A lot has been stated in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo has been an classic game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online will never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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