Owned and operated by the Panama based Decado Holdings Ltd., Astro Bingo is a popular UK bingo portal built using the robust Parlay software. Astro Bingo commenced online bingo operations in 2001 and has since gone on to offer a vast repertoire of both 75 and 90 ball bingo, slots and casino offerings. As the name suggests the portal has been designed using an innovative zodiac sign based theme. The theme finds resonance in the layout and the graphics and many of the site’s promotions and gaming options that have also been devised using the twelve zodiac signs. The home page has a zodiac chart displayed in a vibrant purple colored theme and is embedded with links to all critical areas within the site such as promotions, community, customer care and weekly schedules. Another innovative feature integrated into their platform is a step-by-step guide which details how to use the site and manage playing accounts. This is a great option for first time bingo players and newcomers to the site.

All new players get rewarded with a very lucrative £10 no deposit bonus which can be used to play free bingo at the site. First time depositors earn a whopping 150% deposit bonus. However, with their innovative deposit rebate offer all players end up getting a minimum 100% deposit bonus on their deposits. Astro Bingo offers a healthy referral bonus calculated at 15% of the friend’s total earnings for as long as his account is active. Astro Bingo specifies a minimum deposit of £10 which can be made through a variety of channels, all secured by independently tested encryption technology. The site currently supports multiple payment options including credit cards, solo, Switch, wire transfer, Money Brooker, U-Cash, NETeller and Lga among others. Astro Bingo is ideal for the bingo enthusiast who enjoys playing both variants of the game-75 and 90-ball. They have four main bingo rooms where tickets are priced between 2p and £1. These bingo rooms are often the venues of some exciting and lucrative promotions too. For example during the Double Progressive Jackpot Hour at 8 pm every day players get their fill of one uninterrupted hour of an exclusive Full house/Coverall bingo game. This promotion gets underway in the 75-ball Money Tree and the 90-ball Lucky Streak bingo rooms. Sometimes the prize money is a bug surprise as with the Jump & Jive Games. The prize money keeps changing during these special games and they are also played at random during the hour. The site has also included many casino games; games like blackjack, roulette, craps, table poker, video poker, keno, lucky star, slots, mini slots and pull tabs further drive player traffic into their site.

Astro Bingo treats its members like family as is evident in their community and forum pages. The emphasis is clearly on building a warm and friendly bingo community. The site gives away the title of Royal Roomie to the most affable player in the chat rooms every Wednesday. This player is nominated by the chat moderator and receives £25 worth bingo points free. The chat rooms are manned by chat moderators who keep players informed about the latest promotions and also keep the overall mood light and happy. Customer care representatives are also on call; however, unlike their peers Astro Bingo does not offer round-the-clock support. Queries can be resolved via phone between 2pm and 10pm. Registered members can contact the Astro Bingo help desk whereas non-registered members can email the site.

- reviewed by www.latestbingobonuses.com, last updated 2011-09-17.