Paddy Power

About Paddy Power

Paddy Power is part of Flutter plc who also operate Betfair, Sky Bet and tombola. It would be safe to say that they have cornered rather a large part of the online bingo market as well as being a top tier operator for casino and, of course, sports betting both on and offline.

Paddy Power have also captured the imagination of the British public with their utterly unique sense of humour. Who else but Paddy Power could get away with running a promotional campaign fronted by a giant pink robot pigeon flying around dropping lucky poop on the players? And would dream up a contest where you could win a Mini by correctly guessing how many bingo balls it had been filled with in the course of a 4 hour video featuring some very glamorous drag queens?

Getting Started At Paddy Power

It’s very unusual to find a no deposit offer that also has no wagering requirements, but that is exactly what is on the menu at Paddy Power. They clearly feel that their product is so good that any players who try it out will keep coming back without any need to tie them down with wagering requirements – and they’re probably right.

If claiming this offer, you will need to register and have your account verified before claiming your no deposit spins but in most cases this is quick and easy.  Before claiming, take a look at the list of included games and decide which one you want to play your spins on, as they will play out on the first game you open from the list.  The next step is to use the £1 bonus on the exclusive game show Paddy’s Mansion Heist.  After that, you can go on to claim the second part of the offer by making your first deposit and playing it through.

There’s also a free daily game to check out, and several hours of free bingo every day if that takes your fancy.

Bingo at Paddy Power

You might think that at a big name bookie like Paddy Power, the bingo would take a bit of a back seat to the sportsbook, but that’s absolutely not the case! As well as the familiar Playtech network rooms such as Spirit Twister, Age of the Gods Bingo, Clover Rollover Bingo, Bouncy Balls Bingo and Deal Or No Deal Bingo (the Flutter exclusive Multiplier version as well as DOND 75 and 90), Paddy Power has a number of exclusive bingo rooms (some of which are shared with Betfair and/or Sky Bingo). There’s also Paddy’s Free Bingo room which as mentioned above offers an astonishing 6 hours of free bingo every day.

All of these bingo rooms have lively hosted chat plus a selection of more than 100 minigames including the rather wonderful exclusive Paddy’s Full House.

One thing that Paddy Power Bingo does particularly well as compared to other Playtech bingo sites is 75 ball pattern bingo; the Pearl Room features around 20 different patterns and in each game, there’s prizes for one line and coverall as well as for the pattern, plus a progressive jackpot. Another big plus point is the Paddy’s Rewards Club scheme which runs across all Paddy Power products, with rewards based on the previous week’s play.

They are also constantly running bingo promotions!

Slot Games At Paddy Power

Most of the slot games at Paddy Power can be found in the Games area of the site but a few are tucked away in unexpected places.  The Eyecon slot games are to be found in the Bingo part of the site and Playtech slot games including Fire Blaze Jackpots are in a tab that’s called “Premium Casino”.

For games by other providers, look under “Slots”, which has many themed subsections to help you find games you want to play. There’s an Original Slots section for exclusives including Paddy Power branded slots like  Paddy’s Lucky Jumps, Paddy Power Mystery Gold and Paddy Power Celtic King. Other helpful subsections showcase Pragmatic Play Drops & Wins slots and seasonal games (Halloween, Christmas etc).

Light and Wonder, Games Global, Elk, Core Gaming, Inspired and Pragmatic Play are a few of the providers you’ll find represented here.  If you don’t spot anything you’d like to play immediately, there’s an easy to use search box which turns up popular titles like Rainbow Riches, Cleopatra, Book of Dead, Fishin’ Frenzy and Immortal Romance as well as many more obscure titles. The search box shows near misses as well as exact matches which can be very helpful if you can’t quite remember the name of the game you want.

Jackpots are a strong area at Paddy Power. If you are a fan of the Red Tiger daily jackpots, you’ll like it here as the daily must-go jackpot averages more than £5000 and there’s also an hourly jackpot and a daily booster jackpot. The Jackpot King at Paddy is also one of the biggest around and includes a couple of must-go jackpots set to trigger before £35,000 and £3500 respectively. Other progressive jackpots include Age of the Gods, Gladiator, Sporting Legends and Jackpot Giant by Playtech, Megapays by Big Time Gaming, IGT Megajackpots and lots by Eyecon.

There’s admirable transparency over slot game Return to Player.  Each game tile in the lobby has an info icon which you can touch to bring up an information panel including RTP, volatility, features and screenshots of actual game play.  The same info icon appears on the game tiles which come up in search but this time, the RTP is actually shown on the game tiles; this means that for instance, you can search for Big Bass and compare the RTPs of the various Big Bass games without having to open any of them.  You can also use the heart icon to save games to your favourites either from the lobby or from search.

