Mecca Bingo Review

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If you live in the UK, you’re bound to have heard of these guys. For half a century they have been synonymous with bingo in the UK, and their bingo halls have been a popular destination for those looking for some bingo fun for generations.

Mecca Bingo always like to keep ahead of the game and like to enlist celebs of the day to front their brand. Strictly Come Dancing star Louise Redknapp was the face of their “We know the feeling” marketing campaign.

Mecca Bingo pride themselves not only their games and promotions, but also their excellence in customer care and satisfaction. They created their Mecca Promise to offer safety, security and loyalty to all its players, all of the time.

The company is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control, and the Mecca brand is registered to Rank Leisure Holdings Ltd.

 Bingo Games & Software

Mecca Bingo Games

Mecca Bingo runs on the Playtech bingo platform, formerly known as Virtue Fusion. For anyone that doesn’t know, this is one of the biggest companies in online gaming and everything they touch seems to turn out successfully, and their bingo network is no different.

There is great variety of 75, 80 and 90-ball bingo on offer across 25 rooms at Mecca Bingo, there are even rooms themed around the popular TV shows like Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor, and also Deal or No Deal. These are a real hit with tele fans, and offer a range of excellent bonus prizes and features too. For example you could end up with a free scratch card if you buy 6 tickets or more and don’t win anything, there are prize pots which are shared with any players on 1TG or 2TG who don’t end up winning, games with community winnings, and even games that give to charity.

There are two bingo rooms that we particularly like: Best Odds Bob and Penny Lane and we will tell you more about them below.

Best Odds Bob

Best Odds Bob bingo MeccaBet Odds Bob is exclusive to Mecca and it gives everyone an equal chance of winning.  Everybody pays the same price for the same number of tickets per round so nobody has an advantage if they buy more tickets.  The cost of the tickets varies throughout the day so it appeals to all bingo player budgets.  Be aware, this room is only for cash players so bonus funds can not be used in here.

Penny Lane

Penny Lane bingo MeccaIts bingo tickets for a penny each, not complicated at all.  The maximum you can purchase per round is 120, so maximum you can possibly spend per round is £1.20.  It has Mecca Premiere Jackpots which means there are 5 separate jackpots that can be won in each game, ranging from £10 prizes to thousands. The room is always chatty and busy no matter what time of the day.  Like Best Odds Bob, Penny Lane is exclusive to Mecca Bingo customers.

Premiere Jackpots

Premiere JackpotMecca Bingo run time based jackpots in some rooms and there are 5 jackpots that you can win.  These are called Premiere Jackpots.  If the room has a premiere jackpot, they will be listed as Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond.  Some of the jackpots are progressive and some are fixed.  Some you can win every day and some of the biggies (the Diamond JP) can take months to win, but the cash prize on these are colossal.  The Premiere Jackpots have a clock face time diagram so you can see at a glance if the jackpot could be won in your bingo game (or not).

Mecca tick every box here really; there is bags of variety when it comes to the different types of bingo, the games themselves and how they are played and won, extra features within the games, ticket prices, and potential winnings.

Other Games

mecca slots and games

As well as being at the forefront of online bingo offerings, Mecca also offer a nice selection of other games too. There’s a huge variety of slots titles including Fluffy Favourites, Cleopatra, and Road to Emerald City, as well as branded slots such as Ted and Grease.

Not all of these are available as side games, but Mecca have a Casino attached to their bingo site where many more games are held and this is where you will find the greatest selection. They don’t overload the site with slot content though, capping somewhere between 150 and 200, which still leaves plenty of choice but doesn’t make the games impossible to browse.

Their collection of casino games is smallish but offers a decent amount of choice for a bingo site including Blackjack, Roulette, Hi-Lo and Dreamcatcher. There is also now a live casino on offer too, which is a great new feature for the brand as they attract a wide range of players, some of whom will be keen to mix things up a bit.

Game Show Games

Dream Catcher

Bingo players, stereotypically, are also big TV watchers, which is why so many bingo sites link up with popular TV shows to create new bingo games.

It makes sense then that Mecca delivers a great range of game show ‘style’ live casino games. Some of these are branded such as Deal or No Deal and others are original, but they all offer an easy to play and understand alternative to bingo and slots, and they come with a real presenter too who players can interact with.

Dream Catcher is a good place to start; it’s a simple spin the wheel game that even the most tech wary bingo player could get on board with, but none of them should pose any real issues.

If you have always wondered about Live Casino but never felt like it was for you, these games are a great way to dip your toe in the water and Mecca has loads of them to try.

Payment options

Banking Method Max/Min Deposit Max/Min Withdrawal Notes
Debit Card £5 £5 1-3 Days
PayPal £10 £5 Up to 24 hours
Paysafecard £5 £ Withdraw Via Other Method

Community

Mecca Community

Having almost 90 bingo clubs scattered around the UK, Mecca are well aware of how important the community and social element is to bingo players.

This is something they have tried to take from the high street and implement online as well by promoting all winners and even making news stories/blog posts about their biggest winners – with their consent of course.

They also run cute little competitions like ‘Pet of the Month’, where customers can send in pictures of their pets, and Roomie of the Week, where the player who has engaged most is rewarded. They encourage feedback and interaction over social media, and provide all the info you could ever need to get to grips with your bingo lingo or chat room etiquette.  The chat room hosts are excellent at reminding you when the promotion games or special events are on during the week.

Chat is actively encouraged at Mecca and the room hosts will do their best to keep the conversation flowing. You can get to know the hosts too via photos and a bit of info on each of them. It doesn’t get much more welcoming than at Mecca.  Every time you enter the chat room and if you spark up some conversation it can be guaranteed you will end up chatting away to fellow players.

Customer Support

If you need to contact the support team along the way, there is a brilliant FAQ on the site. If you’d rather chat to someone personally however, you can do so via the following:

  • Live Chat: Found in the community hub 24/7
  • Toll Free Telephone: 0800 083 1988 – Open 24/7
  • Outside the UK: +44 1200 309 561
  • Email: support@meccabingo.com

Alternatively you can write to:

Mecca Bingo
Customer Services
PO BOX 70695
London
SW1P 9ZR

Conclusion

It’s easy to see why Mecca Bingo have been so successful all these years. With customer satisfaction at the forefront of their mind and uncompromising excellence in bingo and gaming, you simply can’t go wrong here.

Mecca Bingo is a classic site with fantastic games and promotions, as well as being a trusted brand which simply sells itself. Their high street experience gives them an edge over their online only competitors and means they know how to create the sort of environment their players enjoy, online and offline.

This is a bingo site that is perfectly honed to deliver the goods for old school traditional players and those wanting the latest and greatest alike.

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