Dragonfish software is responsible for more bingo websites than any other by far due to its eponymous network, although it does offer software that can be used for standalone sites as well.

Hundreds of online bingo halls now bear the Dragonfish logo, and the formula tends to work well when the design of the individual site has had a decent amount of design resource put into it. The company is in fact a division of 888 Holdings Ltd, and when you play at a Dragonfish site this will become apparent as you see the same side games appearing that you’d see if you played at either of the 888 bingo sites.

Dragonfish and Cassava Enterprises

The applicable company structure here is far from straightforward: Although the sites are known by the name Dragonfish, the licenced company that supplies the software is in fact Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Limited, who own a Bridgend, another bingo software house that actually designed and developed the software for the bingo games and player payment/cashier systems.

Bingo games

All Dragonfish sites offer 90 ball and 75 ball games, along with a game called High Five (also known as Swedish Bingo), which is unique to Dragonfish: This rather interesting  twist on the usual 75 ball game takes place over 5 rounds, each with a bigger jackpot than the last and makes for some seriously exciting games.

Side and Casino games

In terms of side games, you’ll see some of 888’s best games when you play at a Dragonfish site, making for a well-above average experience when you fancy a change from bingo and chat. Standout examples include IGT classic games like the legendary Cleopatra and the hugely popular boardgame-inspired Monopoly, plus Fluffy Favourites, Shamen’s Dream and White Wizard.

Dragonfish criticised

Some industry pundits have critics Dragonfish for exerting an unnaturally strong grip on the online bingo community, and whilst the games are good the sites could do with some 80 ball and 30 ball games, which many of the smaller bingo networks offer. You’ll also see the same promotions replicated exactly on each site, which can be a little dispiriting when you’re looking for something new and exciting. Nonetheless, when these sites are well-executed they look and play well, with lots of functionality in the rooms themselves and an endless supply of roomies to chat to.

If you want to see Dragonfish at their best, a trip to one of their standalone sites – Robin Hood Bingo is a superb example – will show you what can be achieved with their systems.