Big Heart Bingo is a unique bingo site in that Big Heart Bingo's allocates a percentage of their profits for charity. Instead of having affiliates that are random gambling sites, Big Heart Bingo allows all registered charities to function as affiliates for them. When a player signs up with Big Heart Bingo, they choose which charity will receive percentages for their deposits and play.

How Does the Charity Thing Work?

Players are allowed to enter the name of any registered charity, and then the charity is contacted. That charity is then given the opportunity to serve as an affiliate. When the charity serves as an affiliate, 50% of the net profit from that player is given to the charity each month. Some charities have refused to join, claiming that joining Big Heart Bingo's list of charities serves as an endorsement for online gaming, but I think it's short-sighted. If people are going to gamble anyway, then at least some of the money they spend should go to charities.

First Impressions

Big Heart Bingo has a clean, easy-to-understand website that clearly explains what they're all about. It's easy to register, and you can see the bingo rooms immediately upon registration. You can only chat once you've made your first deposit, but it looks like players really chat in the bingo rooms, a definite plus in my opinion. You don't get real money for free play without a deposit, but you do get ten Bingo Bucks to play other games with when you start out. You can use them to earn loyalty points by playing slots, roulette, and keno for Bingo Bucks. One big plus for the site is that it actually recommends running Firefox, and I'm a big Firefox fan!

The Games

Big Heart Bingo is a UK bingo site. They offer 90-ball bingo, and do not offer 75-ball US bingo. This is a big minus in my opinion, as I'm a big fan of 75-ball bingo and don't care much for the UK version. Most online bingo sites today offer both types of bingo, so it's surprising that Big Heart Bingo only has the UK version. On the other hand, they have dozens of different slots games. They also have roulette and keno available. Many online bingo sites have a wider variety of games. On the other hand, it's really easy to access the additional games, and they play nicely with fairly good odds.

Deposits

Players from the USA are welcome. Deposits may be made in US dollars or UK pounds, and can be made using Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Delta, Maestro, Solo, Switch, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, and Neteller. The wide range of deposit options is a definite plus. It seems fairly easy to make a deposit, and the standards for making a deposit are simple. You can only use your own credit card, which is fairly common on online gaming sites.

Overall, playing on Big Heart Bingo is a great way to feel good about your online bingo play, as long as you're willing to give up 75-ball bingo!

- reviewed by Latest Bingo Bonuses, last updated 2011-09-18.

Please Note: The following countries are restricted at this casino: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, India, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America.