Sparkling Bingo Review

You’d expect a site named Sparkling Bingo to be so shiny you have to shield your eyes from the glare. Reflections and sunspots everywhere. That’s not how it works out in practice however. The site has a far more muted vibe, one that’s more akin to that of an arthouse cinema than a bingo site. The logo is passable, but the less said about the featured image on the homepage, the better. On the one hand, it’s commendable to see an image other than that of the usual stock photo models. Nevertheless, the computer generated graphic of a woman in a straw hat can best be described as strange. Very strange.

Moving on to more important matters, and at Sparkling Bingo you can play all kinds of bingo plus a side order of slots and mini games. There’s an iOS app that can be downloaded and a 150% bonus when you sign up. Scroll further down the homepage and you’ll encounter a list of the latest winners on the site – or on one of the sites operated by the site’s owners at least. The featured bingo rooms are also displayed in the style of chalk on a blackboard. Unfortunately, due to the way the text is written, including two decimal points, it’s hard to determine quite how much there is to be won from these games, other than that there’s a lot of zeros. £1 million? Yeah, £1 million.

About Sparkling Bingo

Sparkling Bingo is operated by Cassava Enterprises Limited who are based in Gibraltar. Some of their bingo sites – they operate hundreds or possibly thousands – are pretty good, but many more are below par. Sparkling Bingo falls into the latter category. It’s a miserable looking site that’s about as welcoming as a raincloud on the first day of your summer holiday. If you’re looking for positives, at least Sparkling Bingo doesn’t look like every other bingo site out there – all green fields, bunnies and bouncing bingo balls – but the alternative is grim and dour.

Cassava Enterprises are licensed by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner, while parent company 888 group are licensed by the Great Britain Gambling Commission. Then there’s Virtual Digital Services Ltd who are licensed to offer the games on Sparkling Bingo to players based within the EU. If you need to get hold of customer services while using the site, there’s live chat and email as well as a freephone UK number. Given that it can take up to 48 hours to get an email response, you’d be advised to choose one of the other means of contact.

Sparkling Banking Choices?

Cassava Enterprises don’t do banking pages, so instead of wasting your time searching for one, skip straight to the bottom of the page and you’ll be able to see the payment provider logos scrolling by. Choose from Entropay, PayPal, Paysafecard, Neteller, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro. For withdrawals, you can also request bank transfer or cheque. Withdrawal requests take 48 hours to be processed. After that, the fastest you’ll receive your funds is within 2-3 working days, for UK Mastercard, PayPal or Neteller.

No No-Deposit Offer

There isn’t a no-deposit offer to claim at Sparkling Bingo. Unlike companies like Cozygames Management, Cassava Enterprises are more miserly with their bonuses. Instead you can claim a 150% first deposit match up to a maximum of £100. This cash is subject to a 6x wagering requirement before it can be withdrawn. There’s also a promotions page to be found on the site but there’s little point in checking it out, because there are no real promotions to be found here. As has already been stated, Cassava Promotions don’t go in for bonus offers in a big way.

In place of proper promotions, the page contains information about games such as Lazy Sunday, which dispenses free bingo and cheap tickets from 9am, and Saturday Night Fever which dispenses more free bingo, spins and vouchers from 8pm. There is both a VIP club and a loyalty programme in place at Sparkling Bingo which needlessly complicates things. Other promotions trotted out at all sites by this operator include The 2 Million Race, some kind of prize draw in which 2 million loyalty points will be shared between 40 winners selected at random.

Sparkling Bingo Choices

There are three types of bingo to be savoured at Sparkling Bingo: 90-ball, 75-ball and High Five bingo. The latter game is most popular in Sweden and other Scandinavian nations, but has started receiving some love in the UK too, not least on account of Cassava Enterprises’ decision to offer it at all their bingo sites. Each of these three game types has a progressive jackpot whose value will rise gradually. Eventually, it’ll reach a stage where you could potentially win several thousand pounds from one of these games.

Tickets for the bingo games available on the site cost 5p on average, but can be as low as 1p. Not to forget the free bingo games either, which are available to players who have made a recent deposit. Full playing guides are provided on the site, in case you’re unfamiliar with the rules of 90, 75 and High Five bingo. For the record, the 90-ball game affords three ways to win, the 75-ball game has just one way and there are five ways of winning with the High Five game.

Slots and Mini Games

In keeping with tradition, Cassava Enterprises have equipped Sparkling Bingo with the usual slots that crop up at all their websites. There’s a Most Played tab on the homepage which, in a complete surprise, features the same five slots that are promoted at all sites operated by this company. These games are Fluffy Favourites, Irish Luck, Shaman’s Dream, The X-Factor and Cleopatra. Thanks to the progressive jackpots on offer here, it’s possible to win £10,000 or more from these slots. Games should work on mobile and tablet as well as desktop. There will be some scratch cards and mini games available at Sparkling Bingo but this information isn’t supplied.

Sparkling Bingo Conclusion

Sparkling Bingo is yet another Cassava Enterprises site with absolutely nothing to differentiate it from all its sister sites. The only thing that can memorably be said about Sparkling Bingo is that you should have no trouble recalling its grim looking images and dowdy colour scheme that contrasts starkly with that of most bingo sites. The promotions, the welcome bonus especially, are extremely poor, and the games are tired and ubiquitous. There’s really no reason why you’d go out of your way to play here. Sparkling Bingo does the job, but it’s not worth going out of your way to investigate.