A lot has been written in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax breaks to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the web variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the communal part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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