A lot has been stated in the press recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses alive. But does the web version of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in appeal with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the smoking ban around UK.
No more will gamblers be permitted to smoke whilst marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they have not abandoned this established game?
The answer is on the net. People realize that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.
Of course betting on online will never replace the collective aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.
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