A lot has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the net variation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an established game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where people like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the net. People know that they can play bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the web can never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with no choice.
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