An abundance has been talked in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online version of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favorite places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on on the net could never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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