Much has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. However can the net version of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the cigarette ban across UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. People realize that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the internet can never replace the social portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a number of bingo players with no option.
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