A lot has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the online version of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.
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