An abundance has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses alive. However will the web variation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an established game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a weekend. All this is about to change with the legislating of the anti smoking law across Britain.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the internet can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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