A lot has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the industry alive. However can the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it not compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law all over England and Wales.
Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo from their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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