A lot has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online variation of this classic game present a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo is an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors instead of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the cigarette ban across United Kingdom.
No more will players be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular locations where players like to smoke.
The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this age old game?
The answer is online. People know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the rules have left many bingo players with no alternative.
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