected standards when it comes to deterring the onset of dependency, even so you can’t help but smart whenever you read – or indeed write – the words Rehab Bingo [shudder].

Obviously whether or not you feel the same depends on how you feel about the subject of responsibility of combating problem gambling falling with the responsibilities of the companies, rather than customers.

This aside, there’s not a lot not to like about the website in question, which presents itself with a nice, clean, bright and breezy homepage that has all the elements you could ask for in terms of inviting people to step beyond this opening sell and sign up for games and (fingers crossed) as-yet-untold riches.

Starting from the top and working down, you have the huge banner image with information about fantastic deals on offer. Below this a row of Slot Games’ thumbnails, confirming there’s more to this whole website that bingo alone, and next door a rolling ticker of Progressive Jackpot winnings.

The latter serves something of a dual purpose – letting you know there are accumulators up for grabs, whilst also emphasising the fact that loads of people are playing online simultaneously – this is what we’ve come to term as ‘the community factor’, but that’s really just because we couldn’t think of any other phrase for it.

BINGO!

In the top left-hand corner of the homepage you’ll see a menu button. Tap this and then select ‘Bingo’ to access the bingo screen, which isn’t quite as straight forward as it sounds – there’s certainly a lot of bingo going on, but there are so many different options it can take a little while to get used to it.

Rehab Bingo [shudder] claims to offer the most exciting bingo games in the UK, with free games on offer along with daily guaranteed sessions. It certainly kept us busy, with varieties like Chips & Giggles, Mad Hatters, Speed Bingo and The Snug all providing different twists on two fat ladies 88, legs 11 and the like.

The chances to win whilst playing bingo don’t end with bingo, either (hear us out). As they run games and call numbers, the bingo caller will also run ‘live chat games’, either number of word based, with the players involved in the game. This doesn’t cost anything to participate in, and gives you more chances to win prizes, although it’s worth noting these are usually redeemed in the form of the website’s own ‘bingo currency’ – i.e. credit.

More than Numbers and Balls

Rehab Bingo also has a decent enough selection of free slot games, which it claims in some cases offer more than 243 possible ways to win per spin. The choice on offer probably isn’t enough to win over new players based on this section alone, but as a supplement to the rest you’d be hard pushed to really complain.

We really enjoyed playing Tarzan, Jungle Jim and the refreshingly dark and ghoulish Lost Vegas, but didn’t actually have chance to try them all out so there may be better yet that didn’t fall onto our radar. Elsewhere, you can also pick to play Casino Games, which include the classics roulette, poker and blackjack.

This elevates Rehab Bingo above most other bingo websites, firstly because there is more choice, but also because the casino section is far more professional-looking than many rivals.

The Gold Series European Roulette was a real favourite, and also Atlantic City Blackjack- both had that air of actually being in a casino, with a real feeling of class and quality to every aspect of the game. Again, though, we did not completely explore all the options on the proverbial table, but it’s good to know that what’s there is, for the most part at least, of a very high standard indeed.

Coming back for More

Rehab Bingo has a variety of ways it tries to encourage you to come back for more once you’re done. This is called the VIP Club, and is basically a loyalty scheme.

You can either be a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum member, and the rewards increase incrementally in that order. One of the nicest ideas within this, which every level of member is given, is the Birthday Bonus, whereby you get a number of free spins whenever you reach another year of your life. Mondays are also Casino Bonus day for everyone, with all VIPs getting a nice (and not-so-little) 50% bonus on casino bets.

For a Limited Period Only

If you click on the ‘Promotions’ link within the homepage menu you’ll be taken to an innovative way of showing exactly what promos are coming up. A calendar type screen is displayed, with each date of the month sporting a different symbol or logo. Each of these relates to a different type of promotion, and there are some great ones on offer.

Bingo Boom takes place every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, for example, from 9pm, where you’ll find 14 individual jackpots taking place in the Broadway Room, while there are also opportunities to win a week’s worth of free bingo. Not bad at all.

Other standout offers include Mini Jackpot 2 Go, which takes place twice daily- between 4 and 5PM and then 6 and 7PM, making two €100 jackpots up for grabs each day.

Conclusion

It’s such a shame that Rehab Bingo is called Rehab Bingo. A little like finding a potential long-term partner only to then realise they have a huge fault, it’s really quite difficult to get past this hugely misguided and rather pointless naming decision. It hangs around like a bad smell as you’re examining and- in the most part- feeling increasingly impressed at the overall offering.

That’s because it is actually a very good, and professionally put together website. The options for games are large enough to keep you around for a while, and the bingo is second to none – check out the faster paced bingo options therein for some real quick fire fun.

As you would expect, the security here is fantastic, too, meaning you don’t need to worry about your personal and banking details. All of which makes this a really strong contender for that hallowed spot in your bookmarks toolbar, if only they could choose to call it something different.

The way things stand, whether or not it gets that place in your web browser’s heart is really down to whether you can see beyond that title. For us it proved a little too much of a challenge, but we hold no ill will towards those who can.