A lot has been reported in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry alive. However can the internet variation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?
Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.
No more will gamblers be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.
The results of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not forgotten this established game?
The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.
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