Sign up

Bingo Scotland's sign up process is as straight forward as they come so it only takes a few moments for you to register as a member. They currently offer a 100% match bonus on your first deposit and a 50% match on any further deposits which is a great incentive to credit your account as soon as you join.

Making your first deposit is quite simple as they use third party Aquapay to process payment. All you need to do is register a card (they accept Visa, Mastercard, Maestro/Switch and Solo) or set up a Neteller account, specify how much you want transferred and you're away.

Design

Decked out in blue tartan and proudly flying the national flag, the Bingo Scotland site definitely lives up to its name.

Overall it's a very simply designed site (despite the tartan!) and the a map of Scotland and bouncing bingo ball featured on the homepage make for an enticing welcome. Essential information is readily accessible via bold links that are laid out in clearly presented boxes around the edge of the page, so locating 'need to know' information is no trouble at all.

Once you move through to the bingo lobby the Scottish theme remains and the basic blue and white colour scheme makes familiarising yourself with the set up completely hassle free. The bingo rooms themselves are also based on this basic blue colour scheme and while the coloured tickets do brighten things up a little, if you prefer the bold colours and flashing brights usually associated with bingo rooms you may find these a little drab. Having said that for someone that usually finds 'typical rooms' a bit much Bingo Scotland's simpler take will be a breath of fresh air.

Usability

The uncomplicated colour scheme and unfussy layout makes Bingo Scotland a very simple site to use and Scottish or not you feel at home right away. They keep things simple by only offering 5 bingo rooms, all of which feature the same basic layout and design (although access to one is restricted to VIPs only) and this makes both playing and finding your friends stress free.

Purchasing tickets is quick and easy and you can choose to select individual tickets, whole strips or groups of strips depending on your preference. In addition, instant games are available in all bingo rooms via a conveniently sized box which is great if you fancy something to keep you entertained between games.

Games

Bingo Scotland keep both camps happy by running two 90 ball and two 75 ball bingo rooms and offering a good variety of games and ticket prices in each. They also have an additional 90 ball room that's open from 3 every day although this is available only to their VIPs. Slots, instant wins and table games are also on offer and these can be played for money or for fun which is handy if you like to have a play before you pay.

Jackpots

Bingo Scotland run generous coverall games every week with jackpots of up to £10,000 up for grabs every Wednesday night and a £1,000 bonus jackpot every Saturday night. They also run three progressive jackpot games (one in the 75 ball rooms, one in the 90 ball rooms and one in the VIP only room) everyday, every half an hour between 12.30pm and 12.30am so you have plenty of chances to win. To keep things interesting Bingo Scotland also run great bingo giveaways with prizes like digital cameras, TVs and thousands of Scottie loyalty points available.

Chat

As you'd expect from such a themed site, Bingo Scotland has a largely Scottish based membership and this in itself has encouraged a really friendly community to develop. CM's are incredibly welcoming and supportive and run really regular chat games where you can win Scottie points to turn into free bingo.

Bingo Scotland also have a fantastic forum where you can not only post all your bingo related queries but also find details of the latest specials, jackpots and giveaways. You have to sign up to the forum separately but it's definitely worth it as it really does form the information hub of the site.

Support

During office hours (9am-6pm Monday to Friday) you can contact the Bingo Scotland customer services team by phone so that your query is dealt with directly. However, they are also available via email and will respond to all messages received in office hours within 3 hours and all messages received out of office hours and on weekends within 24 hours. Bingo Scotland also have a live help chat room and while this is a useful feature it's not always manned however CMs in regular chat rooms will be more than happy to help you out where they can.

Security

Bingo Scotland use SSL Protocol to encrypt any personal information you enter into the site so that no one else is able to access or interpret this information. For your protection they also enforce a single purchase limit of £500, a maximum weekly purchase limit of £1,500 and only allow each player to register 3 cards against their account.