Empire Bingo Review

The sun never sets on Empire Bingo. This bright and sparkly site is a distracting place to visit due to the bonus wheel that spins with the force of 1,000 suns on the homepage featured slider. Scroll past the mesmeric spinning wheel and you’ll find that you're looking at an accomplished bingo site where there is a range of promotions including £20 free when you deposit £10.

In addition, you’ll get a chance to spin the wheel to win as much as £2,500 in bonus cash. There are bingo jackpots to be won at Empire Bingo running into the thousands of pounds. The site specialises in 90 and 75-ball bingo, and has room for progressive jackpot games. These are complemented by a selection of video slots and instant games as well as weekly bingo events to keep things fresh.

About Empire Bingo

Empire Bingo was founded in 2015 by Jumpman Gaming Limited. The company are based in Alderney which is where the gaming licence originates. Empire Bingo’s gaming servers are also located here. The bingo software that is in use on this site has been developed in-house by Jumpman Gaming’s software development team. There’s also a customer support team who are available 24 hours a day.  If you would like to get hold of a member of customer support, you can do so by calling a UK landline number or by sending an email. There is also an FAQ on the site. As well as customer support staff, Empire Bingo employs the services of chat moderators who are tasked with running the site’s bingo chat games.

Empire Banking

Empire Bingo accept deposits by credit or debit card in the form of Visa Debit, Visa Credit, Visa Electron, Maestro, MasterCard and Solo. If you don't have access to a credit or debit card then you’re out of luck. It’s a shame that there aren’t more deposit options, but in fairness most players should be able to get by using card, even if it’s not the most discreet of options.

Some players are fussy about maintaining their privacy when gambling after all, which is understandable. This is something that card payment doesn’t facilitate, even if the name that appears on the statement doesn’t have the words ‘bingo’ or ‘casino’ in it. The minimum withdrawal amount is £30 and there is a 48 hour wait before withdrawal requests are processed. The minimum deposit amount is £5 the first time you use the site and £10 thereafter.

200% Bonus

There is a 200% first deposit bonus when you sign up at Empire Bingo. Deposit £10 and you'll be given £20 for free giving you a total of £30 to play with. At the same time as making this deposit, you’ll be given a chance to spin the bonus wheel and win additional bonus cash of anywhere from £10 to £2,500. This is subject to a 4x wagering requirement before any winnings can be withdrawn.

Other ways to earn a little extra at Empire Bingo include referring a friend to the site. Do this and you'll be awarded 5,000 points which are worth £5 in bonus cash. You can also earn points by taking part in chat games, tournaments and special bingo promotions. Once you’ve collected 1,000 loyalty points you can swap these for £1 in bonus cash. The site also has seasonal promotions. For example one that was timed to coincide with Valentine's Day allowed players to win prizes that included a Valentine’s hamper. At other times of the year you might find Empire Bingo dispensing tangible prizes as well as bonus cash.

Winners Highlighted

There is a winners’ page at Empire Bingo where you can view a list of usernames pertaining to players who have recently won large sums of money playing at the site. Some of these jackpots were won playing bingo while others were won in mini games including slots. The average value of the wins displayed here is £4-5,000 but there are a few notable exceptions including one of almost £13,000. This is a positive sign evidencing that Empire Bingo is a legitimate enterprise and that there are some generous sums to be won from playing here.

Same Bingo Games

Jumpman Gaming Limited like to stick with what they know. This means that you'll find it's the same types of bingo on all of their sites. For the record, the two types of games that this company offers are 90 and 75 ball bingo. Of these, the former is the version that is best known in the UK. There are three ways to win playing 90-ball bingo: by scoring one line, two lines or full house. With 75-ball bingo on the other hand there can only be one winner in each game.

Players at Empire Bingo can also choose to try the pattern bingo games. With these the aim of the game is to complete a predetermined pattern such as letters of the alphabet, an egg, firework, heart or Christmas tree. Tickets for bingo games cost between 1p and £1 and you can purchase multiple tickets for a single game if you like to boost your chances of winning. Alternatively, enter the free bingo room and enjoy the sense of camaraderie, where it’s all about the taking part.

Mini Games

There are video slots and some mini games that can be played at Empire Bingo. Unfortunately, it isn't possible to determine the names of these games. This is because the site’s operators, Jumpman Gaming, are extremely shy when it comes to revealing the names of the slots that feature on their bingo websites. It is likely, based on previous sites, that slots you can play here include Fluffy Favourites, Shaman’s Dream, Sugar Train and Irish Luck.

Empire Conclusion

Empire Bingo is another cookie cutter site from Jumpman Gaming Limited. It is certainly not the most interesting site you'll ever visit, but it is functional and it does offer a decent selection of 90 and 75-ball bingo games. On its own merits there is nothing really wrong with this site except for perhaps a shortage of options when it comes to deposits. This is probably the site’s biggest failing followed by a lack of additional deposit options.

There is nothing wrong with the casino bonus or with the weekly tournaments, prize draws and other promotions that Empire Bingo offers. The fact that you can play on mobile and tablet is also helpful. If you like the look of Empire Bingo, by all means sign up and give it a go. You've got nothing to lose... except for perhaps the £10 you deposited in order to claim your £20 bonus and a spin of that mesmerising bonus wheel.