Much has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However can the internet adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger people deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Obviously they have not given up on this classic game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no choice.
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