A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But does the web adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or will it never compare to its land based relative?
Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban all over UK.
Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.
The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t cast aside this familiar game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.
Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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