A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But does the online variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had seen a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No more will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this age old game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.
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