Much has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry afloat. However will the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in acceptance with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored areas where folks enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not abandoned this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the net will never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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