A lot has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the net variation of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an age old game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban around UK.
No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular places where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo players with no alternative.
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