Betfred bingo is part of the well known Bet Fred brand. The company was founded in 1967 by brothers Fred and Peter Done with a single betting shop based in Salford, UK. Today it is the world's largest independent bookmaker with over 750 shops in the UK and is one of the top four bookmakers in the UK. The company has 5000 employees and a turnover in excess of £1.5 billion making it a safe bet for online gaming.

The online business was started in 2004 and bingo was added to the portfolio in 2006. The other online operations include Casino, Poker, Games, Sports Betting, Brag, Lotto and Mobile gaming.

New bingo players enjoy a generous welcome with a £30 bonus when they deposit just £10 and in addition players will enjoy a variety of other promotional bonuses. At the time we reviewed the site Bet Fred was offering bingo players up to 30% of their losses credited back to their account. All deposits to your Bet Fred account receive a 25% cash bonus. Refer any of your friends to the site and you will given £10 and a £5 bonus on your birthday.

Players can sign-up at the site and play instantly in their browsers as they would at any of the other top bingo websites. However, Bet Fred does offer players the opportunity to download the software and be able to play it directly on your desktop, which is a good idea if you find your a fan of the site and like playing regularly.

The graphics are highly impressive, the site is easily set out and clearly Bet Fred is no amateur in the world of online gaming.

Bingo

Bet Fred bingo has both the traditional 90 ball and 75 ball bingo games as well as chat games, tournaments, bingo specials and jackpot games.  The chat games are some of the best you can find at any online bingo site and should not be missed. They have been well thought out and many are related to big name brands and themes that will be well known to players. Once you have taken part in a few you will be well and truly hooked. In terms of jackpots the site has two many to detail - in nearly all bingo games you have a chance to win a large jackpot prize fund whether that is the progressive jackpots with crazy cash pots or the daily and weekly guaranteed jackpot games, where the winners is guaranteed to take the extra cash pot. Take part in the 90 ball linked bingo games, where you can play in your favouirte Bet Fred bingo room while linking up with Bet Fred roomies playing in other games playing the favourite jackpot games at the same time.

For quite a while now Bet Fred has been running the annual Bingo Cruise Contest. The Cruise sets sail for the Caribbean this year on 6th November and Bet Fred is giving away 3 deluxe all-inclusive cruise packages worth a massive £12,000. The 7-night cruise sets sail from Miami and is headed to the Caribbean, cruising exotic destinations with breath-taking scenery. To win buy as many tickets as you possibly can for the special Bingo Cruise games and at the end of each month, the top 20 players will enter the Hall of Fame and earn the right to compete head-to-head in the final playoff in June. In addition the winners get free entry into all the games during the cruise with $80,000 of prize money up for grabs. This is certainly one of the most envious of prizes to be won.

Loyalty Program

Every time you buy a bingo ticket with your cash balance, you start to earn Betfred VIP Points, which  can then be exchanged for cash at a rate which improves with your Betfred VIP Level (there are 10 levels and the more VIP points you have earned the higher your level). The Betfred VIP program works in all currencies, so if you have registered to deposit and cash out in UK pounds, for example, your VIP Points will be exchanged for UK pounds. For every 5 units of currency you spend on bingo you will earn one VIP Point. A seperate points system operates for mini and side games.

Your other VIP level has other implications as well. Bet Fred run bonus deposit some of which are related to your VIP level. For example on Fridays, all players from VIP level Platinum (6) to Pink Diamond (10) will be entitled to an extra 25% deposit bonus. All you have to do is wait for your automatic 25% deposit bonus to be credited on to your account and claim your extra 25% via live chat.

For those that are new to the online bingo industry, the Bet Fred Community Area is a good place to start, where you can earn the lingo and etiquette. In addition in the description of games Bet Fred has included all of the relevant rules to aid new players.

While I have tried to stick to the bingo section don't forget that Bet Fred has the biggest selection of online games. You can transfer your account balance to other areas of gaming if you fancy a change and with over 100 different slots and side games you are sure to find something that excites you. If playing the casino games or having a bet on the horses or football is your thing Bet Fred really does have it all.

All in all this is a fantastic online bingo site. It offers players good value for money, the best variety of games and service, and because it operates so many other forms of gaming it has that little extra something that other sites will struggle to find. At Bet Fred, Bingo is just the start.

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