An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. But will the online version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?
Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. People realise that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing online will never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.
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