An abundance has been written in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry alive. But does the internet variation of this classic game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban across Britain.
No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where many people like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this ancient game?
The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course playing on the internet could never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.
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