UK Double Taxation Leads to Closure of Bingo Rooms
June 20th, 2008Not able to find your favorite Bingo room? As per a major newspaper tabloid, several Bingo rooms have closed in the past three years. More than 100 clubs are from Britain alone. While many are avoiding their players, several other have wrapped up totally.
Bingo has been famous since ages. Ever since the Tambola craze for raising funds created storms, Bingo was accepted by most communities as a regular past time. Apart from local clubs, Bingo clubs were offering online games on the internet.
It is very depressing that many commercial Bingo chains, including the Mecca Bingo have been suffering losses due to political constraints in UK. The double taxation laws off UK are the most contributing factors
Sources say that the Bingo industry is facing double taxation as with other games. Unable to pay the taxes, most business have changed their methods. While big giants like the Mecca Bingo have closed several of their big Jackpot machines, others have changed their business to something more profitable.
According to the research conducted last year, the most affected players are old aged women. They used to play in the Bingo rooms of the Scotland and Midlands. The small clubs they used to frequent have been closed making them look towards other past times.