A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t cast aside this established game?
The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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