Bingo halls are in decline, most people know this as it has been pretty obvious for some time but now it is official as it has been confirmed by a set of statistics released recently by the UK Government. The government statistics indicate that since 1997 the number of bingo halls in Great Britain has fallen by nearly 200 from 650 to the current figure of 460. This figure is in contrast with the number of high street casinos, which has increased by 27 per cent to 14. These statistics were released not long after the owners of Mecca Bingo, Rank Group PLC announced that their bingo halls had experienced a recent upturn in total revenue but a slight fall in profits.

The game of bingo has not lost its popularity, not by any means; the growth of popular online bingo sites has come on in the years that the traditional bingo hall has declined. Playing online bingo has all the advantages of the bingo hall plus a lot of other benefits as well and we do not see a decline in this popular pastime.