Much has been written in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the web version of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the smoking ban throughout Britain.
Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favorite locations where many people like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is online. Gamblers realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cig and in the end, have a chance at massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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