Bucky Bingo Review

Winners of the BingoPort “Best Boutique Bingo Site” award and finalists in the 2016 WhichBingo Awards, Bucky Bingo is undoubtedly a site that’s carving out quite the reputation for itself.

An online offshoot of the land-based brand Buckingham Bingo – which was a huge name in the bingo hall business during the 1970s – Bucky Bingo operates on the Virtue Fusion platform and offers players a range of gaming options from conventional bingo titles to a small selection of video slots.

Although lacking the depth of larger Virtue Fusion casinos, Bucky Bingo is a charmingly designed site featuring a cute animated horse as its mascot and a lively colour palette of purple and pink that brings real character to its lobbies. The site is also licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and is Gamcare certified, making it a highly reputable and trustworthy place to play.

At present, Bucky Bingo is only available to players situated within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, meaning it’s not the most accessible site in the world – although that being said, all games featured at Bucky Bingo are 100% download-free and available on mobile device.

Little Horses

As mentioned above, Bucky Bingo is a fairly boutique site that doesn’t go great guns to try and give players a dizzying array of titles to choose from. Instead, the site takes a quality over quantity approach to create a more enjoyable gaming experience, with players able to select from three main bingo formats and a small but lovingly collated selection of video slots from Playtech.

In terms of the bingo options available to players at Bucky Bingo, the site offers both 75 Ball Bingo and 90 Ball Bingo, while there is also a Free Bingo room that gives players the opportunity to enjoy one game a day at no additional cost. Although this line-up is not as extensive as what you’d find at some of the larger Virtue Fusion sites, it does make Bucky Bingo's bingo lobby incredibly user-friendly, with each option including its own self-contained lobby and chat room.

Beyond the selection of bingo games on offer, Bucky Bingo also brings together some of the most popular video slot titles in the Virtue Fusion/Playtech catalogue to give players an instant-play alternative to the site’s main selling point. In total, there are 17 games for users to choose from, with that short list having been hand-selected to appeal to the typical player at Bucky Bingo.

Undoubtedly the most famous game on the site is Rainbow Riches, Playtech’s Irish-inspired 5-reel title that remains the UK’s most popular online slot machine. Available to play from just £0.01 a spin, Rainbow Riches is suitable for players on even the tightest bankrolls and features a maximum jackpot of £100,000 at the top level to ensure high rollers also have something significant to play for.

Other options available at Bucky Bingo include Dynamite Digger, Fluffy Favourites and Enchanted Prince, meaning the range of slots is mostly a colourful and cartoon-y selection that will probably be more appealing to the casual gamer. That being said, there are still some great prizes up for grabs and each title at Bucky Bingo includes a range of payout options and cool features.

Unfortunately, beyond bingo and slots players won’t find anything else to keep them entertained at Bucky Bingo. The site does not support any table games or other casino titles, while no live suite means all games are completely virtual. While this does limit the site’s appeal to players who want a more varied gaming experience, it’s pretty clear from the site’s homepage and colour scheme that they’re not really targeting serious gamblers, so this is perhaps not such a pressing concern.

Games while You Gallop

While all of the games at Bucky Bingo are download-free and 100% ready for instant play, the even better news is that you don’t have to be sat in front of your desktop computer to access them. Thanks to a special Bucky Bingo app that can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store, players using an iPad, iPhone, Android smartphone or tablet and virtually any other HTML5-enabled device can instantly access any of the gaming options at the casino while on the go. This further enhances the functionality of Bucky Bingo and makes it a very user-friendly place to play.

The Buck Stops Here

Players at Bucky Bingo will have a wide range of payment processing options available to them, making it exceptionally easy for them to manage their funds on the site. Methods that are supported for both deposits and withdrawals at Bucky Bingo include Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, PayPal, Neteller and Skrill, while direct bank transfers are also available but obviously take much longer to process. All other methods typically credit instantly for deposits and take between three and five days for withdrawals, with the minimum amount players can withdraw being £10.

Stable Bonus Offering

Bucky Bingo features a range of promotions that have been designed with more bankroll-conscious players in mind, meaning you don’t have to spend a fortune to start reaping your rewards on the site. For starters, any new player who deposits and spends £10 on bingo tickets will be entitled to an additional £30 to spend on bingo and £20 to spend on games, making their total deposit worth £60. Beyond that, players will also receive a 100% match bonus on their next deposit of £10 and there are also a range of ever-changing weekly and monthly promotions to get stuck into.

Thoroughbred Support

Featuring live help, a toll-free phone number and two email contact methods, Bucky Bingo really does pull out all the stops when it comes to customer support. Understandably the most popular method for getting hold of a support agent, live help is available from 08:00 to 00:00 seven days a week, making it a pretty useful option to have at your disposal if something goes awry.

Direct phone contact is also available during these hours if you’d prefer to speak to someone in person, while after midnight you can either drop support an email directly or fill out an online capture form.

Fun and Friendly

With only a small selection of slots and nothing in the way of table games, Bucky Bingo certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea – but then again, we suppose that’s not really the point.

The site has gone to great lengths to establish itself as a niche operator that offers something a little bit different from the rest of the competition and, in truth, it does this quite successfully. Sure, the main draw of the site comes in the form of its fun and friendly bingo lobbies, but the slots that are available complement these games quite well and provide a nice alternative to regular tournaments.

All in all, then, Bucky Bingo is a site that won’t really pull up any trees in the industry as a whole, but will offer an enjoyable gaming haven for its dedicated band of loyal bingo customers.