Sun Bingo

An introduction to Sun Bingo

The popular newspaper The Sun has launched its very own bingo site, Sun Bingo. Readers of the paper may be drawn to the brand, trusting a name they recognise, and the thought of meeting like-minded people in the chat rooms. Sun Bingo promises its players that is is "the place where you can experience the thrill of your local bingo hall in the comfort of your own armchair 365 days a year." But can a newspaper brand effectively offer the best in bingo online for you? In this guide the type of games, bonuses, prizes, chat, how easy and clear the site is to get around, customer support and any exciting and interesting features that Sun Bingo offers its online customers come under the spotlight, helping you decide for yourself whether playing Sun Bingo online is the right choice.

Sun Bingo Games
Smaller than many of the other bingo sites online, Sun Bingo offers three types of bingo to play:
Traditional 90s Bingo - With tickets costing from 10p. The maximum amount of tickets you may purchase in any one game is 4 strips (24 tickets) which costs £2.00.
Shutterboard 80s Bingo - With each board costing 25p. The maximum number of boards you can purchase is 4, which costs £1.00.
Shapes 75s Bingo - With each ticket costing from 10p. The maximum amount of tickets you are allowed to purchase in any one game is 4 strips (12 tickets), which costs £1.00.

Just Bingo?
Sun Bingo offers three games you can also enjoy on the site, these are:
Hamster Race - Choose your favourite hamster and bet that he will win the race. Bets are 25p, 50p, £1.00, and £2.00. The prize money is shown next to the hamster bet on, and is fixed for each and every game.
A Cinco Card Game - With three categories with differing bets, starting at 10p per hand with the maximum of 5 for £1.00, with the most expensive category costing 40p per hand with the maximum at 5 for £2.00.
and the classic favourite
Battleships - Games costing 50p in the Pacific Game Room and £1.00 in the Atlantic Game Room. Won by the first person who sinks all 4 of their enemy ships in 28 strikes or less, the Jackpot Prize is £250 in the Pacific Game Room and £500 in the Atlantic Game Room.
All these games are pay to play, meaning you have to deposit real money to play them and are not offered on a free or points basis for fun.

Prizes
The Sun Bingo site promises big money prizes, including regular promotions and daily jackpot winners amongst them. The total prize fund given out since its launch is estimated by the site to be over £100 million.

Bonuses
A sign-up bonus is offered to new players of £25 when depositing a minimum of £10 into the account.

Chat
The online chat in Sun Bingo is moderated by over 70 moderators (easily identifiable in the chat rooms by having the letters "CM" before their names and their messages appearing in red in the chat rooms) and a key feature of the site is the great amount of people chatting on a variety of subjects (not just bingo!). The moderators also love to chat and run regular quizzes and events inside the chat rooms which players can choose to participate in, some with a small amount of prize money given to the player in Sun Bingo chat with the first correct answer.
These chat games include:
Trivia - The Chat Moderator (CM) chooses the subject of the trivia, such as Films, Television and Music.
Movie Quotes - Giving a quote from a film, the CM challenges members of the chat room to guess which one.
Blankety Blank - Leaving a blank space in a sentence, the CM challenges the members of the chat room to work out just what that word could be.
Who Am I / What Am I? - The CM gives a list of clues about a famous person, item or place and lets the chatters guess who or what it could be.
Family Fortunes - What's the highest scoring answer? The CM asks the question and the chatters guess.
Name That Tune - The CM gives the first few lyrics of a song, with chatters guessing which song it could be.
and many more!

Site Navigability
The site is less cheery and vibrant than some online bingo sites and comes across as a little plain in comparison, but this means it is simple to navigate.

Customer Support
The customer support team on Sun bingo can be contacted by phone 7 days a week within the hours of 9am and 10pm, and they aim to answer calls within 30 seconds.
An email address is provided, but is stated that the support email is for players only, and aim to answer emails from players within 24 hours.
They can also be contacted by a mail address, which unlike some is not freepost.

Extra Features
Sun Bingo promises a "winner every minute" on their bingo, with an extensive winners' section with photographs and testimonies from happy winners, including the amounts they've won. This helps to create a bigger sense of community and motivation to play