A lot has been reported in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an established game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular places where folks like to smoke.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they haven’t given up on this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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