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The bingo industry have finally joined forces, along with customers and have stormed parliament to urge the government to reduce the bingo tax laws: Well, when I say storm; I really mean that on one of the hottest days of the year around three hundred players and staff visited the capital to stage a peaceful demonstration on an open top bus whilst waving placards and chanting slogans such as '1 and 5 keeps bingo alive'

It's pleasing to see that the bingo playing public are willing to stand up for the clubs and try to make a concerted effort to ge the people that matter to listen and amend these unfair taxation laws.

Although in a flipside to this, after an announcement that a club in Pitsea is to close at the end of the month some customers were reported to say that they were not surprised about the news: a bit defeatest some may say; but unfortunately maybe these people are realists?

It's the players that use the clubs as a social event though that I feel most sorry for: the shutting of smaller non-profit making hall's means another place lost where people can meet friends and feel welcome.

Hopefully the government will not wait much longer to amend this law: and not wait until the next general election to throw the bingo tax into the pot as 'bait' to tempt voters to tick there parties box!!!

check this link out for more on the protest....including an audio clip about the demonstration.