BingoLiner

FOR: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden

Bingo Liner is a gambling website that is (initially) free to play. Now, you're probably all jumping to the same assumptions as me: this thing has scam written all over it. But you'll be shocked to learn that this is no such scam.

Bingo Liner is your typical try-before-you-buy deal. But what's nice about the site is that there is no, unlike with CERTAIN other sites we shall not mention, obligation to commit to paying. Nor is there something that will force you to pay. It is just honest (or as honest as you can be as a gambling site), addictive fun.

Sadly, the site does eventually ask for you to start paying - obviously, the free £20 isn't going to carry you along forever. But you aren't obligated to do so and can then choose to quit.

But possibly the nicest thing about the website is that no gambling is done there. A nice feature of Bingo Liner is that they have dedicated the time to throw together a little piece of software, basic though it may be, to deliver to you the gambling buzz you crave.

The software is not the most developed thing in the world. With graphics that look like they're straight from the 1990's, it is never going to win any design contests. But the gameplay is exceptional when you consider that this is, essentially, free software.

The game requires you to create a customizable 3D avatar upon beginning. Your avatar is capable of walking, sitting down and interacting with the other players. As you wander around the 3D ship you will find plenty of gambling opportunities. These range from casino games and slots to bingo, all of which have a vast quantity of varieties to keep you interested.

But you can equally use this game for social purposes. This is one of the most appealing things about Bingo Liner: it isn't a fixed gambling game. Although not a vast amount, there is more to it than that.

The biggest downfall of the website is that it is a dime-a-dozen site. Gambling websites are a basic commodity now and the Internet is packed with them. So despite its quirkiness and fresh feel, everything here has been done before. There is nothing really new here.

However that doesn't really matter, does it? Gambling is gambling at the end of the day and the minds behind Bingo Liner have put together an attractive little piece of software to deliver your fix to you. It's nothing special but it is head and shoulders above many of its peers.