Who Owns & Operates Bingo Sites?

When we first started our bingo portal, our aim was not merely to provide the most information about online bingo websites. It is easy to pen “fluff” and irrelevant information in bulk. Whilst gathering and publishing a ton of random information is a simple task, it is just not useful to anyone involved. Our goal was to provide the most “useful” information on bingo sites to benefit bingo players. In striving towards this goal, we had to decide what information would benefit the player the most.

One of the things that we had learned the “hard way” was that the folks “behind” the operation matters. The company’s character, level of integrity, and the way they treat their customers matters to us. In addition to “knowing” the company you deal with; it is important to know who is running and working for the company with whom we are giving business to. We find it a bit odd that despite bingo being such a social game, many bingo site operators do not bother to introduce themselves properly or fully. When I go to the local bingo hall, I know the bingo room manager, I get to know the people who work in the bingo hall and at the very least – I know the name and a little bit about the person and company who owns the bingo hall. Yet, when playing bingo online, we only get to know the chat managers. Very rarely, a bingo site might (and I stress the word “might”) name drop their bingo manager or publish any information about their company or owner’s background. Those who make this type of information available mostly do so because they are required to make such corporate information available to the public. This is the case with publicly listed companies.

With all of that in mind, we have decided to step it up a notch and introduce you to the companies and people who operate online bingo sites. In the information below, you will find information on many of the companies that run bingo sites. We also introduce you to some of the people who work for the various bingo operators. When making these introductions, some of the information we uncover might shock you. If so, then we have accomplished our goal. We will help you get to know which operators are worthy of your hard earned money and we will assist you in figuring out which dirt bags should remain as far away from your funds as humanly possible.

We have additionally taken the liberty of assigning each company that we cover with a “character rating”. The character marks (rated A through F) reflect our opinion on how safe your money is when doing business with the operators we cover. We hold those operators who receive an A or B in high regards, whilst operators earning a D or F are candidates to avoid or straight up online scams. In our bingo operator reports, we consider past and present problems, how the company addresses and resolves said issues, the type of licences they possess, the policies their sites have in place, their experience, and whether they are publicly listed or privately held companies.

The bingo operator’s character rating is the heaviest mark or rating that we consider in our full bingo reports. In fact, the character rating accounts for 25% of a bingo site’s overall mark. With all that in mind, let’s get started getting to know our bingo operators!

Safe Bingo Operators

32Red PLC – 32Red PLC owns & operates 32Red Bingo and receive a Character Rating Mark of an “A-“. Learn more about this online gaming company via our report.

888 – 888 are absolute giants in the online bingo & online gaming world. Find out who they are & which 888 bingo sites are the best. We rate 888’s character with an “A-” mark.

Bet365 – Bet365 is the 7th largest privately owned company in the UK & they own Bet365 Bingo. Find out all you need to know about this company, including why they are worthy of a “B” Character Rating.

Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH also known as Novomatic – Novomatic are an innovative online gaming company who design popular online slot games. Additionally, they own and operate Bingocams, a cutting edge social online bingo platform. B+ character rating

GVC Holdings – GVC own and operate the likes of Coral Bingo, Gala Bingo, Ladbrokes, bwin, Party Poker, and Foxy Bingo. Find out why they carry a character rating of “B”.

Paddy Power PLC – Paddy Power PLC is a popular bookmaker who took the plunge into bingo in 2007. Since entering the market, they’ve made quite a splash. Learn all about them and their “A” rated character.

Rank Group Plc – Owner and operator of Mecca Bingo, Grosvenor Casinos, as well as a number of Daub-Alderney bingo sites recently purchased from Stride Gaming, the Rank Group has merged their way towards the top of the online bingo world. (A- character ranking).

William Hill PLC – William Hill PLC is a publicly listed & financially sound UK company who runs Ruby Bingo & William Hill Bingo. Find out why they’ve earned a “B-“.

Questionable bingo operators

Chelbis Co. Limited – Chelbis operates & licences many different Cozy Games bingo sites. Learn more about them and the sites they run.

Digimedia – A privately held gaming company in Malta, Digimedia owns sites like Jackpot City Bingo, which is now closed. Learn what you need to know about Digimedia, their bingo sites, and why they received an unfavourable grade on their character.

BSkyB is the biggest entertainment brand in the UK. Learn all about Sky and the gaming sites they operate.

Virgin – Virgin Bingo is now owned by Gamesys, as they purchased Virgin Bingo from the Virgin Group at end of 2012. We previously had Virgin Group rated highly but we’re not quite as trusting of their new owners. Find out why they earn an initial rating of a “C-“.

Bingo Operators who have merged or been bought out

Cashcade – Founded in 2000 Cashcade Limited owns bingo sites like Foxy Bingo & Get Minted. Learn all about Cashcade Limited and see how we justify rating them with an “C”.

Cassava Enterprises – You cannot go too far in the online bingo world without running into Cassava Enterprises. Find out who they are, what they do, & which bingo sites they run. Whilst Cassava Enterprises does not physically “own” any of the bingo sites they manage, they run them and run them well. We give Cassava a grade of A-, which is consistent with their parent company’s character rating.

Daub Alderney Limited – Daub Gaming is a privately held gaming company that is based in Alderney. Daub’s current portfolio of bingo sites launched in 2012. However, they are no strangers to the game of online bingo, as they created Posh Bingo and Wink Bingo. Their industry experience and impeccable character earn Daub Alderney a character rating of “A”.

You cannot get to far in a conversation about bingo without dropping the Gala Coral Group’s name. Gala Coral Group have been around since 1997 and run a number of bingo halls, casinos, bingo sites, online casinos, and sports books. They are the biggest bingo operator in the UK and are growing smartly at a fast pace. Gala Coral Group receives a character rating of “A” on our scorecard.

Mandalay Media – Mandalay Media Group was founded in 2000 and are the brains behind bingo sites like Costa Bingo & XBingo. Find out who they are, what bingo sites they run, and why we’ve originally issued an “A-” character mark and revised it downward to a “B-“.

Newco Limited – NewCo Ltd owns and operates bingo sites like Robin Hood Bingo & Polo Bingo. Learn more about this online company from our full report, where they’ve been assigned a character grade of a “B-“.