Canadian Dollar Bingo Review

Are you looking for a Canada-friendly casino site which has an illustrious history in the online gambling industry? Canadian Dollar Bingo could just fit that bill, having been around on the internet since 2003 offering a range of entertaining gambling games from online bingo halls to slot machines and classic casino games. Kicking off the fun is a $50 no-deposit bonus boost followed by a ‘1,000% welcome bonus package’.

Even though this bingo website is very much marketed to appeal to Canadian punters, it is possible for bettors from across the world to sign up. That is providing that your country of residence appears on the drop down list on the registration page. Some of the more major omissions from this page include the United Kingdom and the United States of America. However, before players jump right into the bingo action, there are some questions to be answered regarding the casino’s credentials and reputation.

Canadian Bingo Since 2003

Established in 2003, this bingo brand can safely claim to be one of the oldest gambling services remaining on the internet. With such a longstanding history, you might expect the website to be looking a bit worse for wear when compared to other, newer sites. However, the Canadian Dollar Bingo doesn’t actually look too bad for its age, with a clean and easy to navigate interface that looks fresher than some of its younger competitors.

Unfortunately, appearances aside, the problems begin for this casino as soon as you try to find out any information about where the website is licensed. With no official badge in the site footer and no obvious mention of license in the terms and conditions, we began to have our doubts over whether this site was regulated at all. After doing a bit of digging we did discover that the gambling activity is authorised under the laws of the Government of Panama, but this is hardly going to offer much reassurance to seasoned patrons of online casino sites. The fact of the matter is that this jurisdiction is very rarely cited nowadays when it comes to matters of gambling licenses and it’s not too hard to find out why since there have been a number of high profile scandals regarding past casinos which were held the licence.

Of course, this doesn’t automatically mean that Canadian Dollar Bingo is a rogue gambling site that is out to cause trouble. The problem is that the low popularity of the site means that there are very few genuine customer reviews available online to give us an indication as to how the casino fares when it comes to reliable withdrawals, customer service and all round fair gambling. The casino also fails to provide any convincing information about its security measures.

Vague Contact Information

If you wish to find out more about this online gambling brand, you can do so by contacting a representative from the casino directly. This can be done by using the email support addresses provided or by using the live chat service. Unfortunately, live support is not available 24/7 with no indication as to the working hours.

Slots from Parlay Games

With such an unproven reputation, prospective punters of Canadian Dollar Bingo will be hoping that the website serves up a very impressive lobby of slot machine games. Unfortunately, the collection of online slots is somewhat on the small side, with about 50 game titles in total on show. There is one potential upside to the slot selection, however, and that is because the games are delivered by quite a rare and obscure software studio known as Parlay Games. Of course, most spinners will be looking to play the biggest and best games from the big mainstream producers but, if you’re in the market for something a little bit different then you might be enticed to try out what this casino has to offer.

Parlay Games presents a good mix of slot machine styles, from retro arcade slots such as Wild Cherry, Lucky 7 and 7s Ablaze to 5-reel video slots which promise to take spinners on a variety of different adventures. These games include some fairly predictable themes such as Ancient China, Bucaneiros Maz and Reels of Rome, although there are some video slots online with novel titles such as Abandoned Park, Slot Contraption and Twisted Fairytales. There are no progressive jackpot slots advertised at this online casino.

A Couple of Bingo Games

You would imagine that Canadian Dollar Bingo was all about the bingo games, but in reality there are only two on offer at the website - one $0.25 room with a $100,000 jackpot and a $0.01 room with a $1,000 jackpot. Visitors to the site will find some other gambling opportunities in the form of video pokers, online blackjack and Keno lottery.

Banking in Canadian Dollars

You guessed it, this casino is exclusively for punters who want to bank in Canadian Dollars. This is far from being a newfangled thing since many modern sites offer CAD$ as a payment option, although this site does allow customers to make depositsusing a couple of uncommon methods like American Express. Other than that, patrons will find most of the usual options such as Visa, Mastercard, Money Transfer, Instadebit, EntroPay, iDebit, ecoPayz, Skrill, Neteller, Paysafecard.

There is little information provided about deposit limits although players can expect to will find that the casino limits withdrawals to a maximum of just $500 per week. Other clauses in the terms and conditions that patrons of the site should be aware of include the fact that players must wait at least 24 hours after their last deposit before making a payout request. Also, customers must have made a deposit within the last 30 days to qualify for a withdrawal.

A Bonus Worth Taking?

It has to be said that this gambling service hasn’t exactly sold itself with its licensing credentials and limited lobby of slot machines. But will it pull back a bit of respect when it comes to the welcome bonus promotions? Well, the sign-up rewards certainly look appealing with adverts for a $50 no-deposit bonus as well as a ‘1,000% deposit bonus package’. However, upon closer scrutiny, you will realise that the deposit bonus side of the bonus is mis-advertised since it actually consists of a 600% first deposit bonus and a 400% second deposit bonus. So, in reality you’ll actually receive 500% of your first two deposits combined, which is still pretty good considering. There is no mention of a maximum limit to these deposit bonuses.

The terms and conditions of these bonus boosts are somewhat worrying, since they don’t appear to come with any conventional wagering requirements. In fact, the terms state that all bonuses will be voided in the event of a withdrawal request. Furthermore, the casino online permits players to wager their bankroll in the order of winnings, then deposited money, then bonus money. This effectively means that you must void your bonus money in order to actually take out your winnings.

Kind of Mobile-Optimised

Some of the games at Canadian Dollar Bingo are optimised for mobile gameplay, meaning that punters can play slot machines on mobile devices such smartphones and tablets powered byAndroid, Windows and iOS. That said, the mobile experience isn’t the best since the mobile site isn’t completely adequately rescaled to fit smaller screens.

Not With the Times

This bingo and slots website may have been around for long time in the market, but it has failed to convince us that it is a reliable, safe and trustworthy place to wager your money. There are just too many lapses in the service, from the lack of respectable licensing credentials to insufficient information provided about the bonus policies, payment terms and security measures. That combined with a lack of genuine customer reviews makes it difficult for us to recommend Canadian Dollar Bingo as a safe place to deposit your money. On the bright side, there are plenty of respectable sites which accept CAD$ with much better game selections and solid reputations.