An abundance has been written in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the web variation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it not compare to its real life kin?
Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo halls instead of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.
Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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