A lot has been talked in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the online version of this traditional game present a escape, or might it not compare to its land based relative?
Bingo has been an classic game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on online could never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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