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Another non-specialist dipping in to the bingo scene is Ladbrokes. You can argue the merits of bingo sites that just do bingo and you can sing the praises of those multi talented betting shops that offer everything under the sun. At the end of the day, there are probably not many major differences except the amount of tabs at the top of the page.

Ladbrokes have not gone half-hearted into the world of online bingo and offer a full range of games in numerous rooms. There is 90 ball bingo (three prizes), 90 ball speed, 80 ball (four prizes), 75 ball (five prizes), and 75 ball pattern. This pattern game can be won with a static pattern, same pattern as clearly displayed on the screen; wild pattern, multiple ways to make the pattern but it cannot be rotated; or crazy pattern, which can be won anywhere on the ticket and can be rotated. Ladbrokes also offer Joker Jackpot, with a full deck of cards and two jokers replacing the numbered balls. The rooms are based on actual rooms with the lounge, basement, garage, bedroom, snug, and the room with a view. Very homely. I'm not sure who has a Who Wants to be a Millionaire room or a Deal or No Deal room in their house but let's not get picky.

Most bingo sites offer big prizes and low stakes and Ladbrokes is no different. If you can claim a Full House is ultra quick time, under 33 balls, then you can win the progressive jackpot that starts at £5000 and increases daily. If you can just win in quick time, 40 balls, then you can win a cool grand. If you want to stretch your £5 as far as it can possibly go, then there are plenty of 1p games to play, and you can still win that £5000 jackpot playing these cheap games.

The extremities of big prizes and low stakes are brought out in two recent Ladbrokes promotions. The bingo linx game takes place at 10:30pm every day and links all of the Ladbrokes rooms together for one massive game with a prize of £10000. Free Bingo Week is exactly what it says it is; free bingo for a week.

Social networking is taking over the world and it seems that Ladbrokes bingo is not exempt from the reach of Twitter and Facebook. By registering with Ladbrokes you can see how many of your bingo buddies (other users added by you if you play games with them and enjoy their chat) are online. Becoming buddies enables you to send private messages and with the social networking feature, you can find them on Facebook and Twitter if they too have enabled the feature.

Although, predominantly a sports betting company, Ladbrokes have made a worthwhile attempt at online bingo and offer a larger array of games than most predominantly bingo sites.