A lot has been reported in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However will the online version of this quintessential game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an ancient game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.
No more will players be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where folks like to smoke.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course betting on on the web could never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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