An abundance has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left many bingo players with no option.
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