A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. However can the internet version of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an familiar game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where people like to smoke.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. People know that they can bet on bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.
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