A lot has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet version of this traditional game present a lifeline, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had experienced a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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