An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However does the internet variation of this traditional game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout England and Wales.
No longer will players be able to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can wager on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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