An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar relative?
Bingo has been an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite areas where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not abandoned this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with no choice.
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