Much has been reported in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the internet variation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or might it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an age old game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent increase in appeal with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around UK.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t deserted this ancient game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course wagering on on the web can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with little option.
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