Much has been reported in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. But does the online version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban around England and Wales.
Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where many people like to smoke.
The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the internet. People know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and in the end, enjoy big cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.
Of course playing on the net can never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no alternative.
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