All of this is really helpful when you’re trying to decide what to play – and that’s not all!  The search box also includes a filter, so you can narrow down your results by type, theme, bonus features, volatility, provider, RTP and release date.

Other Games At Paddy Power

The Games area at Paddy Power is not just slots; what was once a separate Playtech casino has been integrated into the Games part of the site. Not only does this bring in various table games, there’s also a live casino tab that links to the Live Casino part of the site where you’ll find games by Evolution and Pragmatic Play as well as by Playtech Live. There’s Paddy Power exclusive live roulette, blackjack and so on, plus every game show title you could possibly want – Jumanji The Bonus Level, Mega Ball, Crazy Balls, Sweet Bonanza Candyland, Cash Or Crash, Gonzo’s Treasure Map , and not forgetting the wonderful exclusive Paddy’s Mansion Heist.

The Paddy Power website also has areas for poker, lotteries (including the UK 49s and various specials) and virtuals (where you can place bets on simulated football matches and simulated horse, greyhound and motor races).

Sports Betting At Paddy Power

The sportsbook at Paddy Power is highly respected. I asked our resident sports betting expert Darren about why that is and this is what he had to say:

There are some long standing offers at the Paddy Power sportsbook including:

• Best odds guaranteed on UK and Irish racing from 8am. You must opt in to this within their promotions page or you won’t receive it.
• Super Sub promotion. If you choose a player within a bet or bet builder be it to score, get a shot on target or receive a card etc, if the player is subbed for any reason and the outcome hasn’t come in yet the bet rolls on the new player coming on.
• The Eliminator is a free to play horse racing game with a chance to win £10K
• Paddy’s Rewards Club gives free bets weekly when placing 5 bets.
• Extra places are offered on horse racing, sometimes up to 7 on big races.
• Numerous power prices are on offer everyday on all sports with Turbo power prices on big events which deliver very good value.
• Money back as a free bet on 2nd 3rd or 4th placed horses on one race of your choosing (generally on ITV racing days)
• Beat the drop – you start with £5K, answer 13 questions right and keep what is left.

Sportsbook features include:

• 2up early payout on football within its own separate market.
• Live streaming and in shop radio commentary.
• A wide range of football coupons all in the acca area, covering the most popular football betting markets.
• Multi match bet builders .This is the ability to combine a bet builder from multiple football events.
• Occasionally Paddy Power will pay out early on events where the outcome isn’t 100% decided but pretty much nailed on. They paid out 2 months early for Liverpool to win the Premier league last season. Great for marketing however, I’d love to see this bite them in the butt… I’m still waiting.
• Also occasionally Paddy Power will make what they call a justice payment. It’s normally in free bets where say a horse doesn’t come out of the stalls or an odds on favourite falls at the first because of another horse etc. Great marketing again.
• You can get a Paddy Power play card which links your online account to any of their betting shops. You can use this wallet to bet in shops or online and you can collect online winnings in betting shops if you so wish. You can only pick this card up via their shops and it offers tremendous value with extra boosts and free bets

Darren also says “Paddy Power is one of the best online bookmakers. It offers top notch prices on a majority of markets and it has a little more integrity compared to most, treating its customers fairly consistently”.

Other Things To Consider

Promotions are a very strong point across the Paddy Power website.  As well as an ever changing array of time limited promotions for the various products (often with very entertaining theming) there’s some great ongoing ones including:

• Paddy’s Rewards Club – this loyalty scheme based on the previous week’s play is available all across the site, with progress toward next week’s rewards clearly shown on a personalised banner. Rewards are credited on the area of the site where you played the most.
• Paddy’s Wonder Wheel – this is a free daily game where you can win bonuses, spins, scratchcards or cash. It’s far more entertaining than the usual spin the wheel game as there are three wheels which interact with each other.

The mobile version of Paddy Power is secure and gives you the choice of downloading apps (available for Apple or Android) to make login super easy or playing on a well designed mobile version of the site running in your phone or tablet browser.

Another very good reason for playing at Paddy Power is security; they are one of very few operators to have the highest possible rating for customer funds protection and their customer support department (not that you’ll need it) offers many ways to make contact including a dedicated Twitter account, Ask Paddy Power, that does nothing but answer customer queries from 8am to midnight every day. They also have live chat onsite including various specialised chats, one of which was able to solve an issue I had with payment methods in just a few minutes.

Withdrawal processing times are impressive – depending on the deposit method you used the money can be in your account almost immediately.

Final Thoughts

If you haven’t played online slots or bingo before and are looking for somewhere you can sample all of that alongside a fully featured sportsbook, you can’t go wrong with Paddy Power. If you HAVE played before, you’ve probably got an account there already – and if you haven’t, you’re most definitely missing out!