An abundance has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry alive. But does the net version of this traditional game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?
Bingo has been an enduring game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular places where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not abandoned this enduring game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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