A lot has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo has been an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where many people like to smoke.
The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this age old game?
The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can gamble on bingo using their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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