An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. But can the net adaptation of this quintessential game present a reprieve, or might it not compare to its land based kin?
Bingo is an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had seen a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t forgotten this classic game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the internet will never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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