Land-based bingo enthusiasts are finding times a bit tough these days if recent comments by the UK Bingo Association are anything to go by. News from the recent UK budget that VAT would not be lifted from land-based bingo halls has prompted a rare outburst of rancor by the association’s chairman, one Sir Peter Fry.
“The Chancellor is clearly not listening to the industry or people who have already signed a petition calling for the Government to ‘Stop Destroying My Bingo’. Many of these players will lose the only place they feel comfortable going to on their own. The Government needs to act now, before it is too late,� said Sir Peter.
I may be going out on a limb here, but the kind of government action called for by the Bingo Association may not be enough to change what I think is an unstoppable shift in bingo playing habits.
It is estimated that up to 10% of UK women play bingo and that 70% of the bingo playing population are women. It’s my guess that these people are not staying away from land-based bingo halls due to current government policy, but are rather finding alternative bingo outlets. Of course, I’m talking about free online bingo halls and the obviously huge and growing impact these online sites are having.
As more and more people take their lives online, it stands to reason that they will take their affection for bingo there too. After all, online bingo games are one of the fastest growing sectors in the online gaming industry which has found a well regulated environment in the UK in which to flourish.

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