A lot has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo has been an ancient game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is online. Players know that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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