Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online version of this classic game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its land based peer?
Bingo has been an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across England and Wales.
No more will players be able to smoke while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Numbers have plummeted and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not given up on this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the social portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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