Dotty Bingo Review

Dotty Bingo is an online bingo site that is owned by the Broadway Gaming Limited company.

Those who are aware of this organisation will know that they’re major players in the in the online gaming industry, imparticular online bingo. Other than owning Dotty Bingo, which they acquired in the summer of 2014, the parent company also owns Butlers Bingo, Glossy Bingo, Rehab Bingo and Bingo Diamond – as well as their most recent launch of the Casino of Dreams website, which has a classier feel to it.

Quirky Creation

The Dotty Bingo website is one of Broadway’s most fun and quirky bingo creations, hence the websites rather mad and eccentric title.

It is currently licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority. Both of these regulators are understood to be some of the most reliable and trustworthy regulators in the online gaming industry currently. What this means for bingo fans based in the European continent is that is the website is high likely to be allowed in most countries, as well as the site being safe to stake real money on. That is due to the website having to pass strict and demanding guidelines from their regulators.

Changes around the Corner

One of the ways the Dotty brand stands out from the crowd by being a bit quirky and different from competitors is by changing the design of its website depending on the time of the year. So, expect changes in design, layout and quirkiness at any point.

But the website is always mostly simple to navigate its way around for visitors, with all the login details displayed at the top right hand corner. Dotty Bingo also boasts a detailed footer section of the website where there are links to a variety of pages sharing more information about the site. One of which is “bingo rules”, which Dotty Bingo use as a way to try and persuade visitors why their website is the best place for members to enjoy. It also acts as a starting point for newbies to learn more about differing online bingo rooms that players can enjoy. Helpful stuff, there.

Thankfully for those playing with the site in real money mode will be pleased to hear that the site enables 128-bit encryption software. Which, cutting out all the jargon, is a modern and widely used firewall software that protects players from malicious third parties looking to illegally use private banking information for their own benefits.

The fact Dotty Bingo does their upmost to protect its customers from this ensures they’re safe at all times. Despite their quirky and crazy streak, Dotty does have its serious side occasionally.

Log-in Required

Despite all this positivity surrounding Dotty Bingo, there is a big black mark against the website that members will have to create an account and login to it to see the game lobby.

What this means to those new players is that they will be registering with a site that they don’t fully know what games are available and whether they are any good or not. The site does claim that they are partnered with Pragmatic Play, a gaming developer that is popular across online casino websites. What games they have and how many of them remain to the mystery of having to register with the site – effort that will no doubt put off plenty of online casino players.

With the platform being a bingo website though, there is no surprise that there is a good selection of bingo rooms, notably 90 and 75 ball rooms. These differing bingo rooms are similar to the variations of roulette, where in the 90 ball rooms there are fewer chances of players to correctly have the right number on their ticket, as is similar with American Roulette wheel which has two zeros as opposed to the European game that has one.

There are plenty of chat hosts that are sure to spark up great chit chat with bingo players – so visitors to the site are sure to enjoy great conversation while hoping to get lines of numbers or even better, a full house.

The website also claims they have more traditional online games including slot machines from Pragmatic Play, as well as traditional casino games including roulette, blackjack and poker. With Pragmatic Play being the provider of these titles, they are guaranteed to be full of good detail and enticing graphics, as well as offering the odd progressive jackpot on titles, which is where the serious money can be won.

Bingo Boom

One of the five categories that members will notice in the top category is the bingo calendar. This is a cool and practical way of Dotty Bingo to inform its players of what is happening on that and upcoming days in terms of offers and bonuses. One of the most common promotions on site is the Bingo Boom offer where certain games will automatically offer a jackpot prize worth up to €1,000! Be in the right place at the right time and members could bag themselves a surprise jackpot if they get the full house.

The welcome bonus from Dotty Bingo tries to include something for the casino players too by offering 10 free spins on Immortal Romance. This is accompanied with a 250% bonus worth to a maximum of €50.

There’s no question that the size of this welcome is pretty minuscule compared to other online bingo websites. However, at least they are offering something for the slot player, too.

Located next to the bingo calendar tab is information on the VIP page. Loyalty is rewarded by Dolly and with a total of five different levels, players can climb the loyal ladder to reap great rewards such as a birthday bonus, free spins on a Thursday and additional loyalty points on a Sunday.

Credits and Debit

There is a good selection of credit and debit card methods of both deposit and withdrawal, as well as e-voucher and e-wallet methods. Unfortunately the withdrawal minimal amounts is €20 – so those looking to stake small amounts on both bingo and games will need to accumulate a big win or wait a long time before they can get their rightful winnings. Not something that will make players too happy.

Chat Option

Players can speak to the customer support agents around the clock via a live chat option that can be opened via small icon on the right of the screen. It shows the image of a brunette girl, no doubt with the name Dotty, smiling.

Those preferring to email their issues to the team can do so via the address (support@dottybingo.com).

Dotty for Dotty?

Dotty Bingo is a pleasant enough website for members to enjoy online bingo. There are a good selection of 90 and 75 ball rooms and fair amount of offers ready for members to enjoy.

However, the fact members can’t see the games portfolio before they register or login is a shame. It’s information that does not need to be kept secret. C’mon Dotty… no need to not be so private!