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Review by Sarah Taylor, 10th Oct 2009

If you haven't heard of these guys then you either aren't from the UK or have been living on Mars since birth. Gala Bingo are the largest land based bingo operator in the UK and still operate many halls throughout the UK. They made one of the earliest transitions to the online gaming world and held number 1 position in market share for some time. Heavy competition by the likes of Foxy Bingo have stolen their top spot recently but Gala Bingo is still a heavyweight player.

Unlike most of the other online bingo operators, Gala Bingo invested heavily into developing its own bingo software from the ground up. Their game has helped pioneer the online bingo world.

As you would expect from the large and mature operator their game is pretty flawless with great gameplay, a huge community and good software. Gala Bingo hired people to play their game while being filmed so they could understand reactions to gameplay in order to improve it. The result is polished and professional. You can clearly see that they have put a lot of resource into every aspect of developing their online offering.

In addition to online bingo Gala offers a wide variety of slots, roulette, lotto and GalaTV. Their TV based bingo is perhaps one of the most interesting games and not offered by anyone else. Tickets are bought online and called out on TV by real presenters. Their TV channel is streamed online, on Sky 861 and Freesat 861, which we really like... you get that real touch.

They have often used famous people to promote the game.. most recently Sharon Osbourne has been affiliated with Gala Bingo, which portrays the size of the company.

As with large companies Gala is no exception and follows strict guidelines when it comes to verifying customers, game fairness and payouts. Their random number generator has even undergone intensive academic testing, which concluded that it is fair and the numbers are guaranteed random.

Gala Coral Group have extensive locations that provide customer support services, who all play the game as part of their training.

The Windicate is offered by Gala allowing groups of individuals to play in an online syndicate. This can be a great charity donation generator by companies so we think this is good.

Overall, Gala Bingo are still the biggest company out there that offer the online game, and approximately 20% UK players are with them. If you want a trusted name with good games that are guaranteed fair, then Gala is the one to choose.