Tuck Shop Bingo Review

The words ‘tuck shop’ elicit many fond memories, including childhood nostalgia for a time when a packet of Space Raiders could be bought for 10p and juice came in see-through plastic cartons with a red straw attached. One image that doesn’t spring to mind though is bingo. What’s the connection? Well there isn’t one. At least there wasn’t until now. Now, thanks to the efforts of Tuck Shop Bingo, you’ll indelibly associate school tuck shops with 90-ball bingo. That’s just the way marketing works. It’s insidious, but what you gonna do?

Tuck Shop Bingo is operated by Cassava Enterprises, who have so many bingo sites to their name that they’ve had to get creative. That’s why we’re discussing a site named Tuck Shop Bingo. It’s gotta be called something, so why not name it this? The site specialises in mobile gaming, with 75-ball and 90-ball bingo the order of the day. There’s also High 5 bingo, which is basically a version of 75-ball bingo with the ability to complete lines vertically, diagonally and horizontally.

About Tuck Shop Bingo

Promising its members a plethora of treats and sweet bingo, Tuck Shop Bingo at least tries to live up to its theme. There’s certainly some healthy welcome bonuses to be claimed once you’ve signed up and made your first deposit. There are also loyalty points to be earned which can be redeemed in the site’s tuck shop, as it’s naturally named. Cassava Enterprises Limited, the site’s operators, are based in Gibraltar and licensed to offer gaming services by the government of Gibraltar. Parent company 888 UK Limited look after affairs within the UK and are licensed and regulated by the Great Britain Gambling Commission. Virtual Digital Services perform the same role for EU customers accessing the site.

All of the site’s games have been independently tested to ensure fair play and honest payouts. There’s a separate company who own the Tuck Shop Bingo brand name incidentally, 8Ball Games Limited. They’re based in Manchester and appear to have some sort of agreement in place whereby they dream up brands or themes for the Gibraltar company to use for new bingo sites.

Cassava Banking

Cassava Enterprises sites don’t have a dedicated banking page, or at least not one that you can view without being logged in to the site. Based on their FAQ and the payment logos displayed in the site’s footer however it’s possible to work out what your deposit options are. Choose from Paysafecard, Neteller, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Entropay, PayPal and bank transfer.

There’s a 48 hour wait before withdrawal requests are processed. After that, MasterCard, PayPal or Neteller will clear within 2-3 days, wire transfer will take 4-7 and other cards will take up to 5 days. You’ll likely be asked to provide proof of identification before your withdrawal request is honoured. This is especially true when using credit or debit card.

Tuck into Some Bonuses

When you sign up at Tuck Shop Bingo, there’s a 200% bonus when you deposit £5 or a 300% bonus when you deposit £10. Given that these two options will give you a total of either £15 or £40 to play with it makes sense to deposit the full £10. There’s also another tenner to be made when you refer a friend and they make their first deposit.

Once you’re a fully fledged member of the site, there are plenty of bingo promotions to look out for, most of which involve discounted or free tickets to bingo games. Certain games also have boosted prizes that allow players to win more than normal, despite tickets not rising in price accordingly. Promotions include Spin-Tastic, where there are 100 spins to be won for first place, a feat which calls for achieving full house.

So xCite-ing

xCite is the awkwardly named loyalty promotion that Tuck Shop Bingo operates. All players are automatically enrolled in the scheme which dispenses rewards on a daily and weekly basis. The scheme has different levels, with players rising to the next level by collecting jewels. Every time you deposit £1 you’ll be awarded 12 jewels and will start off as a Rookie before reaching Pro the moment you’ve earned a solitary jewel and then ascending to Master when you’ve amassed 600 jewels.

To become a Champ, you’ll need to collect 2,400 jewels in a month. As for the rewards that come with the various tiers, you’ll be given between 5% and 15% cashback, up to 10% slot cashback, spin vouchers, bingo tickets, access to free bingo rooms, a birthday bonus and seasonal gifts. If you’ve any questions about Tuck Shop Bingo’s loyalty programme – or simply have a technical issue to troubleshoot – you can call a freephone UK number that’s staffed from 9am to 1am seven days a week. There’s also email support and live chat when you’re logged in.

Bingo Action

Nice as it is to peruse the promotions and loyalty programme pages at Tuck Shop Bingo, the games section of the site is where the real action’s at. The quality and range of the games is what will ultimately dictate whether players stick around for the long haul or simply claim their bonus cash and then move on. Of the three types of bingo offered at Tuck Shop Bingo, the 90-ball game is the most popular. This is the UK’s favourite version of the game, but its North American counterpart, 75-ball bingo, can also be played.

As for the bingo rooms, there’s free bingo to be played once a week from 9am as part of Lazy Sunday, while Saturday Night Fever promises free bingo, spins and vouchers every Saturday from 8pm. Late Night Show is a bingo room that’s open from 1am, with £100 to be won and just 50 players allowed in. Other promotions include Weekender, in which there’s £700 in prizes to be won. There aren’t any other games on the site, or at least if there are they’re not advertised. This is great if you’re only interested in playing bingo. If you’d like some slots or scratch cards on the side though try one of the many other bingo sites that feature these.

Tuck Shop Bingo Conclusion

Tuck Shop Bingo is a perfectly good bingo site, one that has very little wrong with it. It’s not any different from any other Cassava Enterprises site, but then most sites this Gibraltar company operates are of an equal calibre. On the one hand, this means you’ll likely have seen these games and promotions elsewhere, and it’s true that there’s nothing new to be seen here.

But at the same time, it does mean that you can sign up in confidence, knowing exactly what you’re letting yourself in for, namely the pleasure of playing 75 and 90-ball bingo around the clock with prizes great and small to be won. The deposit and withdrawal options are fair, the welcome bonus is perfectly acceptable and customer support is good. That’ll do nicely.