A lot has been written in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to help keep the industry afloat. But will the net variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout UK.
No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can play bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.
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