A lot has been talked in the press recently concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web adaptation of this classic game provide a reprieve, or will it never compare to its real life peer?
Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.
No more will enthusiasts be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most common places where many people enjoy smoking.
The results of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they haven’t given up on this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a lot of bingo players with little choice.
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