Much has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over UK.
No longer will enthusiasts be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.
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