Cheeky Bingo were the first to offer a dedicated freeplay bingo website with real cash prizes up for grabs. Since then this operator has gone from strength to strength, no matter how many other freeplay sites have been launched since then.
So it seems the warnings of a woeful future for free bingo websites, will not be including little Miss Cheeky – thankfully!
Soon after the arrival of Cheeky Bingo, we witnessed the launch of Costa Bingo. Another great freeplay online bingo website. Both these website use the Dragonfish bingo software – a software development company who enjoy international acclaim. Even so, Cheeky Bingo has invariably seemed to be able to pip Costa in the ‘all important’ popularity stakes. Something that has now been confirmed in a recent report by Egaming magazine. According to their figures (collected during December) Cheeky Bingo is the busiest site on the Dragonfish network. Quite an achievement… especially considering this network also includes Foxy Bingo – currently the UK’s No1 Operator.
So what makes Cheeky Bingo such a big hit with players? Sure, the Dragonfish software is awesome; allowing each operator to offer up wide range of bingo games in multiple languages, and multiple currencies. Because there has to a reason why their members keep coming back for more… time and time again. And although Miss Cheeky is a bit of a sweetie – and I particularly like the red Santa hat she’s sporting right now! – I don’t buy that’s cutting it.
Right now the countdown to the New Year is on at Cheeky Bingo – so there’s plenty of ‘festive spirit’ going around! And that has to be the BIG difference between Costa and Cheeky Bingo. At Cheeky Bingo it is possible to join in with the Chat, even if you are a non depositing player. At Costa Bingo this is not an option, which somewhat takes the ‘buddy’ out of being a ‘bingo buddy’ … This does seem a little curious. After all, bingo is a social game and when players seek out the freeplay sites, it is usually for the entertainment value and not the £1 up for grabs.
Of late, Costa Bingo have been changing their tact. Heavily pushing the promotions for depositing players, offering huge sign up bonuses and special games for pay to play members. There is little difference between Cheeky Bingo and Costa, with regards to freeplay. Apart from Cheeky do not ‘hold you to ransom’ for entry into the Chat rooms. However, this is a very important point, for dedicated freeplay players. So without doubt, if you want to enjoy some social time, Cheeky Bingo is the place to be.
Back in July 09 Party Gaming – a Gibralter based company – handed over £90 million for all Cashcade’s bingo websites, which included Cheeky Bingo. Only days ago the company released their trading figures for the third quarter. It seems that when chief exec, Jim Ryan, stated the Cashcade sites would give PartyGaming “an excellent platform to build a meaningful share of the $1.5billion global online bingo market” – seems he was absolutely right! Let’s just hope the lure of some extra profit doesn’t start making Miss Cheeky become less generous with her time!
