Totesport Bingo Review

totesport Bingo Overview

totesport Bingo started in September 2008, as is run by the legendary Tote. For those unfamiliar to sports betting, the Tote has hundreds of betting shops around Britain that offer fixed odds betting through its brand Totesport. The Tote organises betting into British track pools and there have been recent murmurings of a large scale takeover. We were keen to see how they would do at bingo, and whether they had made an impression within their opening few months.

Signing Up

Signing up was straight forward, which is what you`d expect from the brainchild of Winston Churchill. The address field is a doddle as all you need to do is input your postcode. After you enter in further contact details and the standard security question you are ready to deposit. Except I wasn`t because totesport needed to verify my age. I simply emailed them a copy of my passport and it was unlocked 2 hours later. Most bingo sites have a minimum deposit of £5, so totesport`s minimum of £10 is annoying, especially as I`ve had no chance to experiment with their product. Still, I suppose their 125% first deposit bonus isn`t too miserly.

Homepage

The homepage is easy on the eye and is given a playful touch with Channel 4 characters Barry and Toni. They usually hang out at various racecourses, but totesport have recruited them in their bingo drive. The `news` section is empty and the `promotions` tab takes you into the casino. I`m sure that these are just teething problems that totesport will sort out in the near future. `Bingo Basics` includes a FAQ and bingo lingo sections - essential reading for any newbies.

Playing totesport Bingo

The bingo took slightly longer than expected to load up, and also requires you to sign in again. Perhaps I am being trivial, but these things can put you in the wrong frame of mind. I was shocked to see that (a) there was only 1 bingo room and (b) there were only 4 players in the afternoon.

The bingo itself is shambolic. I found the bingo console hard to navigate, slow and generally just a nightmare. I played a 30p game but it turned out you had to buy 2 cards for a total of 60p. However, you get another card free when you purchase 2 - not a great deal. Once I had bought more cards than I wanted to I couldn`t even find the game which I had so boldly entered. I tried again, incurring another 60p hit on the balance, but in vain. How can I review bingo and chat when I can`t even find it? Worse, they are taking my money!

Another problem with this site is that instead of telling you how long it is before a bingo game starts, it tells you the starting time. Totesport are wildly assuming that your computer`s clock is set to exactly to tote time.

I emailed totesport to ask about withdrawing bonus money, but the reply I got was most unhelpful. As well as actually tinkering with their bingo product they may want to improve their help service. If I`m not made to feel at ease I`ll withdraw my balance at the drop of a hat.

Our Verdict

Suffice to say that my affair with totesport Bingo did not last long - I didn`t manage to succesfully play a bingo game. We will review the site again in 2 months` time to see if they have made any improvements.