When Cheeky bingo launched back in February 2009 it made a really big noise.  With free bingo for real money all day other online bingo sites were left wondering how such a thing could be possible.  Cheeky went from a standing start of nothing to being one of the biggest bingo sites around. Indeed, at its height Cheeky sometimes had as many as 1500 bingo players all going crazy for the free bingo money on offer.  However, that was a few months ago and since then lots of things have changed in the world of free bingo.  Apart from seeing a large number of free bingo games being played at existing online bingo sites the UK has recently seen some incredibly bold new bingo sites launching.  With lots and lots of free bingo games being played all over the web Cheeky bingo could well lose its number 1 position.  So much so that Cheeky Bingo has found itself in something of a pincer movement caught between 2 brand new bingo sites offering free bingo and cheap bingo: Little Big Bingo and Costa Bingo

Presenting the biggest challenge has got to be last month's big new bingo launch Costa Bingo.  The thing that make's Costa a formidable challenger to Cheeky's free bingo crown is the amount of free bingo money that it offers. Costa have introduced a free bingo game that pays £50 in real money every 15 minutes.  The big money free bingo games are in addition to the games for smaller amounts which play all the time.  On top of the boosted free bingo money, Costa Crazy runs everynight where a jackpot of £1,000 is played for just 10p per ticket.  Another item which might cause Cheeky problems is Costa's dedication to rewarding players who refer their friends to play at the site.  Costa have made it possible for their online bingo players to invite their entire email address book at the click of a button-for which the player gets a £10 bonus. Click here to play for free at Costa Bingo

Whilst not offering free bingo games, Little Big Bingo should certainly not be underestimated. Little Big's, Big thing is that it offer incredibly good value prize money at low prices.  Most of the bingo rooms at Little Big Bingo have tickets from 1p to 5p and each and bingo players can play penny bingo games all day long.  Freebingohunter thinks that the cheap bingo tickets will be very popular amongst free bingo players who want to graduate from the super busy free bingo rooms at other sites. The penny bingo games have much better prize money than the free bingo games and have much less players, meaning that the game is much more enjoyable.  Also on the agenda is the Friday night £1,000 guaranteed jackpot game for 1p per ticket.  It is unlikely that you'll find such a good value bingo game anywhere on the web. Click here to get £20 free at Little Big Bingo