Sep
18th

Big Surge in Online Bingo in U.K.

The U.K. Gambling Commission has announced that despite the fact that a vast number of land-based bingo clubs have closed down in Britain the revenues for the bingo operators has not declined. The reason for this is that customers who previously frequented the land-based bingo clubs are now using the web based bingo halls and revenue has actually increased.

Despite the fact that players enjoy the social aspect of gathering in halls to play bingo in the company of other players only 641 of the 675 land-based bingo clubs survived to this year. There are obviously many players who can no longer afford a night out to the land-based bingo clubs due to the high cost of travelling.

Many players have moved from land-based bingo halls to live bingo action sites and chat rooms where they can continue to chat to friends and play their favorite bingo from the comfort and safety of their own homes without the inconvenience of travelling.

Mecca Bingo and Gala Bingo, two major gaming operators who control a large number of land-based bingo halls in Britain are facing stiff competition from online bingo operators from the U.K. and abroad. With smoking being banned in the bingo halls and taxes increasing it looks as though these operators will have to switch their attention to online offerings and find interesting ways of luring customers, who have recently become younger and more affluent than before, to the web sites and remaining there.

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