21 April 2008

The taxman and land casino freedbies

It’s often been said that land-based gaming operations will always have one major advantage over their online competitors – the ability to load on freebies in the form of complementary meals, extra entertainment, free accommodation etc. However, the worm seems to be turning with reports that the US taxman is now targeting what are called ‘comps’, the American land-casino tradition of plying its customers with extras and add-ons.

Online bingo does a fine job of providing its players with attractive bonuses and promotions and, best of all, it’s all above board and okay with the taxman. If you play bingo online, you can expect to see exceptional jackpot wins and the chance to win some pretty amazing prizes – and you don’t have to travel halfway across the country to enjoy it.

However, land-based gaming operators could find themselves having to cut back on their freebies which some government revenue services see as a potential money earner. How amunsing.

Your average online bingo games operator does not have to worry about such things which means they can work on providing the best free online bingo service they can. The same can’t be said for our land-based bingo cousins who are suffering badly at this time.

So, if you’re thinking about enjoying a night of bingo, go online and save yourself the time of traveling to a land-based gaming operation that is probably more worried about what it can cut back on than what it can offer you.

Written by Mike

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