An abundance has been written in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its real life equivalent?
Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.
Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this age old game?
The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.
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