Setting a Guinness World Record for the biggest ever strip poker tournament, sponsoring the World’s first Father Ted Festival, having a Tongan International Rugby player change his name by Deed Poll to Paddy Power for the duration of the 2007 Rugby World Cup……just a few reasons why Paddy Power has become a household name.

Formed back in 1988 Paddy Power rapidly became a shining light in the Irish and UK betting industry. Innovation has been the key to the success for the company who from day one sought to be different from the chasing pack. The company ethos continues to be evident to Paddy Power bingo players.

Sign-up and stake £5 within 24 hours and you get up to £30 free. This is credited to your account on a 1-1 basis e.g. everytime you stake a £1 on bingo you get a further £1 credited to your account until you have had the full £30 free plays. Certainly unique and a fair way of doing things which is what its all about at Paddy Power.

The site is powered by the Virtue Fusion networks, which was voted the best software provider in 2009 by the bingo industry. It hosts a number of other big brands including Mecca Bingo, Fruit Bingo, Buckingham Bingo, Crown Bingo, Carlton Bingo and Virgin Bingo to name just a few.

In terms of bingo, Paddy Power has come along way from the early days of only having a couple of rooms. Today there is an impressive variety of rooms offering the traditional 90 ball bingo and 80 ball pattern bingo games.

The lobby area or play bingo button shows all the games that are coming up, along with the number of players and ticket prices.

Clicking on the Schedule button allows players that are not so familiar with the site to see all the the games throughout the day and which games can be pre-purchased.

Players can easily chose between games in the well laid out lobby, and the mix of speed bingo, jackpot games and progressive jackpots makes for an impressive experience.

The progressive jackpots offers some of the biggest prize money pots around, with all Virtue Fusion powered brands contributing and playing for them. At the time of the review there were 35 different jackpots, around half of which were progressive jackpots and the largest (Clover Rollover) standing at a staggering £2.2 million and rising!!! The progressive jackpots are available throughout the week on both the 90 ball and 80 ball bingo games.

The site has a variety of promotional bingo on every week. These include free bingo sessions, cheap Tuesdays with games from just 1p, guaranteed jackpots paid out with specific time periods and loads more to make your bingo that much more exciting.

When you have decided which games you want to take part in click on the play now icon and you are taken straight to the room. The design and graphics are somewhat impressive but neutral and will be appealing to the majority of players. The icons and buttons are well laid and easy to find. Tickets, game information and the numbers board are always on the right hand side, with the chat room and purchase buttons located to the left. One of the unique things about the site is that you can play in numerous games at once and whereas in the past this meant opening up new windows, you can now click ADD bingo rooms to your window, and then you can keep an eye on all of your purchased bingo tickets without any hassle. The prize money is good and while some rooms are very busy others remain relatively quiet. One of the more popular rooms is the Deal or No Deal bingo rooms with the special features at the end.

The site has a variety of chat games being played throughout most of the day that seem very popular. There always seems to be plenty going on and loads of roomies. The CM's seem quite interactive and friendly. We have had quite a lot of feedback suggesting at times the comments were somewhat concerning in the Paddy Power chat rooms. From personal experience there didn't seem to be anything more than inocent banter. Clearly what offends one person may be classed as somewhat normal to another. The chat rooms here may not be to everyones taste. The chat games were well thought out and the CM's were quite happy to play games that roomies requested.

The site has a monthly online magazine that is by rommies for roomies. It's full of tips and hints, fun and games, and real life stories sent in by players. You can even send your story and you may even get 50BBs if it is printed in the next edition of Bingo Power!

If you like a bit more than just your bingo you are in for a treat at Paddy Power. The site has a fantastic set of slots games, scratch cards and casino games.

In summary, Paddy Power is well worth trying out if you have not already tried. The site is well balanced between bingo and side games. The number of jackpots and casino games on offer help this site stick out from the rest. Paddy Power is certainly the pride of the Irish, and the experience the company has in betting shops, casinos and online games is clearly evident in its bingo offering.

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