Dragonfish Bingo Sites
Dragonfish are owned by 888 Holdings, the huge global gambling conglomerate behind the various 888 (sport, poker and casino) sites, amongst others. They provide software to a large number of online bingo sites, some of which can be seen in the table below, and many of which are owned by another of 888’s sister companies, Cassava Enterprises.
Cassava are based in Gibraltar and you will find that most Dragonfish sites are licensed and regulated by the relevant authorities of that British Overseas Territory. Dragonfish themselves have offices in Gibraltar, as well as Israel, although their headquarters are in central London, in the City of Westminster no less. As well as providing bingo software, Dragonfish also power some well-respected casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms and this breadth of industry experience allows them to produce some excellent bingo platforms that tick all the right boxes from a player’s point of view.
Bingo Games
Dragonfish sites offer a decent selection of bingo games, with classic 75 ball and 90 ball games as standard across all sites. Games are available to play with no download and the fact that the software is highly customisable means that individual sites can tailor the look and feel of games to suit their specific needs. At present there isn’t too much in the way of unique, quirky games and whilst the usual variants (1TG, 2TG, progressive games and so on) are there, in terms of the core game you are limited to the two aforementioned bingo options.
Side Games
Dragonfish offer a wide variety of side games to play alongside bingo and so if you do find your luck isn’t in there is always another option. There are some big branded slots such as Spiderman and X Factor, as well as Dragonfish’s own unique pool of slots you won’t find anywhere else and classics like Monopoly and Bejeweled.
Of course, there are also casino games such as blackjack and roulette, scratchcards, including an X Factor branded one, and fun games such as Deal or No Deal and Noughts and Crosses: in other words, plenty to keep you going. The range isn’t as extensive as at Microgaming but for a much younger company it’s still very impressive and sure to grow as they add more and more brands to their stable.
Software Features
Dragonfish sites, like any other software/network, are not all the same and this applies even more so here because Dragonfish do give the individual bingo operators a little more freedom than some of their rivals tend to. That said, most of the features we list here are common to all within the network and certainly the sites we feature here.
Many, though not all, sites are now mobile compatible, with Android and Apple, as ever, the devices with which you are most likely to have some joy. The Dragonfish software supports both 90 and 75 ball bingo and also allows for chat, which not all do. Registering and playing on a mobile are both very easy with nicely designed interfaces meaning that playing on the go is a real doddle and you never need miss a game again, even if you are at a wedding (sit at the back, turn the volume off!).
Another reason you can be sure of never missing the action is because at Dragonfish you can pre-buy tickets. With cards auto-sorted with the best first and coverall jackpots, as well as loads of other handy features to make gameplay as easy and intuitive as possible you should find playing at one of the sites on the Dragonfish network as straightforward as anywhere.
Networked Promotions
The network is adding new sites all the time and this means that the progressive jackpots, both for bingo and slots are growing and that the promotions you will find are also getting more and more lucrative. The progressives are certainly no match for those you will find at, for example, Microgaming but you will still find several games offering prizes in the tens and hundreds of thousands.
Dragonfish also boasts more than 250 chat hosts and they are always on hand to offer chat games, with loyalty points and more up for grabs, as well of course, as advice, help and encouragement. Free and penny bingo games, both with good, solid cash prizes are cross-network, whilst many of the seasonal promotions, such as those for Christmas or Back to School are also to be found at the various Dragonfish sites, whilst the Joy of Bingo loyalty scheme (not strictly Dragonfish but found at many of their sites) allows points to be earned and spent at the various different sites.
Dragonfish Verdict
All in all Dragonfish has a lot going for it and because there are so many sites on the network you can be sure that there will always be something of interest going on. From great promotions every day, week and month, to one-off giveaways and huge guaranteed prizes there is sure to be a decent promotion at any Dragonfish bingo “hall”. These aren’t quite as huge as the very best around but they are still well worth playing and, because there aren’t quite so many players competing for them, you may find your chances of winning are that little bit better.
Overall the standard of the games, both bingo and non bingo is very good, with no technical issues and no problems with understanding how they work. As we have already said, where Dragonfish struggles to compete is just on the size, both in terms of the progressive jackpots and the variety of games. However, they compensate for this by generally tending to offer sign up bonuses that are a lot bigger than those you will get elsewhere and this in itself is reason enough to give a Dragonfish site a try. They are slightly more individual too and so if you fancy a big bonus and something a little different, with a fun theme thrown in too, Dragonfish could be the bingo software for you.
