Ladbrokes Bingo
Ladbrokes is a very familiar name in the world of UK gaming entertainment. Although they have never run a Bingo hall, they do litter the UK high streets with 2,000 betting shops around the country. Their status in the global gaming and hospitality industry shot up even further when they became a part of the internationally known Hilton Group. Just the mention of this prestigious name is enough to inspire confidence in Ladbrokes capabilities. New players can rest easy knowing that their hall is being watched over by an honest company who has built its success on the principles of security, integrity, and discretion. These may seem like nice little touches but they are really basic necessities when you think about the secure information you are about to trust them with. Now that we are sure they have what it takes in the security department, let’s go see if they know anything about running a game of Bingo.
The first thing that we noticed on the Ladbrokes home page was that the Bingo seemed to be just one small piece of the puzzle here. It seems as though the Ladbrokes site is a jack of many trades rather than being a dedicated Bingo space. We know that this is due to the large family of entertainment sites that Ladbrokes has to offer, but this is supposed to be a Bingo hall! We’re not sure how a new player might feel about all of this, but the overall impression is somewhat of a let down. It feels as though the Bingo here is an after thought rather than the main event. For all of us out here who are die hard Bingo fans we want to feel like we are getting the main course, not just a last minute side dish.
Well the site is functional so that’s a good thing even if it isn’t that exciting. The real problem here is that there is just not a great section of new user information. New players to any hall need a place where they can get answers. If they can’t find them then they will just take their Bingo bucks to another hall. The total lack of useful information published at Ladbrokes Bingo is really pretty pathetic no matter how you look at it, but the real problem is the site’s help page. When we grew tired of the poorly covered topics we went in search of a higher Bingo power. Unfortunately no matter how many times we tried to access Ladbrokes main help page, all we were met with was a 404 Error, Page Not Found. We are hoping that this was a temporary problem and that it will be well taken care of before you ever set foot in the door. The rest of the customer support menu was helpful. We eventually found a list of the available customer support options, but were sad to see that live chat wasn’t included on the list. For customers still using dial-up this is a great option as their Internet tends to tie up their phone lines, making freephone out of the question. The whole are needs work to be up to the industry standards, especially the new player information area.
If you can hang on through all of this and make it to the Bingo, then you will find yourself in a fun and well delivered game. The halls are always open, and they come complete with the full range of chat and instant win options. We really enjoyed the CMs here at Ladbrokes with their charming personalities and their winning attitudes. It was nice to see a steady traffic flow through the chat rooms as our review wrapped up barely 30 days after the site first opened it virtual doors. Sing-up was an easy chore, and as is common with sites that house multiple entities, one account gets you in the door for the whole ball of wax. If you are one of those players who like more variety than single flavour fun, then this just might be a great place for you to play.
You really have to look at Ladbrokes Bingo as a construction zone. It may have been unfair for us to review them so soon after their launch, but it does give a standard for them to beat. The site is very new, and it does show a strong amount of promise in several areas. They have a long way to go, but we have no doubt that they will get there. We are talking about Ladbrokes after all. This is the site that has worked very hard to establish themselves as a leader in the online gaming world. This is just the newest venture for this great company, and they will catch up with the pack. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised to see them well in the lead the next time we stop to check.
