Gala Bingo is part of the Gala Coral Group, Europe’s leading gaming operator, which employs over 17,000 employees. Gala have bingo halls and betting shops in every city throughout the UK. Gala Bingo is the UK’s Number 1 bingo operator with over 175 clubs and more than 5 million members. A staggering fact is that every week Gala pay out up to £28 million pounds in bingo prizes.

Just like Mecca Bingo, Gala Bingo was quick to jump on the online bingo boom train. As Gala is a household name in the UK and most UK bingo players have visited a Gala Bingo hall, Gala had no problems attracting their large customer base to their online site.

Gala made great use of their 40 plus years of experience looking after bingo players by building an online bingo portal that gives bingo players everything they need. Not only can you play bingo but Gala has a great range of other games such as slots, roulette plus hundreds of others for all tastes. Gala even have a dedicated TV channel on the Sky TV network.

Gala have some fantastic promotions, massive jackpots plus you can even play for free at selected times. Gala Bingo is yet another prime example of a UK online bingo company that excels!

Mecca Bingo

Mecca Bingo is one of the giants of the online bingo world. Mecca though did have a great head start on most other online bingo companies. Since the 1960’s Mecca Bingo has been building its chain of bingo halls throughout the UK. Mecca of course was quick to jump on the online bingo wagon as they had a massive database of players that frequented their bingo halls each week. The smoking ban has had an adverse effect on UK bingo halls with hundreds closed during the last few years. Many also blame the rise of online bingo as a major factor in the demise of live bingo.

As you would expect for a company with over 40 years experience looking after bingo players, Mecca’s online bingo site is one of the best in the world. Many Mecca live players have switched from Mecca’s bingo halls to Mecca’s online site. Mecca Bingo is one of the biggest online bingo portals and offers massive bingo and progressive jackpots from there range of slots. They also offer a large range of other games such as the award winning Deal or no Deal.

Mecca may be struggling with their bingo halls but with the success of their online site they are bound to be around for many years to come!

Understanding Bingo Bonuses

As the bingo boom train continues there is a big demand for new customers. In the UK for example there are many high profile online bingo sites fighting to attract new customers. This is of course great news for those who are thinking about signing up to a bingo site.

You may be surprised to know that many online bingo sites will even offer you free money with no deposit required to sign up to their site. They do this because many bingo players do remain loyal to the first site they sign up to so offering up to £20 free to new players is a good investment in the long term.

No Deposit Bonus

These are the best type of bonus as you do not need to use any of your own funds. These vary in the actual amount from 1 to 20 pounds. Some online bingo sites that offer no deposit bonuses will request that you register a credit card. Don’t worry though as this is only for age verification as bingo is a form of gambling and UK law states that the minimum age for partaking in any form of gambling is 18. I’m glad to say that most online bingo sites do not request that you register a credit or debit card.

Match Bonus

This is simply a bonus that in most cases doubles or even trebles your initial deposit.  So for example a 100% match bonus up to £20 means that any deposit you make up to the £20 limit will be matched by the online bingo site. So if you deposit £20 you would have £40 in your account. A 200% deposit match bonus would turn your £20 into a massive £60.