The traditional bingo industry was already struggling before the current credit crunch set in and things were looking even bleaker for the hundreds of bingo halls across the United Kingdom.

Just as UK players were getting used to not having the National Bingo as part of their gaming landscape, along comes the news that the official National Bingo website is up and running again.

UK Sports Minister, Gerry Sutcliffe has said that the government would seek to introduce a mandatory levy on the gambling industry in order to help fund problem gambling, unless an agreement could be brokered between authorities and the industry to guarantee voluntary funding for this cause.