The new smoking ban that went into affect, along with the UK gaming regulations that have no doubt affected several different establishments. In the Financial Times, the well known Riva Gaming, stated that as many as 100 land based bingo establishments could be closing their doors in the UK because of the pressures they have all endured from the taxation.

CEO at Riva Gaming, Simon Hannah, stated "Where betting shops and casinos only pay 15 percent gross profit tax, we must also pay 17.5 percent VAT on our bingo income, putting us at a significant commercial disadvantage,"

With introducing their innovative electronic bingo, the well known land-based bingo operator, Riva Gaming, has been regarded as one of the most technologically progressive bingo establishments to be found.

Top Ten Bingo who suffered losses along with the others with their land-based bingo establishments, still have their online bingo site to be enjoyed at their Top Ten operation.

With free online bingo games already very popular and growing at an enormous rate, they could very well benefit even further as more and more players take advantage of bingo online without having to worry about the smoking ban and the gambling regulations.

- 2007-11-26