A lot has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But does the online variation of this traditional game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban throughout UK.
No more will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t deserted this established game?
The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing online can never replace the social portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a number of bingo players with no option.
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