Much has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However will the online version of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar peer?
Bingo has been an enduring game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the legislating of the smoking ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where players like to puff on cigarettes.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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