Tombola Bingo

Tombola Bingo have launched their site offering bingo on their own in house software. Having their own software makes them unique as they offer their own bingo and not a format that's shared by several sites and with over 50 years experience in the bingo industry this promises to be a great online bingo site.

There is no download to play at Tombola Bingo just get yourself registered and you're ready to play. Creating an account takes less than a minute. Choose a username, password and provide a few personal and contact details and you're away.

Funding options at Tombola Bingo include Visa Electron, Solo, Switch, Maestro and Visa debit cards, Visa and MasterCard credit cards and you can even transfer money using your PayPal account. New members can receive up to £25 Money Match on their first deposit which must be at least £10 and there's potential to get yourself another £25 on reloads.

Tombola offers 75, 80 and 90 ball bingo with tickets starting at a very reasonable 2p plus some fantastic side games. There's a free room called Lucky Pick but when I tried to access it I was denied because I hadnt deposited which was a bit annoying. I found I was spoilt for choice when it came to bingo and side games but there's no lobby as such and I had to click all the game titles to enter and see what they were.

The bingo room can be customised by colour and you can opt to have chat or not and once inside everything you need to know is available like ticket price, number of players in the room and prize total. The bingo calling was traditional but fast paced and if you can multitask to there's a selection of side games to play too. There's the exclusive Cinco (a card based game), Hamster Race (you literally race hamsters) and Battleships (yes that old favourite). The chat rooms are always rammed with bingo mad members who are all very warm and welcoming so this is a great place to make new friends.

If you need help there's live help, email and free phone number at your disposal. Your call should be answered within 30 seconds and all emails replied to within 12 hours which is pretty good and the support team works 24/7 to ensure you get the best level of care. You may be able to solve your own problem though as there's a really detailed an invaluable help section.

There are lots of promotions on offer at Tombola including bubble wrap bingo where you literally 'pop' your numbers and there's £30K to be won at the Beach Party and a luxury holiday prize draw too. Check the site for current promos as they're always adding new ones.

You can earn £5 for every 'Play Mate' you refer to the site so long as they deposit. There's no limit to the amount of people you can recruit so you could be on to a nice little earner as you'll want to tell your mates about Tombola.You can upload your pics and even write a bit about yourself on your very own wall which helps to meet new friends at Tombola especially if you're a bit on the shy side when it comes to the chat room.

Tombola is visually impressive and fairly user friendly, I would have liked a proper bingo lobby or schedule though I'm sure once you're acquainted with the site this wouldn't bother you. There's so much choice with games you could never get bored and you can even win £50K on a FREE daily scratchcard which is a nice touch. I would have liked a free go before I had to part with any money but this is such a great site with a welcoming atmosphere I know I'll get my money's worth. If you don't mind having to deposit first to have a play then try Tombola as it wont disappoint.