A lot has been reported in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge aid to help keep the businesses afloat. However will the online variation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its real life peer?
Bingo has been an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.
The results of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing online could never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.
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